What is IB?

1. What is IB? By educating students we create a better world

2. IB Mission Statement 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

3. IB Mission Statement To this end the organization works with schools, governments, and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment

4. IB Mission Statement 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

5. IBO Founded in 1968 Non-profit educational foundation Based in Geneva, Switzerland Over 3000 IB schools in 141 countries www.ibo.org Every year I have to change my data!

6. BACCALAUREATE Definition = an educational qualification

7. The IB Difference World wide curriculum Recognized by national and international universities The chance to earn college credit Scholarship opportunities

8. The IB Difference Here Rotating class schedules Pre – IB program Small school within a school concept USF library privileges

9. The IB Around the World Africa, Europe, Middle East851 IB World Schools Americas318 (LA) 1636 (NA) IB World Schools Asia Pacific495 IB World Schools

10. The IB in the United States • Established in the US in 1977, the IB can now be found in 1,308 schools, 92% of which are public. • 753 Diploma Programmes • 448 Middle Years Programmes • 292 Primary Years Programme

11. Three Programs The Primary Years Programme (PYP) for students aged 3-12 started in 1997 The Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students aged 11-16 started in 1994  The Diploma Programme for students aged 16 to 19 started in 1968 with first examinations in 1970

12. Primary Years Programme For students aged 3–12, focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside.

13. Middle Years Programme For students aged 11–16, provides a framework of academic challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world, becoming critical and reflective thinkers.

14. The Diploma Programme A rigorous pre-university course of studies that leads to examinations. Developed for highly motivated secondary school students. Two-year curriculum Based on a program of no single country

15. Diploma Programme For students aged 16–19, is an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepares students for success at university and life beyond.

16. Contents: What does the Diploma Programme curriculum contain? The curriculum contains six subject groups and a core of three parts. Students study concurrently: • three subjects at higher level (240 hours each). • three subjects at standard level(150 hours each). • all three parts of the core. The IB Learner Profile and the core are central to the philosophy of the Diploma Programme. Page 16

17. The IB in Hillsborough County • 1 PYP & MYP = Roland Park k-8 • 2 PYP Schools • McFarlane Elementary • Lincoln Elementary • 2 MYP School • Williams Middle School • Walker Middle School (candidate school) • 4 DP Schools • Hillsborough High School, 1990 • King High School, 1992 • Robinson High School, 2006 • Strawberry Crest High School, 2009

18. Authorization • Authorization is a 4 part process: • Intent to Seek Authorization (already completed) • Application Part A – primarily feasibility information due no later than October 1, 2009 • Application Part B – curriculum to be taught during the DP years due no later than April 1, 2010 • Site Visit – Fall of 2010