Edmonds-Woodway High School

Edmonds School District #15

International Baccalaureate Program

HISTORY OF THE IB

Founded in 1968, the IB is a non-profit education foundation, motivated by its mission, focused on the student.

Mission: The IB aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

• IB is in 3,473 schools in 143 countries• 1,819 schools offer the Diploma Programme• May 2012: More than 1,000,000 students worldwide• 127,351 diploma students sitting for exams in 2012• Over 44,800 full-IB diplomas granted in 2012

A RIGOROUS PRE-UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA

• IB Diploma Courses are taken in the last two years of high school.

• A strong liberal arts curriculum incorporating humanities, mathematics, and sciences.

• Specifically designed for the highly-motivated student seeking educational challenges.

• The most rigorous and intellectually significant diploma series available to high school students.

IB DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS

• 3 Higher-level and 3 Standard-level courses– Higher level (240 hours) / Standard level (150)– One course from each of the 6 subject groups– IB exam in all 6 courses– Must score 12 points on 3 HL exams combined

• Extended Essay, TOK, and CAS• Accumulate 24 points total on 6 exams– Scored on a scale of 1-7

IB LEARNER PROFILE

IB LEARNERS STRIVE TO BE…

Inquirers Open-mindedKnowledgeable CaringThinkers Risk-takersCommunicators BalancedPrincipled Reflective

IB DIPLOMA IN WASHINGTON

• Legislative changes took effect in June 2011– Pass your HSPE and EOC exams– Pass all IB classes and complete all formal IB

assessments– Sit for all IB exams and complete IB Diploma

requirements

Granting of high school diploma with no additional district requirements

THE IB HEXAGON

PRETTY…BUT WHAT’S IT MEAN?

IB Curriculum Model

•Language A1: English•Language Acquisition: Spanish, French, and Mandarin•Individuals and Societies •Mathematics•Experimental Sciences: Biology/Eco, Chemistry, Physics•Sixth Subject– Psychology, Art History, Business/Management, Music,

second language or an additional science

THE CORE

• Extended Essay– 4,000 words of independent and original research

• CAS – Creativity, Action, and Service

• Theory of Knowledge– Interdisciplinary course designed to stimulate

critical thinking– “How do we know what we know?”

DIPLOMA v. COURSE CANDIDATE

• Two kinds of candidates: Diploma / Course

Students who leave the full-IB diploma series may opt for certificates in subject areas, but:

In-district transfer students must maintain an Honors / IB course load of at least FOUR classes to stay at EWHS, or they will be sent back to their home school.

COLLEGE RECOGNITION FOR IB

Approximately 1,600 colleges and universities currently have policies to recognize IB

The Diploma Programme stands out among other high school curricula available today in the US public education system because it offers a rigorous, aligned, integrated instructional system that is…transformative for high-needs students. Source: McKinsey for the Diploma Gap Study, 2008

RIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH

"For many years we here at CMC have considered the full-IB Diploma to be the "Gold Standard." We automatically consider that curriculum to be the most rigorous possible. It just doesn't get any tougher. Unlike an AP program in which students who can pick and choose which AP courses to take, sometimes based on playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses, the full IB diploma is consistent, coherent, rigorous, and takes two full years to complete."

Richard Vos Vice President/Dean of Admission, Claremont McKenna College

WHO ARE THEY, ANYWAY?

"IB is well known to us as excellent preparation. Success in an IB program correlates well with success at Harvard. We are always pleased to see the credentials of the IB Diploma Program on the transcript."

Marlyn McGrathDirector of Admissions, Harvard

"Send us prepared students a la IB...it is the BEST high school prep curriculum an American school can offer."

Marilee JonesFormer Director of Undergraduate Admissions, M.I.T.

IB AND COLLEGE ADMISSION

AND THE MONEY’S GOOD

Advanced standing and lots of course credit

For UW and WSU, we illustrated the savings for 3 exams; at U of Oregon, we only showed the savings for taking the exam for one course (IB History of the Americas); at WWU, we used 4 IB course exams; at Whitman, we maxed out the IB crediting they allow (30 semester hours).

School IB Score

Credit Given(in each example)

Cost of credit (2011-12)

Cost of IB Credits(2011-12)

Total Savings(2011-12)

UW 5+ 15 credits(3 courses)

$ 4,121. (for 10-18 credits)

$ 493.(3 exams)

$ 3,626.

WSU 4+ 13 credits(3 courses)

$ 5,693.(for 10-18 credits)

$ 493.(3 exams)

$ 5,200.

U of Oregon 5+ 12 credits

(History - Americas)$ 7,044.(12 credits)

$ 265.(1 exam)

$ 6,779.

Western

4+ 60 credits(4 courses)

$ 7,503.(60 credits)

$ 607.(4 exams)

$6,896.

Whitman

5 1 year(30 semester hours)

$ 41,790.(1 year tuition)

$ 607.(4 exams)

$ 41,183.

IB = ACADEMIC SUCCESS

• Percentage of IB Diploma recipients graduating from a 4-Year within 6 years: 80%

• Percentage of IB Diploma candidates graduating from a 4-Year within 6 years: 76%

• Percentage of IB Certificate candidates graduating from a 4-Year within 6 years: 64%

• Percentage of all students (IB and non-IB) graduating from a 4-Year within 6 years: 58%

Source: US Census, IPEDS of NCES, and NSC

IB = ACADEMIC SUCCESS

IB Students in the UC SystemAn analysis of 1,547 IB students in the system between 2000 and 2002 and a matched comparison group of 5,253 non-IB Students

> IB Students have higher GPAs than both the comparison group and the UC population.

> IB Students consistently have higher graduation rates.> Strongest predictor of performance? The IB Diploma

Source: IB and UCOP

WHAT’S AN IB STUDENT LOOK LIKE AT EDMONDS-WOODWAY HIGH SCHOOL?

University-boundHighly motivated

All-around studentReflective learner

Problem-solverCommitted to learning

Seeks educational challenges

Multi-sport athletes

Working outside their comfort zones

BUT DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT

Elizabeth Kim, Yale University, Class of ’12"The IB program at Edmonds-Woodway forced me to enhance my strengths and improve my weaknesses by providing me with a well-rounded curriculum. At Edmonds-Woodway, I was lucky to have teachers and classes that could transform average intelligence into something more.“

Vanessa Kerr, Brandeis University, Class of ’11“My experiences in the International Baccalaureate program, specifically with Down4Darfur and Human Rights First, have directly impacted the way I view the world and my place in it. I see my education at Brandeis University not merely in terms of my future success in the working world, but as a launch pad to a lifetime of doing what I can to make a difference in the world. I credit the support of intelligent and compassionate teachers and the willingness of my fellow IB students to stand together in commitment to a cause as the basis for my current ambitions.”

THE SEQUENCE

PREPARATION

Grade 9: EW Honors StudentGrade 10: EW Honors Student

THE IB DIPLOMA SEQUENCEGrade 11: IB StudentGrade 12: IB Student

SAMPLE IB SCHEDULE

GRADE 11 GRADE 12IB ENGLISH HONORS 11 IB ENGLISH HONORS 12

IB HISTORY - AMERICAS 1-2 IB HISTORY-AMERICAS 3 / THE COLD WAR

IB MATHEMATICS IB MATHEMATICS

IB SCIENCE IB SCIENCE

IB WORLD LANGUAGE IB WORLD LANGUAGE

6TH SUBJECT – FOR TESTING 6TH SUBJECT – FOR TESTING

CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 2) CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 1)

DECLARATION OF INTENT

At the end of the sophomore year, full-IB diploma candidates are required to complete a Declaration of Intent.

Each student will meet with their counselor and/or the IB Coordinator to discuss their academic plans.

Be Cohort-y

COURSE SELECTION: REQUIRED HL

English HLTwo HL selections• 11/12 sequence: Literature• 11/12 sequence: Language & Literature “Once you pick – that’s your HL series!”

History of the Americas HL11: History of the Americas 1-2 (All Year)12: History of the Americas 3 (Semester 1)12: The Cold War (Semester 2)

COURSE SELECTION: MATH

COURSE SELECTION: SCIENCES

SCIENCEBiology HL Sequence

11: IB Anatomy & Physiology12: IB Ecology & Environmental Sciences

Chemistry HL Sequence11: IB Chemistry B12: IB Chemistry A

Physics SL Sequence Only11: IB Physics >> 12: IB Advanced Physics

COURSE SELECTION: LANGUAGE

IB LANGUAGE ACQUISITIONSpanish – French – Chinese (Mandarin)

11: Language 3

12: Language 4 SL Exam

11: Language 4+

12: Language 5+ HL exam

Ab initio (Chinese - Mandarin only)

COURSE SELECTION: 6TH SUBJECT

IB PSYCHOLOGY SL / HL

IB BUSINESS & MANAGMENT SL / HL

IB ART HISTORY SL

IB MUSIC SL

IB COMPUTER SCIENCE SL (?)

C A S

CreativityActionService

Your work towards CAS is documented through an online program – ManageBAC – and is monitored by our CAS Coordinator, Anne Stewart. It begins in the Fall of Grade 11 (summer start, with pre-approval).

TOK and the EE

THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE: How do we know what we know? Begins the second semester of Grade 11 and continues through first semester of Grade 12.

EXTENDED ESSAY: A 4000-word piece of original research in a content area of choice.

THE COLLEGE PROCESS

PROGRAM COSTS

Grade 11/12Some courses charge lab fees

IBO Registration and Exam FeesPostage Charges

Testing May 2013One Registration and One Exam: $265

Full IB Diploma: $984

SPECIAL QUESTIONS?

David Quinn, IB Coordinatorquinnd@edmonds.wednet.edu

Phone: 425-431-6168

IB Coordinator Website is linked from EW site

Thank you.Your kids are awesome people.