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International Baccalaureate Middle Years
Program
What is the International Baccalaureate Program?
• The IB is a not-for-profit foundation, motivated by
its educational mission, focused on the student.
• The International Baccalaureate aims to develop
inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people
who help to create a better and more peaceful
world through intercultural understanding and
respect.
• These programs encourage students across the
world to become active, compassionate and
lifelong learners who understand that other
people, with their differences, can also be right.
• The IB Programme is not a gifted program. It is a
philosophy of teaching that aims to help students
connect with the world.
What is the MIDDLE YEARS Program?
The MYP is:
• for students aged 11 to 16
• a framework of academic challenge
• 8 subject groups, plus personal project in the final year
• taught in any language
The MYP encourages students to:
• understand the connections between subjects through interdisciplinary learning
• understand the connections between subjects and the real world
• become critical and reflective thinkers
The Middle Years Program begins at Talley Middle School and continues at Mount Pleasant High School
The Philosophy
What is an “IBMYP” student?
IB learners strive to be:
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
Open-minded
Caring
Risk-takers
Balanced
Reflective
What are teachers looking for in an IB student at
Talley?
• Creativity
• Respectfulness
• Initiative
• Acceptance
• Motivation
• Thoughtfulness
• Tenacity
What will my child experience if accepted into this program?
In addition to the core classes of Math, Language
Arts, Science, and Social Studies, students in the
IBMYP program at Talley are required to
participate in the following scheduled classes:
6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
Physical
Education
Physical
Education
Physical
Education
Art Health Health
STEM World Language(Intro. to French or
Spanish)
World Language(French or Spanish)
World Language Art/Music Art/Music
Music STEM STEM
What is the application process?
• The 2019-2020 Student Application is available on our website now! Visit the Talley website at www.brandywineschools.org/talley and find the application in the “International Baccalaureate” section.
• Steps:• Download and print the application• Give your child’s teachers the recommendations attached to
the application. These should be sent to Talley directly from the teacher.
• Fill out the student profile sheet and criteria document• If you are interested, you maybe arrange for your child to visit
Talley to partake in a shadow experience with a current 6th
grade student. We begin setting up shadows on January 15th, 2019.
• The math and writing assessment will be complete at homeand then returned to Miss Feder.
When will the decision be made?
All completed applications are due by March 1, 2019
Applications submitted after March 1st are not guaranteed to be reviewed. Applications
submitted by March 1st will be evaluated using our IB database, the IB coordinators, and IB
educators. Decisions will be made shortly thereafter. Families will be contacted via post mail. Families will either be invited to attend, informed of a placement on the waiting list, or informed that the child will not be offered a
spot in the program.
January 15, 2019 Shadowing and Assessments begin
March 1, 2019 Applications due
April 19, 2019 Candidate Notification
May 7, 2019 IB Open House for Admitted Students
The Decision of the Family
Once invited into the program, families can either accept or decline the invitation. If accepted, your child will receive the summer, 2019 work at the end of this school year via USPS and attend an IB “Meet the Teachers” night in May/June.
If you need to choice your child into Talley for the IB Program, there is a separate “Choice” form that you will receive directly from the IB Coordinator. The choice formed should be returned to Miss Feder, when completed.
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