welcome to chandler high school’s international baccalaureate program
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Welcome To Chandler High School’s
International Baccalaureate Program
Why IB?
Is the IB Program the right path for my child?
The International Baccalaureate Program is a
curriculum of rigorous accelerated academic challenges.
IB divides the curriculum into two parts.
The Middle Years Program – 9th and 10th gradeThe Diploma Program – 11th and 12th
In 1982 Chandler High School became the 1st school in Arizona to become an authorized IB
Diploma school.
In 2013 we became fully authorized offering IB for grades 9-12.
Chandler High School is only 1 of 3 schools in Arizona to be IB authorized for grades 9-12.
IB Learner Profile
IB Middle Years ProgramGrades 9 & 10The first step into the
International Baccalaureate Program
at Chandler High School
Student-centered program
Teachers connect curriculum to real world topics
Academically rigorous
Allows for continued documentation of community service involvement
Benefits of MYP
MYP students become• Self-starters• Self-advocatesThey learn• Time management • Organization
They connect with teachers and peers who have the same interests and work ethics.
Benefits of MYP
MYP students
Take honors coursesComplete community serviceDevelop a Personal Project
IB MYP Freshman Schedule
Fall SpringHonors English 9 Honors EnglishHonors Math Honors MathHonors Biology Honors BiologyHonors World History Honors World HistoryWorld Language World LanguagePE/ Fine Art/Technology PE/Fine Art/Technology
The MYP Personal ProjectRepresents a significant body of work produced over an extended period.
Challenges students to work independently.
Demonstrates the creativity, skills and growth of each student through the IB Middle Years.
Chandler High School’s Personal Projects
• Design an American Korean Cookbook• Start an after school jump-rope program at
a local elementary school• Choreography an original dance concert
and have the concert performed by Chandler High students in the Chandler Center for the Arts• Design a manual for beginning tennis
players • Help children create story books then donate them to Phoenix Children’s Hospital• Design and build a model of an
environmentally sustainable building.• Write an original book of poetry
Students meet monthly with the IBMYP coordinator and the IBMYP Personal Project Manager.
Students have an advisor knowledgeable in their project area. Meetings are arranged as needed between the student and advisor.
Students display their Personal Projects spring semester for the school and community in the Chandler Center of the Arts.
Each student receives a Personal Project Guide.
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Once completing the IB Middle Years Program, students can continue into the IB Diploma Program (11th and 12th grade)
In 11th and 12th grade students may take IB tests for college credit.
Success RateOver $28,000,000.00 in scholarship/grants were offered to our senior class and over $9,000,000.00 was offered to our IB graduating seniors!
2013 23 students earned an IB Diploma 19 began as MYP students
Where CHS IB CandidatesHave Been Accepted or Are Attending
Harvard Air Force Academy Honors Colleges at
MIT Naval Academy University of Arizona
Yale West Point Barrett, ASU
Princeton SCRIPPS Northern AZ Un.
Stanford Rice New York University
Columbia Un. of Texas DukeCornell Brown GeorgetownCornell Syracuse Un. of
PennsylvaniaNotre Dame Michigan
Northwestern California Institute of Technology Carnegie
MellonDarthmouth Southern Methodist University
Did IB help in college prep? What helped?Writing skills? Study skills?
• 73% said IB helped develop writing skills • 60% said IB helped develop study skills
• 47% said IB was harder than collegeand they were ready for college
• 35 % said IB helped develop critical and analyticalthinking skills • 26% said IB helped develop time management skills
Did you graduate from college?
Or if still in college, what was your GPA after 4 semesters?
• 65 % of respondents had graduated fromcollege
• 71% of respondents had GPA greater thanor equal to 3.5
What Next?.....If you think the IB Program the right path for your child…
1.Turn in the Statement of Understanding form by September 27, 2013 (before fall intersession)
2.Give your name and email address to the IB Parent Booster Organization.
Freshmen IB meetings will begin in after Fall Break.
IB Web Site
More information about can be found at
www.ibo.org
For questions regarding Chandler High School’s Middle Year’s Program
MYP Coordinator:
Mary Kandaris 480-812-7709 [email protected]
Personal Project Manager:
Mara Schultz 480-812-7776 [email protected]
IB Coordinator:
Anne Bender 480-812-7732 [email protected]
MYP Counselors:
Violet Nelson 480-812-7729 [email protected]
Geri Jaramillo 480-812-7730 [email protected]