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 Mount
Pleasant High School graduated the second class of International
Baccalaureate students in June 2007. Of the 35 IB students in the class
of 2007, 100% were successful in earning the prestigious IB Diploma
and/or Certificate and were awarded over $1.3 million dollars in college
scholarships.
Mount Pleasant, the only public school in
Delaware to offer the IB Programme, has seen a steady increase in the
number of students attracted to the rigorous academic program. From a
first class of 25, over 200 students now participate in the Middle Years
and Diploma Programmes at Mount Pleasant. |
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greatest reward for students is in the full Diploma Programme,”
according to Lynn Wright, IB Coordinator. Mount Pleasant graduates have
been awarded advanced placement and/or up to 26 college credits at a
broad spectrum of colleges and universities. A complete list of IB
student college and university admissions may be found on the
“University Admissions” link on the IB home page. “We are proud of the
accomplishments of all our IB students,” said Mrs. Wright. “They are
first-class ambassadors from Mount Pleasant to the rest of the world.” |
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 The
goal of the IB is to help create a better world by educating students.
The mission of the organization states “The International Baccalaureate
aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who
help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural
understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with
schools, governments and international organizations to develop
challenging programmes of international education and rigorous
assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to
become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that
other people, with their differences, can also be right.” |
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 The
IB Diploma Programme, the most challenging course of study available to
high school students in the world, offers students a comprehensive
liberal arts education that focuses on developing international
understanding, intellectual rigor, and high academic achievement.
Students study individual curriculum areas and transdisciplinary areas
across a broad range of subjects. Special emphasis is placed on learning
a second language, and students are provided opportunities for
individual and collaborative planning and research. |
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 Assessment
is a key component of the Diploma Programme. Students submit work to
both their classroom teachers as well as to outside examiners who are
trained by the International Baccalaureate Organizations (IBO) and come
from schools and universities around the world. Work is scored to common
standards, and is moderated by the IBO to assure that there is constancy
among examiners around the world. Students completing the Diploma
Programme are highly prepared for post-secondary work.
See also:
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February 2008 article on IB from District Administration Magazine
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42 of the Top 100 Public High Schools in America
are IB World Schools |
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College
Admissions
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The President of the United States hosted a
press conference on national television on August 9, 2007 at 10:30 AM
(EST). He specifically mentioned the International Baccalaureate
Programme. Click
here for press release.
America Competes Act of 2007 - The Act Authorizes The President's
Proposed Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate (AP/IB) Program.
This program would expand low-income students' access to AP/IB
coursework by training more high school teachers to lead AP/IB courses
in math, science, and critical foreign languages in high-need schools.
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The idea of an
International
Baccalaureate was first conceived in the early 1960’s
by a group of teachers in the International School of Geneva. In
conjunction with other international and national schools in New York,
Copenhagen, Wales, Paris, Frankfurt, Tehran, and Montevideo, the
founders of the IB were most concerned with the ever-increasing emphasis
on education as the mere delivery of information. They wanted to
address the fragmentation of knowledge and the elimination of the
aesthetic and creative experience that was occurring in many curricula.
The International Baccalaureate Office was established in Geneva,
Switzerland, in 1965. An experimental project was launched in 1967 and
offered for use in 20 schools. Today, the Programme is being taught in
over 115 countries.
In 2004, Mount Pleasant High School became the first public school in
Delaware authorized to teach the IB Diploma Programme
(see school
district IB page). Mount Pleasant is
now one of over 700 schools in North America and over 1,400 schools
worldwide that are part of the International Baccalaureate Organization. |
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Lynn Wright
High School Coordinator
Pennsylvania State University, B.S. (Consumer Services in Business)
University of Delaware, M.S. (Life Span Development)
Wilmington College, Certification in Secondary Counseling
Years in Education: 26
Years in District: 21 |
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For more information about the program at Mount Pleasant
High School, please contact:
Lynn Wright, High School
Coordinator 
Mount Pleasant High School
5201 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
(302) 762-7054
FAX: (302) 762-7042
Betsy Brown, IB Secretary
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Leslie Carlson
Middle Years Coordinator |
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For more information about the program at
Talley Middle
School,
please contact:
Leslie Carlson,
Middle Years
Coordinator
Talley Middle School
1110 Cypress Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 475-3977
FAX: (302) 475-3998
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