IB Career Related Programme
Overview
The CP is a framework of international education that incorporates the values of the IB into a unique programme addressing the needs of students engaged in career-related education.
The CP develops students to be:
- Academically strong
- Skilled in a practical field
- Critical and ethical thinkers
- Self-directed
- Collaborative
- Resilient and determined
- Confident and assured
- Caring and reflective
- Inquirers
Requirements
Career-Related Study (CRS) - sequential courses taken junior and senior year in a chosen career-related field of study with the opportunity to earn industry recognized certification
IB Courses - two IB courses from the IB's Diploma Programme
The CP CORE:
Personal & Professional Skills Course - spanning two years, this course develops workplace readiness skills; students complete a portion of the work online, working collaboratively with others across Fairfax County in the same program
Language Development - a language portfolio developed over two years demonstrating a global understanding in the chosen career-related field of study
Reflective Project - a student centered project examining all sides of an ethical dilemma associated with the chosen career-related field study
Service Learning - focusing on collaborative community service efforts
Career-Related Study (CRS) Pathways
Mount Vernon High School offered the following career-related study pathways:
- Automotive Technology
- Business Studies
- Cosmetology
- Construction Technology
- Criminal Justice
- Electrical Construction & Engineering
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- HVAC & Engineering
- Information Technologies
- Marketing
- Military Science
- Performing Arts
- STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
- Technology Education
- Teachers for Tomorrow
- Visual Arts & Design