SHADOW DAY!!! If you want to visit one or more IB courses, we are reserving Thursday, Feb 18 as our next Shadow Day. Please let Sharry know if you plan to visit and which periods.
Nov. 1 - Feb. 1~~~ Window for 8th grade and higher students to submit district IB application to Sharry Colnar (or to the district office for transfer students)
9th Graders Pre-Registration: Please return the pre-reg forms that were emailed to all parents as soon as possible. If your students need help please ask them to stop by room 610 at either lunch for assistance. Thanks!
10th Graders Pre-Registration: Please return the pre-reg forms that were emailed to all parents (and given out in AP Euro) as soon as possible. If your students need help please ask them to stop by room 610 at either lunch for assistance. Thanks!
May 2010 exams for IB seniors and juniors: All testing fees are due Oct. 15. First-time IB exam takers pay $135 registration plus $92 per exam, so typical junior fees are $227. Typical senior fees are 4x$92 = $368. The number of exams per year will vary by student. Fee registration forms should be printed out and completed from the school website at granitebayhigh.org/academics/ib/. These are due to Ms. Colnar by Oct. 15. EVERY STUDENT ENROLLED IN AN IB COURSE MUST PAY THESE FEES. ALL FEES HAVE NOW BEEN COLLECTED >>> THANKS!
Early counts show that in May 2010 we will administer 11 exams during 26 sessions to 101 students vs. 4 exams during 8 sessions to 38 students in May 2009. This is almost triple the testing from last year!
IB T-shirts: Please help us earn some extra money for IB by buying IB T-shirts designed by our seniors. Seniors are wearing grey-green and juniors have sky blue shirts. We are charging $10 for students (actual shirt cost) and $15 for adults. Help support your IB family by purchasing a shirt! I ordered lots of XL and XXL for nightshirts or extra comfortable wear. Please email me if you can help us out.
Pre-IB Students: We are combining Class of 2012 and 2013 groups together and are planning many social and fundraising events. All parents on our email list will be notified of all meetings. Please keep me in the loop and email me if you decide to join the IB program or if you choose to drop the program. Both require a formalized form which must be submitted to me.
Parents wanted: We are always looking for highly organized parents who have lots of free time! I would really like to recruit someone who could be our PR person. This would involve brochures, message boards, school bulletins, and creating a new IB website.
Reminders: For those new parents, I prefer all communications with me be via email, not phone calls. I guarantee I will respond much faster with email. You can reach me at scolnar@rjuhsd.us
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"IB Is Your Passport to A Global Future ... Now, More Than Ever"
GBHS is officially authorized as a World IB School! IB Diploma Candidates work in grades 11 and 12 toward the full IB Diploma, which includes 11 total IB courses, 150 hours of CAS and the Extended Essay. However, any GBHS students may take one or more IB courses if they have the prerequisites, and they do NOT need to be an IB Diploma Candidate. These are called Certificate students. Please see Ms. Colnar for information on either IB pathway.
Attention 8th graders: District applications may be submitted starting Nov. 1, 2009 through Feb. 1, 2010.
Attention All IB Transfer students: First, you will need to get the transfer approval (from the district office), then call GBHS for a date to come in to register. Your IB progress is assessed yearly, and transfer students need to demonstrate minimal IB involvement (at least 3 IB courses). All pre-IB 10th graders must be enrolled in the AP Euro /English block courses.
If you are currently enrolled as a 9th or 10th grade IB Diploma candidate, and you decide you cannot continue the full IB Diploma Program or even a few IB courses, I need to speak with your parents before an official disenrollment from the IB can be processed . You can still enroll in as many IB courses as you want, even if you are not a Diploma Candidate. You would simply move from Diploma status to Certificate status.
Please visit this IB website often for news about this or any future meetings for parents or students. These meetings will also be advertised in our newsletters and daily bulletins at GBHS. To contact the IB Coordinator, email Sharry Colnar at https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=scolnar@rjuhsd.us. Voicemail is difficult during the school day, so you will probably receive much quicker responses via email. Thanks so much for your interest in this world-class program!
IB stands for International Baccalaureate, which is a worldwide program started in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland to offer a sophisticated, broad-based curriculum for 11th and 12th grade students.
The goal of the IB Organization is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring students and teachers who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. The IB program encourages students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
For more information, you may also contact the IB Coordinator, Sharry Colnar , in room 610, email https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&to=scolnar@rjuhsd.us, or visit the official IB website at http://www.ibo.org/ or click the IBO link below.
INFO:
- Oct 28 2009 Parent Powerpoint Presentation
- GBHS IB Information Handbook (Oct. 2008)
- IB Hexagon Courses and Current IB Staff (Fall 2009)
- CAS examples
- Core of the Hexagon
- World Literature List for IB English
- Sample 4-year IB Schedule (April 2010)
- University IB Recognition (32 Schools)
- IB Powerpoint from IBO May 2008
- RJUHSD PowerPoint for 10-21-08 Parent Meeting
- IB Parent Update (Oct. 2009)
- IB Parent Update (Apr. 2009)
- IB Parent Update (Jan 2009)
- IB Parent Update (Oct. 2008)
- May 2010 IB Exams (dates and times)
- IB Teacher List (2009-2010)
IB OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS:
- General Regulations for the Diploma Program (pdf 12 pages)
- Amendments to the General Regulations (pdf 2 pages)
- Academic Honesty Policy (pdf 29 pages)
- IB Learner Profile (pdf 14 pages)
- Extended Essay Guide (pdf 192 pages)
- CAS Guide (pdf 31 pages)
FORMS:
● RJUHSD District IB Enrollment Form
● GBHS IB Annual Renewal Form for 9th & 10th Graders
● GBHS IB Honesty Form for All IB Students
● GBHS IB Exam Registration Fee Form for May 2010
● District IB Disenrollment Form
