Honors and International Baccalaureate Presentation

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Honors and International Baccalaureate Presentation

Highlights The smallest campus in the Huntington Beach Union High School District.

College and Career Readiness – it is the culture!

Free PSAT testing for 10th and 11th graders

Mandarin courses

Highlights

International Baccalaureate Program

Business Academy

Olympic size pool – opened in 2010

Music Program

Highlights Parents and students report that OVHS

staff is accessible and responsive to them.

Our seniors consistently rank us as one of the top two schools in the district on the senior survey.

Three days of WOW

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Program Selection

InterestsPersonalityPast Academic Performance

College preferencesFuture plans

Honors Program For all students who are interested in

a challenging high school experience. Students take honors level classes as

they desire, to meet their goals and interests.

Great preparation for college! Students receive weighted grades for

use in the calculation of GPA. All students encouraged to take an

Honors, AP or IB class before they graduate.

Honors Placement Criteria

Parent and student input - #1 8th grade teacher recommendations

Scores on the California Standards Test (7th and 8th grade)

Additional middle school assessments

Past academic performance

Advanced PlacementNationally recognized courses taught at the college level.

Full range of AP classes offered in all content areas.

Students can take as many AP courses as they wish.

Students who pass the AP exam receive college credit.

Pre IB Honors Chemistry Honors 2 English AP World History AP Chemistry AP US History AP/IB English 3,4 IB World History AP Biology IB Physics IB Mandarin 4 AP/IB Spanish 4 AP Spanish 5 AP Statistics AP Calculus

Honors, AP and IB Courses

What Colleges Value:

RigorGPAAcademic CuriositySAT and ACT scores

English Honors Honors World

Geography Algebra,

Geometry or Alg/Trig

Honors Biology Foreign Language PE / Athletics Health – online

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Preparatory IB Classes / 9th Grade

Ninth Grade Student Classes (IB Prep):

IB Coordinator

Brandon Knight

International Baccalaureate

IB is a magnet program at Ocean View High School, providing one of the most respected secondary educations available.


IB is a magnet program at Ocean View High School, providing one of the most respected secondary educations available.

Successful IB candidates are typically granted advanced placement credit at the finest universities and colleges in the nation.


What is International Baccalaureate?

Primary Years Program

Middle Years Program

Diploma Program (11th/12th grade)

Ocean View HS: Diploma Program

International non-profit organization that offers high quality educational programs to a worldwide community of schools. There are more than 900,000 IB students in over 140 countries.

IB Mission & Core Values?

Motivated by its educational mission, focusing on the student to create a better world through education.

QualityValue reputation for high standards

International mindednessEmbrace global perspective

IB Mission Statement

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world,


The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world, developing challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment,


The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world, developing challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment, encouraging students to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners.

• Inquirers

•Knowledgeable

•Thinkers

•Communicators

•Principled

•Open-minded

•Caring

•Risk-takers

•Balanced

•Reflective

IB/OVHS Learner Profile Traits

The IB Diploma Program actively engages students in a liberal arts curriculum that includes:◦ Core academic subjects (six areas)◦ Research paper◦ Critical thinking class◦ Extracurricular activities & community service

The Diploma IB Program

IB Course of StudyEnglish

IB World History

IB Math

IB Elective

IB Foreign Language

IB Science

The Courses Students Program actively engages students in a liberal arts curriculum that includes:◦ Core academic subjects (six areas)◦ Students select 1 or more IB courses◦ CAS, Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge

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The IB Courses Students Program

Extended Essay (Independent Research Paper / 4,000 words)

IB Advantage

CAS Program (Service-Learning Program)


IB Advantage

Theory of Knowledge (Applied Critical Thinking Class)



IB Advantage

Demands More Writing(Assignments & Exams )




IB Advantage

IB Learner Profile(Core Values for Lifelong Learning & Global Citizenship)

Demands More Writing(Assignments & Exams )




IB Advantage

IB Diploma students with a score of 30+ will receive 30 quarter units (20 semester units) toward UC undergraduate degree.

IB Courses students will be awarded 8 quarter units (5.3) semester units) for each IB HL exam passed with a score of 5 or more.

CSU and other institutions have similar advanced placement credit policies.

IB exams classes may also fulfill prerequisites for many university-level courses.

IB Advantage: Earn Scholarship

Preparedness: “Ability and Confidence”

Fluency in two languages.

Self-confidence with university texts and materials.Capacity for independent and group research & study.

Cultivate critical & creative thinking abilities with well- developed communication skills.

Ability to complete a challenging and rigorous course of study.

Compassionate concern for others.

IB Advantage

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Honors and International Baccalaureate Presentation