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International Baccalaureate ProgramThomas A. Edison High School
Alexandria, Virginia25 February 2020
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IB Leadership at Edison High School
Pamela Brumfield Mark NoceraPrincipal Assistant Principal
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IB Coordinators
Heather Browne Megan GarnettMiddle Years Program Diploma Program
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Frequently Asked Questions
● What is IB?● Who can take IB classes?● What does IB look like at
Edison?● Why should a student
take IB classes?● Can I do IB?● How do I do IB?
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What is IB?
Since 1968, the IB has offered an education focused on “teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic.”
Experience of the Classroom
Realities of the Outside World
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Middle Years Program (MYP)
● Student-centered
● IB Framework of learning
● 8 subject areas
● Projects, action, and service
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Diploma Program (DP)
● Student-centered
● IB Framework of learning
● 6 subject areas
● Core Assessments:
○ Theory of Knowledge (TOK)○ Extended Essay○ CAS Hours
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What does IB look like at Edison?
● July 1998 - authorized IBDP school; MYP authorized in December 2016● 519 10th grades registered for MYP Personal Project 2019-20● 465 students registered to take 1,117 IB exams in May 2020● 71 full IB Diploma Candidates● In 2019, our students:
○ Earned highest scores in the county for Chemistry SL and History HL○ Earned highest possible marks in English Lang & Lit HL; Chinese SL;
Spanish HL & SL; History HL; Social & Cultural Anthropology SL; Chemistry SL; and Math Studies SL
○ Scored above the world average in Spanish HL & SL; History HL; Social & Cultural Anthropology SL; Chemistry SL; Math Studies SL; and Visual Arts SL
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Why should I take IB classes?
(McCullars)
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University/College IB Students Acceptance Rate
Total Population Acceptance Rate
Univ. of Florida 82% 42%
Univ. of Miami 72% 30%
Univ. Michigan - Ann Arbor
71% 51%
UVA 64% 32%
UNC Chapel Hill 63% 32%
Full IB Acceptance Rates
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Full IB Acceptance Rates, Continued
University/College IB Students Acceptance Rate
Total Population Acceptance Rate
UC Berkeley 58% 26%
NYU 57% 30%
Cornell 31% 18%
Duke 28% 16%
UPenn 24% 14%
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Full IB Acceptance Rates, Continued
University/College IB Students Acceptance Rate
Total Population Acceptance Rate
Brown 18% 9%
Yale 18% 7%
Stanford 15% 7%
Columbia 13% 9%
Harvard 10% 7%
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Why should I take IB classes?
Voices from the Experts
(Clear Voice Comms)
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Community Perspectives
EHS Class of 2020 Diploma Candidates● Charlotte Malone● Mina Mohammed● Sarah Myers
Edison ParentLisa Landis
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How do I do IB?
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Recommended Courses: 9th & 10th Grade
9th Grade❏ English 9 Honors❏ World Language 2❏ WH2 Honors❏ Biology Honors❏ Geometry (or higher)❏ Elective❏ Health & PE
10th Grade❏ English 10 Honors❏ World Language 3❏ Government Honors❏ Chem Honors or IB Chem❏ Algebra 2 (or higher)❏ Elective❏ Health & PE
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IB Diploma v. Certifcate
IB DiplomaTake classes in ALL six subject areas: ❏ Group 1: English❏ Group 2: World Languages❏ Group 3: Social Studies❏ Group 4: Science❏ Group 5: Math❏ Group 6: the Arts (or an elective)PLUS, complete three CORE requirements:❖ IB Theory of Knowledge❖ Extended Essay❖ 150 CAS Hours
IB Certificates● Given in individual IB
courses● Earned when students
complete course of study in an IB subject AND pass the IB Exam
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To Schedule a Meeting:
Contact Ms. Garnett: [email protected] OR
See Ms. Garnett in the Cafeteria after the Student Services presentation
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Final thought . . . The function of education
is to teach one to think
intensively and to think
critically. Intelligence plus
character — that is the goal
of true education.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.