VVS IB Group 4 Courses

	IB GROUP 4: EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES COURSES (Biology, Environmental Systems) The science curriculum provides students with a solid foundation in the traditional sciences, with an emphasis on the environment and the anthropogenic factors that affect our environment. The curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and scientific inquiry as the vehicles for success in college. Scientific methodology and the process of science are emphasized by integrating long-term research projects into the standard curriculum. Ninth and tenth grade students take Chemistry and Physics. Juniors and seniors take HL Biology or SL Environmental Science.	Experimental Sciences Faculty Andrew Gill, Department Chair University of Bristol, England, B.S. in Zoology University of Exeter, England, M.S. in Biological Research Methods. Jim Richards, University of California, Berkeley, A.B. in Immunology/Bacteriology. University of California, Berkeley, M.A. in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. in Zoology Catrien van Assendelft, The University of the South, B.A. Anthropology, Yale University, Master of Environmental Studies, Yale Divinity School, M.A. Religion
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