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WELCOME TO
THE QUARRY LANE SCHOOL
IB AT THE QUARRY LANE SCHOOL
Commitment to EducationThe QLS Mission StatementAcademic Tracks
The Diploma ProgrammeMission Statement Core Values
What is in the Curriculum?The Six Academic Subjects
ExamsExtended Essay CAS TOK
Do Universities Recognize the IB Diploma?
What Admission Directors are saying about IB
University Admission Rates for IB Diploma Students
Overview of QLS
Introduction to IB
Curriculum/Instruction
Earning the IB Diploma
Benefits of the IB Diploma
The Quarry Lane School’sCOMMITMENT TO EDUCATION
Fully accredited college preparatory school
Established in 1991
QLS has since grown to three campuses offering Preschool-12
The Dublin campus, offering K-12, opened in Sept. 2000
Our MissionThe mission of The Quarry Lane School is to create an atmosphere which inspires a lifelong love of learning and nurtures each child to reach his or her fullest potential-emotionally, socially, academically, and physically-in order to assume responsibility as a future citizen of the world.
…to assist students in their course selections in particular areas of interest and potential
…to tailor students’ course selections, graduation requirements and electives to particular areas of interest
…to provide college counseling and guidance, in collaboration with students and their parents
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
The Quarry Lane School
WHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA PROGRAMME?
A challenging two-year curriculum,
Aimed at students aged 16 to 19.
Widely recognized by the world’s leading universities.
THE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME PREPARES STUDENTS
FOR UNIVERSITY AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO: ask challenging questions
learn how to learn
develop a strong sense of their own identity and culture
develop the ability to communicate with and understand people from other countries and cultures.
MISSION STATEMENT
The International Baccalaureate 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 organization 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.
CORE VALUES
Motivated by a mission: We aim to create a better world
through education
Partnerships: We achieve our goals by
working together
Quality: We value our
reputation for high standards
Participation: We actively involve our
stakeholders
WHAT IS IN THE CURRICULUM?The curriculum contains six subject groups and a core of three parts.
Students study concurrently: three subjects at
higher level (240 hours each).
three subjects at standard level(150 hours each).
all three parts of the core.
The IB Learner Profile and the core are central to the philosophy of the Diploma Programme.
Essay
Theory of Knowledge
Creativity, Action, Service
WHAT IS IN THE CURRICULUM?
The three parts of the core
The IB Learner Profile and the core are central to the philosophy of the Diploma Programme.
THE SIX ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
• English HLLanguage A
• Spanish SL • Mandarin ab initio
Foreign Language
• History of the Americas HL
Individuals and Societies
• Biology HL• Chemistry HL• Physics SL
Experimental Sciences
• Math SL• Math HLMathematics
• IB Music SL• IB Art SLElective
THE SIX ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
EARNING THE IB DIPLOMA
IB DIPLOMA
IB SUBJECT EXAMS
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
CREATIVITYACTIONSERVICE
EXTENDED ESSAY
Students must complete the following components:
IB Subject ExamsStudents must take exams in each of the 6
subject groups (at least 3 must be High Level) and earn a minimum combined score of 24 (each test worth up to 7 points)
EARNING THE IB DIPLOMA
IB Subject Exams
Extended Essay
Theory of Knowledge
Creativity Action Service
EARNING THE IB DIPLOMA
IB Subject Exams
Extended Essay
Theory of Knowledge
Creativity Action Service
Extended EssayThe extended essay has a prescribed limit of
4,000 words. It offers the opportunity to investigate a topic of individual interest, and acquaints students with the independent research and writing skills expected at university.
EARNING THE IB DIPLOMA
IB Subject Exams
Extended Essay
Theory of Knowledge
Creativity Action Service
Theory of knowledge (TOK)The interdisciplinary TOK course is designed
to provide coherence by exploring the nature of knowledge across disciplines, encouraging an appreciation of other cultural perspectives.
EARNING THE IB DIPLOMA
IB Subject Exams
Extended Essay
Theory of Knowledge
Creativity Action Service
Creativity, action, service (CAS)Participation in the school’s CAS programme
encourages students to be involved in artistic pursuits, sports and community service work, thus fostering students’ awareness and appreciation of life outside the academic arena.
The IB works closely with universities in all regions of the world to gain recognition for the IB diploma.
To aid this process, university admissions officers and government officials have direct online access to all syllabuses and recent examinations.
THE IB DIPLOMAWidely recognized by the world’s leading universities.
THE IB DIPLOMAWidely recognized by the world’s leading universities.
IB diploma students are allowed entry into a database containing contact details of universities around the world which includes current requirements for admission.
Many universities may be granted direct access to grades via the IB secure website.
WHAT COLLEGE ADMISSION DIRECTORS
ARE SAYING ABOUT IB:
“IB is well known to us for its excellent preparations. Success in an IB program correlates well with success at Harvard. We are always pleased to see the credentials of the IB Diploma Programme on the transcript.”
Marilyn McGrath Lewis
Director of Undergraduate Admission
Harvard University
From In Their Own Words: Quotes About the IB, ibo.org
“One of the advantages of the IB curriculum is its structure and quality. It is a coordinated program, well established, well known and well respected. We know the quality of IB courses, and we think the IB curriculum is terrific.”
Christoph GuttentagDirector of Undergraduate AdmissionDuke University
WHAT COLLEGE ADMISSION DIRECTORSARE SAYING ABOUT IB:“Send us prepared students a la IB. . . It is the ‘best’
high school prep curriculum an American school can offer.”
Marilee Jones
Director of Undergraduate Admission
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT IB:“I feel like the IB program gave me the
confidence that I could handle large workloads and demanding academic material. It gave me the confidence to challenge myself in university and elsewhere...“
-IB Diploma Graduate
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT IB:“My success as a an undergraduate, both in
academic and extracurricular setting, was largely due to the time-management and analytical skills developed during my years in IB...“
-IB Diploma Graduate
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT IB:“...I find that IB's greatest benefit was that
it left me with a better understanding of myself: my capabilities, my strengths as well as my weakness. By pushing my boundaries, the program compelled me to strive for a higher degree of excellence and in doing so it fostered within me both academic and personal growth...“
-IB Diploma Graduate
UNIVERSITY ADMISSION RATES FOR IB DIPLOMA STUDENTS
Consistently, IB students are admitted to universities at a higher rate than their non-IB counter parts.
UNIVERSITY ADMISSION RATES FOR IB DIPLOMA STUDENTS
Upon high school graduation, over 5,400 IB seniors (Class of 2002) were asked to report which universities they were accepted to. The results showed, without question, that IB students have a distinct advantage in college admission over their peers.
UNIVERSITY ADMISSION RATES FOR IB DIPLOMA STUDENTS
Here are some highlights from the 2002 survey:
University Non-IB Acceptance
IB Student Acceptance
IBAdvantage
Boston College 31% 63% 32%Brown University 17% 22% 5%Columbia University 12% 19% 7%Cornell University 29% 51% 22%Dartmouth University 21% 33% 12%Duke University 23% 36% 13%Emory University 42% 82% 40%Harvard University 11% 15% 4%Johns Hopkins University 35% 69% 34%MIT 17% 26% 9%New York University 26% 51% 25%Princeton University 11% 14% 3%
UNIVERSITY ADMISSION RATES FOR IB DIPLOMA STUDENTS
University Non-IB Acceptance
IB Student Acceptance
IBAdvantage
Stanford University 13% 18% 5%Texas A&M 68% 83% 15%UC Berkeley 24% 53% 29%UCLA 24% 47% 23%University of Chicago 42% 59% 17%University of Michigan 49% 73% 24%UNC Chapel Hill 35% 64% 29%University of Notre Dame 34% 41% 7%USC 30% 72% 42%Vanderbilt University 37% 73% 36%Villanova University 15% 90% 75%Yale University 13% 19% 6%
UNIVERSITY ADMISSION RATES FOR IB DIPLOMA STUDENTS
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