international baccalaureate diploma programme an education for life
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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.
