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