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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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. [/quote]

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/[/quote]

But are kids at Eastern actually earning the IB diploma or just participating in the program but not performing well enough for the IB diploma?  I assume they just get the DCPS diploma[/quote]

Yes, Eastern students earn the Diploma, at least a dozen annually.  But these kids score in the mid to high 20s on a 24-45 IB points pass scale. There are several suburban IB programs in this Metro area where average points totals are in the high 30s.  
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Is this really true?  Last I heard it wasn't close to a dozen.  I'm not sure how they can claim to have an IB program without a larger cohort of students in the program.  How do they justify having IB classes or do they not have dedicated classes just for OB students.  [/quote]

They do not have dedicated classes for IB. Sometimes the IB students will essentially do "independent study". It is absolutely a problem. They do dote on the kids doing IB and those kids really want to do well and care about school. But I think the kids really don't realize what kind of support they'd be getting in a real IB program.

Someone upthread said they are starting an application 9-11 IB program? If true, I could see this being a huge step. There are more parents choosing the Hill middle schools for their kids instead of moving or going private, if there were an application program at Eastern for IB, it could be a draw. They do need to do something because as is, there is just no buy in from IB students and families.[/quote]

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