The vision of Center for International Education: A Cambridge Associate School (CIE) in partnership with all of its stakeholders is to create confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged learners. The Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) is a flexible, accelerated, academic experience for highly motivated learners. Students select from a broad range of courses and are challenged to work at the highest level of international standards. To this end, the organization works with schools, governments, and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment.
Pursuant to Florida Statute 1003.428, graduation requires the successful completion of a minimum of 24 credits, or an Advanced International Certificate of Education curriculum. Admission to the Cambridge International magnet program is a rigorous four-year commitment requiring adherence to minimum standards for academic performance, behavior, conduct, and attendance as set by the Magnet Enrollment Agreement and the standards below. Please read the following carefully,
Minimum Standards. In order to achieve the goals of the Cambridge Magnet Program in Miami-Dade County Public Schools at the Center for International Education: A Cambridge Associate School, students must:
- Remain in the Cambridge International magnet program throughout their four years at CIE.
- Commit to the full AICE Diploma requirements in grades 9 through 12 to include Pre-AICE courses.
- Commit to the completion of a minimum of 100 hours, which includes the identification of a social problem of interest, development of a plan for personal involvement in addressing the problem, and evaluation and reflection upon the experience. Projects and activities should occur outside of regular school hours beginning with the first day of grade 9 and continuing through grade 12.
- Utilize Turnitin.com to verify authenticity of work with an acceptable Originality Report, by the due dates set forth by CIE.
- Adhere to and complete all internal and external assessments and Cambridge Pre-AICE/AICE examinations.
- Demonstrate sufficient academic progress each quarter. If progress is not demonstrated, and/or the unweighted Grade Point Average (GPA) drops below 2.5 (cumulative or semester), the student will be placed on probation.
- Maintain a cumulative unweighted GPA of 2.5 or higher each year. If the cumulative GPA falls below 2.5, the student will be exited at the end of the school year to his/her assigned home school.
- Adhere to the School Uniform Policy as outlined in the Student Planner.
- Adhere to the CIE Honor Code.
- Adhere to the policies set forth by AICE regulations as an anticipated candidate in grades 9-12.
- Demonstrate honesty and integrity and conduct himself or herself in a manner that reflects the CIE Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Organizational Mission Statements.
- Adhere to and complete all internal and external assessments and Cambridge Pre-AICE/AICE examinations.