welcome to chandler high school’s

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 kandaris.mary@cusd80.com

Personal Project Manager:

Mara Schultz 480-812-7776 schultz.mara@cusd80.com

IB Coordinator:

Anne Bender 480-812-7732 bender.anne@cusd80.com

MYP Counselors:

Violet Nelson 480-812-7729 nelson.violet@cusd80.com

Geri Jaramillo 480-812-7730 jaramillo.geri@cusd80.com