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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Joseph Roh IB Coordinator. Baldwin County Diploma Options. 30 Credits. 30 Credits. 24 Credits. Baldwin County College Prep with Distinction for IB Students. Baldwin County College Prep with Distinction. Alabama High School Diploma.
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Joseph Roh IB Coordinator
Baldwin County Diploma Options 30 Credits 30 Credits 24 Credits Baldwin County College Prep with Distinction for IB Students Baldwin County College Prep with Distinction Alabama High School Diploma Alabama High School Diploma with Advanced Academic Endorsement 24 Credits
What is IB? • IB began in 1968 in Europe and is now the “Gold Standard” of Education • Moved into North America in 1979 • Now in over 141 Countries with over 1,000,000 students
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. • To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations 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.
IB at Daphne High School • Authorized IB Diploma School Dec. 2007 • First IB Diplomas were awarded July 2010 • Currently – 21Seniors, 22 Juniors, 49 Sophomores, and 40Freshmen
What do IB Student do? 9th and 10th are preparatory classes 9th Grade Classes for IB students 9th grade for Honors students • Honors English • Honors Biology • Honors World History • Algebra 1 (or elective) • Geometry • Spanish 1 • 2 Electives • Honors English • Honors Biology • Honors World History • Algebra 1 (or elective) • Geometry (if already had Algebra) • 3 Electives
10th Grade Class comparison 10th grade ib student 10th grade honors student • Honors English • Honors Chemistry • AP US History • Algebra 2/Trig • Health/Dr. Ed • Spanish 2 • 2 Electives • Honors English • Honors Chemistry • AP US History • Geometry or Algebra 2/Trig • Health/Dr. Ed • 3 Electives
Who Should Apply to IB? IB is for motivated students • IB Learner Profile • Inquirers • Knowledgeable • Thinkers • Communicators • Principled • Open-minded • Caring • Risk-takers • Balanced • Reflective
Why Do All This Extra Work? How does the IB Program pay off?
Scholarship and College Credits This depends on the University and how well the student did • This website shows examples from an IB school in Texas.
Scholarship and College Credits Here are some of our students’ accomplishments
Students Applying From Outside of Daphne High Feeder Pattern • 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 not have to sit out a year when returning to the home school.
Transportation • Baldwin County is providing a BRATS bus for IB students that live outside of the Daphne feeder pattern. The bus makes stops from Bay Minette to Spanish Fort. It gets the students to school by 7:30 am and returns them home.
Cost of the Program No extra costs in the 9th and 10th grades There is a $1000 charge that is split between the junior and senior years – This pays for cost of the tests and postage
Contact Information Joe Roh jroh@bcbe.org 251-626-8787 ext. 304