Riverview IB Open World School
The IB and IB Open World Schools
Extending access to an IB education is a cornerstone of the IB’s strategic plan. It was the desire to find alternative ways of enabling students to experience an IB education that stimulated thinking about online learning which, by its very nature, transcends geographical boundaries and in 2009, lead to the development of Diploma Programme courses online. DP online courses allow students from diverse geographic regions to study together in an online environment. This offers the possibility to create truly international and intercultural classrooms in ways that cannot be envisaged in any single school. The DP online courses help to ensure that the IB remains at the forefront of approaches to teaching and learning that are fit for purpose in the 21st century.
IB Open World Schools: Pilot Project, Riverview High School
Riverview IB Open World School will support students and collaborate with Link (non IB) schools in a variety of ways. Enrolled students will obtain support from the site-based coordinator and will sit for the exams as do other IB students. Through affiliation, the Link school will also join a professional learning community, focused on study, dialogue and support around IB’s approaches to learning, and, activities directly related to an IB Diploma Programme’s central elements. Success for the IB Diploma students at the Link school(s) will also be a paramount aim of the affiliation. In addition, this pilot is aimed at understanding how online learning can extend access to an IB education.
Profile of the student-learner?
Students at non-IB schools who are either considering the Diploma Programme,
Students who want to take a single IB course,
Students who are high-achieving students seeking a rigorous course for their high school transcript or college application.
IB Diploma Courses
All courses are for 11th grade students and are a two-year commitment. Courses include:
· Business and Management SL
· Economics HL or SL
· Film SL
· Information Technology in a Global Society HL or SL
· Mandarin ab initio
· Mathematics HL
· Philosophy SL
· Psychology SL
· Spanish ab initio
Specifics
The IB courses follow curriculum specified by the IBO and were created by its partner, Pamoja Education.
Online courses from Pamoja have been available to IB World Schools since 2009.
Students who enroll earn a transfer credit and receive an official transcript.
Can I complete the full IB Diploma Programme online? No. Students must attend a IB World school campus to complete the DP.
Diploma program students who are affiliated with Riverview have the choice to take IB exams at an IB school in your area or travel to Sarasota, Florida.
Costs
Affiliation/registration Fees: 1-5 students = $500.00; 6-10 students = $1000.00; 11-15 students = $1500.00; 16-20 students = $2,000.00 (per year)
Course Fees: $750. per course, per year (excluding examination costs in Year 2);
Deadline for registration
August 1, 2012
For further registration, including registration forms, please contact: Dr. Eva Bogard, Site Base Coordinator, at