Zionsville Community High School

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Zionsville Community High School

• International
• Baccalaureate
• Diploma Program
• Exploration

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International BaccalaureateDiploma Program
Exploration

• Philosophy and
• Overview

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationPhilosophy and Overview

• Mission Statement
• The International Baccalaureate 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 organization 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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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationPhilosophy and Overview

• Mission Statement
• The International Baccalaureate 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 organization 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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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationPhilosophy and Overview

• Principles and Practices
• International Mindedness
• Inquiry Approach
• Critical Thinking
• Independent Self-Guided Learning
• Emphasis on Written and Oral Communication
• Respect for different perspectives/views

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationPhilosophy and Overview

• Principles and Practices
• Service to community
• Interdisciplinary connections
• Relevancy to Real World
• Authentic, Criterion Referenced Assessments
• International Standards

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International BaccalaureateDiploma Program
Exploration

• Structure of Program

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationStructure of Program
Program Hexagon
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Curricular Groups
• Group 1 Language A-1
• Group 2 World Languages
• Group 3 Individuals and Societies
• Group 4 Experimental Sciences
• Group 5 Mathematics
• Group 6 The Arts

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Curricular Requirements
• Junior and Senior Year
• One course from each subject group
• Take three or four Higher Level (HL) courses
  consisting of a minimum of 240 hours of
  instruction
• Take three or two Standard Level (SL) courses
  consisting of a minimum of 150 hours of
  instruction.

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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Program Hexagon
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Core Component Extended Essay
• 4,000 word essay
• Topic of student choice within IB framework
• Completed midway through senior year
• Graded externally

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Core Component
• Extended Essay Sample Topics
• Family Dynamics How Birth Order Impacts
  Personality
• U.S. Detention of Immigrants in Guantanamo and in
  the Palmer Raids Executive Powers and the
  Suspension of the Human Rights Standards

• The Influence of the Civil War on
• Walt Whitmans Poetry

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationStructure of Program

• Core Component
• Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Class
• Explores the nature of knowledge across
  disciplines
• Encourages an appreciation of cultural
  perspectives
• 100 hours of instruction across two years

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationStructure of Program

• Core Component Sample TOK Questions
• How do we know what we know?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of various
  academic disciplines in defining truth?

• Is mathematical proof more valid that
  historical proof?

• How does the definition of good art differ
  from the definition of good literature?
• Can the scientific process ever be truly
  removed from the context of human bias and
  emotion?

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Core Component Creativity, Action, Service
  (CAS)
• Fosters students awareness and
• appreciation of life outside the
• academic arena
• Creativity artistic pursuits,
• Action physical activity
• Service volunteerism
• Self reflection journal
• Minimum of 150 hours

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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Program Hexagon
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Internal Evaluation
• Twenty to Fifty percent of the grade
• Graded by teachers with some outside moderation
• Components
• Oral exercises in languages
• Projects
• Student portfolios
• Class presentations
• Practical laboratory work
• Mathematical investigations
• Artistic performances

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationStructure of Program

• External Evaluation
• Fifty to Eighty percent of grade
• Externally Graded Papers
• 5000 Examiners Worldwide
• Approximate 625 testing fees for full diploma
• Components Essays
• Structured Problems
• Short-Response
• Data-Response
• Text-Response
• Case Studies
• Multiple Choice

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Earning the Diploma
• Take six courses, one from each group
• Complete EE, TOK and CAS
• Complete all IB assessments
• Assessments are on 1-7 scale
• Three points available from TOK and EE
• Must accumulate 24 points
• 80 of students earn the diploma each exam
  session

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International BaccalaureateDiploma Program
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• Benefits

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Student Growth
• IB students are well rounded
• IB students outperform their peers on
• college entrance exams
• IB students have higher acceptance rates to
  colleges
• IB Diploma students perform better in
  post-secondary education than their peers

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationBenefits
Learners Profile Inquirers Their natural
curiosity is nurtured. They acquire the skills
necessary to conduct constructive inquiry and
research, and become independent active
learners. They actively enjoy learning and this
love of learning will be sustained throughout
their lives. Knowledgeable They explore concepts,
ideas and issues which have global relevance and
importance. In so doing, they acquire, and are
able to make use of, a significant body of
knowledge across a range of disciplines. Critical
thinkers They exercise inititative in applying
thinking skills critically and creatively to
approach complex problems and make reasoned
decisions. Communicators They understand and
express ideas and information confidently and
creatively in more than one language and in a
variety of modes of communication.
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationBenefits

• Learners Profile
• Open-minded Through an understanding and
  appreciation of their own culture, they are
• open to the
  perspectives, values and traditions of other
  individuals and
• cultures and are accustomed to
  seeking and considering a range of
  
• points of view.
• Well-balanced They understand the importance
  of physical and mental balance and
  
• personal
  well-being for themselves and others. They
  demonstrate perseverance and
  self-discipline.
• Reflective They give thoughtful
  consideration to their own learning and personal
• development. They are able to
  analyse their strengths and weaknesses in a
  constructive manner.

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationBenefits

• Learners Profile
• Principled They have a sound grasp
  of the principles of moral reasoning.
• They have
  integrity, honesty, a sense of fairness and
  justice and
• respect for the
  dignity of the individual.
• Caring They show empathy,
  compassion and respect towards the needs
• and feelings of
  others. They have a personal commitment to
  action
• and service to
  make a positive difference to the environment and
  to
• the lives of
  others.
• Risk-takers They approach unfamiliar
  situations with confidence and
• forethought, and
  have the independence of spirit to explore new
• roles, ideas and
  strategies. They are courageous and articulate
  in
• defending those
  things in which they believe.

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationBenefits

• Learner Profile
• Inquirers Knowledgeable
• Critical Thinkers Communicators
• Open-Minded Well-balanced
• Reflective Principled
• Caring Risk-Takers

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationBenefits

• University Acceptance Policies
• Indiana University offers up to 8 hours of credit
  for HL scores of 5 and higher
• Purdue offers credit for scores of 4 and higher
  on HL exams
• Butler offers 6 hours of credit for scores of 5-7
  on HL exams 3 hours of credit for some SL exams

• Notre Dame offers credit for scores of
• 6 or 7 on HL exams
• Yale offers 2 acceleration credits (equivalent of
  two courses) for scores of 6 or 7 on HL exams
• Harvard offers eligibility for sophomore standing
  with scores of 7s in three HL subjects

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
ExplorationBenefits
University Acceptance Rates University Avg.
Acceptance IB Acceptance NYU 33
53 UCLA 24 48 Vanderbilt 46
65 Johns Hopkins 35 47 Duke 25
39 Cornell 29 47 MIT 16
23 Dartmouth 21 26
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International BaccalaureateDiploma Program
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• Enrollment

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Timeline and Process
• Submit Application Form Part A (demographic
  report)
• March 1, 2008
• Submit Application Form Part B
• (readiness for a visit, includes detailed course
  outlines)
• June 1, 2008
• IB team visits school Fall, 2008
• Acceptance from IBNA Spring, 2009
• First Classes August, 2009

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• For further information

For more information on the IB Diploma Program
visit www.ibo.org or contact Greg McDaniel
gmcdaniel_at_zcs.k12.in.us or Doug
Showley dshowley_at_zcs.k12.in.us
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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
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• Zionsville Community High School is a candidate
  school for the Diploma Program. This school is
  pursuing authorization as an IB World School.
  These are schools that share a common
  philosophya commitment to high quality,
  challenging, international education that
  Zionsville believes is important for our
  students.
• Only schools authorized by the International
  Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as IB World
  Schools can offer any of its three academic
  programmes the Primary Years Programme (PYP),
  the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma
  Programme. Candidate status gives no guarantee
  that authorization will be granted.
• For further information about the IBO and its
  programmes, visit http//www.ibo.org.