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International Baccalaureate Brooklyn Friends School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, a rigorous pre-university curriculum that meets the needs of the highly-motivated and academically-talented secondary school student. In an increasingly global world, the IB program at BFS challenges students to think critically, research deeply, and develop internationally-minded perspectives on a broad range of issues. Established in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland, by an international association of educators who sought to create a comprehensive curriculum with consistent assessment standards adaptable to any country, the IB program’s goal was to develop truly global citizens capable of succeeding in university programs around the world. Today, the IB program has grown to include 2,088 schools in 125 countries. International Baccalaureate Organization’s Mission Statement • The IBO aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. • To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. • These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. THE IB DIPLOMA—All IB Diploma candidates are required to take courses during the last two years of high school that lead to examinations in six subject areas. IB SUBJECTS
Diploma candidates must take courses in three subject areas for higher level credit and three subject areas for standard level credit. Students can choose for themselves which combination they prefer. IB examinations are external and universal and are taken on prescribed days in the first two weeks of May. The higher level examination is taken following a two-year course of study. The standard level examination is less rigorous and in some subjects can be taken at the end of a one-year course. To earn the IB Diploma, a candidate must earn at least 24 points. Points are awarded in each subject on a 1 (poor) to 7 (excellent) scale, and a candidate can earn up to three bonus points based on the quality of work in Theory of Knowledge and on the extended essay. In each subject, students undergo internal assessment by the classroom teacher as well as external assessment by IB examiners. External assessment includes but is not limited to the formal examinations in May. ENGLISH: Students take a world literature program, studying works by authors from a list that includes Poe, Emerson, Hawthorne, Chopin, Twain, Cather, Fitzgerald, Morrison, Knowles, Curry, Marquez, Dostoevsky, Achebe, Conrad, Kafka, Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, Voltaire, and Chaucer. External assessment is based on two papers, a formal oral examination administered by the department, and a formal written examination. HISTORY: The history course covers European history from the French Revolution to the beginning of European colonization of Africa. There is a focus also on Europe from the eve of World War I to the collapse of the Soviet Union. FRENCH/SPANISH/LATIN: Students prepare for a standard level examination taken at the end of their fourth year of French, Spanish, or Latin. Internal assessment is based on class work. External assessment is based on an examination, and on an oral presentation done in class and sent to international examiners. BIOLOGY and PHYSICS: Students take a one-year course to prepare for a standard level examination in Biology and Physics. Each student must complete a supplemental (fourth) term of the chosen science. Internal assessment is based on laboratory work. External assessment is based on a written examination. PRECALCULUS/CALCULUS: Students take the standard level examination in mathematics after they have completed their course in precalculus. Internal assessment is based on the Math Studies project. External assessment is based on a written examination. Students may opt to take the mathematics standard level or higher level exam after completing calculus and Math Seminar courses. ART DESIGN/MUSIC/DRAMA/DANCE: Students prepare for the higher level art examination by taking at least two years of the arts discipline. Art Design assessment is based on the research workbook/journal (kept over the two years) and the presentation of their work to a visiting examiner. Students in the performing arts are assessed internally by the department based on performance, portfolio, and individual study. External assessment is based on critical reviews, an essay, a research project, and an oral presentation/discussion.
ADDITIONAL DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the six courses and examinations, IB Diploma candidates must:
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE provides IB candidates with opportunities to reflect upon their experiences as knowers and learners in the light of selected philosophical issues. The course aims to help students:
The Theory of Knowledge course is a three-term class taken in fall and winter of the junior year and fall of the senior year. Assessment is based on one externally graded essay (1,000-1,500 words), and an internally graded presentation. THE EXTENDED ESSAY is an original and extended piece of research and writing by the student on a topic from one of the six IB subjects. The essay is supervised by a BFS teacher and the IB Coordinator and must be completed by January of the senior year. Assessment is by an external examiner. CAS (CREATIVITY, ACTION, SERVICE) activities are required in roughly equal parts. Students who participate in Brooklyn Friends School’s arts, athletics, and service programs easily meet the CAS requirements. Please contact IB Coordinator Vladimir Malukoff with any questions you might have regarding the program. |
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