Grade 12 IB Parent Night

1. Grade 12 IB Parent Night

2. A Brief Program Overview • Students are taking, or have completed, a course from the 6 areas below

3. CAS • Creativity, Action, Service • IB cares about the education of the whole student • 50 hours required in each area, a minimum of 3 activities per area, and must meet CAS Learning Outcomes • Students meet with their CAS Counsellors • Recording of hours through ManageBac • Great question for your child: “How many hours of CAS do you have left to do?”

4. Theory of Knowledge • Course is complete, extensions taking place in other classes • 2 major components: the presentation and essay • Essay to be completed this year, presentation completed last year • Essay questions are out on ManageBac • Great question for your child: “What question were you thinking of doing for ToK?”

5. Extended Essay • Students should have begun working on this last year • 3500-4000 word paper on a topic of their choosing…can be from any discipline that they are in • First draft of the extended essay is due Sept. 30th • Students should be accessing their supervisor • Final draft will be due October 31st • Great question for your child: “How far along are you on your extended essay?|

6. This year’s courses… • IB2 goes fast…students are finished IB classes in April • Final IB assignments are being done and are due at different points in the year, usually late February or early March • Added significance and pressure because of university applications • IB exams take place from May 2nd – 22nd at Carleton University

7. Exams and IB Fees • The IB Annual Fee and Volunteer sheet will go home the first week of October • Students will register for exams in mid-October • One-time exam registration fee of $175 (if they did not take an exam last year) + $120 per exam taken • Exam fees are normally collected in January

8. IB Marks and What They Mean • Percentage grades reported to university are based on IB Predicted Grades • The established conversions across Ontario are as follows: • 7 = 96-100%; 6 = 90-95%; 5 = 80-89%; 4 = 70-79%; 3 = 60-69%; 2 = 50-59% 1 = Failing Condition

10. Applying to University • Students can start applying to university in early December once OUAC numbers come out • Anyone applying out of province needs to do so directly to the university itself, not through OUAC • All IB students apply to university with 2 sets of credentials: their IB predicted scores and their OSSD percentage marks • Talk to them early about university applications

11. What Universities Want… • What universities want (6 X 4U/M courses with some pre-requisites) • Engineering: ENG4U, SCH4U, SPH4U, MHF4U, MCV4U, + 1 other • Sciences: ENG4U, 2 of 3 Sciences, MHF4U, MCV4U, + 1 other • Commerce: ENG4U, MHF4U, MCV4U, + 3 other • Liberal Arts: ENG4U, + 5 others • Many IB students have 8 + 4U and 4M marks to choose from • Visit university sessions

12. ManageBac • an electronic community meant to quickly connect teachers, students, and parents • Parents are able to see what their child joins, aiding them in assisting their child at home • Please ask your child’s subject teacher about it if the course is not appearing • Email norine.mckee@ocdsb.ca if you do not have an account

13. Questions?