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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I earned the IB Diploma at an intl school in Europe in the 90s.  I took French at the hl (higher level) and Spanish at the sl (standard level).

Banneker's IB Diploma pass rate is not more than one quarter, although candidates only need to wrack up 24 IB points (of a possible 45) to earn the Diploma.  Eastern is graduating its first Diploma class this year, of 4 or 5 students with the IB exams coming up later this month (and scores out in Aug).  Meanwhile, at Richard Montgomery in Bethesda, the pass rate is above 90%.  In MoCo, elemntary immersion programs lead to 40-50% immersion ms programs, e.g. at Robert Frost in Rockville.

If DCI's IB Diploma pass rate is above 50% in 7 or 8 years, I'll be surprised.  The DC charter immersion programs don't look robust enough to for kids to get on track to pass (with a score of 4 on a scale of 1-7), esp at the hl.  They don't come along with public summer camp, or options for native speakers to test into the higher grades, like they do in the metro area burbs.  [/quote]

Damn DCI to hell all you want in advance.  Only time will tell, and I wish them the best.[/quote]

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