Nombre: ____________________________________________________________

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Fecha:

Las clases
Las instrucciones: In Panam, students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades have the option to choose a
bachillerato, a concentration based on what they want to do after high school. Their classes are
geared toward the bachillerato they choose. Imagine you are a high school student in Panama and 1)
choose a bachillerato, 2) compare the classes you would take to the classes in your plan of study with
WCPSS.
WCPSS

Panama

http://www.wcpss.net/cms/lib/NC01911451/Centricity/Domain/47/PP
G%2015-16%20Final.pdf (Graduation requirements found on pages
7 and 8)

http://www.educapanama.edu.pa/sites/default/files/documentos/pla
nes-de-estudio2014.pdf
Choose a program:

Choose a program:
a.

occupational (blue column)

b.

future-ready core (purple

column)

a.

commerce (pg. 1)

b.

accounting (pg. 2)

c.

tourism (pg. 3)

1. Cuntos crditos de ingls necesitas?

1. Cuntos crditos ded.espaol

necesitas?
service and
management (pg. 4)

2. Cuntos crditos de matemticas necesitas?

2. Cuntos crditos dee. matemticas

science (pg. 5) necesitas?

3. Cuntos crditos de ciencias naturales

necesitas?

3. Cuntos crditos de ciencias naturales

necesitas?

4. Cuntos crditos de ciencias sociales

necesitas?

4. Cuntos crditos de ciencias sociales

necesitas?

5. Cuntos crditos de idioma (language)

necesitas?
6. Cuntos crditos de educacin fsica
necesitas?

5. Cuntos crditos de ingls necesitas?

7. Cuantos crditos de cursos tcnicos (CTE)

necesitas?

7. Cuntos crditos de cursos tcnicos (CTE)

necesitas?

8. Cuntos crditos de optativas (electives)

necesitas?

8. What are the three areas of coursework in the

Panamanian course of study? How many credits
would you need in each area to complete the
bachillerato?
Area
Credit hours

6. Cuntos crditos de educacin fsica

necesitas?

9. Pick 3 classes that were not in your vocab but

that you know what they mean because they are
cognates.
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
10. Pick 3 classes in your Panamanian course of
study that look interesting to you.

1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________

Las actividades extracurriculares

Las instrucciones: The Metropolitan School of Panama is a private school in Clayton, Panama. Visit the
following webpage to find out what extracurricular activities are offered:
http://www.themetropolitanschool.com/es/detalle-ecas and answer the questions that follow.

1. Find 5 extracurricular activities for each of the following categories:

La msica
El arte
El baile
El ejercicio/los
deportes
1. Coro
1.
1.
1.
2.
2.
2.
2.
3.
3.
3.
3.
4.
4.
4.
4.
5.
5.
5.
5.

La mente (mind)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

2. Scroll down to where it says ECAs para estudiantes de 7o a 12o grado.

a. Qu actividad ms te interesa? _______________________________________
b. Qu das de la semana se renen?
Lunes y mircoles o martes y jueves
c. Quin es el profesor/la profesora? ____________________________________
d. Cunto cuesta? $ __________
3. Pick one of the extracurricular descriptions toward the bottom of the page and identify 5 cognates.
a.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
b.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
d.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
e.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. A la izquierda haz clic en Clubes escolares. Qu clubes se ofrecen?
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
3. __________________________________________
4. __________________________________________
5. __________________________________________
6. __________________________________________
Te interesa algn club?
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. Haz clic en Deportes competitivos -> equipos atlticos. Qu deportes se ofrecen?
1. _______________________________
6. _______________________________

2.
3.
4.
5.

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7. _______________________________
8. _______________________________
9. _______________________________
10. _______________________________

Te interesa algn deporte?

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