Lincoln Park High School IB Programme Expansion
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Lincoln Park High School IB Programme Expansion
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Lincoln Park High School
IB Programme Expansion
The International Baccalaureate, a world wide educational organization that aims to:
“develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.”-
“develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.”
“encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.”
What is IB?
inquirers knowledgeable thinkers communicators principled open-minded caring risk-takers balanced reflective.
The IB Learner Profile
A one size fits all program
Too difficult
Too much work
Only for students with the highest test scores
What IB is Not
◦PDP and IB Diploma Programme
◦Performing Arts
◦Neighborhood School
◦Current AP offerings
◦Current make up of staffPage 5
What Doesn’t Change?
• 4 levels to 3
Pre diploma/full diploma
Accelerated Honors (HL)
Honors (SL)
All students MYP at grades 9/10
Cohorting
What Will Change?
Pre Diploma MYP
Core MYP
Music or Drama Majors MYP
9th and 10th Grade
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MYP Program Model
Diploma Programme
◦ Keeps current size, structure, curriculum
ains◦ More students may
opt for DP over timeMore students may opt for DP
IB IB Coree
◦ Choose CAS, TOK, or EE
◦ May take stand alone IB classes, earn certificate
◦ Can still take stand alone AP
◦ Some non IB and non AP classes
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11th-12th Grade
A Diploma from the IB Organization
Certifies that the holder has completed the DP course of study and successfully passed several end of course tests
Also completed EE and TOK, and CAS Recognized by universities world wide that
holder is very well prepared for college work
What is an IB Diploma
IB has the best programs and curriculum to meet the needs of all of our students
That all students deserve the best regardless of their personal circumstances
Our staff has the skills and experience to succeed at expanding IB
Our students have the potential, skills, and desire-they will rise to the challenge
Working together, we will transform LP into the only large diverse urban high school, not all magnet, where all students have high achievement
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What We Believe at LP
