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International Baccalaureate
Coordinator: Amy Conner
Phone: 301-962-1014
About the IB Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program provides highly motivated students an opportunity to pursue a rigorous, comprehensive curriculum based on a global perspective. Within a nurturing environment, this program is designed to prepare students for the university experience.
Advantages
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Opportunity to earn a universally recognized credential
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Challenging and exciting classes focusing on writing, thinking, communicating, and experimenting
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High standards in all subjects for both students and teachers
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A commitment to community and human welfare
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Possibility of entering college with advanced standing
Mission Statement
Mission: The International Baccalaureate Program within the Albert Einstein High School community aims to develop the individual talents of young people and teach them to relate their classroom experience to the outside world. Through comprehensive and balanced curricula coupled with challenging assessments, the IB Program is committed to ensure that all students master the defined skills and knowledge that empower them to become critical and compassionate thinkers, lifelong learners and informed participants in local and world affairs.
Vision: We envision our students sharing an academic experience that will emphasize critical thinking, intercultural understanding, and exposure to a variety of points of view as a preparation for university work and global citizenship.
Description
The International Baccalaureate Program is a comprehensive two-year course of study for the highly motivated student. Its internationally recognized curriculum provides only a challenging academic environment that sensitizes students to cultures and globalization but also serves as an academic passport that symbolizes intellectual promise throughout the world.
There are six areas of knowledge covered in IB:
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Language (English)
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Language B (foreign language)
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Individuals and Societies (history/social studies)
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Experimental Sciences
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Mathematics
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Arts (visual arts, theater, or music)
These courses strongly emphasize analytical and critical thinking skills. In addition, the six subjects culminate in the Theory of Knowledge course, the cornerstone of the IB curriculum through which the connections of the six areas of study are examined. In this course, students complete an Extended Essay, a 4,000-word discourse on a topic of their choice. Students are also expected to complete 150 hours of Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS), a means of reaching out to the community through activities, service, and personal involvement. After successful completion of internal and external assessments, students earn an International Baccalaureate Diploma, which can advance them college credit to most universities.
IB Learner Profile