SHAPE High School
American high school in Mons, Belgium
SHAPE American High School is a US Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) high school for grades 9–12 located at Maisières, a town north of the city of Mons in Belgium. SHAPE American High School provides education for the dependents of military personnel and civilian employees at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), a NATO military installation. SHAPE High School adheres to a typical United States curricular and extracurricular program. The current SHAPE American High School was established in 1967 when SHAPE moved from Paris to Mons. The school separated into SHAPE Middle school and SHAPE High School in the 2014–2015 school year with the new completion of two new school buildings.
Demographics
Most students of SHAPE American High School are dependents of the United States military and US civilian employees, but many are dependents of military members from the many other NATO nations represented at SHAPE. Typically SHAPE American High School has pupils of more than eighteen nationalities and sixteen languages. The students and faculty are exposed to many languages and cultures. American English is the primary language of instruction.
Classes
SHAPE High School offers the following classes:
Language Arts 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre Calculus,
Physics Applications, Chemistry Applications, Biology, Chemistry, Physics
World History 9, World History 10, US Government, P.E, Drama, Computer Applications, Applied Tech, Health
Spanish I, II, III, IV French I, II, III, IV, V
Model United Nations, Yearbook Production, Economics, Psychology, Street law, Sociology, JROTC, Art, Band and Chorus
Honors Literature 9 and 10 (Can be substituted by Language Arts 9 and 10)
Honors World History 9 (Can be substituted by World History 9)
AP French Language and Culture, AP Spanish Language, AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP World History, AP Literature, and AP United States Government and Politics
English as a Second Language (ESL) Intended for foreign students whose English language skills are not sufficient for Language Arts. Students who at the final exams are classified as fully proficient English speakers will attend Language Arts in the new year.
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