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ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, CHALLENGING AND INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING COURSES OF STUDY AVAILABLE
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ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, CHALLENGING AND INTELLECTUALLY
STIMULATING COURSES OF STUDY AVAILABLE
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMwww.internationalsf.org/IB
CONTACTAntoine Delaitre
IB Coordinator – Director of [email protected]
(415) 558 2074
TRIPS & EXCHANGES PROGRAMwww.internationalsf.org/TRAVEL
9TH GRADE
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM
U N I V E R S I T Y
9TH GRADE
12TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
10TH GRADE 10TH GRADE
9TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
10TH GRADE
AP
AP
AP
IB DIPLOMA
“REGULAR” HIGH SCHOOLS AP COURSES IB DIPLOMA
STUDENT RETREAT
STUDENT RETREAT
MAIN HIGH SCHOOL TRACKS IN THE U.S.
Selection of IB courses at the end of Grade 10
CommunityService
PRE-IB COURSES IN GRADE 9-10
Our long experience of the IB:• The IB was introduced at International in 1978• International is the 91st of 2,000 “IB World Schools”• The only “full IB Diploma” school in San Francisco
A rigorous college-preparatory program:• Founded in 1968 in Geneva (Switzerland)• Inspired by best European pedagogical practices• Offers a balanced, multicultural, coherent curriculum• Promotes international understanding, social responsibility,
critical thinking and independent learning• Recognized by universities in the U.S. and around the world
An increasingly popular program:• Over 100,000 candidates worldwide• Rapid growth in the U.S. (50% of worldwide candidates)
A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM IN GRADE 11-12
ENGLISH
ELECTIVE
MATHEMATICS
EXPERIMENTALSCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE
2nd LANGUAGE
Literature
1. Standard Mathematics2. Intermediary Mathematics3. Advanced Mathematics
1. Biology (in English or French)2. Physics (in English or French)3. Chemistry4. Environmental Studies
1. History (in English or French)2. Geography3. Business & Management (online)4. Information Technology (online)
3 types of language courses:• Literature• Literature and Language• Language
1. French2. Chinese3. Spanish4. Spanish5. Italian6. German
Art1. Visual Arts2. Theater3. Film4. Music
Second Experimental Science5. Chemistry
Second Social Science7. Economics8. Business & Management9. Information Technology
Third Language11. Spanish12. Italian13. Chinese14. German
TWO-YEAR IB COURSES OFFERED
EXTERNALAssignments and Projects
graded by outside IB examiners(e.g. Extended Essay, Literature Essays, IB Exams)
INTERNALIndependent Projects
graded by our teachers(e.g. Orals, Lab Reports, Fieldwork)
STUDENT ASSESSMENT
• Clear learning outcomes • Criteria-based assessment• Emphasis on critical thinking and research,
not on Multiple-Choice Questionnaires• Common expectations worldwide
+Moderation of samples
by IB examiners
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EETOKCAS
EETOKCAS
EETOKCAS
EETOKCAS
IB PROFILES: BALANCED
INDIVIDUALIZED BILINGUAL (optional)
SCIENCES
LANGUAGES ART
SOCIAL SCIENCES
3 CORE REQUIREMENTS
COLLEGE-LEVEL RESEARCH PAPER(4000 words max)
EPISTEMOLOGY COURSE(2 hrs/wk)
EXTENDED ESSAYTHEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
CREATIVITY-ACTION-SERVICE
OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM:ARTS, SPORTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
(minimum 50 hrs of each over 2 years)
LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: 10 TRIPS & EXCHANGES OFFERED EACH YEAR
LINGUISTIC TRIPS(CLASSES + HOMESTAY)
CULTURAL OR SERVICE TRIPS
CULTURAL EXCHANGES
Students can select one trip per year
Recent destinations
Develop natural curiosity(e.g. Extended Essay, independent projects)
Evaluate differentof points of view
(e.g. source evaluation, ToK)
Explore concepts, ideasand issues of
local/global significance(e.g. international perspective)
Show empathy, compassion and respect
towards others(e.g. CAS program)
CLEAR LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Yale, Harvard, Stanford, Brown, MIT, Cornell, Columbia, Brown
(admission rate < 10%)
UC Berkeley, UCLA, USCNYU, Northwestern, McGill
(admission rate 10-25%) UC Davis, UC San Diego, Oberlin, UC Santa Barbara, Skidmore, GWU
(admission rate 25-50%)
UC Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Boston Univ., USF, Univ. of Washington, City College
(admission rate > 50%)
COLLEGE ADMISSION Cumulative data since 2008
RIGOROUS COLLEGE-PREPARATORY PROGRAM BALANCED CURRICULUM CUSTOMIZABLE AND INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAM CLEAR LEARNING OUTCOMES (LEARNER PROFILE) INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE BILINGUAL DIPLOMA (OPTIONAL) EMPHASIS ON SKILLS & CRITICAL THINKING 30% INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN EVERY SUBJECT COLLEGE-LEVEL RESEARCH PAPER (EXTENDED ESSAY) CREATIVITY-ACTION-SERVICE PROGRAM HIGHLY REGARDED BY UNIVERSITIES (COLLEGE CREDIT)
BENEFITS OF THE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM
“Many schools (…) prefer the IB approach: IB students are''more authentically educated'' than their AP counterparts,
who use ''brute memory, not thinking'' to get through examsthat are generally half multiple choice.”
“Diploma for the 'Top of the Top'; International Baccalaureate Gains Favor in Region”, , 6/21/03
