West Hall High School - An IB World School

West Hall High School is proud to offer the IB Diploma Programme, an international course of study for high-achieving 11th and 12th graders. IB Diploma students earn an International Baccalaureate Diploma that is recognized worldwide as the benchmark of high achievement in a high school curriculum. The emphasis on internationalism helps develop students into young adults with a deeper understanding of our global society.
After a 2-year application process, West Hall High School became authorized to offer IB classes to juniors in the fall of 2008. The IB Curriculum is a complete program of academics and service that helps students to become lifelong learners, risk-takers, and caring individuals who are often admitted into the best universities in America and even in the world. These students may even enter college with up to a year of college credit. It is certainly an exciting and visionary time for our school!

For further information about the IBO and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org, or contact IB Coordinator Laurie Ecke at:
Laurie.ecke@hallco.org
770-967-9826, ext. 439.

 

 

 

What Does The WHHS International Baccalaureate Programme Offer?-Rigorous, comprehensive, and cross-curricular education based on a global perspective
-Student involvement in community service and compassion for others
-High expectations of students and development of full academic potential in all subject areas
-Independent research essay that serves to enable students to write college-level papers
-Theory of Knowledge elective course where students explore    reasoning and knowledge through an interdisciplinary approach
-Focus on internationalism and in understanding other cultures as well as one’s own

Who can become an IB Diploma student?     Students who are interested in the IB Programme will apply in the fall of their 9th and 10th grade years. The Application includes teacher recommendations, a short essay, and a transcript of 9th and 10th grades. In the spring of their sophomore year, a final interview and review of their transcripts and goals will complete the application process. Students will formally begin the IB Programme in the fall of their junior year.
     Taking Honors and AP classes helps students prepare for the IB curriculum, but there are no required Honors/AP classes or required GPA. What is most important is a student’s desire to move beyond the college-prep curriculum to a more rigorous and interdisciplinary course of study. Successful students are motivated and demonstrate a true   commitment to and excitement about thinking and learning. WHHS also plans to offer a track for students to earn the prestigious IB Bilingual Diploma.

Additional WHHS IB Information The following presentation provides greater detail regarding the IB Diploma programme at West Hall High School (Adobe Acrobat format).

IB Curriculum To prepare for the IB Coursework, students can take the Honors and AP classes in 9th and 10th grade. Students can also take high school level classes at West Hall Middle School in 7th and 8th grades.

In 11th and 12th Grade, students begin the IB Curriculum and take 3 higher level courses and 3 standard level courses.

We are also offering the prestigious IB Bilingual Diploma to students who are Native Speakers of Spanish.

The Core of IB

CAS: IB Diploma students engage in at least 150 hours of Creativity, Action, and Service.

Extended Essay:  Students research and write a culminating paper in an academic subject of their own choosing.

TOK: The Theory of Knowledge class is a required IB elective for students where they learn in an interdisciplinary environment about thinking and knowing.

IB Academics

English A1 (HL) or *Spanish A1 (SL)
Spanish B (SL), Spanish ab initio (SL) or *English B (HL)
Economics (HL) or History of the Americas (beginning 2009)
Environmental Systems (SL) or Physics (SL0
Math Studies (SL) or Math SL

IB Elective Choices (students choose 1):

Theatre (HL)
Music (HL)
Art (HL)
ITGS (HL)
(Information Technology in a Global Society)

 

IB Four Year Plans and Graduation Requirements Students entering hIgh school before 2008
Four Year Plan
Four Year Plan for Bilingual Diploma
Graduation Requirements

Students entering high school in 2008 (and after)
Four Year Plan
Four Year Plan for Bilingual Diploma
Graduation Requirements

IB Student Application Pleasae download or view the following link for more information regarding the West Hall High School Application process (Adobe Acrobat format).

West Hall IB Brochure This brochure is designed to help students and parents gain a greater understanding of  the IB Diploma Programme and what it entails at West Hall High School (Adobe Acrobat format).

Hall County IB Handbook For a comprehensive explanation of the IB Diploma Programme at West Hall High School, please see the Hall County International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Handbook. Select this link  to download the Hall County IB Diploma Programme Handbook (Adobe Acrobat format).

 

West Hall CAS Handbook

West Hall Extended Essay

 

 

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