heal.thy High supports students in Grades 9–12 as they work toward a US High School Diploma. The curriculum combines academic learning, interdisciplinary project-based learning, personal growth, and future-ready skills.
The goal is a diploma that does more than document completed courses. It should also show what students know, what they can create, and how they are increasingly able to take responsibility for their own learning and next steps.
The US High School Diploma can be earned in any of the three language tracks: German, English, or Spanish. The selected language remains the language of instruction for that track. Across the entire interdisciplinary project process, however, English is the common primary language—from research and planning through development, collaboration, documentation, and presentation. This gives every student the language confidence needed for an internationally oriented diploma and future pathways. Additional languages and requirements are adapted to each student’s chosen pathway.
In High School, students increasingly take responsibility for their own learning pathway. They work toward clearly defined credits, plan their assignments, document their progress, and reflect on their development.
Credits are earned through successfully completed courses, sustained performance, projects, presentations, and other defined learning evidence. Teachers provide regular academic and process feedback throughout project work. Outside the active work phases, students continue to receive support in coaching sessions, where they reflect on their learning, clarify questions, set goals, and develop strategies for their next steps.
To graduate, students must earn the required credits and fulfill the defined requirements of the High School curriculum. Their work is documented in an official transcript that records their individual pathway, completed courses, credits earned, and areas of focus.
The diploma can lead to different next steps. The right pathway depends on each student’s interests, strengths, and goals, as well as the requirements of the country and institution they are applying to.
Students can apply to colleges and universities around the world using their diploma and transcript. Depending on the destination and field of study, additional requirements may include language proficiency tests, entrance exams, standardized tests, subject prerequisites, or a portfolio.
External exams and additional qualifications may also strengthen a student’s pathway and be relevant for particular universities or fields of study.
AP Exams—short for Advanced Placement Exams—are standardized, subject-specific exams administered through the College Board. The College Board is a U.S. educational organization that develops and oversees the AP program and its examinations. AP Exams assess whether students have mastered the knowledge and skills associated with a demanding, introductory college-level course.
An AP Exam does not replace a High School Diploma, but it can add an internationally recognized academic credential to a student’s profile.
Most AP Exams are taken in English because they are based on U.S. college-level coursework. Modern language exams are an exception: they focus on the language being assessed, such as AP Spanish, AP French, or AP German Language and Culture.
Many colleges and universities around the world consider AP scores in admissions, placement, or the award of college credit. Policies vary by country, institution, and field of study, so an AP score does not automatically guarantee admission or recognition.
AP Exams can be taken during High School. At heal.thy SCHOOL, students may generally take an AP Exam as early as Grade 10, depending on the subject, their prior knowledge, and their level of preparation. No additional year of school is required. Preparation and the external exam are integrated into the regular High School years and do not delay completion of the High School Diploma.
AP Exams are generally administered once a year in May at authorized schools or official testing centers. If a student’s school does not administer a particular AP Exam, the exam can be arranged through another authorized school or suitable testing center.
heal.thy SCHOOL supports students who choose AP Exams as part of their individual pathway. We help identify suitable subjects, review the requirements of the student’s intended university or field, integrate preparation into the High School plan, and support the process of finding an authorized testing location and coordinating the relevant deadlines. The AP Exams themselves remain external College Board examinations; registration, administration, and scoring are handled through authorized schools or testing centers.
The High School Diploma can also support access to colleges, career-focused programs, professional training, and specialized educational opportunities. It is particularly relevant for students who are considering a practical or career-oriented next step.
A distinctive strength of the heal.thy High School Diploma is that these pathways are intentionally prepared within the school experience rather than left until after graduation. Through subject learning and project work, students learn to plan, evaluate information, develop solutions, collaborate, communicate, and present their work professionally. They build practical competencies that can be applied directly in further education and future work environments.
Not every future pathway begins with a traditional degree. Students can also use their projects, portfolios, and developing skills as a foundation for creative, digital, or entrepreneurial directions in areas such as design, media, technology, art, social innovation, or early business ideas.
The heal.thy High School Diploma creates a distinctive framework for this kind of development. Projects can lead to real products such as games, artworks, digital applications, campaigns, prototypes, or early business concepts. Students learn to turn an observation or idea into a concrete project, research and plan it, develop and test it, and take responsibility for improving the result.
Over the course of High School, this can result in meaningful portfolios, prototypes, and project documentation. These materials show not only what students have learned, but also how they think, create, solve problems, and take ownership of their ideas.
We support students in planning their next step before they reach the end of High School. Together, we consider their goals, the subjects and languages that may be relevant, whether additional exams are needed, and which documents or qualifications their preferred university, training program, or field may require.
By the end of High School, students should have more than a diploma in hand. They should also have greater clarity about what comes next, a realistic understanding of their strengths, and the confidence to make decisions and take responsibility for their educational and personal future.