2. 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.

3. IB Learner Profile Risk TakersPrincipled Well-Balanced Caring InquirersKnowledgeable ThinkersCommunicators Open-Minded

4. International Education is not just: Teaching groups of children with different nationalities Studying history, geography and customs of other countries Arranging for foreign exchanges

5. Features of an International Education Meaning and importance of culture, starting with one’s own but leading to that of others Meaning and importance of culture, starting with one’s own but leading to that of others The study of issues of global concerns The study of issues of global concerns An exploration of different dimensions of the human condition An exploration of different dimensions of the human condition

6. The Diploma Program 680,000 IB Students Worldwide 2,504 IB Schools Worldwide 132 Countries 639 IB Schools in the USA 15 IB Schools in New Jersey

7. THE CURRICULUM

8. IB Diploma Requirements  Take three Higher Level (HL) and three Standard Level (SL) courses  One course from groups 1-5, and a 6 th subject Higher LevelStandard Level 240 hours150 Hours World language exam Grade 11

9. The IB Program at LHS Group 1 English (HL) Group 2Spanish, German, French, Italian, Spanish B Spanish/Mandarin ab initio (SL) Group 3History of the Americas (HL) 20 th Century Topics (HL) Group 4Biology (HL & SL) Chemistry (HL & SL) Design Tech (HL) Physics (SL only) Group 5Mathematical Studies (SL) Mathematics SL (SL) Group 6Theater Arts (HL) Visual Arts (SL) Business & Management (SL) Any course from group 3 or 4

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

11. Diploma Requirements Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) 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. 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.

12. 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. 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.

13. 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. 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.

14. 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)