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Palmer High School International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program • Diploma Program Link to IB Newsletter IBMYP Personal Project: Welcome parents and students interested in learning more about the application process for enrollment in next year’s IB Middle Years Program for 9th and 10th graders! Please click here to access information about this challenging and comprehensive program and answers to several frequently asked questions. Also, you will find easy access to this year’s IB MYP application as well as information about our January “shadow” program designed to provide interested students with a day on campus gaining an insider’s perspective of class life and community. For additional information, please contact Carolyn Derr at derrcf@d11.org or by phone at (719) 328-5075 Follow this link to view the presentation for the January Open House Follow this link to view presentations and documents from the Parent Forum held October 2nd. IB General InformationLocated in downtown Colorado Springs, William J. Palmer High School is authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) to
offer two programs for highly motivated, academically-oriented
students. The first of these is the Middle Years Program (MYP).
Designed for students in grades 6-10, the MYP is jointly delivered by
Palmer and our partner, North Middle School. The Diploma program for
high school juniors and seniors offers a rigorous, pre-university
curriculum which can result in students earning college credit for
their high school work. The IBO describes these two programs as “distinctive yet complementary,” and each has its own approach, requirements, and assessment schemes. Approximately 375 students are enrolled in the two IB programs at Palmer, which has a student body of about 1850. The IB staff consists of over forty teachers in eight content areas, as well as coordinators for each IB program, two counselors, and a secretary. An active Parent Advisory Board also supports the efforts of our students and staff, which includes editing and publishing our newsletter (available electronically on this website as of late November, 2006). Are you a Palmer IB alum? Click here to send an e-mail to us. We would appreciate being in touch with you. Visit student support material for the some of the most common documents that students need: forms for Community Service, CAS, and the Diploma exam schedule. Admission to the MYP at Palmer High School is by application during the 8th grade year for entry into Grade 9. Palmer sponsors information night for prospective applicants during the fall (See Events for details.) Students who successfully complete Grade 10 of the MYP are eligible to apply for entrance into the Diploma program as 11th graders. Palmer IB graduates are well prepared for college. The Results page provides year-to-year information on exam results and historical Diploma rates. A list of key Events and Deadlines will keep you informed about what’s going on and when things are happening. The Major Classroom Assignments page will keep you informed on long-term assignments and what’s due when. A Directory of Related Links will take you to other useful websites. |