IB at Ingraham High School

1. IB at Ingraham High School INGRAHAM High School IB Information Night Welcome! Bienvenue! Bienvenidos! Wednesday, 13 February, 2013

2. Tonight’s Program • Carrie Richard Head Counselor • Jennifer Gold & Laura Turner English • Tami Brewer & Blake Severns TOK & History • Kurt Spann, Ingrid Dinter & Peggy Sjong Science & Math • Lee Thomas & Ben Brosseau Senior Diploma Candidates

3. What is the IB? The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a non-profit organization that offers high-quality international education programs to a worldwide community of schools. There are more than 872,000 IB students at 3,070 schools in 139 countries. The IB Diploma Program, offered at Ingraham High School is designed as an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final examinations that prepares students, in grades 11 and 12, for success at university and life beyond. The program is continuously growing and has gained recognition and respect from the world's leading universities.

4. The IB Hexagon • Depth and breadth • six subject areas • “Higher” courses and “Standard” courses • taught over two years • Challenging assessment • international examinations and examiners • criterion referenced exams • final result based on May exam and work during school year • Complete or partial program • core elements for complete program • six different exams (3 HL and 3 SL) • option to just take one course or more

5. What is the IB? • Assessments • External ~ all work submitted to and marked by IB examiners. • Internal ~ teacher guided course work, marked by the teacher with a sample submitted to IB. • The Core • Extended Essay • Creativity, Action Service • Theory of Knowledge

6. The Core • Extended Essay • Allows in-depth study in an area of interest • Develops independent research & writing skills • Creativity Activity Service • Extends learning beyond the classroom • Think global, act local • Theory of Knowledge • Examines the connections between ways of knowing and areas of knowledge • Develops critical thinking & values multiple perspectives

7. What happens when I am in IB classes? Recommended 9th grade courses • Honors Intro to Literature and Composition • World Language: • French, Spanish, or Japanese: 1, 2, or 3 • World History 1 & 2 honors • Physical Science (physics/chemistry) - honors • Algebra 1, Geometry – honors, or Algebra 2 - honors • Elective

8. What happens when I am in IB classes? Recommended 10th grade courses • Honors World Literature and Composition • World Language: • French, Spanish, or Japanese: 2, 3 or 4 • World History 3 - honors • Chemistry 1 & Physics 1 - honors • Geometry or Algebra 2 – honors or AP Calculus • Elective

9. Who’s in the IB? 100 + Seniors (57 Diploma Candidates) 170 + Juniors 300 + Freshmen & Sophomores 570 Total Students 126 Juniors & Seniors tested in May 2012 and 197 are registered for the May 2013 exams. Ingraham IB Program 2012-2013

10. Why do this IB thing? Why participate in IB? The ultimate benefit is that IB graduates are literate, articulate, and confident young adults with an understanding of global issues and other cultures. Excellent preparation for university. College admission / scholarship advantages. Possible college course credit or advanced standing for impressive IB exam scores. IB graduates consistently perform well once at university and beyond.

11. Why participate in IB? Preparation for college and for life "We would much prefer the IB diploma candidate. It is the "best" high school preparatory curriculum an American school can offer."Marilee JonesDean of Admissions Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Washington admissions directors say…a 4 or above on the 7-point IB test tells them that a student has done well on a national test designed to measure mastery of college-level material.” Seattle Times, 02.07.2010 p.A16 *Source: US Census, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) of NCES, and the National Student Clearinghouse “I stand in awe of students who receive an IB diploma.” Philip Ballinger, Director of Admissions, University of Washington

12. Out of State Colleges Attended, 2006-2012 Arts Institute at Bournemouth (UK) Reed College – Oregon Barnard College – New York Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Boston University – Boston Scripps College – Claremont Brandeis University – Massachusetts St. Andrews (Scotland) Carleton College – Minnesota St. John’s College – Annapolis Colgate College – New York Smith College Earlham College – Indiana Stanford University – Palo Alto Georgetown – Washington, DC Tufts University - Boston Global College of Long Island University University of British Colombia Grambling State University – Louisiana University of California – Berkeley Harvey Mudd – Claremont University of Chicago Ithaca College – New York University of Colorado – Boulder Knox College – Illinois University of Minnesota Linfield College – Oregon University of Montana Macalester College – Minnesota University of Oregon McGill – Montreal University of Portland Middlebury College – Vermont University of San Francisco Montana State University – Bozeman University of Toronto Mount Holyoke College Vanderbilt University – Nashville New York University – NYC Wesleyan University – Connecticut Northeastern – Boston Willamette University – Salem Occidental College – Los Angeles Yale University – New Haven Why participate in IB? In State Colleges Attended, 2006-2012 The Evergreen State College Gonzaga University Pacific Lutheran University Seattle Pacific University Seattle University University of Puget Sound University of Washington – Seattle & Bothell Honors program Washington State University Western Washington University Whitman College Whitworth University

13. What does it take to be successful in the IB Program? Participation in any IB course in grade 11 and 12 • Good academic standing • Excellent attendance • Competent reading and writing ability (at grade level or above) • Self-motivation and a sincere commitment to academic work • Study and time management skills

14. What does it take to be successful in the IB Program? Student perspectives • Ben Brosseau, Senior Diploma Candidate • Lee Thomas, Senior Diploma Candidate

15. The IB Learner Profile • The attributes and descriptors of the IB’s learner profile define the type of learner the Ingraham hopes all its graduates will strive to be: • inquirers • knowledgeable • thinkers • communicators • principled • open-minded • caring • risk-takers • balanced • reflective Photos courtesy of Seattle PI and Ingraham High School

16. Questions . . . . Thank you for attending. If you have further questions please contact Guy Thomas, IB Program Coordinator Office phone: 206-252-3923 E-mail: gathomas1@seattleschools.org