Focus
Londonderry's Pre-Advanced Placement students are engaged in active, high-level learning, fostering an appreciation of quality work and diligent effort. The program assists students to become successful in high school and post-secondary endeavors, and the world of work.

Program graduates will:

• Have a strong work ethic
• Welcome problematic situations
• Seek alternative possibilities and consider evidence on all sides
• Be reflective and deliberate
• Make connections among unrelated events or ideas
• Revise goals when necessary
• Be prepared for the Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) high school programs

Student Profile
Students are well suited for this program if they:

• Want a more academically enriched and challenging program
• Are interested in broadening their intercultural and international perspectives
• Wish to develop skills that will enable them to become socially responsible, life-long learners
• May have met the eligibility criteria for Gifted and Talented Coding

Students will be successful if they:

• Are currently achieving at an honors level
• Are at, or above, grade level on the Highest Level of Achievement Tests (HLATs)
• Are meeting the standard of excellence on the Provincial Achievement Tests
• Have a well established work ethic and the willingness to work hard
• Are enthusiastic, self-directed, and capable of handling the accelerated pace of learning
• Enjoy being challenged
• Demonstrate an intellectual curiosity over a broad range of subjects and interests
• Welcome problematic situations and can tolerate ambiguity
• Seek alternative possibilities and consider evidence on both sides of an issue
• Are reflective and deliberate in their thinking
• Are goal oriented and revise goals when necessary

Enjoy involvement in the extracurricular life of the school and show a willingness to assume leadership

Contact
Please contact us to learn more about the Pre-Advanced Placement program at Londonderry School:
Londonderry School, 7104 - 144 Avenue, Edmonton, T5C 2R4, Phone: (780) 473-4560

The Pre-Advanced Placement program is an academically enriched program with an emphasis on academic performance and higher level thinking skills. An opportunity to apply learning through our commitment to educate the "whole" student is part of our project approach and enhanced learning opportunities. The program is designed to prepare students for greater intellectual engagement by starting the development of skills and the acquisition of knowledge in grade seven. Londonderry School can provide a powerful opportunity to help all students acquire the knowledge, concepts, and skills essential for lifelong learning and success. The curriculum in core subjects is broadened and laterally enriched providing consistency across grade levels and across the district.

Math	Pre-AP Math is designed to provide sequential development of knowledge and skills appropriate to the grade level. It has an increased focus in a number of areas such as computational skills, explanations of the foundational underpinnings of mathematics to increase students' problem solving power and significant enhancement of algebra.
Language Arts	Pre-AP Language Arts program is an enriched and in-depth planned program of skills and concepts in English language and composition, and English literature and composition. Students will focus on literary analysis, close reading, rhetoric and writing tactics through a study of these elements in literature. A key component of the course is the reading and analysis of works of recognized literary merit which promotes shared inquiry discussions of both fiction and nonfiction with multiple levels of meaning. Students completing the Pre-AP Language Arts program will become engaged and critical readers of prose and imaginative literature, and they will become skilled writers who compose for a variety of purposes.
Social Studies	Pre-AP Social Studies provides a rich interdisciplinary curriculum which emphasizes the development of critical thinking and writing skills. Students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of historical, political, economic, and social issues through an inquiry based approach. This approach requires students to develop critical and creative thinking skills and the ability to research and communicate in a persuasive manner.
Science	The laboratory is the key place where students learn through firsthand observation. One of the key differences in the Pre-AP Science classes is evident in the laboratory work. The students are challenged through experiments to acquire skills in analysis, understanding problems, observations, conclusions and communicating effectively.

If your child has been coded Gifted and Talented through previous testing, please check off Coded Gifted and Talented on the "APPLICATION FOR LONDONDERRY'S PRE-AP PROGRAM" form. They will not be required to participate in any further application process.

Because Londonderry is a Pre-AP site, your child will automatically be enrolled in the Pre-AP program regardless of address. All registration deadlines are still in effect. We request the Grade 6 Teacher Checklist and a copy of the most recent report card from all students to assist us in a more complete understanding of your child.

If you do not know if your child is Gifted and Talented coded, please contact the principal at your present school for that information.

If your child is not coded Gifted and Talented and they are interested in applying for the Pre-AP program, Londonderry has the following requirements:

1. Complete the Pre-AP application form
2. Provide a one page written statement of candidacy explaining why you believe you would be a successful candidate in the Pre-Advanced Placement program
3. Submit the parent evaluation form
4. Submit the teacher evaluation form
5. Provide a copy of your most recent grade six report card
6. Submit your passport (only applies to students currently enrolled in an Edmonton Public School)
7. Submit by 4:00pm on April 19, 2010