1. International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program
Parent Information Night November 14, 2018

2. What is the International Baccalaureate Program?
The IB is a not-for-profit foundation, motivated by its educational mission, focused on the student.
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.
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.
The IB Programme is not a gifted program. It is a philosophy of teaching that aims to help students connect with the world.

3. What is the MIDDLE YEARS Program?
The MYP is:
for students aged 11 to 16
a framework of academic challenge
8 subject groups, plus personal project in the final year
taught in any language
The MYP encourages students to:
understand the connections between subjects through interdisciplinary learning
understand the connections between subjects and the real world
become critical and reflective thinkers
The Middle Years Program begins at Talley Middle School and continues at Mount Pleasant High School

4. The Philosophy

5. IB learners strive to be:
What is an “IBMYP” student?
IB learners strive to be:
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
Open-minded
Caring
Risk-takers
Balanced
Reflective
If your child shows the characteristics of this profile, this program would be a good fit for him/her!

6. What are teachers looking for in an IB student at Talley?
Creativity
Respectfulness
Initiative
Acceptance
Motivation
Thoughtfulness
Tenacity

7. What will my child experience if accepted into this program?
In addition to the core classes of Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies, students in the IBMYP program at Talley are required to participate in the following scheduled classes:
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Physical Education
Art
Health
STEM
World Language
(Intro. to French or Spanish)
(French or Spanish)
Art/Music
Music

8. What is the application process?
The Student Application is available on our website now! Visit the Talley website at and find the application in the “International Baccalaureate” section.
Steps:
Download and print the application
Give your child’s teachers the recommendations attached to the application. These should be sent to Talley directly from the teacher.
Fill out the student profile sheet and criteria document
If you are interested, you maybe arrange for your child to visit Talley to partake in a shadow experience with a current 6th grade student. We begin setting up shadows on January 15th, 2019.
The math and writing assessment will be complete at home and then returned to Miss Feder.

9. When will the decision be made?
All completed applications are due by March 1, 2019
Applications submitted after March 1st are not guaranteed to be reviewed. Applications submitted by March 1st will be evaluated using our IB database, the IB coordinators, and IB educators. Decisions will be made shortly thereafter. Families will be contacted via post mail. Families will either be invited to attend, informed of a placement on the waiting list, or informed that the child will not be offered a spot in the program.

10. Deadlines and Important Dates
January 15, 2019
Shadowing and Assessments begin
March 1, 2019
Applications due
April 19, 2019
Candidate Notification
May 7, 2019
IB Open House for Admitted Students

11. The Decision of the Family
Once invited into the program, families can either accept or decline the invitation. If accepted, your child will receive the summer, 2019 work at the end of this school year via USPS and attend an IB “Meet the Teachers” night in May/June.
If you need to choice your child into Talley for the IB Program, there is a separate “Choice” form that you will receive directly from the IB Coordinator. The choice formed should be returned to Miss Feder, when completed.

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