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De La Salle has become the first private school in Macomb County to become an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The IB curriculum is another academically rigorous, high-level curriculum now available to DLS students.
DLS received approval in early November, just weeks after a September 2014 site team visit. Worldwide, approximately 20 high schools each year are authorized. Statewide, there are 33 authorized IB high schools.
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IB learner profile This is of our profile IB learner profile IBpart learner Lasallian Mission IB learner profile to be innovators in IB learner profile IB while learner profile education serving all students, and helping IB learner profile them develop their IB learner profile full potential. IB learner profile IB learner profile IB learner profile IB learner profile high schools, this is just another reason to strongly conprofile sider De La Salle. This isIB partlearner of our Lasallian Mission The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. As IB learners strive to be: towebe innovators
in education while serving all students, anddeveloping helping them develop their potential.” We nurture our curiosity, skills for inquiry and “This is fantastic news,” said Principal Patrick We critically appreciate our ownfull cultures and personal histories, as research. We know how to learn independently and with others. well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the Adams. “This is a testament to the hard workthroughout life. What is IB? experience. of everyone in the building, particularly our We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring We show empathy, compassion and respect. We have a knowledge acrossThe a range of disciplines. We engage with issueswas commitment to service, and we act to make a positive difference IB Program founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in in the lives of others and in the world around us. IB Coordinator, Stephanie Howay, and all theand ideas that have local and global significance. the 1960s as a single, academically challenging program use critical and creative thinking skills to analyse and take teachers who have taken the IB training to We We approach uncertainty with forethought and determination; responsible action on complex problems. We exercise initiative in we work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas internationally mobile students preparing for univermaking reasoned, for ethical decisions. and innovative strategies. We are resourceful and resilient in the teach our first cohort in the Fall of 2015. face of challenges and change. sities. Typically, the students were children of diplomats We express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways. We collaborate effectively, We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of “About five or six years ago, we began reviewing listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and who changed schoolsour lives—intellectual, frequently, or whoachieve wanted the opphysical, and emotional—to groups. well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence why some students chose NOT to attend DLS. with other people and with the world in which we live. tion to attend universities in Europe and Asia. The act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness Each year certain students who took the en- We and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people Weso thoughtfully consider the and world and our own ideas and IB curriculum is set schools universities know exeverywhere. We take responsibility for our actions and their experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses consequences. in order to support our learning and personal development. trance test at DLS chose to attend a school with actly where an incoming student is at in the course of his The IB learner profile represents 10 attributes valued by IB World Schools. We believe these attributes, and others like the IB curriculum.” studies, a student tonational transfer schools without them, can help individuals andenabling groups become responsible members of local, and global communities. any adjustment. The IB program has gained recognition DLS formally began exploring the possibilities and respect from the world’s leading universities. of becoming an IB school three years ago. 3
“We first performed a feasibility study to see if IB was a good fit - academically, spiritually, and financially,” said Howay. “The feasibility study was followed by our Application for Candidacy to see if DLS has the basic foundation in place to fully support the IB program. After our application was reviewed, we submitted the Application for Authorization, followed by the site visit in September by members of the International Baccalaureate Organization. We were told we might hear in February 2015. Needless to say, hearing we were authorized a month after the team visit was a welcome surprise.” Bill Burkhardt, Director of Admissions, said, “For many families making a decision about
Students take the IB classes as a cohort in their junior and senior years. At the end of senior year, students take written exams and write a research-based, 4,000 word Extended Essay - both of which are evaluated by an external IB team. IB students also complete a Theory of Knowledge course that challenges each student to understand how we know what we know. “Students who earn the IB diploma set themselves apart from their peers as young people who have shown a tremendous amount of dedication, time-management skills, and intellect,” said Howay. The IB Diploma will be a separate diploma from the De La Salle diploma. In the United States, 829 high schools are IB schools, part of the 2621 high schools in 139 countries with the
