Any dc high schools with IB programs and should i care?

[Anonymous]

How important are these to help kids get to college and beyond.

[Anonymous]

IB is on par with AP for college admissions. IB isn’t a good match for students who accelerate math though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IB is on par with AP for college admissions. IB isn’t a good match for students who accelerate math though.

Of forgot to add: DCI and Banneker have IB tracks. Not sure about other charters because my kids have been in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

DCI is all-IB I believe?

Technically Eastern has one but I don't actually believe it and wouldn't send my kid there anyway.

We are actually very interested in an IB program and considering moving out of DC to get one. Not for college admissions but because I like the approach and I think it teaches kids to write well and also how to think academically in a way that is more similar to college (and thus might ease the transition to college, wherever they go). I look at a lot of high school curriculums and it's just so disjoined and about ticking off boxes in different subjects. IB sounds more cohesive and allows kids to study more deeply into areas of interest, and also to learn to write well on those areas of interest.

I don't think IB is the only way to get this, but given some of the pitiful HS offerings in this area, I like that it is a cohesive approach to secondary education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IB is on par with AP for college admissions. IB isn’t a good match for students who accelerate math though.

Of forgot to add: DCI and Banneker have IB tracks. Not sure about other charters because my kids have been in DCPS.

Ah yes, forgot about Banneker. To me this makes Banneker more appealing than Walls as an application HS, but since it's an application school and there are always more qualified applicants than spots, I don't count on it as an option in DC.

[Anonymous]

They are considering making MacArthur IB. No idea when this would actually kick in. See most recent FAQ doc with discussion: https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/page_content/attachments/MacArthur%20FAQ_Eng_FinalUpdated.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are considering making MacArthur IB. No idea when this would actually kick in. See most recent FAQ doc with discussion: https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/page_content/attachments/MacArthur%20FAQ_Eng_FinalUpdated.pdf

Isn’t the new US IB headquarters located within the MacArthur boundary? I would expect them to be lobbying pretty hard for that.

[Anonymous]

Yes and no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCI is all-IB I believe?

Technically Eastern has one but I don't actually believe it and wouldn't send my kid there anyway.

We are actually very interested in an IB program and considering moving out of DC to get one. Not for college admissions but because I like the approach and I think it teaches kids to write well and also how to think academically in a way that is more similar to college (and thus might ease the transition to college, wherever they go). I look at a lot of high school curriculums and it's just so disjoined and about ticking off boxes in different subjects. IB sounds more cohesive and allows kids to study more deeply into areas of interest, and also to learn to write well on those areas of interest.

I don't think IB is the only way to get this, but given some of the pitiful HS offerings in this area, I like that it is a cohesive approach to secondary education.

Wow, quite the opinionated answer to a question that can be answered factually.

Yes, Eastern and Banneker for DCPS - https://dcps.dc.gov/ib

And DCI for charter - https://dcinternationalschool.org/academic-program/international-baccalaureate/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCI is all-IB I believe?

Technically Eastern has one but I don't actually believe it and wouldn't send my kid there anyway.

We are actually very interested in an IB program and considering moving out of DC to get one. Not for college admissions but because I like the approach and I think it teaches kids to write well and also how to think academically in a way that is more similar to college (and thus might ease the transition to college, wherever they go). I look at a lot of high school curriculums and it's just so disjoined and about ticking off boxes in different subjects. IB sounds more cohesive and allows kids to study more deeply into areas of interest, and also to learn to write well on those areas of interest.

I don't think IB is the only way to get this, but given some of the pitiful HS offerings in this area, I like that it is a cohesive approach to secondary education.

Wow, quite the opinionated answer to a question that can be answered factually.

Yes, Eastern and Banneker for DCPS - https://dcps.dc.gov/ib

And DCI for charter - https://dcinternationalschool.org/academic-program/international-baccalaureate/

OP asked for opinions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCI is all-IB I believe?

Technically Eastern has one but I don't actually believe it and wouldn't send my kid there anyway.

We are actually very interested in an IB program and considering moving out of DC to get one. Not for college admissions but because I like the approach and I think it teaches kids to write well and also how to think academically in a way that is more similar to college (and thus might ease the transition to college, wherever they go). I look at a lot of high school curriculums and it's just so disjoined and about ticking off boxes in different subjects. IB sounds more cohesive and allows kids to study more deeply into areas of interest, and also to learn to write well on those areas of interest.

I don't think IB is the only way to get this, but given some of the pitiful HS offerings in this area, I like that it is a cohesive approach to secondary education.

Wow, quite the opinionated answer to a question that can be answered factually.

Yes, Eastern and Banneker for DCPS - https://dcps.dc.gov/ib

And DCI for charter - https://dcinternationalschool.org/academic-program/international-baccalaureate/

OP asked for opinions.

Fine you win. I was addressing Part 1 of their question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IB is on par with AP for college admissions. IB isn’t a good match for students who accelerate math though.

why is it not a good fit for students who accelerate in math? I would think the 2 different tracks with standard and higher levels for both would give a wide variety of options for different math skill and interest levels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:IB is on par with AP for college admissions. IB isn’t a good match for students who accelerate math though.

why is it not a good fit for students who accelerate in math? I would think the 2 different tracks with standard and higher levels for both would give a wide variety of options for different math skill and interest levels.

Because IB programs have their own math programs, so if you have a kid who accelerated math IB math could be a step back.

[Anonymous]

Depending on the school, higher level IB goes into great depth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are considering making MacArthur IB. No idea when this would actually kick in. See most recent FAQ doc with discussion: https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/page_content/attachments/MacArthur%20FAQ_Eng_FinalUpdated.pdf

Isn’t the new US IB headquarters located within the MacArthur boundary? I would expect them to be lobbying pretty hard for that.

IB HQ is in Bethesda -- did they move?