There is a cost factor involved for students participating in this program. Apollo High School does help to offset the cost.

MISSION STATEMENT

Through comprehensive and balanced curricula coupled with challenging assessments, the International Baccalaureate Organization aims to assist schools in their endeavors to develop the individual talents of young people and teach them to relate the experience of the classroom to the realities of the world outside. Beyond intellectual rigor and high academic standards, strong emphasis is placed on the ideals of international understanding and responsible citizenship, to the end that IB students may become critical thinkers, lifelong learners and informed participants in local and world affairs, conscious of the shared humanity that binds all people together while respecting the variety of cultures and attitudes that makes for the richness of life.

EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS

International Baccalaureate students seek a challenging intensive curriculum incorporating internationalism into all subject areas. IB students are required to explore a wide array of topics in each class while reaching advanced skills in communication, problem solving, and creative thought. Students considering participation in the IB programme should be highly motivated and desire information beyond what is offered in the traditional classroom. In addition to the six subject areas students are required to write an extended essay 4,000 words in length, take a Theory of Knowledge course, and complete 150 hours of the Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) component. To meet these challenges students need to be self-motivated, goal oriented, independent learners, and organized.

CURRICULUM

Diploma candidates are required to select one subject from each of the six subject groups. At least three and no more than four must be at the higher level (HL), and the others are to be taken at the standard level (SL). In this manner students are able to explore some subjects in depth and the others more broadly over the two-year period. The requirements ensure that the science-minded student is challenged to learn a foreign language and that the linguist is familiar with laboratory procedures. Assessment of student performance is both internal and external (by IBO officials) thus holding the programme to high standards.

APOLLO’S INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMME

STUDENT SCHEDULE/COURSE SEQUENCE

Note: It is recommended that students complete Algebra I and Spanish or French 1 in grade 8 for credit when possible.

Additional information is available from the IB coordinators at (270) 852-7100 or www.ibo.org