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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many IB schools offer AP courses for the strongest students to take as freshmen/sophomores or those who don’t want to pursue an IB diploma. [/quote]

What a load of BS - what reputable officially IB high schools offer AP classes?  Name some or you're just making this up.[/quote]

Yes some schools offer both of which one is right in our backyard with Richard Montgomery which is a very good school. [/quote]

BTW I just asked AI and 8 schools out of 25 in MCPS offers both IB and AP of which RM is one of them.  Another one is Bethesda/Chevy Chase [/quote]

But DCI is a 100% IB school. IB isn't a track that you can choose or opt into/out of.

So of the 8 schools in MCPS that offer both, does that mean students in the IB program are taking AP classes too?  Or is it about whether you're in the IB track or not, and only students not in the IB track take AP classes?  And if any have IB students doing AP classes, please name the schools. I'd love to do more research into how and why they do it that way, which from my understanding is not aligned with the actual IB standards or model.[/quote]

You could start by studying the RMIB course bulletin.
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/contentassets/791d9e3ecf514dffa7e5f8b8cffd2a27/26-27-ib-course-handbook.pdf?usp=sharing
Descriptions of the ways AP courses and exams are woven into the IB program appear throughout the handbook. There’s an overview on page 5 showing which AP courses are standard for IB-track students during 9th and 10th grade. The graphic on page 18 shows how AP math courses are integrated into the IB math sequence. Also, many course descriptions note that students in IB courses are prepared for AP exams. Notably, juniors taking IB Lang & Lit take the AP Lang exam (see course description p. 11).[/quote]

Actually I took a quick look at the site and the Richard Montgomery School's IB Programme, and just as I predicted, IB is a PROGRAM at Richard Montgomery.  The entire school is not IB. It's a program that some students are in, which is entirely different from DCI's model, which is 100% of students are IB.  Some pursue an IB Diploma, the rest an IB Certificate (which is also a high school diploma but has less strict/hard IB requirements).

So again, I'm asking which specific DMV high schools are 100% IB and also have some IB students doing AP classes?  If there are any such schools?
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First of all, relax.

Second dci has a track for career students. It means they take regular high school classes and 2 “career track” classes. It’s a great way to ensure kids get a good education while some are tracked into the diploma program and others can do career.

It solves the problem of ensuring high achievers are appropriately challenged (based on things like test scores and school performance, not like walls or Banneker which don’t even use the CAPE) while allowing all students to attend DCI.

There are more nuances to the. IB career track and Google is your friend. [/quote]

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