The International Baccalaureate

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The International Baccalaureate Diploma
Programme at SYDNEY ACADEMY
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IBOS MISSION STATEMENT

• 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 programmes of international
  education and rigorous assessments.
• These programmes 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 Ideals of IBs Mission

• Challenging programs
• Rigorous assessments
• Inquiring, knowledgeable, caring young people
• Peaceful world through intercultural
  understanding
• International education
• Active, compassionate, lifelong learners
• Understanding that other people, with their
  differences, can also be right.

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From Ideals to Reality What is the IB?

• A membership organization, begun in mid-1960s
  within the international school community has
  grown to over 1500 participating schools in 121
  countries around the world.
• Aims to assist member schools through
• curriculum and assessment development
• teacher training and information seminars
• professional networking and other
  educational services.

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• Provides three separate, but related, curriculum
  schemes
• The Primary Years Program
• (Grades K through 5 or 6)
• The Middle Years Program
• (Grades 6 or 7 through Grade 10)
• The Diploma Program
• (Grades 11 and 12)
• The three programs are related through the ideals
  of the IB philosophy

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The IB Diploma ProgramCurriculum Scheme

• IB courses offered in six subject groups
• Group 1 Primary Language (English)
• Group 2 Acquired Second Language
• Group 3 Individuals and Societies
• Group 4 Experimental Sciences
• Group 5 Mathematics
• Group 6 The Arts (or other electives)

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• Additional elements for full Diploma
• candidates
• The Extended Essay - a 4000 word piece of
  original research on a topic chosen by the
  student.
• The Theory of Knowledge course an
  interdisciplinary course designed to develop
  habits of critical reflection, clarity of thought
  and moral judgment
• The Diploma Curriculum scheme
• HEXAGON

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• The Creativity, Action and Service Program a
  minimum of 150 hours of participation in creative
  programs, athletics or other physical activities
  and community service.

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• Many IB courses are offered at two levels
• Higher Level (HL) Two-year courses of
  significant breadth and depth (approximately
  equivalent to first-year college courses).
• Standard Level (SL) One- or two-year courses,
  less broad and deep than HL courses, but still of
  an advanced nature.
• Students are required to complete all required IB
  assessments and to take the IB examination at the
  end of each IB course.

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The official years for participation in the IB
Diploma scheme courses are Grades 11 and 12.
Pre-IB courses and sequences for Grade 10
provide a more consistent preparation for the
nature and rigor of IB courses in Grades 11 and
12.
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The IBDP at SYDNEY ACADEMY

• Began its official affiliation with IBO in 1986
  by starting the implementation process of the IB
  Diploma Program.
• Completed its first IB examination session in
  1987and graduated its first full IB Diploma
  candidates in the 1999-2000 school year.
• Has developed Pre-IB course sequences in 10
  which lead to a full array of courses within the
  IB Diploma curriculum scheme offered to Grades 11
  and 12.

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• Has provided options and flexibility for college
  preparatory students
• Students can opt to pursue a
  comprehensivepreparation package by completing
  all the requirements of the full IB Diploma.
• OR

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• Students can select individual IB courses
  within the Diploma curriculum scheme by pursuing
  individual IB Certificates for each course
  successfully completed.

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The IB Curriculum at Sydney Academy

• Each course is taken at the grade eleven and
  grade twelve level
  
  Language A English A 1
  Higher Level
• Language B French B HL and SL
  
  Spanish ab initio SL
  
  
• Individuals and Societies Economics HL/ SL
  
  History SL and History of
  the Americas HL

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Experimental Sciences Biology SL Chemistry
SL Physics SL Mathematics
Mathematics SL Math Studies
SL The Arts/Electives Visual
Arts HL/SL
Instr. Music SL/HL or the selection of another
course from Group 3 or 4
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To Earn the IB Diploma

• Complete Extended Essay, TOK, and CAS
• Complete all internally assessed work required by
  IB
• Take all six IB courses, three at the higher
  level and all six exams
• Achieve a cumulative score of 24 (IB exams are
  scored on a scale of 1 to 7).

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To Earn IB Certificates

• Take as many or as few IB courses as fit your
  needs/strategies
• Complete all internally assessed work required by
  IB in each IB course
• Complete each IB course and take the IB exam in
  that course.

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General Nature of Pre-IB IB Courses

• Based on effective communication both written
  and spoken in all subject groups.
• Based on investigation and discovery
  participatory learning.
• Based on international perspectives awareness
  of global methods and standards of learning.
• Based on academic rigor graduated preparation
  process from Grade 10 through Grade 12 for more
  challenging courses.
• Based on concurrency of learning

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Entering Pre-IB and IB Courses

• Self- motivation, family supported
• Making intelligent choices, prioritizing
  activities, time management skills
• Teacher recommendations
• Functional reading and writing levels
• Decent grades
• Keeping options open

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Sydney Academys IB Programme

• Grade 10 Pre-IB Courses English 10
  French 10
  History 10(Eng. And Fre.) Science 10
  Math 10 Ext
  Art 10
  Instr. Music 10

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• As students go through Grade Nine they should be
  thinking about
• Whether they want to pursue the full IB
• Diploma
• OR
• 2. Whether they want to take any number of
  individual Certificate courses within the IB
  Diploma curriculum scheme.

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As students and parents approach Grade 10, they
should become more familiar with the Pre-IB and
IB course sequences as outlined in the Course of
Studies Booklet. Students desiring to keep their
options open to pursue the full IB Diploma should
follow as many of the recommended course
sequences as possible.
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As students and parents progress through the
Pre-IB courses in 10, they should be asking two
important questions1. Should I pursue the
whole package of the IB Diploma
schedule?2. Should I mix and match IB courses
with academic courses for the most
effective schedule to meet my individual
needs?
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Students do not have to navigate these programs
alone...

• Updated information booklets for student/parent
  reference
• Teachers and staff as advocates for student
  success
• IB coordinators dedicated to student success and
  program effectiveness
• Administrators dedicated to ongoing program
  development

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The IB Diploma and the Nova Scotia High School
Diploma

• Students who earn the IB Diploma are also awarded
  the NS High School Graduation Diploma.
  Eligible
  students may also earn the IB French Bilingual
  Diploma.
  

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Why do this IB thing?

• 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 with many advancing to post-secondary
  programs.

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Contact Information

• www.ibo.org
  www.sacademy.cbv.ns.ca
  beatonj3_at_staff.ednet.ns.ca
  Sydney Academy telephone [phone]
  Parents, counsellors and students are invited to
  contact Janet Beaton at the school for further
  information or to schedule individual
  appointments.

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If you are presently in a pre-Diploma schedule
(grade 10 year), then the IB coordinator will be
meeting with you this coming April and May to
help you strategize about your senior high years
within the IB Diploma curriculum scheme.
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If you are planning to continue on in the full
Diploma program, we will tentatively set your
schedule based on your academic strengths and
interests. If you are planning to take IB
courses for individual Certificates, we will
discuss all of your options in doing so.
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Whether you plan to take all the IB courses for
the Diploma or whether you take any number of
individual Certificate courses, PLEASE review the
IB course sequences in the Course of Studies
information booklet so you will have a better
idea of how to set up your high school schedule
here at Sydney Academy