Transcript Forest Hill Community High School

Forest Hill
Community High
School- IB
Diploma Program
Parent Information Session
August 29, 2014.
What are the successful graduating
Diploma holders telling us:
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STUDY
Focus on the important
events and tasks
Use a calendar
Use Facebook to
communicate with
other students
Meet with Dr. A
regularly
Do not procrastinate
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Eliminate
extracurricular
activities.
Apply to universities
early
Meet with the
teachers regularly
Be honest: DO NOT
commit plagiarism
Do not give up
Forest Hill Community High School
2014-2015 IB Diploma Program Calendar
August 12, 2014
August 19, 2014
General meeting with students
Individual meeting with students
to determine SL or Hl
examination
Dr. Arrieta
Dr. Arrieta
August 29, 2014
August 29, 2014
FORM 1
Dr. Arrieta
September , 2014
October 31, 2014
November 25, 2014
November 21, 2014
Submission of Extended Essay
General Meeting with the
parents of IB Senior students
TOK topic release
Extended Essay 1st draft
TOK Essay
CAS Project
December 8-19
February, 2015
May , 2015
Individual meeting
IAS
Examination
Arrieta and Guidance Counselor
All teachers
Dr. Arrieta
Mr Esopakis
Mentors
Mr. Esopakis
Dr. Arieta
Internal Assessment
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Oral work in languages
Fieldwork in geography
Laboratory work in the sciences
Investigations in mathematics
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Assessments are checked by an
external examiner and normally
contribute between 20% to 20% of the
total mark.
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Some art courses mat account as
much a 50%.
Requirement I: TOK Essay
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Theory of Knowledge
essay is developed
from prescribed
topics from IB.
The student have a
hard copy.
Students will
complete the essay
in the TOK class
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essay:
 Between 1200 to
1600 words in
length (About 5
pages).
Extended Essay
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The extended essay is completed
individually and the topic is from the
approved DP subjects (normally 1 of
the student’s six chosen subjects of the
IB Diploma
Externally assessed
A piece of independent research
chose by the student.
4000 words
 Research
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topic:
This will guide the
research.
Measured against
criteria
CAS
 150
hours
 Must complete all
the documentation
 Must meet with Dr.
Arrieta regularly
 The projects must
be pre-approved
by Dr. Arrieta