international baccalaureate diploma programme an education for life

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

An Education for Life

What is IB?

• A rigorous diploma program in the 11th and 12th grades

• Most highly respected diploma program in the world

Components of IB

• 6 subjects• Extended Essay• Theory of Knowledge• CAS hours

– Creativity– Action– Service

Ninth Grade Classes• Advanced English• Advanced Biology• Geometry• Advanced World History• Spanish 1• Leadership• PE• Elective (Algebra 1 if not

taken in 8th grade)

Tenth Grade Classes• Advanced English 10• Chemistry• Spanish 2• Spanish 3• Advanced US History (2007-

2008)AP European History (beginning 2008)

• Algebra II/Trig• Health/Driver’s Ed.• Elective

Eleventh Grade Classes

• IB English• IB History of the Americas• IB Science • IB Math• IB Spanish• IB Arts• Theory of Knowledge• Elective

Twelfth Grade Classes

• IB English• IB History of the Americas• IB Science • IB Math• IB Spanish• Theory of Knowledge• Elective• Elective

Why Be in IB?

• The best educational program in the world

• The program focuses on creating a complete student

• Students are well prepared for college experience

• Potential college credit

Characteristics of an IB Student• Poise• Confidence• Possesses the ability to

reach considered conclusions and can express them with conviction

• Sense of intellectual curiosity

• Respect for all people• An international perspective

Who Can Apply?• All eighth grade and ninth grade

students in Baldwin County• This program is for self-motivated

students• Application process

– Applications are online at school and county websites – www.daphnehs.com

www.fairhopehs.comIB Schools will obtain GPA and

standardized test scores– Writing assessment and interview

Why Join in the Ninth Grade?• Less Transition• Eligibility• IB Trained teachers in 9th

and 10th grade classes• Establish friendships

IB and Athletic Eligibility

• Students who transfer to an IB school from a school that ends at 8th grade are automatically eligible for athletics.

• Students who transfer to an IB school from a high school must sit out a year.

• Students who drop out of an IB school will have to sit out a year when returning to the home school.

Application Timeline

• Applications due at respective IB schools by April 4, 2007

• Interview and writing sample appointments held on April 10 and 12

• Students will be notified of acceptance by the end of April

What do Universities Say about IB?

“Send us prepared students a la IB…it is the best high school prep curriculum an American school can offer.” Marilee Jones

Dir. Of Undergraduate Admissions, MIT“I have always been a supporter of the

International Baccalaureate… There is no other curriculum anywhere that does a superior job of both educating students and inspiring a true and broad-based love of learning.” William Shain

Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Vanderbilt University

All ApplicantsIB Diploma Applicants

Stanford 12.6% 18.3%GA Tech 53.7% 88%Florida St 48.8% 98.7%MIT 16.9% 26.2%UNC 35% 68.4%USCalif 30.3% 72.2%Vandy 37.3% 73.1%UFlorida 51% 98.2%Cornell 28.5%1 51.0%

IBO Web Site Information

www.ibo.org/country/US/

The Cost of the Program

• There will be a charge of $800 to the student

• This cost will cover the price of the IB tests, postage costs, and the costs of educational materials

• $400 will be due at the beginning of the junior and $400 at the beginning of the senior year.

Contact Information

Joe RohDaphne High School626-8787 ext. 341jroh@bcbe.org