Bloomfield Hills High School
An International Baccalaureate World School
Included in this packet:
● Follow along with tonight’s presentation
● DP scheduling course selection tips
● DP Pathways Chart
● IB Diploma Programme Application
● Article: , IB World
● Visual:
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Bloomfield Hills High School
An International Baccalaureate World School
The IB Diploma Programme occurs in 11‐12th grades
Six different DP subject areas
● English
● World Language (French, German, Spanish, Chinese)
● History
● Biology and Chemistry
● Mathematics
● Visual Arts or Music
DP Core (CAS, EE, TOK)
BHHS offers two ways for students to learn within the IB Diploma Programme
DP Candidate
Earns an IB Diploma plus a BHSD diploma
Takes 6 DP classes
Completes CAS
Writes an Extended Essay
Takes a TOK class
Earns college credit for an earned full IB Diploma
DP Course Student
Earns a BHSD diploma only
Takes any of the HL DP Courses (2 year courses) and the exams in May of 12th grade
Earns college credit based on exam scores
DP Students Benefit from a Cohort Experience
● Small Learning Community within a larger school
● Students with similar goals
● Collaboration, not competition
● Teachers that work together to help you students meet their goals
● Special activities that students do together
Unique opportunities for a full Diploma Candidate
● Creativity Action and Service (CAS)
● Extended Essay (EE)
● Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
While challenging, the skills, experiences, and ways of thinking developed differentiate full IB Diploma
Candidates from other students entering college and often can grant further credit.
Next steps, scheduling next year
● Schedule to keep yourself on the DP Pathway!
● Get electives and graduation requirements out of the way before 11th and 12th (Government/Econ,
PE/Health, Business, etc.)
● Be sure to take Art Explorations and/or Drawing and Painting if considering DP Visual Arts
● Look carefully at your goals in 11th and 12th grade to determine if you should be a DP Candidate or DP
Course Student.
● Look at how universities you are interested in applying recognize the IB Diploma!
● Take advantage of shadowing opportunities this year!
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Bloomfield Hills High School
An International Baccalaureate World School
This year you continue in the IB by finishing the Middle Years Programme and scheduling courses to remain on the DP pathway. You will begin to work with the DP cohort through Advisory and prepare to select courses
at the end of 10
grade.
1.
LANGUAGE
AND LITERATURE
American Literature
2.
LANGUAGE
ACQUISITION
Spanish: 300 German: 300 French: 300 Chinese: 300
3.
INDIVIDUALS
AND SOCIETIES
US History
*Consider taking Gov/Econ
in 10 grade.
4.
SCIENCES Chemistry Anatomy
5.
MATHEMATICS
Geometry
(if in Alg 1 now)
Algebra 2
(if in Geometry now)
Honors Algebra 2
(if in Honors Geo)
Honors
PreCalc
(if in Honors
Algebra 2)
6.
ARTS Visual Arts Elective Music
7.
ELECTIVE Elective
Elective
8.
ADVISORY
Please schedule an appointment with your counselor, and parents if you prefer, to build the best schedule within the Diploma Programme.
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Bloomfield Hills High School
An International Baccalaureate World School
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Bloomfield Hills High School
An International Baccalaureate World School
Source: www.bloomfield.org/ib
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An International Baccalaureate World School
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Bloomfield Hills High School
An International Baccalaureate World School
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Bloomfield Hills High School
An International Baccalaureate World School
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Bloomfield Hills High School
An International Baccalaureate World School
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