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Eighth Grade Parent Orientation

Middle Years Programme

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Guiding Question

How can MYP help my child in the future?

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Eighth Grade Parent OrientationOctober 9, 2013

Overview of the Program Culminating Project High School Fair Eighth Grade Exams MYP Requirements Student Code of Conduct End of the Year Activities

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The International Baccalaureate Program offers a Continuum of

International Education

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Learner ProfileAt the heart of the IB Programme

Continuum is the Learner Profile.

The IB programme aims to help

students develop as lifelong learners in

the context of the Learner Profile.

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Fundamental Concepts of the Middle Years Programme

Intercultural AwarenessCommunicationHolistic Education with a Focus on Global Issues

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The Programme Model

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FIVE AREAS OF INTERACTION

They provide a framework for learning within and across the subject groups.

They allow connections among the subjects themselves, and between the subjects and real-life issues.

Characteristics of the Middle Years Program

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The 5 Areas of Interaction:Approaches to LearningCommunity & ServiceEnvironmentsHealth & Social EducationHuman Ingenuity

MYP AREAS OF INTERACTION

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Approaches to LearningDevelop effective study skillsDevelop critical, coherent, and independent

thoughtLearn problem solving and decision making skillsBecome life-long learnersNurture academic honesty

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What is the 8th Grade Culminating Project?

The MYP Culminating Project is an independent project. It will becompleted at home with guidance from a mentor and the MYPTechnology teachers.

It is a great opportunity to:

learn about a topic that interests you apply the skills you have developed while participating in the

Middle Years Programme at Ada Merritt K-8 Center in all your subjects and through Approaches to Learning

develop and showcase talents and interests that you may have and apply them to a chosen goal

apply your knowledge of the Design Cycle.

What your 8th Grade

Culminating Project Must:

Have a clear and achievable goal Allow you to express a truly personal message Be the result of your initiative, creativity, and ability

to organize and plan Reflect your special interests, hobbies, special

abilities, or concerns about particular issuesConnect to the Community and Service Area of

Interaction

What your 8th Grade

Culminating Project must:Deal with a topic or area to which you are committed

and which has an impact on your communityGenerate a product that connects to one of the MYP

subject areasBe mentored by an advisor who is an expert in the

field (instructor approval is required)Be of grade level appropriate scope and qualityBe entirely your own work—authenticity is very

important and you will be required to sign a document stating that the project is your own work.

What are the required components of the 8th Grade Culminating Project?

A Design Folder detailing your work through all the phases of the Design Cycle

 A product A presentation of the project with visual aids A personal statement

Remember: successful completion of all components will be required to qualify for the Ada Merritt K-8 Center IB Certificate and Pin.

How will it be graded?

Your Design Folder will be graded using the Technology assessment criteria.

The various phases of the Design Cycle will each receive a grade.

Your final product will be graded using MYP criteria for the relevant subject(s)

Your presentation/personal statement will be evaluated using a project rubric

Successful completion of the project will be required to qualify for the Ada Merritt K-8 Center IB Certificate and Pin.

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October 24, 2013, from 8:45 am to 10:00 am

Confirmed to attend:Coral Gables Senior High School International Studies Prep Academy- ISPAMiami Beach Senior High SchoolMiami Senior High School IprepYoung Women’s Prep Academy

Invited:Young Men’s Prep Academy International Studies Charter High School- ISCHSNew World School of the ArtsTerra

Declined invitation: Coral Reef High School, MAST Academy, Dash. Check those schools’ website for orientation dates

Applications due January 15, 2014

High School Fairs

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Algebra 1 End of Course Exam (May 2014) Geometry End of Course Exam (May 2014)FCAT in Writing, Science and Reading

(April 2014) Spanish Language AP Exam (May6, 2014)

Eighth Grade Exams

Eighth Grade Requirements To receive an Eighth Grade Certificate of

Promotion students must pass all Middle School core classes.

To receive an Ada Merritt K-8 Center International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) Certificate and Pin students must meet the following criteria:a GPA of 2.5 or higher in all Academic Courses and in

conducta minimum of 40 hours of Community and Service: 10

in grades 6 and 7, 20 in grade 8. All Service Record forms must be submitted before May 17, 2013

a satisfactory eighth grade research project a complete MYP portfolio.

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Eighth Grade Field Trip Dinner/Dance End of the Year Awards Program

End of the Year Activities

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Eighth Grade OrientationOctober 9, 2013

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

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