American English Pathway

AEP for High School Students: Who are enrolled in American Diploma Pathway (ADP) program

Why High School Students Choose AEP

High school students already juggle a heavy schedule—tests, projects, and future planning. That’s why AEP focuses on what traditional classes often can’t teach:

Real communication skills for real opportunities.
Because in the real world, grades don’t speak — you do.

AEP strengthens the confidence and communication abilities students need not only for school, but especially for their next step after the American Diploma Pathway (ADP)—whether that’s studying in the U.S. or applying to international universities.
What is ADP

AEP Builds the Skills You’ll Need After ADP

When students complete ADP and move on to:

  • U.S. colleges
  • International universities
  • Study-abroad programs
  • Exchange years
  • Global careers

     

    they will be expected to speak confidently, participate, collaborate, and communicate clearly in English.

AEP prepares students for this with high-impact skills such as:

  • Active participation
  • Project work
  • Class discussions
  • Presentations
  • Teamwork
  • Real-life communication
  • Cultural understanding
  • Fluency and pronunciation
  • Confidence in expressing ideas


    These are the skills that make the academic foundation of ADP useful in real life.

Track Your Progress with the Global Skills Rubric

Instead of traditional tests and memorization, AEP evaluates students using the Global Skills Rubric — a practical, skills-based framework that shows real growth in communication, language development, and classroom performance.
It helps students understand how they are improving and gives teachers a clear roadmap for further progress.

Students are assessed in five key areas:
Communication Skills

Communication Skills

Confidence, clarity, pronunciation, and the ability to understand and respond naturally in conversation.

Language Growth

Language Growth

Development of essential building blocks for fluency: word choice, sentence patterns, grammar accuracy, and productive language use.

Reading & Writing Development

Reading & Writing Development

Ability to read for meaning, summarize, express ideas in writing, and organize thoughts clearly.

Cultural Understanding & Application

Cultural Understanding & Application

Using English appropriately in real-life cultural contexts — understanding situations, tone, and how communication works in the U.S. and internationally.

Learning Behaviors & Participation

Learning Behaviors & Participation

Engagement, teamwork, preparation, willingness to speak, classroom responsibility, and overall learning attitude.

Project-Based Learning: Demonstrating Real Progress

Every four classes, AEP students complete a Mini-Project—a short activity that lets them use what they’ve learned in a real, creative way. These projects are fun, simple, and give teachers valuable insight into each student’s development.

Examples include:

  • introducing their American “anchor character,”
  • describing their daily routine using new vocabulary,
  • creating a short reading response,
  • or sharing something they learned about American life.

    At the end of each module, students complete a larger project, often over 1–4 classes.
    This is a chance for them to show:
  • how much vocabulary they retained,
  • how well they understand the theme,
  • how confidently they can speak or write,
  • and how independently they can use strategies learned in class.

    For teachers, these projects are an authentic assessment tool.
    For students, they are motivating milestones that make learning visible.

Project work is included in the AEP Progress Assessment and is one of the most reliable ways we track growth in speaking, writing, comprehension, and metacognition.

 

Sample of the Assessment Report

Why AEP Matters for Your Future


With AEP + ADP, students receive the complete package:

  • A global-standard diploma (ADP)
  • The communication, participation, and intercultural skills needed to succeed in any international environment (AEP)

    Whether a student plans to:

  • Study in the United States
  • Apply to international universities
  • Join a global workforce
  • Travel, volunteer, or participate in exchange programs


    AEP gives the confidence needed to communicate, connect, and excel.

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