The document provides an overview of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program offered at a school in San Francisco, highlighting its rigorous, multicultural curriculum and emphasis on critical thinking. It details the structure of the program, including various courses offered and the assessment methods used, along with the benefits of the IB diploma for college admissions. The program promotes global understanding, student independence, and community engagement through service and extracurricular activities.

1. ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, CHALLENGING AND INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING COURSES OF STUDY AVAILABLE

2. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMwww.internationalsf.org/IBTRIPS & EXCHANGES PROGRAMwww.internationalsf.org/TRAVELCONTACTAntoine DelaitreIB Coordinator – Director of Exchangesantoined@frenchamericansf.org(415) 558 2074

3. MAIN HIGH SCHOOL TRACKS IN THE U.S.UNIVERSITYIB DIPLOMAHIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAHIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAHIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAIB DIPLOMA PROGRAM12TH GRADEAPAP11TH GRADE11TH GRADEAPSTUDENT RETREAT10TH GRADE10TH GRADE10TH GRADE9TH GRADE9TH GRADE9TH GRADESTUDENT RETREAT“REGULAR” HIGH SCHOOLSAP COURSESIB DIPLOMA

4. PRE-IB COURSES IN GRADE 9-10CommunityServiceSelection of IB courses at the end of Grade 10

5. A rigorous college-preparatory program:Founded in 1968 in Geneva (Switzerland)

6. Inspired by best European pedagogical practices

7. Offers a balanced, multicultural, coherent curriculum

8. Promotes international understanding, social responsibility, critical thinking and independent learning

9. Recognized by universities in the U.S. and around the worldOur long experience of the IB:The IB was introduced at International in 1978

10. International is the 91st of 2,000 “IB World Schools”

11. The only “full IB Diploma” school in San FranciscoAn increasingly popular program:Over 100,000 candidates worldwide

12. Rapid growth in the U.S. (50% of worldwide candidates)A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM IN GRADE 11-12

13. TWO-YEAR IB COURSES OFFERED3 types of language courses:Literature

14. Literature and Language

15. LanguageFrenchChineseSpanishSpanishItalianGermanArtVisual ArtsTheaterFilmMusicSecond Experimental ScienceChemistrySecond Social ScienceEconomicsBusiness & ManagementInformation TechnologyThird LanguageSpanishItalianChineseGermanLiteratureENGLISH2nd LANGUAGEELECTIVEMATHEMATICSSOCIAL SCIENCEEXPERIMENTALSCIENCEHistory (in English or French)GeographyBusiness & Management (online)Information Technology (online)Standard MathematicsIntermediary MathematicsAdvanced MathematicsBiology (in English or French)Physics (in English or French)ChemistryEnvironmental Studies