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  Educational Programmes : IB Diploma
To earn an IB Diploma, students are required to study six subjects (three at Higher Level, and three at Standard Level): a literature course in the student’s native language; one additional language; maths; experimental sciences; social sciences; and arts or another subject from the sciences, languages or humanities.
IB diploma requirements are based on a set of syllabuses developed by the IB Organization that set forth clear objectives in courses and examinations.
The award of the IB diploma requires a minimum total score of 24, based on the principle that a grade 4 represents a passing level in each of the six subjects.
www.acs-england.co.uk /programmes/ib_diploma.htm   (800 words)

  
 CAC IB Program
The courses, and especially the IB diploma, are designed to challenge motivated students in their final two years of high school.
Diploma candidates must select one subject from each of the six groups, although a second subject from groups 1 to 5 may be substituted for group 6.
The programme was born of efforts to establish a common curriculum and university entry credential for students moving from one country to another.
www.cacegypt.org /hs/ib.html   (2846 words)

  
 Zlatarski IB World School: International Baccalaureate Diploma
The IB Diploma is a two-year program which a student undertakes in his/her final two years of study.
The IB Diploma is recognized for university admissions and/or advanced standing in many countries around the world.
The Diploma Programme’s grading system is criterion-referenced, which means that each student’s performance is measured against well-defined levels of achievement.
www.zlatarskischool.org /eng/IBatZlatarskiSchool.htm   (363 words)

  
 IB Diploma Programme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The programme, administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization, is one of the most widely recognised pre-university educational programmes in the world.
Upon completion of the Diploma Programme, students receive the IB Diploma, which is used to obtain admission to institutions of higher education.
The Diploma Programme is also criticized for its lack of “fair judgment.” Rather than the students having a completely anonymous grader as in the AP program most IB grades are given in a ratio of 70% anonymous and 30% teacher based.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IB_Diploma_Programme   (2757 words)

  
 IB Program of Studies
IB is a pre-university course of studies designed to expose high school students to a challenging, innovative and well-balanced academic program; coursework in the 11th and 12th grade years culminates in a series of examinations leading to an IB Diploma.
However, those who earn an IB Diploma are certainly recognized as among a small percentage of candidates for admission who have demonstrated that they are fully prepared to manage successfully both the academic challenges and the stress of college level work.
Bernards counselors and the IB coordinator are pleased to work with students to inform colleges of the rigor and the nature of their work in the IB program in order to insure that students are awarded a proper amount of credit for their work in IB.
www.shsd.org /NewSite/highSchool/IBProgram/ibprogram.htm   (2144 words)

  
 Zlatarski IB World School: International Baccalaureate Diploma FAQ
The Diploma Programme is a comprehensive and balanced two-year curriculum and assessment system that requires students to study courses across all disciplines.
Among North American colleges and universities, the IB Diploma is recognized as a superior education, preparing students to succeed at post-secondary institutions.
The IB Diploma Programme is growing in the UK and among British International Schools and is totally compatible with UK university entrance requirements.
www.zlatarskischool.org /eng/IBfaq.htm   (758 words)

  
 IB FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
IB students would also like to become a part of a community of ethical, critical, compassionate, reflective, original, and inquisitive thinkers who work in partnership with teachers and other students to tackle a broad and varied curriculum.
IB scores are based on several components of work such as a portfolio, oral exam, written exam, lab notebook, as well as written papers.
IB courses grow in rigor as you grow through high school, so each year is challenging but “handleable.” IB promotes the development of a community of academically motivated students who are often the most active students in the school.
www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us /mhs/IB/IB_FAQ.htm   (837 words)

  
 Welcome to Cebu International School
IB Diploma Programme graduates are welcomed by the world’s leading universities.
IB Diploma Programme students choose to study six subjects – one from each of the subjects areas highlighted in the diagram below.
This is one of the ways in which the IB Diploma Programme students can specialize in a certain subject area and prepare for university studies.
www.cis.edu.ph /ac_ibo.htm   (540 words)

  
 Upper St. Clair High School | IB Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a rigorous pre-university course of studies, leading to examinations, that meets the needs of highly motivated secondary school students between the ages of 16 and 19 years.
The diploma is displayed in the shape of a hexagon with six academic areas surround the core.
IB diploma candidates must be students in good standing at an authorized member school.
www.uscsd.k12.pa.us /46659271992846/site/default.asp   (1222 words)

  
 AISB Secondary :: IB Diploma Program
The IB Diploma Programme is a well-rounded, rigorous course of study.
Diploma candidates are also required to do 150 hours of Creativity, Action and Service (extra-curricular activities, including sports and Community Service), to study Theory of Knowledge, and to write a 4,000 word research-based extended essay.
The IB Diploma program is a great way to spend your last two years of high school.
www.aisb.ro /secondary/diploma.html   (804 words)

  
 Windhoek International School - IB Diploma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
While university acceptance practices vary in different countries, the IB Diploma is recognized either by the governments or by the leading universities in over 100 countries.
The IB programme is challenging but not elitist – average students who are hard-working and who want to attend university can grow personally and intellectually through the IB programme and earn the Diploma.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a rigorous pre-university course of studies, leading to examinations, that meets the needs of highly motivated secondary school students between the ages of 16 and 19.
www.wis.edu.na /IB.htm   (1098 words)

  
 To enroll in an IB Course
IB is a deep, thought-provoking course or study during the junior and senior year.
The IB Diploma Programme is a comprehensive two-year (13 courses) curriculum which provides a deep, thought-provoking program of study in six areas during the junior and senior year.
IB students enroll in a core group of IB classes with other IB diploma candidates during their junior and senior years, yet have the opportunity to interact with students throughout the school during ninth and tenth grade classes, and in world language, fine arts and after school activities throughout their high school years.
www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us /IB   (518 words)

  
 IB Diploma Programme recognition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The IB diploma is a passport to higher education.
Universities around the world welcome the unique characteristics of IB Diploma Programme students and recognize the way in which the programme helps to prepare students for university level education.
IB students routinely gain admission to some of the best known universities in the world.
www.ibo.org /diploma/recognition   (182 words)

  
 IB Diploma Programme
The IB Diploma Programme for the 11th and 12th grade year is a comprehensive and challenging pre-university course that demands the best from both motivated students and teachers.
Typically, diploma holders are ready to debate real-world issues from an international perspective and to provide leadership and support in the local and global community.
Each diploma student takes six IB subjects in the 11/12 years, most taking three at higher level and three at standard level across the disciplines and sits for exams each spring.
www.sumner.wednet.edu /ourschools/sumner_hs/pages/IB.html   (828 words)

  
 Benjamin Banneker Academic High School: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
The IB Diploma Programme is highly respected by colleges and universities across the United States and throughout the world.
Key to the IB Diploma Programme is a grading system that is criterion referenced: each student's performance is measured against well-defined levels of achievements consistent from one examination session to the next.
Since the IB program is offered at 1,030 schools located in 101 countries (ranging from Albania to Zambia), holders of IB Diplomas have life-long membership in an international camaraderie not unlike a fraternity/sorority, which transcends national borders.
www.benjaminbanneker.org /ib_program/ib_program.htm   (483 words)

  
 IB@Abby
The IB Diploma Programme was implemented in 1983, and saw its first graduates from the programme in 1985.
It is a highly rewarding course of study: students who graduate from the Diploma Programme are eligible for early acceptance into universities in well over 100 countries, and are given first year university credits for the coursework they have completed in high school.
These characteristics educate the IB student in a way which is unique to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
www.abbysenior.com /ib   (251 words)

  
 The Canadian International School - International Baccalaureate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The IB Diploma is eminently regarded for entry to university education throughout the world and foe advanced placement at many colleges and universities in Australia, Canada, U.K. and the United States of America.
Assessment of the IB Diploma is criterion-referenced, not "norm" referenced.
All IB candidates and their parents are required to undergo intensive curriculum explanation sessions with the IB Coordinator and the guidance counselor in order to make informed and educated choices.
www.canschoolindia.org /ibpage.htm   (3094 words)

  
 Wilmington Friends School | Our Program
The IB exams are carefully designed as external standards that support, rather than stifle, effective teacher-guided instruction; for example, students have some choice about which exam questions to answer, giving teachers flexibility to approach a subject in the way that best suits their students and school.
To participate in the IB Diploma Programme, a student will have to go through an application process that involves his or her advisor, the grade-level team, parents, and the WFS IB coordinator.
A: The IB diploma is well respected, as representing an authentic standard of excellence in education, and is often given added weight in the admissions process, as well as in the awarding of college credit for course work completed in high school.
www.wilmingtonfriends.org /our_program/intl_bacc.html   (1273 words)

  
 Branksome Hall - International Baccalaurate Programme - The Diploma Programme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Over the two-year Diploma Programme, students divide 150 hours equally among the three CAS areas, developing and sharing their energies and talents while they learn to work cooperatively.
A student’s progress in the IB Diploma Programme is assessed by her teachers through classroom and group work, assignments, labs or artistic performances, and reviewed by highly qualified IB examiners.
All examinations, held at the end of the two-year Diploma Programme in Grade 12, are graded externally by IB examiners - experts in their topics who report to a Chief Examiner.
www.branksome.on.ca /ib_programme/diploma.htm   (645 words)

  
 WSFC Magnet Schools: About Our Magnet Schools
The IB Diploma Programme is a rigorous course of study for juniors and seniors that provides a liberal arts curriculum from a global perspective.
The Middle Years Programme provides a curriculum that allows students to develop knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to participate effectively in life in the 21st Century, with an emphasis on intercultural awareness.
The Middle Years Programme is designed to prepare students for the rigor of the IB Diploma Programme.
www.wsfcsmagnets.net /programs.asp   (1553 words)

  
 The IB Diploma Programme - TISB
In grades XI and XII students study toward the ID Diploma and are required to studty six subjects, three at higher level, HL, and three at standard level, SL.
The average IB score translates into an A-level equivalent not lower that an A and two B grades.
Increasingly the IB Diploma has been regarded as the 'gold card' in university and college placement, its breadth and special features such as the Extended Essay and TOK lauded by the finest tertiary education institution in the world.
www.tisb.org /ibprogramme.htm   (243 words)

  
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The IB Diploma Programme is for students between 16-19 years old, and encompasses only the final two years of the secondary school sequence.
Many of the concepts, programme elements, and the underlying philosophy found in the MYP are consistent with those found in the Diploma Programme.
One of the founding ideals of the Diploma Programme was to establish an internationally recognized system of curriculum and assessment that would be accepted by universities and ministries of education around the world.
www.tisa.az /download/ibdguide.doc   (2880 words)

  
 Copenhagen International School - IB Diploma Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma programme is a comprehensive and rigorous two-year curriculum, externally examined, for students aged between sixteen and nineteen.
The general objectives of the Diploma programme are to provide students with a balanced education, to facilitate geographic and cultural mobility and to promote international understanding through a shared academic experience.
Admission to the IB Diploma Programme at Copenhagen International School is dependent upon previous educational experience.
www.cis-edu.dk /Academics/ibprogramintro.htm   (394 words)

  
 BCA Accredited to Offer IB Diploma Programme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
While the IB Diploma Program is being offered only to students in ABF, those enrolled in other Academies will benefit, because they can take some of the courses.
The subjects that comprise the core of the IB curriculum are arranged according to six groups: the Diploma candidate is required to select at least one subject for each area.
All IB Diploma candidates are required to take at least one course from each of the groups.
www.bergen.org /Update/IBProgramme.html   (502 words)

  
 Greengates School - Mexico City - IB Syllabus
Greengates joined the international community of IB schools in 1986, attracted by the depth and breadth of the IB curriculum and the academic rigour and international acceptance of its examinations.
The IB Diploma Programme requires all participants to engage in the study of languages, science, mathematics and the humanities until the completion of their secondary schooling.
An essential component of the IB philosophy is that, just as prospective scientists or engineers should be exposed to the Arts throughout their secondary education, "Arts-oriented" students should continue to develop vital quantitative skills.
www.greengates.edu.mx /S_IB_syllabus.htm   (927 words)

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