Bishop Allen Academy

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Bishop Allen Academy

• The Congregated
• Advanced Placement Program For Highly Motivated
  Students TCDSB South-West Regional Centre

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What is the Advanced Placement (AP) Program?

• The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is
• An internationally recognized program of study
  with the option of achieving several levels of
  certification, including the AP International
  Diploma (APID)
• Students write AP exams while in high school to
  earn university credits

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AP Exams

• Students write exams in the last year of the AP
  course (Grade 11 or 12, depending on the course)
• Exams are sent out to be marked externally
• Exams are administered in May at the same date
  and time world-wide. Our students write at Bishop
  Allen

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History of the AP Program

• Began with a study 50 years ago by three
  universities Harvard, Yale and Princeton
• The intent was to facilitate students transition
  from high school to university by enriching the
  high school curriculum
• Today, the AP program is sponsored by the College
  Board, a national nonprofit educational
  association of universities and high schools

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International Appeal

• AP exams are recognized by universities
  throughout Canada, United States, Europe and
  Asia
• 35 courses are offered in 20 subject areas
• In 2005, 2.1 million AP exams were administered
  worldwide

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Why is the AP Program valuable?

• Provides university credits or advanced placement
  for examinations successfully taken while still
  in high school
• Offers excellent curriculum
• Increases students confidence in their ability
  to achieve at an internationally recognized level
• Prepares students for success in university

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Research about AP students shows

• AP Students
• Take additional courses in the academic areas of
  their AP exams in university
• Enroll in more courses at university than their
  peers
• Achieve higher grade point averages
• Go on to graduate school at a rate double that of
  their non-AP peers

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Models of Delivery of AP in Ontario

• Many schools in Ontario use one of the following
  methods in preparing students for the AP exams
• The AP Coordinator at the school provides
  material so that students can prepare for AP
  exams on their own.
• Teachers work with students on AP material in
  small groups before and after school
• AP students are grouped in classes with regular
  academic students
• AP students are grouped in dedicated AP classes.
  This is the model of delivery offered at Bishop
  Allen Academy.

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Special Program at Bishop Allen Academy

• In April 2004,
• the TCDSB Education Council
• approved Congregated Advanced Placement as a
• Special Program of the board,
• offered at Bishop Allen Academy

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Congregated AP Special Program Status

• There are 3 schools in the TCDSB designated as
  Congregated AP Centres
• Fr. Henry Carr S.S. (North-West Region)
• Blessed Mother Theresa S.S. (East Region)
• Bishop Allen Academy (South-West Region)

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Model of Delivery at Bishop Allen Academy

• Bishop Allen offers a full complement of
  congregated, enriched Pre-AP and AP courses
  covering both the Ontario and the AP curricula
  from Grades 9 -12
• The range of courses leads to the AP
  International Diploma for students who choose to
  pursue this pathway

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Pre-AP courses in the Grade 9 Program at BA

• Grade 9 program of study at Bishop Allen
• English
• Math
• Science
• Geography
• Extended French/ French Immersion
• Core French
• Music, Art or Drama
• Phys Ed or Technology
• Religion
• Congregated Pre-Advanced Placement classes are
  offered in these courses
• Flexibility Students can opt for one or more
  of these courses

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Congregated Advanced Placement Program
(AP)Grades 11 12

• 11 Advanced Placement courses of study leading to
  AP Exams are offered
• Students study both the Ontario curriculum and
  the Advanced Placement curriculum
• Students write the AP English Language exam and
  the AP French Language Exam in Grade 11
• All other exams are written in Grade 12

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Range of AP course at Bishop Allen Academy

• The range of pre-AP and AP course offerings at
  Bishop Allen allows students to achieve the
  following AP distinctions by providing students
  with dedicated AP classes in all the required
  subject areas
• AP Scholar
• AP Scholar with Honour
• AP Scholar with Distinction
• AP National Scholar
• AP International Diploma (APID)

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AP Scholars in progress!
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Benefits of this Model of Delivery

• Enrichment Students enjoy studying with
  like-minded peers in an enriched setting
  dedicated to Advanced Placement
• Flexibility Students can choose degree of
  involvement in the program. They can prepare for
  as few or as many AP exams as they wish and can
  alter their choices as they advance through
  secondary school.

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07/08 Pre-AP and AP Courses at Bishop Allen
Academy

• In 07/08, 52 dedicated classes of pre-AP and AP
  courses are in progress
• These classes encompass a wide range of subjects
  from grades 9-12
• The program continues to expand. In 06/07, we
  added AP Psychology and AP World History based on
  student interest. In 08/09, we will be adding AP
  Core French and AP European History
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Who should take pre-AP/AP Courses?

• Demonstrated work ethic
• Strong academic performance
• Intellectual curiosity
• Positive peer interaction
• Collaborative learning style

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Bishop Allen is a leader in the implementation of
AP in Ontario

• Bishop Allen is a founding member of the Council
  of AP Schools in Ontario (CAPSON)
• Bishop Allen staff members have been invited to
  speak to administrators and educators from across
  Ontario and Canada on the implementation of
  congregated AP classes
• Bishop Allen staff members have provided
  in-service for new AP schools, both public and
  private
• Almost half of the Bishop Allen staff has used
  personal time to pursue AP professional
  development in the past 5 years (week-ends and
  week-long summer institutes)

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AP Ready!

• Oles Zhulyn received a 5 on his four AP exams (AP
  exams are marked on a 5 point scale)
• His scholarship at University of Toronto was
  augmented, even before he knew his results
• He is happily using his AP exams for credits at
  University of Toronto

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AP Students Ready!
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AP Finished!

• Katy Farrell before and after her 5 AP exams

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Bishop Allen AP Results Outstanding!

• Globally 59.6 of students receive 3, 4 or 5 on
  AP exams
• In Ontario 72.7 of students receive 3, 4 or 5
  on AP exams
• At Bishop Allen Over 80 of students receive 3,
  4 or 5 on AP exams

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In May 2009.

• 150 Bishop Allen AP students wrote 250 Advanced
  Placement exams
• 30 students earned AP Scholar designation
• Joe, Ania and Kristina, earned National AP
  Scholar designation, 3 of only 75 students in the
  province of Ontario achieve this prestigious
  designation.

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AP Art International Acclaim!
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Bishop Allen Grads Speak

• Daniel Phan, BA Grad
• National AP Scholar,2007
• I have used all of my eligible AP credits here
  at U of T, which are Biology, Psychology, English
  Lit. and Physics. . I would have found the
  courses in high school much less engaging than
  they were if I had not taken AP.

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.About AP Success!

• Alisha Olsthoorn, BA Grad,
• AP Scholar With Distinction, 2007, Chancellors
  Scholarship, Dalhousie University
• Now that mid-terms are done I am able to get a
  better idea of where I stand amongst the 500 or
  so students in some of my classes and I am still
  managing to be right near the top of the class
  (with mid-term marks close to 98 in at least two
  courses). There's no doubt that it's in part
  because of the extra knowledge and work ethic
  that I learned from being in AP courses. As well,
  I didn't feel as intimidated as some people going
  into our first set of university exams because I
  had practice with taking AP exams so I felt more
  confident.

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Alysha AP Scholar With
Distinction