1. This online PPT represents most of the content discussed at our parent meeting
I typically remove or alter the wording of a few slides that may need verbal context, so as not to confuse the home audience.

2. International Baccalaureate Program
Edmonds-Woodway High School
Edmonds School District #15

3. HISTORY OF THE IB
Founded in 1968, the International Baccalaureate is a non-profit education foundation, motivated by its mission, focused on the student.
Mission: The IB aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
A million students, worldwide
Over 200 full-IB students at EWHS right now!

4. THE ESD GRADUATION CHART DOES NOT APPLY TO FULL-IB DIPLOMA CANDIDATES!
WHEN YOU SEE THE CHART:
 DON’T LOOK AT IT.
 DON’T THINK ABOUT IT.
 AVERT YOUR EYES!
IT’S JUST EASIER ON ME THAT WAY.

5. IB DIPLOMA = EW DIPLOMA AND THAT’S IT!
A very different way to graduate from EWHS
Pass your EOC and SBA exams
Pass IB classes and complete formal IB assessments
Sit for all IB exams and complete IB Diploma reqs
AND THAT’S IT!
Granting of high school diploma with NO additional district requirements

6. YOU EARN TWO DISTINCT DIPLOMAS
The full-IB diploma sequence gets you two diplomas:
 Earn an Edmonds School District Diploma
 Earn an International Baccalaureate Diploma

7. HOW DO I GET AN IB DIPLOMA
Take 3 Higher-level & 3 Standard-level classes
HL: English, History, and your choice of a third course
SL: 3 classes (1 year long) from the others
Language, Math, Science, electives….
Pass the classes and take the IB exams at the end
Take Theory of Knowledge and CAS
Accumulate 24 points total on 6 exams
Scored on a scale of 1-7

8. IB DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS (THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE…AND NOT THE ONLY ONE)
English HL Math SL EE
History HL Language SL CAS
Biology HL Art SL TOK
THE IB DIPLOMA!

9. WHAT IS IB?
IB Diploma Courses are taken in the last two years of high school.
Humanities, math, sciences, and electives
Specifically designed as prep for college students.

10. IB LEARNERS STRIVE TO BE…
IB LEARNER PROFILE
IB LEARNERS STRIVE TO BE…
Inquirers Open-minded
Knowledgeable Caring
Thinkers Risk-takers
Communicators Balanced
Principled Reflective

11. You take one class from each category
WHAT’S IT MEAN?
There are Six IB Class Categories
English Language and Literature HL
History of the Americas HL
French, Mandarin, or Spanish (SL or HL)
Math Studies SL, Math SL, or Math HL
Biology, Chemistry, Marine Science SL, Physics SL
Art History, Business/Management, Computer Science, Global Politics, Music, Psychology, Visual Arts, or another science
You take one class from each category

12. DIPLOMA v. CERTIFICATE Two kinds of candidates: Diploma / Certificate
Students who leave the full-IB diploma series may opt for certificates in specific subject areas, but:
In-district transfer students must continue on the full-IB diploma pathway. If not, their records will be sent back to their home school for fall course registration.

13. THIS YEAR’S COHORT
200 kids doing the full-IB diploma
50% of the current Junior class is in at least 1 IB class.

14. “WHY DID YOU LISTEN TO RALPH IN THE LUNCHROOM??”
WHY WOULD I DO THIS?
Why are you here? You are here to leave.
BUT…what do you want to do when you leave?
What does the 24-year old version of you want to say to the 16-year old version of you?
“WHY DID YOU LISTEN TO RALPH IN THE LUNCHROOM??”

15. COLLEGE RECOGNITION FOR IB
Approximately 1,600 colleges and universities currently have policies to recognize IB The Diploma Programme stands out among other high school curricula available today in the US public education system because it offers a rigorous, aligned, integrated instructional system that is…transformative for high-needs students. Source: McKinsey for the Diploma Gap Study, 2008

16. ALL WA STATE 4-YEAR PUBLIC BACCS
15 CREDITS
FOR THE IB DIPLOMA
PLUS
CREDIT FOR EVERY HL
EXAM PERFORMANCE

17. COLLEGE MYTH # 11: PROTECT YOUR GPA
A high GPA is more important than taking the most challenging classes the school offers.
Nope – it’s always better to show a college that you are willing to challenge yourself, even if it means a lower grade. Just don’t fail.

18. WHAT’S AN IB STUDENT LOOK LIKE AT EDMONDS-WOODWAY HIGH SCHOOL?
University-bound Highly motivated All-around student Reflective learner Problem-solver Committed to learning Seeks educational challenges

19. Multi-sport athletes & musicians!

20. THE IB DIPLOMA IS DO-ABLE!
You have no other crediting requirements. You have no special crediting requirements. You have NO course requirements outside of IB. Advanced music students – some of the best at EWHS – do the full-IB diploma and play hours and hours of music every day… and they do it. Advanced athletes – some of the best at EWHS – do club sports or earn multiple varsity letters here spending hours and hours at practice every day…and they do it.

21. IS YOUR ADVISOR IN 10TH GRADE?
There is no such thing as a 15-year old IB Coordinator.

22. “I CAN’T.”
I’ve lost count of the number of students who have said this, and then walked across the stage with their IB diploma and tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship money.

23. THE SEQUENCE
PREPARATION FOR THE IB DIPLOMA Grade 9: EW Honors Student Grade 10: EW Honors Student THE IB DIPLOMA SEQUENCE Grade 11: IB Student Grade 12: IB Student

24. LET’S BUILD AN IB SCHEDULE
I generally start with some assumptions:
Students want academic preparation for college
Students have SOME idea of their strengths/weaknesses
Students have SOME idea about their interests
3 questions:
Are you in the Music program?
(Let’s chat about IB Music)
Are you interested in studying Engineering?
(Let’s chat about at least a year of Physics)
How do you feel about Math and Science?
(Let’s chat about your core choices in those subjects)

25. WHAT QUINN THINKS ABOUT WHEN BUILDING AN IB SCHEDULE
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
IB English is gonna happen here.
IB History is gonna happen here.
What’s your next math course?
Maybe we are done; maybe not.
You probably did BioH and ChemH in Grades 9 and 10.
Do you like science? What’s the college plan?
World Language: Keep going no matter what – or pay for it in college.
Ramp into the 6th subject in Sr Year or knock it out in Jr Year?
Music? Engineering?
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CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 2)
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 1)

26. There are about 40 ways to make an IB diploma at EWHS
There are about 40 ways to make an IB diploma at EWHS. These are just a few so you have some idea.

27. WEAK IN MATH AND SCIENCE
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
IB ENGLISH HL
IB HISTORY HL
IB MATH STUDIES OR IB MATH SL
X (You’ll take something, but it isn’t an IB exam class)
IB MARINE SCIENCE SL
IB WORLD LANGUAGE 3
IB WORLD LANGUAGE 4 SL
IB BUSINESS AND MGMT HL
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 2)
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 1)

28. NOT SO GOOD IN MATH / SCIENCE! BUT I’M ADVANCED IN LANGUAGE
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
IB ENGLISH HL
IB HISTORY HL
IB MATH STUDIES SL
X (You’ll take something, but it isn’t an IB exam class)
IB MARINE SCIENCE SL
IB WORLD LANGUAGE 4
IB WORLD LANGUAGE 5 HL
6TH SUBJECT – FOR TESTING SL
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 2)
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 1)

29. I LOVE MATH! I LOVE SCIENCE!
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
IB ENGLISH HL
IB HISTORY HL
IB MATHEMATICS SL (Take the test here)
IB MATHEMATICS HL
IB BIO HL
IB WORLD LANGUAGE
IB WORLD LANGUAGE SL
IB CHEM HL
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 2)
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 1)

30. I CAN DO BIO, JUST NOT MATH!
GRADE 11
GRADE 12
IB ENGLISH HL
IB HISTORY HL
ALGEBRA 2
IB MATH STUDIES SL
IB BIOLOGY HL
IB WORLD LANGUAGE
IB WORLD LANGUAGE SL
X (You’ll take something, but it isn’t an IB exam class)
6TH SUBJECT – FOR TESTING SL
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 2)
CAS & IB TOK & EE (IN SEMESTER 1)

31. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE…
3 HL CLASSES
3 SL CLASSES
TOK

32. COURSE SELECTION: REQUIRED HL CLASSES
IB English Language and Literature HL IB History of the Americas HL

33. COURSE SELECTION: MATH (Get to a YELLOW arrow)
IB EXAM
Precal for IB
IB EXAM
IB EXAM

34. COURSE SELECTION: SCIENCES
IB Marine Biology SL
IB Biology HL Sequence
IB Chemistry HL Sequence
IB Physics SL Sequence
11: IB Physics >> 12: IB Advanced Physics

35. COURSE SELECTION: LANGUAGE
IB LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Spanish – French – Chinese (Mandarin)
11: Language 3
12: Language 4 SL Exam
11: Language 4+
12: Language 5+ HL exam
Ab initio (Spanish, French, or Mandarin, by request)

36. COURSE SELECTION: 6TH SUBJECT
IB COMPUTER SCIENCE SL
IB PSYCHOLOGY SL / HL
IB BUSINESS & MANAGMENT SL / HL
IB ART HISTORY SL OR IB MARINE SCIENCE SL
IB GLOBAL POLITICS
IB MUSIC SL / HL
Group Performance, Solo Performance
Composition
IB VISUAL ARTS

37. Creativity Action Service
C A S
Creativity
Action
Service
Your work towards CAS is documented through an online program – ManageBAC – and is monitored by our CAS Coordinator, Mr. Stewart. It begins in the Fall of Grade 11.

38. TOK and the EE
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE: How do we know what we know? Begins the second semester of Grade 11 and continues through first semester of Grade 12.
EXTENDED ESSAY: Original research in a content area of choice. Great for colleges!
THE COLLEGE PROCESS

39. PROGRAM COSTS
Grade 11/12 Some courses charge lab fees IBO Registration and Exam Fees Testing May 2017 One Registration and One Exam: $260 Full IB Diploma: $925 DO YOU QUALIFY FOR FREE & REDUCED LUNCH? No course fees and IB Exams are free!

40. David Quinn, IB Coordinator
QUESTIONS ABOUT IB?
David Quinn, IB Coordinator
Phone:
IB Coordinator Website is linked from EW site