We liked the global acknowledgement and language study. Also, the homework was more reasonable and thoughtful-both in terms of time spent and thought process.
Good luck.
Pat
--- In nelalist@yahoogroups.com, "ChristineTucker" <liveonboca@...> wrote:
>
> I would love to hear from parents of kids attending 7th grade or 8th/9th this first year of the IB programme? I have a rising 7th grader and I would love to hear some reviews on the program.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --- In nelalist@yahoogroups.com, "Campos, Denise" Denise.Campos@ wrote:
> >
> > EAGLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL FIRST IN LAUSD
> >
> > TO ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE STATUS
> >
> >
> >
> > Los Angeles-Eagle Rock High School, the only traditional campus in the
> > Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) with a grades 7-12
> > configuration, is now the first school ever in the District to be
> > authorized as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. As such,
> > the school will implement a fully recognized IB Middle Years Programme
> > for students in 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grades beginning this fall.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Your hard work, dedication, and an ongoing mission of excellence have
> > gained Eagle Rock High School this merit," LAUSD Superintendent John
> > Deasy said. "You are truly a role model for this district."
> >
> >
> >
> > "This is an incredibly historic moment for the students, families and
> > greater community of Los Angeles," added Judy Elliott, Chief Academic
> > Officer for the LAUSD. "After three years of hard work and dedication,
> > Eagle Rock, under the leadership of Principal Salvador Velasco, has been
> > awarded this international recognition of excellence. This has truly
> > been a school-wide and community effort."
> >
> >
> >
> > An IB education occurs at three levels-the primary, middle years and
> > diploma (high school) programs. Each offers a rigorous curriculum that
> > provides an education with a global perspective.
> >
> >
> >
> > IB students are encouraged to develop specific character and learning
> > traits-to be thinkers, inquirers and communicators who are principled,
> > open-minded, reflective, balanced, knowledgeable, and caring
> > risk-takers. The IB designation provides a framework of academic
> > challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the
> > connections between traditional subjects and the real world.
> >
> >
> >
> > In April, a team of evaluators from IB visited Eagle Rock High School
> > and shortly thereafter, the IB America headquarters notified Principal
> > Velasco that the school had exceeded the requirement and would be
> > authorized as an IB school. It was the culmination of more than three
> > years of Eagle Rock High School's faculty, staff, administration,
> > students and families preparing to provide the IB Middle Years
> > Programme.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Our school community made a determination that Eagle Rock High School
> > would build an environment of success where every student has the
> > opportunity, motivation and tools to achieve," Velasco said. "The
> > International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is the foundation we
> > chose to build on to further grow and develop our educational culture of
> > excellence. We are very proud of the teachers, families, faculty,
> > administrators, and especially our students, who embraced IB and worked
> > so hard to achieve our authorization."
> >
> >
> >
> > Eagle Rock High School is located in northeast Los Angeles, between the
> > cities of Pasadena and Glendale. As the only traditional LAUSD school
> > with a 7-12 grades configuration, it houses both a comprehensive junior
> > and senior high school, as well as a magnet program serving gifted,
> > high-ability and highly-gifted students in grades 7-10. In addition,
> > Eagle Rock High School will offer the fully authorized IB Middle Years
> > Programme to all students in grades 7-10 in the 2011-12 school year.
> >
> >
> >
> > To transform Eagle Rock High School into an IB school prepared and
> > qualified to undertake the Middle Years Programme, teachers and
> > administrators underwent more than two years of specialized training,
> > most of it funded by the school itself. In addition, the school
> > adjusted its bell schedule to allow for longer instructional periods and
> > re-emphasized areas of the curriculum, such as foreign language and the
> > arts, to align the course work with the expectations of the IB. This was
> > achieved while maintaining strong English, math, science and social
> > studies programs. Students and families were included throughout the
> > process.
> >
> >
> >
> > The program consists of eight subject groups integrated through five
> > areas of interaction that provide a framework for learning across
> > subjects. IB students are required to study their first language, a
> > second language, humanities, sciences, mathematics, arts, physical
> > education and technology. In the final year of the Middle Years
> > Programme, students engage in a personal project that allows them to
> > demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have developed throughout the
> > program.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Eagle Rock faculty, staff and administration have been working toward
> > certification for the past three years, undergoing rigorous training,
> > and aligning the school's curriculum, schedule and mission to meet the
> > IB's exacting standards," said Laurie Bollman-Little, the IB coordinator
> > for Eagle Rock High School. "Our school got behind the Middle Years
> > Programme because it will provide the foundation and methodology for our
> > students to succeed in middle school, in high school, in college and
> > beyond."
> >
> >
> >
> > Looking ahead, Principal Velasco said the school's next goal is to be
> > authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme (high school). "At Eagle
> > Rock, we see the IB as a blueprint we can follow so that all our
> > students achieve at their highest levels."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Denise Campos
> >
> > Director of Community Affairs
> >
> > LAUSD Board Member Tamar Galatzan
> >
> > Board District 3
> >
> > 333 S. Beaudry Ave. 24th Floor
> >
> > Los Angeles, CA 90017
> >
> > (213) 241-4588 direct
> >
> > (213) 241-6386 main
> >
> > Denise.Campos@
> >
> >
> >
> > If you are interested in news and updates from LAUSD and San Fernando
> > Valley schools, visit www.GalatzanGazette.com
> >
>
--- In nelalist@yahoogroups.com, "ChristineTucker" <liveonboca@...> wrote:
>
> I would love to hear from parents of kids attending 7th grade or 8th/9th this first year of the IB programme? I have a rising 7th grader and I would love to hear some reviews on the program.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> --- In nelalist@yahoogroups.com, "Campos, Denise" Denise.Campos@ wrote:
> >
> > EAGLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL FIRST IN LAUSD
> >
> > TO ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE STATUS
> >
> >
> >
> > Los Angeles-Eagle Rock High School, the only traditional campus in the
> > Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) with a grades 7-12
> > configuration, is now the first school ever in the District to be
> > authorized as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. As such,
> > the school will implement a fully recognized IB Middle Years Programme
> > for students in 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th grades beginning this fall.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Your hard work, dedication, and an ongoing mission of excellence have
> > gained Eagle Rock High School this merit," LAUSD Superintendent John
> > Deasy said. "You are truly a role model for this district."
> >
> >
> >
> > "This is an incredibly historic moment for the students, families and
> > greater community of Los Angeles," added Judy Elliott, Chief Academic
> > Officer for the LAUSD. "After three years of hard work and dedication,
> > Eagle Rock, under the leadership of Principal Salvador Velasco, has been
> > awarded this international recognition of excellence. This has truly
> > been a school-wide and community effort."
> >
> >
> >
> > An IB education occurs at three levels-the primary, middle years and
> > diploma (high school) programs. Each offers a rigorous curriculum that
> > provides an education with a global perspective.
> >
> >
> >
> > IB students are encouraged to develop specific character and learning
> > traits-to be thinkers, inquirers and communicators who are principled,
> > open-minded, reflective, balanced, knowledgeable, and caring
> > risk-takers. The IB designation provides a framework of academic
> > challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the
> > connections between traditional subjects and the real world.
> >
> >
> >
> > In April, a team of evaluators from IB visited Eagle Rock High School
> > and shortly thereafter, the IB America headquarters notified Principal
> > Velasco that the school had exceeded the requirement and would be
> > authorized as an IB school. It was the culmination of more than three
> > years of Eagle Rock High School's faculty, staff, administration,
> > students and families preparing to provide the IB Middle Years
> > Programme.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Our school community made a determination that Eagle Rock High School
> > would build an environment of success where every student has the
> > opportunity, motivation and tools to achieve," Velasco said. "The
> > International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is the foundation we
> > chose to build on to further grow and develop our educational culture of
> > excellence. We are very proud of the teachers, families, faculty,
> > administrators, and especially our students, who embraced IB and worked
> > so hard to achieve our authorization."
> >
> >
> >
> > Eagle Rock High School is located in northeast Los Angeles, between the
> > cities of Pasadena and Glendale. As the only traditional LAUSD school
> > with a 7-12 grades configuration, it houses both a comprehensive junior
> > and senior high school, as well as a magnet program serving gifted,
> > high-ability and highly-gifted students in grades 7-10. In addition,
> > Eagle Rock High School will offer the fully authorized IB Middle Years
> > Programme to all students in grades 7-10 in the 2011-12 school year.
> >
> >
> >
> > To transform Eagle Rock High School into an IB school prepared and
> > qualified to undertake the Middle Years Programme, teachers and
> > administrators underwent more than two years of specialized training,
> > most of it funded by the school itself. In addition, the school
> > adjusted its bell schedule to allow for longer instructional periods and
> > re-emphasized areas of the curriculum, such as foreign language and the
> > arts, to align the course work with the expectations of the IB. This was
> > achieved while maintaining strong English, math, science and social
> > studies programs. Students and families were included throughout the
> > process.
> >
> >
> >
> > The program consists of eight subject groups integrated through five
> > areas of interaction that provide a framework for learning across
> > subjects. IB students are required to study their first language, a
> > second language, humanities, sciences, mathematics, arts, physical
> > education and technology. In the final year of the Middle Years
> > Programme, students engage in a personal project that allows them to
> > demonstrate the knowledge and skills they have developed throughout the
> > program.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Eagle Rock faculty, staff and administration have been working toward
> > certification for the past three years, undergoing rigorous training,
> > and aligning the school's curriculum, schedule and mission to meet the
> > IB's exacting standards," said Laurie Bollman-Little, the IB coordinator
> > for Eagle Rock High School. "Our school got behind the Middle Years
> > Programme because it will provide the foundation and methodology for our
> > students to succeed in middle school, in high school, in college and
> > beyond."
> >
> >
> >
> > Looking ahead, Principal Velasco said the school's next goal is to be
> > authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme (high school). "At Eagle
> > Rock, we see the IB as a blueprint we can follow so that all our
> > students achieve at their highest levels."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Denise Campos
> >
> > Director of Community Affairs
> >
> > LAUSD Board Member Tamar Galatzan
> >
> > Board District 3
> >
> > 333 S. Beaudry Ave. 24th Floor
> >
> > Los Angeles, CA 90017
> >
> > (213) 241-4588 direct
> >
> > (213) 241-6386 main
> >
> > Denise.Campos@
> >
> >
> >
> > If you are interested in news and updates from LAUSD and San Fernando
> > Valley schools, visit www.GalatzanGazette.com
> >
>
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