North Fort Myers High School

Cambridge AICE Program

Tuesday, November 18th

Principal/Head of Centre: Matthew Mederios

AP for Curriculum: Joy Marks

AICE Coordinator: Jeremy Ridgeo

Choosing a high school is not easy.

There are so many choices and they ALL seem so similar.

How should I decide? Ask friends? Reputation?Listen to mom and dad? Rumors?

What is the easiest path?

We think you should consider MORE…

Which program will provide you a chance to

grow while giving you the most opportunities in the

future?

Which program will give you the best high school

experience?

Which program will provide the best education AND skills to

succeed in the 21st century?

How do you choose?

What is AICE?What is Cambridge AICE?Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education is a group certificate which requires learners to study subjects drawn from three curriculum areas within the AS and A Level: mathematics and science, languages, and humanities.

Cambridge International AS an A Level qualifications, offered at NFMHS, have a proven reputation for being excellent preparation for university. AS and A Level credits are accepted at more than 450 colleges and universities worldwide, including Ivy League and Ivy Plus institutions.

BENEFITS of the CAMBRIDGE AICE Program

1. Students can earn up to 45 college credits – the most allowed of any student while still enrolled in high school.

2. Students will have the opportunity to apply for advanced colleges and welcome more scholarship opportunities.

3. Students can earn the Cambridge AICE Diploma at the end of the junior year, which gives them a leg up on competition for seats at popular colleges

4. Students can earn the AICE Diploma while successfully completing and even forgoing some of the requirements for the local high school diploma.

5. Students earning the AICE Diploma AUTOMATICALLY qualify for the TOP Bright Futures Scholarship as long as they have the 100 hours of service.

6. Students who complete the AICE curriculum, BUT do not earn the diploma are still eligible to earn the Medallion Scholarship via Bright Futures.

Within the diploma a Cambridge AS Level examination passing score is worth one credit. A Cambridge A Level examination passing score is worth two credits.

How do I earn the AICE diploma?

NFMHS currently offers 28 AICE

courses and will offer six A Level

courses in 2015.

91% of candidates passed AICE English Language | 98% passed AICE General Paper 89% of candidates passed AICE Mathematics | 100% passed AICE Global Perspectives 83% of candidates passed AICE Physics, with 5 candidates completing the A Level

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College Credit ExaminationsLee County Results since 2009

SAT DATA – Class of 2014

Location Reading Math Writing Total

NFMHS (AICE)

573 598 568 1739

NFMHS (All) 484 473 463 1420

Lee County 487 470 463 1420

Florida 491 485 472 1448

US 497 513 487 1497

Where do AICE students go after high school?

Florida Miami Cornell Syracuse

Florida State Tampa Brown New College

Central Florida New York Univ. Penn Embry Riddle

South Florida Stetson Flagler USC – School of Cinematic Arts

Dartmouth FGCU Berkley College of Music

Michigan State

Duke Naval Academy Stanford Air Force Academy

Savannah College of Art and Design

Jacksonville Univ. Wake Forest UNC

Graduate Testimonials What do those who took the courses say?

“My four years in the Cambridge AICE program made my transition to college life much easier. The university-level work I did in the AICE program taught me the responsibility I needed to be successful in my freshman classes, and the credits I earned in the process saved me money in tuition.”

~ Vasilios Koupelis – North Fort Myers High School 2014

University of Central Florida | Aerospace Engineering“After graduating from North Fort Myers High School, I have realized how essential the AICE program has been to my intellectual development. Not only do I feel well-prepared for the academics at my college, but I have been able to have several thought-provoking conversations with my peers and professors by drawing information directly from material I learned in my AICE classes at North. Where other programs promote memorization, AICE encourages its students to focus on the depth of knowledge.”

~Melissa Biggs – North Fort Myers High School 2014 Dartmouth College | Engineering Sciences &

Anthropology

How/Where/When do we apply?

Contact Information:

Jeremy Ridgeo jeremyjr@leeschools.net

Joy MarksJoyrm@leeschools.net

Matthew MederiosMatthewcm@leeschools.net

NFMHS239-995-2117