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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought students only started IB courses in 11th grade? But yes, language is a big part of IB. [/quote]
I know parents whose kids are going to an SLHS from Carson who have not been told about the IB requirement and are upset when they learn about it as Freshmen or Sophomores. The Carson literature on language that I saw for rising 7th graders mentioned the IB requirement on the backside of the language info sheet that was given out. It was one line and not highlighted. The video that was released for rising 7th graders encouraged kids to not take a foreign language in 7th grade, because it was a high school class, and strongly suggested that waiting until 9th grade was a good idea for most students. It did not mention that kids going to SLHS need to start the language in 8th grade if they think they want to earn the IB Diploma. I would bet that the language requirement and the crap Counseling from Carson is a part of the reason why IB Diploma numbers at SLHS are low. [/quote]

We had a similar problem at Frost where DD was LIV going back to Annandale which is IB.  The counselors and principal were utterly uninterested in making sure students slated for AHS were well prepared for the IB program.  I eventually contacted Megan McGlothlin and she raised the issue up the pipeline and made some progress in ensuring that students who were not attending Woodson had a separate meeting with an IB counselor in 7th grade.  We knew from friends with older siblings about the language requirement or I would have been blindsided.  I wanted to ensure all LIV students returning to AHS were prepared since they were highly likely to pursue the IB diploma. [/quote]

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