Quarry Lane IB
Information Night
November 18, 2015
The IB
program at
The Quarry
Lane School
 Quarry Lane is the only private school in the
East Bay offering the IB Diploma Programme
 US: Only 850 IB world schools vs. 14,000
schools offering AP classes
 Internationally recognized two year program –
Junior and Senior year
 The gold standard for college admission
 Two IB options:
 IB Diploma (DP)
 Core requirements
The IB
program at
The Quarry
Lane School
 Course Certificate (select courses)
 Choose Standard Level or Higher Level course
 Standard Level (SL)
 Higher Level (HL)
 Increased depth
 More course work
 Internal Assessment (IA – paper, project, oral
presentation, etc.) in each course
 Pass IB exams (external assessments)
Extended Essay
IB Diploma
Core
Theory of Knowledge class
CAS: Creativity, Action,
Service
AP
IB
Goal: earn college credits for specific Goal: college-level courses, strong foundation to
courses.
prepare students for college, earn college credit
Students take exams in areas of
strength.
Students prepare in all academic areas, must
complete core requirements: CAS, extended
essay and Theory of Knowledge class.
AP courses can be taken in any grade QLS IB courses only taken during 11th-12th grade
AP vs. IB
Marks are based on exams
graded externally by the College
Board AP Office; based solely on
exam performance.
Marks are a result of internal and external
assessments: written exams, oral exams, guided
coursework, portfolios, and lab experiments.
Exams are based on in-depth
Exams focus on breadth and depth,
mastery of specific concepts within a understanding of concepts and fundamental
given subject.
themes.
Emphasis on multiple choice
questions.
Greater emphasis on writing and “authentic
assessment”.
National standard of excellence
International standard of excellence.
The Learner
Profile
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
Open Minded
Caring
Risk-takers
Balanced
Reflective
IB Student
perspectives
 Meha Ahluwalia, IB Diploma Senior
 Dane Sur, IB Diploma Senior
 Georgia Pardoe, IB Diploma Senior
 Adam Kirk, IB Diploma Senior
 Rigorous curriculum, international
standard
 Creates lifelong learners, critical and
compassionate thinkers, global citizens
Why IB?
 Applies a clear IB Learner profile that drives
the program
 College credit, sophomore standing,
IB-specific scholarships
 Increased admission rates to top
universities
 In the last few years:
 5.13 Average grade (out of 7)
 32.3 Average score (out of 45 points)
 100% College Acceptance Rate
QLS IB
Diploma
Highlights
 Acceptances for QLS IB students:
 All UCs (Berkeley , Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa
Barbara, Santa Cruz)
 Princeton University
 Columbia University
 Boston University
 New York University
 Purdue University
 Tufts University
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
 University of Michigan
 University of Washington
“IB is well known to us as excellent preparation. Success
in an IB programme correlates well with success at
Harvard. We are pleased to see the credential of the IB
Diploma Programme on the transcript.”
IB prepares
students for
college success
Marlyn McGrath Lewis, Dean of Admissions,
Harvard University
“The IB is a first-rate programme, one we are familiar
with, and it prepares students well for a university like
ours.”
Fred Hargadon, Director of Undergraduate
Admissions, Princeton University
Selective College Admission rates
Percentage of students graduating with a bachelor’s degree
within 6 years of entering university
100%
88%
80%
IB Diploma
Graduates
in University
58%
60%
40%
20%
0%
IB Diploma graduates
All Students Entering
University
Source: US Census, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) of
NCES, and the National Student Clearinghouse
IB Teacher’s
perspective
 David Montgomery PhD, IB History
IB Teacher’s
perspective
 Ray Engeszer PhD, IB Biology and
Environmental Systems & Societies
IB Teacher’s
perspective
 Marian Odda-Steahly
IB C.A.S Coordinator and Spanish Teacher
 Application period for sophomores opens in
January
 Teacher recommendations
 Specific course prerequisites
How to
prepare for IB
 strong grades in all subject
 Writing prompt
 If English isn’t the student’s first language:
 TOEFL score of 95
 Completion of English 1
 Students who are motivated, organized,
mature, willing to take intellectual risks
 Quarry Lane IB Page
http://www.quarrylane.org/page.cfm?p=595
IB Resources
 IB Official Website:
http://www.ibo.org/
Questions?