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For

• r Pare

rents ts of

• f Risin

ing g El Eleven enth th Graders ers January ary 2020 020

How

• w will

ll an IB cla lass s be diffe fferen rent t from

• m a re

regular lar cla lass? s?

 You wi

will l be c e chal alleng enged ed to think k more e abst stra ractl tly y and and an anal alyticall tically. . The e rea eading ing and and wr writin ting g ar are e more e so sophist sticate ted. d.

 You must

st be co e committe tted d to 3 30 m minutes es of homew ework k per er night t per er clas ass, s, and a and able e to h handl andle e long-te term rm as assi signm gnments. ents.

 You wi

will l nee eed to c complet ete e an an inter ernal al as asse sess ssmen ent t (whi which ch could be wr e writte tten n or ora ral, , dep epend ending ing on t the e course se and and whi which h may involve e res esea earch rch). ).

 You wi

will l nee eed to si sit for the e e exam am at the en e end of t the e course se.

What ar are m e my o y opt ptio ions ns fo for coursewor rsework k wit ithin in IB IB?

IB Di

B Dipl plom

• ma

IB ce

B certif tifica icates tes – indivi dividual ual IB B co cour urses ses in su subje ject cts s about t whi hich ch you h u have e a pa passi ssion

• n and

d an interest erest

Full ll IB IB Di Dipl ploma

• ma Req

equi uirem rements ts

 One

e exam m level el course urse in in ea each h of f the e si six x are reas: s:

❑ Englis

ish

❑ World

d Languag guage

❑ Social

cial Stud udies ies

❑ Scie

ience ce

❑ Ma

Math th

❑ and the

e Elec ecti tives. es.

❑ IB Theory of Knowledg

edge – junior

• r year

❑ Exten

tended ed Ess ssay

❑ CAS (Crea

reativ tivity ity, Actio ion n and Ser ervi vice) ce) Thre ree e cours rses es at the e Hig igher er Level el (HL) L) and thre ree e courses urses at the e Stan andar ard d Level el (SL)

IB IB Dip Diploma ma Requirem uiremen ents ts

To be complete eted in grad rades es 11 and nd 12

Ext xten ended ed Essa say y (EE)-MO MOSTL STLY Y JUNIO IOR R YEAR

 3,000 – 4,000 word essa

say, , on a topic c of stud uden ent int nterest est

 Provides

es excell llen ent prepa parati tion

• n for indepen

penden dent t study udy at universi ersity y level Theory of Knowled edge e (TOK)-JUN JUNIOR IOR YEAR WITH H RAISE SE MEETI ETINGS S DURIN ING SENIOR R YEAR

 Critical

al reflecti ection

• n of how we know and wh

what we k know

 Develops

• ps awaren

eness ess of cultu tural al perspect spectiv ives es and biases es

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ws for connecti ections

• ns to be establish

lished ed between en discipl iplines es Cre reativ ivity ty, , Activi vity ty, Serv rvice ce (CAS)-SUM SUMMER ER 2020-MA MAY Y 2022

 A f

framewor

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k for exper erien enti tial al learni ning, ng, involving ing studen dents ts in new and active roles

 Develops

• ps awaren

eness ess and a sense nse of responsib ponsibili ility ty towards ds the commun unity ty

Wh Why y pu pursue rsue the fu full ll dip iploma?

• ma?
• Pre

repar aratio tion n packag ckage e fo for r colleg ege e (the e IB IB has s always ys bee een des esig igned ed to get et st studen ents ts throu

• ugh colleg

ege e cours rses, es, not t nec ecessar essaril ily y out ut of f them em)

• IB

IB em emphas asize izes s re readin ing, g, wri riting, ting, and sp speaki eaking ng sk skil ills; s; st studen ents ts lea earn rn to ask sk and answer swer thei eir r own n ques estio ions ns

• Coll

lleg ege e admissi ission n adva vantag ages es

• Lif

ifel elong

• ng lea

earners, rners, critical ritical and comp mpas assi siona

• nate

te thin inkers, ers, global al cit itiz izen ens

• Possib

ssible e colleg ege e cours rse e cre redit it or r advan vance ced d st standing ding fo for r im impress ressiv ive e IB IB exam m sc scores res

• Scholarship

larship opp pport

• rtunities

nities

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• st ri

rigorous us hi high h sc schoo

• ol prog
• gram

am

Why y choose

• se cer

erti tifica ficates tes over er the e di dipl ploma?

• ma?

 Chal

allenging enging yourse self f in so some su e subject ect ar area eas s and g and get etting ing good gr grades des in those se course ses s is be s bette ter r than an doing g the e full diploma a and and ea earnin ing g we weaker aker gr grades. des.

 Some

e st students ents wa want to t take ake Academ emy y course ses s and and the e diploma a is ha s hard to do do wh when en you ar are e out of t the b e buil ilding ding for multipl iple e per erio iods. ds.

 Some

e st students ents wh who have a e a st strong rong inter erest est in, and and commitm tments ents to, extra tra- curricu riculars lars find that they y do n not have en e enough time e to m mee eet the e dem emands ands of b both the fu e full l diploma a and and thei eir r activ ivities. ities.

English ish opti ptions

• ns:

IB En Engli lish h Liter terature: ture: For

• r the studen

dent wh who

• li

likes s to

• talk

lk and wri rite te abou

• ut

t boo

• oks,

ks, pl plays ys, , po poetry try and shor

• rt

stor

• ries

ies IB En Engli lish h Languag guage e and Liter erature: ture: For

• r the stude

dent wh who

• enjo

joys ys cla lass s deba bates tes and discu cussions ssions and interpr erpretin eting g differe ferent ki kinds s of

• f texts

xts (n (not

• t just boo
• oks

ks, , etc.) .)

Lang g and Lit HL HL Lang g and Lit SL SL Liter erature ture HL Liter erature ture SL SL Formal rmal Essay (Se Senio nior r year) ar) 1200 200-15 1500 00 word rd essay abou

• ut one

work studied died No essay requir uired ed 1200 200-15 1500 00 word rd essay abou

• ut one

work studied died No essay requir uired ed Indiv divid idual ual Ora ral l (IA) A) (Junior nior year) ar) One 15-min minute te

• ra

ral l exam connec ecting ting text to global

• bal

conte text One 15-min minute te

• ra

ral l exam connec ecting ting text to glob

• bal

l conte text One 15-min minute te

• ra

ral l exam connec ecting ting text to global

• bal

conte text One 15-min minute te

• ra

ral l exam connec ecting ting text to global

• bal context

Numbe mber r of works studied died over er two

• years

rs 6 works 4 works 13 wor

• rks

ks 9 works

IB English ish options: ns:

IB IB Wo World d La Languag guages es

 At b

both the e Higher er and S and Standa andard rd Level els, s, st studen ents s ar are e as asked ked to do t the e followi wing: ng:

• Communica

nicate te clea early y and ef and effect ectiv ivel ely y in a r a ran ange e of si situatio tions, s, res esponding ding to t texts ts, , and t and to ea each other er, , en engag aging ing in disc scussio ussion wi with the e tea eacher er throu rough wr writing ting and sp and spea eakin king

• The

e Higher er Level el lan angu guag age e optio ion req equire ires s st students ents to rea ead and and res espond d to two wo wo works s of liter eratur ture e in the e tar arget et lan angu guag age. . (5 yea ears s of a a lan angu guag age e is re s required ired for this s optio ion)

IB IB Hi Histor tory y Op Opti tions:

• ns:

Choices ices as s a junio ior: r: IB IB His istor tory y of f the e Amer ericas icas HL I I or r US His istory tory , AP US Histo istory ry, US His istor tory y HN HN Choices ices as s a se senior: ior: IB IB Topics pics in in 20th

th Century

entury World His istor tory y HL II II: a contin inuatio tion n of f the e st study y of f hi hist story

• ry beg

egin inning ning in in jun unio ior r yea ear r wit ith h IB IB History istory of f the e Amer eric icas as. In Instruction struction fo focuses ses on the e how and wh why of f si sign gnifican ificant t his isto tori rical cal events, ents, and inc include des s an em emphasi sis s on pea eace ce-mak aking ing in in his isto tory ry. IB IB Geo eogr graph phy y SL: A st stand d alone e course urse that t sa satis isfie fies s the e st state te re requir irem emen ents ts fo for r gra gradua uation tion in in the e hi hist story

• ry se

seque uence ce. . Course urse fo focuses uses on is issu sues es of f sp spatia tial analysis ysis-urba rbaniza nization, tion, pop

• pula

lation tion devel elop

• pmen

ent t and en envi vironm nmen ental tal qualitie ities. s.

IB IB Sc Scie ience ce Se Sequen uence: ce:

Virgini

rginia a re requires ires 3 differ fferen ent t la lab b science ces s and 4 units s of

• f scien

ence ce for

• r graduatio

tion n with th an advanced ced studies dies dipl ploma.

• ma.

IB re

requires ires an SL or

• r HL

HL scien ence ce cla lass. s.

If a stude

dent pu purs rsues ues the full ll IB dipl ploma,

• ma,

Virgi rginia nia will ll accept ept the IB re requirem iremen ents ts (a (and thus 3 differ fferen ent t la lab b science ces s are re not

• t

re requi uired). red).

IB IB Sc Scie ience ce Op Options: ions:

 Biology

gy Higher er Level el (2 y yea ear course se)

 Biology

gy Standard andard Level el (1 y yea ear course se)

 Chemis

emistry try Higher er Level el (pre-re requisi uisite: te: IB Chem em 1) and and Chemis emistry try Standard andard Level el (pre-req requisi uisite: te: Chem em 1 or IB Chem em 1)

 Environm

nmental ental Syst stem ems s Standa andard rd Level el (is s a a tra ransdiscipl sdisciplinary inary course se and and count as as ei either er a a sc scien ence ce or hist story ry for IB): course se that explores res the in e influen uence/imp ce/impact ct so societ ety y has as on t the e en envi vironm nment ent

More re Sc Scie ience ce Op Options: ions:

 Ph

Physics sics Hi Higher er Lev evel el (re require uires s IB IB Ph Physics sics 1 i in grade grade 11)

 Ph

Physics sics Sta tanda dard rd Lev evel el (re require uires s Ph Physi sics s 1 or

• r IB

IB Ph Physics sics 1)

 Desi

sign gn Techn hnology gy Sta tanda dard rd Lev evel el (coun

• unts

ts as s a sc scien ence ce for r IB IB, , but t as s a CT CTE cre redit dit for

• r Fairf

irfax ax Co County): ty): cou

• urse

rse for

• r those

those inte terested rested in arc rchitectur hitecture e or e r engi gineer eering ing

 Comp

mputer ter Scien ence ce (coun

• unts

ts as s a sc scien ience ce for r IB IB, , but t as s a M Mat ath h for

• r Fairfax

rfax Co County): ty): course

• urse for
• r those

those inte terested rested in cod

• ding

ng and d compu puter ter netw twor

• rks

IB M B Math th Opt ptio ions: ns: (b

(both

• th 2 year

r cou

• urs

rses) es)

Math th Applica plicatio tions ns and Interpreta Interpretation tion I Math th Analysis ysis and Appr proach ches es I a st study y of f math in in our r world and how to sol solve e pra ract ctical ical prob

• blem

ems s usi sing ng math a st study y of f mathem ematical tical arg rgumen ents ts, , prob

• blem

em sol solvi ving ng and re real/abstr bstract ct applica plicatio tions. ns. Emph phas asis is on proba

• babi

bility lity, , st statis tistics, tics, fu functio tions, ns, tri rigon

• nomet

etry ry, and dif iffe fere rential tial calcu culus. s. Emph phas asis is on advan vance ced d algeb ebra ra and fu functio tions ns, , tri rigon

• nomet

etry ry, prob

• babil

bility ity, , st stati tist stics, ics, dif iffe fere rential tial and int integr egral al calcu culus Targ rget eted ed towa ward rds s st studen ents ts wh who wil ill go

• n to st

study y su subjec ects ts su such as s so social cial sc scie iences ces, , natur ural al sc scie ience ces, s, bus usin iness, ess, psy sych cholog

• gy, and st

statis tistics tics Targ rget eted ed towa ward rds s st studen ents ts wh who wil ill go

• n to st

study y su subjec ects ts su such as s math, h, en engi ginee eeri ring ng, , physi sical cal sc scie iences es or r ec economics mics

IB IB El Electiv ctives: es:

Both th SL and HL in in the e fol follow

• wing

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• yea

ear r cours rses: es:

▪ Socia ial l & Cultur ural al Ant nthrop

• polog
• gy SL (one year)

▪ Social ial & Cul ultur ural al Ant nthrop

• polog
• gy HL (two

years) ▪ World d Relig igio ions ns SL ▪ Psycholog

• gy SL

L (one year) ▪ Psycholog

• gy HL (two years)

▪ Business ss SL (one year)** ▪ Business ss HL (two years)

▪ Fil ilm SL or r HL ▪ Vis isual l Art rts s SL or r HL ▪ Thea eatr tre e Art rts s SL or r HL **sa satisfie isfies s st state te re requir irem emen ent t fo for r ec economics mics and per erson sonal al fi finan ance ce ▪ Econ

• nom
• mics

ics SL ** ▪ Econ

• nom
• mics

ics HL (two wo yea ears) rs) ▪ Phi hilosop

• sophy

y SL ▪ Compu mpute ter r Scie ience ce SL

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beginn inning ing February ruary 20 to

• finali

alize ze choi

• ices.

es.

If your ur so son/da daug ughte ter r de deci cides des to pu pursu sue e the e ful ull di dipl plom

• ma,

a, what hat is th s the e next xt st step ep?

What do they do if they don’t want to pu pursue rsue the fu full ll dip iploma?

• ma?

Encour

urag age your ur stud udents to take one or several ral IB cour urse ses s in in sub ubjects ts tha hat they lik ike and in in whi which ch they want a gr greater er cha halleng nge

Encour

urag age your ur stud udents to cons nsid ider er one of the fabul ulous us IB e electiv ives s – an op n opport

• rtunity

unity to study udy a su subject ct tha hat is is new to them (see ha handout)

Co Cons nsid ider erations tions in in P Plan lanni ning ng for r Hi High Sc h School l Co Cour urses ses

Academ demic ic Chall llen enge Academ demic ic Success ess Extra- curric rriculars ulars

Cr Create eate a hea ealth lthy y balan lance! ce!

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