MYP Information Night

1. MYP Information Night Wednesday, November 14,2018

2. Agenda • Welcome – Dr. Alexis Barile @Dr_Barile • School Information – Dr. Alexis Barile @Dr_Barile • Why Choose IB?- Danny Daher @TheMrDaher • MYP Program and Application Process – Jenna Rasmussen @Cen10IB • Q & A

3. Centennial Info • Enrollment = 3130 Students • MYP/IB Enrollment = 496 • Only IB Program Offered at High School level in our district • MYP/IB provides the most rigorous curriculum in high school • Also offer AVID, Puente, AP, Honors, Upward Bound, etc. • Learning Opportunities & Experiences

4. WHY IB? Middle Years Program International Baccalaureate For the high school student

6. Preparation for College • IB provides the best preparation for students to prepare for the rigors of University • Time management • Academic Demand • Key cognitive strategies emphasized in the Diploma • Critical thinking skills • Intellectual inquisitiveness • Interpretation or analysis Skills • IB is recognized by leading universities throughout the world for both its commitment to scholastic excellence and developing the student as a global citizen.

7. What Colleges Want • The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) awards secondary students an IB diploma • Universities and colleges will award credit for certain IB Higher Level examinations completed with a score of 5 or higher. • 30 semester hours of college credit for completed diploma Program. • Colleges may award Scholarships for completion of an IB Diploma

8. IB HELPED ME PREPARE FOR COLLEGE BY… • "HAVING A SIMILAR WORKLOAD AND EMPHASIS ON ASSIGNMENTS." • "PROVIDING A WARM, RIGOROUS ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT. THE HARD CLASSES AND ALL THAT ESSAY WRITING IS GOOD PRACTICE." "I LEARNED HOW TO TIME MANAGE." "ALLOWING ME TO TAKE THE MOST RIGOROUS CLASSES THAT PREPARE ME FOR COLLEGE." "ALLOWING ME TO DEVELOP NECESSARY SKILLS SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT, DETERMINATION, AND STUDYING THAT I WILL USE IN THE FUTURE."

9. IB HELPED ME PREPARE FOR COLLEGE BY… "ENCOURAGING ME TO TAKE ON EXTRACURRICULARS THAT MAKE ME A MORE INTERESTING PERSON." "PROVIDING ME WITH A CHALLENGING CURRICULUM THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND ACTIVELY ENGAGES ALL PARTS OF MY BRAIN." "TEACHING ME HOW TO HANDLE STRESS." "TEACHING ME HOW TO HANDLE LONG PROJECTS (BREAKING IT DOWN AND NOT PROCRASTINATING) AND HOW USEFUL AND INSPIRATIONAL MOTIVATED FRIENDS ARE." EXPOSING ME TO DIVERSE PEERS WHO PUSHED ME TO DO BETTER."

10. AP vs IB Programs ADVANCED PLACEMENT • National Standards of Excellence • College-level courses •   Students generally take AP exams in areas of strength only. •  More emphasis is placed on multiple-choice questions than the IB exam. •  Its policies are determined by national educators. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE • International Standards of Excellence • Comprehensive curriculum of college-level work • Students take 6 exams in 6 subject areas required for Diploma. Students must prepare in all academic areas, whether a weak or strong area.  • More emphasis is placed on student essay writing.  • IB policies are determined by international educators • Program components which are not a part of AP: Extended Essay; CAS; Theory of Knowledge course, face-to-face orals in Language A and Language B.

11. Student Testimonials

12. Middle Years Program Grade 9 • Courses: • Lang Arts 1 MYP H • AP Human Geography MYP H • Biology MYP H • Math (Integrated 1 / 2) Enhanced • Foreign Language • Spanish or French • PE/Athletics • Project: El Rescate Grade 10 • Courses: • Lang Arts 2 MYP H • AP W Hist/AP Euro • Chemistry MYP H • Math (Integrated 2/3) Enhanced • Foreign Language • Continue from 9th grade • PE/Athletics/Elective • Personal Project

13. Diploma Program (DP) Grade 11 and 12 • Language A – English • Language B – Foreign Language • Humanities • Math • Science • Art or a second Science Obtaining IB Diploma: • Students must take and pass exams in all 6 subject areas. • Internal and external assessments • TOK (zero period) • Extended Essay • CAS-Creativity, Action, Service

14. IB STEM • Upon Completion of the IB Diploma, all of our students will have access to the courses necessary to earn the California State Seal of STEM distinction.

15. ACTION AS SERVICE • In addition to the formal, rigorous academic program that makes Centennial special, there is a strong emphasis placed upon action as service, which dominates the daily routine and lives of our students. Relay for Life 2015

16. CongratulationsTo Our 2018 IB Graduates

17. Colleges Our Students are Attending • CSU Irvine • Harvard • Mt. San Antonio • CSU Chico • UC San Diego • UCLA • Cal Poly Pomona • Duke University • UCLA • Soka University of America • University of Toledo • Yale • UC Berkley • NYU • Cornell University • MIT • Stanford • UC Davis • UC Riverside • University of Arizona • Princeton • UC Irvine

18. Application Process • 1. Go to the Centennial MYP Application website: Or www.tinyurl.com/mypcen10 • 3. Fill out the Application • 4. Complete information, click “done”

19. Our final question….WHY Not IB?

20. Questions? Follow us on Twitter and keep up with what is going on:Centennial High School@Cen10IB@CEHSHuskies Thank you for your attendance! jrrasmussen@cnusd.k12.ca.us ajbarile@cnusd.k12.ca.us Danny.daher@cnusd.k12.ca.us Application Deadline is December 17th!