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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with the posters who have been confused about the mission of the CMI
MS.  I attended some of the MS briefing sessions as an CMI parent and Golnar talked
about academic rigor and even said she was [b]considering establishing an IB program
for the MS.[/b] [/quote]

I would not place much faith in this.  It's like saying I watched "The Martian" and now I'm considering studying Astrophysics and Botany.

1.  IB Programs are incredibly expensive
2.  They take at least 3 years for approval from the IB organization
3.  That's once you get it implemented.  Unless you have hired dedicated IB staff, you will need a few years for them to get up to speed
4.  It is a school-wide effort which involves (expensive) specific training for all the teachers
[b]5.  It involves certification of a specific kind of curriculum, and any curricular changes have to be approved by the PCSB[/b]
6.  It makes no sense (as in, it won't happen) for the MS portion of a PK-8 school to be approved as an IB school for the MYP portion if the ES portion isn't also approved as a PYP school.
7.  Did I mention how expensive it is?

I like CMI, but I could use some money, so I'd like to place a bet against this happening in 6 years.  If ever.[/quote]

That is not true.  [/quote]

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