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[quote=Anonymous]17:40 posted that is no grade requirement for IB because IB classes start in 11th grade. Technically, this is true, but the reality is that IB Diploma studies in 11th and 12th grade are pitched at such an advanced level that kids who mostly get Bs and Cs in pre IB classes aren't going to cut it later. The grown-ups in charge at W-L know this and start to counsel weaker students out of full IB studies early.  As for nobody bothering with language immersion studies, another claim this PP makes, for IB, nonsense. My kid met other IB W-L students at a month-long Concordia language camp for HS credit in MN last summer. Some W-L full IB Diploma studies bound families are indeed doing immersion camps but aren't necessarily advertising it. If you know how IB language study works, you know that kids can't do well on IB language exams if they can't speak and understand decently. This isn't the case for AP language exams. Chinese is particularly tough at W-L, with a very demanding teacher. We're making plans for immersion language study in Taiwan next summer with another native-speaking family at W-L heading into IB classes next year. 17:40 hasn't talked to us. I'd be surprised if things were any different at Meridian. IB Diploma language studies are the same the world over. Particularly rigorous for speaking and listening.

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