Students honored for achieving IB Middle Years Program certificates
More than 320 high-achieving
10th-graders from Annandale, Mount Vernon, South Lakes, and JEB Stuart high schools
were honored at a ceremony May 20 at Stuart for completing the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP).
10th-graders from Annandale, Mount Vernon, South Lakes, and JEB Stuart high schools
were honored at a ceremony May 20 at Stuart for completing the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP).
The
Annandale High School Strings Ensemble entertained visitors as they viewed displays
of students’ projects. Principals presented certificates to 89 Annandale students and 56 Stuart students. Speakers encouraged the students to pursue
the International Baccalaureate diploma in high school.
To
receive the IBMYP certificates, students have to take the rigorous IBMYP curriculum in grades 6-10 (including a foreign language, humanities, arts,
advanced mathematics, and technology), participate in community service, and
complete an individual project.
receive the IBMYP certificates, students have to take the rigorous IBMYP curriculum in grades 6-10 (including a foreign language, humanities, arts,
advanced mathematics, and technology), participate in community service, and
complete an individual project.
The personal project must be “a significant body of work produced over an extended period.” It can take the
form of a 2,000 to 2,500-word essay; an original piece of art; literary
fiction; an original science experiment; an invention; or the presentation of a
business plan.
form of a 2,000 to 2,500-word essay; an original piece of art; literary
fiction; an original science experiment; an invention; or the presentation of a
business plan.
