LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL

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LINDEN HIGH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM
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If the world were a village
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If we could shrink the earth's population to a
village of precisely 100 people...
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• 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western
  Hemisphere ( North and South) and 8 Africans
• 51 would be female 49 would be male
• 70 would be non-white 30 white
• 70 would be non-Christian 30 Christian
• 50 of the wealth would be held by 6 people and
  all 6 would be citizens of the United States

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• 80 would live in sub-standard housing
• 70 would be unable to read
• 50 would suffer from malnutrition
• 1 would be near death, 1 would be near birth
• Only 1 would have a college education
• No one would own a computer
• Donella H. Meadows

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Features of an International Education

• Meaning and importance of culture, starting with
  ones own but leading to that of others
• The study of issues of global concerns
• An exploration of different dimensions of the
  human condition

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International Education is not just

• Teaching groups of children with different
  nationalities
• Studying history, geography and customs of other
  countries
• Arranging for foreign exchanges

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The Diploma ProgramNumber of Schools (Jan 2006)

• Worldwide 1149
• USA 479
• Canada 96
• Caribbean 3

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Why IB Matters in NJ

• National High School Reform Initiative
• New Jersey High School Reform
• Intense attention to school performance
• Challenges to public schools

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Our Mission

• The International Baccalaureate Organization 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 IBO works with schools,
  governments and international organizations to
  develop challenging programs of international
  education and rigorous assessment.
• These programs encourage students across the
  world to become active, compassionate and
  lifelong learners who understand that other
  people, with their differences, can also be right.

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THE CURRICULUM
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IB Diploma Requirements

• Take three Higher Level (HL) and three Standard
  Level (SL) courses
• One course from groups 1-5, and a 6th subject
• Higher Level Standard Level
• 240 hours 150 Hours
• World language
• exam Grade 11

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To Earn an IB Diploma

• Complete Extended Essay, TOK, CAS
• Take six courses, and complete all IB Assessments
• Grading scale 1-7, and is a combination of marks
  for external and internal assessments
• Must accumulate 24 points total to receive the
  diploma

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The IB Program at LHS

• Group 1 English (HL)
• Group 2 Spanish, German, French
• Spanish abinito (SL)
• Group 3 History of the Americas (HL)
• 20th Century Topics (HL)
• Business Management (SL)
• Group 4 Biology (HL SL)
• Chemistry (HL SL)
• Design Tech (HL SL)
• Physics (SL only)
• Group 5 Mathematical Studies (SL)
• Mathematics SL (SL)
• Mathematics (HL)
• Group 6 Theater Arts (HL)
• Visual Arts (SL)
• Any course from group 3 or 4

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Diploma Requirements

• Theory of Knowledge TOK is a course unique to
  the IB program. It is mandatory for every
  student. Students are helped to consider how they
  know what they know and to develop habits of
  reflection in a deeper intellectual experience.
  TOK involves 100 hours of teaching time.

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Diploma Requirements

• The Extended Essay IB Students are required to
  undertake an original research paper of 4,000
  words maximum. This essay offers the students the
  opportunity to investigate a topic of special
  interest and become acquainted with the kind of
  independent research and writing skills expected
  at the university level.

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Diploma Requirements

• Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)
• CAS is a fundamental part of the IB program.
  The CAS requirements takes seriously the
  importance of life outside the world of
  scholastics. Each IB student is required to
  complete 150 hours of community service before
  they graduate.

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Comments by University Admissions Officers

• Send us prepared students a la IB.it is the
  best high school prep curriculum an American
  School can offer. (Marilee Jones, Director of
  Admissions MIT)
• IB is a first rate program, one we are
  familiar with, and it prepares students well for
  university life. Fred Hargadon, Director of
  Admissions Princeton)

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In The End

• Students who are members of the IBO learning
  community may develop to become
• Risk Takers Principled
• Well-Balanced
• Caring Knowledgeable
• Thinkers Communicators
• Open-Minded