Educating the whole person

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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB)Diploma Programme
Year 10, 2008 Parent Information Evening

• Educating the whole person
• Sources IBO, www.ibo.org

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The IBO

• Educating the Head and the Heart
• August 2005
• The IBO is a non-profit educational foundation
  that was established in 1968 by a small group of
  international schools with geographically mobile
  students. They wanted a common curriculum and
  university entry credential. This was during the
  Cold War period. The IBO also had a vision for
  developing certain types of students for a more
  global world requiring greater understanding.
  Today IB programmes exist in internationally-minde
  d schools for students 3 years to 19 years of
  age.

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IBO Administration

• Headquarters
• Head office
• Geneva, Switzerland
• Finance and business administration
• Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (UK)
• Research
• Bath, England, UK

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IBO Administration

• Curriculum and assessment
• Cardiff, Wales, UK
• Four regional offices
• Africa / Europe / Middle East
• Geneva, Switzerland
• Asia-Pacific
• Singapore
• Latin America
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• North America
• New York, NY, United States

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IBO Mission Statement

• The International Baccalaureate Organisation
  aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and
  caring young people who help to create a better
  and more peaceful world through intercultural
  understanding and respect.
• To this end the IBO works with schools,
  governments and international organisations to
  develop challenging programmes of international
  education and rigorous assessment.
• These programmes encourage students across the
  world to become active, compassionate and
  lifelong learners who understand that other
  people, with their differences, can also be
  right.

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Schools which offer IB Programmes

• Number of Schools
• Worldwide 2,261 schools in 126 countries , 428
  programmes in Asia Pacific, 110 IB World Schools
  in Australia
• Number of Students around the world (PYP/ MYP/
  DP) 602,000
• Countries with the greatest number of IB
  students
• - USA - Netherlands - Canada
• - UK - Australia - Mexico
• - Spain - Argentina - Sweden
• - Switzerland - Germany - Malaysia

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The IB Continuum

• PYP- Primary Years Programme
• MYP- Middle Years Programme
• DP- Diploma Programme

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Diploma Programme. Ages 16-19 two year
programme

• A pre-university course that leads to
  examinations.
• All students complete six subjects, each scored
  out of seven, plus the Extended Essay and Theory
  of Knowledge which earns up to three bonus
  points, and CAS. (ie max of 45 points)

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The Curriculum The Hexagon
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Diploma Teaching Hours

• SL subjects minimum 150 hrs over two years
• HL subjects minimum 240 hrs over two years
• TOK minimum 100 hrs over two years
• EE minimum 60 hrs over two years
• CAS minimum 150 hrs over two years
• This equates with approximately 23 formal class
  contact hours per week plus EE/CAS

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Diploma Qualification

• Each subject awarded seven points maximum
• 3 HL 3 SL 42 points maximum
• TOK EE 3 points maximum
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• 45 points maximum
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• CAS completion required for award of the
  qualification
• 24 points minimum required, with certain
  conditions, for award of qualification. NB. not
  all students get the DP
• IB Scores can be converted to a UAR see
  www.aaibs.org

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DP Requirements

• Students must
• Study three Higher level (HL) courses - 240 hours
  each
• Study three Standard level (SL) courses- 150
  hours each
• Complete the requirements for Creativity Action
  Service (CAS)- 150 hours, at least 50 hours of
  each element
• Complete the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course and
  write an essay- at least 100 hours
• Write an Extended Essay (EE) on a topic of their
  choice- approximately 40 hours
• Must do six exams in Year 12 with a maximum of 2
  anticipated subjects

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IB Education of the Whole Person

• The Diploma also contains areas specifically
  designed to contribute to a holistic education
• Extended Essay (EE)- paper / original research
  (up to 4000 words)
• Creativity Action Service (CAS)- experiential
  learning (150 hours)
• Theory of Knowledge (TOK)- connections between
  subject areas / academic disciplines (100 hours
  seminar course)

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Subjects to be offered at SACS

• Group 1 Language A1 (English)
• Group 2 French, German, Japanese, Ab initio
  Spanish (all SL)
• Group 3 Economics, History, Psychology
• Group 4 Biology, Chemistry, Physics
• Group 5 Maths HL, Maths SL, Maths Studies
• Group 6 Music, Visual Arts

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Key Features of the DP (1)

• Quality of the curriculum breadth and depth,
  rigor
• Best Practice pedagogy student-centred,
  teacher-enriched
• University acceptance and success at University
• Assessment Model fair, standards-based,
  summative and parity of esteem of subjects
• Preparation for Life citizenship, service,
  values
• Research and Thinking Skills EE and TOK

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Key Features of the DP (2)

• Flexible anticipate, re-sit, accumulate,
  non-regular, new syllabi
• Success of Australasian students
• Career Options kept open
• International global (inc. national),
  multicultural, enriching
• Those students wanting to raise the bar a
  challenge
• Schools have to reach and maintain standards for
  authorisation

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Assessment

• Students are required to complete both Internal
  and External Assessments
• External Assessments are held in May and November
  (2500 examiners worldwide)
• Both Internal and External use of established
  grading criteria
• Multiple methods of assessment for each course,
  including
• - oral examinations in languages
• - projects
• - student portfolios
• - class presentations
• - practical lab work
• - mathematical investigations
• - artistic performances
• Varied skills tested across disciplines
• Balance between independent and teacher
  supervised work

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Who should do the IB?

• Those who are of average or above average ability
• Those with a good work ethic/time management
  skills
• Those with ability to work across the curriculum
• Those who enjoy collaborative work practices
• Those who are higher order thinkers
• Those with an interest in Internationalism
• Those wanting to keep career options open
• Those wanting to succeed at University, not just
  get in
• Those wanting to impact positively on their world
• Those wanting to challenge themselves against
  world benchmarks
• Those who see themselves as being life-long
  learners
• N.B. are will develop in some
  cases

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The End Result.

• The IBO believes that students who undertake the
  IB become internationally minded learners who are
  or become
• Inquirers
• Caring
• Open-minded
• Well-balanced
• Reflective
• Principled
• Knowledgeable
• Critical thinkers
• Communicators
• Risk takers

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University Recognition

• See the IBO website for links to universities and
  their IB admissions policies
• UAI is converted into a UAR

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Authorisation Process

• Stage 1 Interest / Contact
• Stage 2 Feasibility visits, cost,
  understanding, viability, ownership
• Stage 3 Letter of Intent
• Stage 4 Part A Application / Consultation /
  Access to IBO Intellectual Property
• Stage 5 Implementation / Training / Preparation
• Stage 6 Part B Application
• Stage 7 Authorisation Visit / Report
• Stage 8 Regular Evaluation

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For more information

• Go to the IBO website
• - www.ibo.org
• - www.ibo.org/ibworld
• Books
• - Super Test- Jay Matthews and Ian Hill
• - To Educate the Nations Reflections on an
  International Education George Walker
• - Educating the Global Citizen- George
• Walker