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IB COORDINATOR

Allison Shick alshick@capousd.org

IB COUNSELORS & TOK TEACHER

Wendy Washington
Senior IB Counselor/Teacher
Mark Enmeier
Junior IB Counselor/Teacher

GROUP 1: STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Kathleen Bennett Teacher
Caroline Dutton Teacher
Ann Lewis Teacher
Swetlana Schmidt Teacher
Wendy Washington
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Margi Westling Teacher

GROUP 2: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION--FRENCH & SPANISH

Lisa Alizadeh   Teacher
Nicholas Dewald   Teacher
Suzanne Hench   Teacher
Rob Oliphant   Teacher

GROUP 3: INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES

Marc Popovich Teacher
Allison Shick Teacher
C. Sisca McGuire Teacher

GROUP 4: EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES--BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS, MARINE SCIENCE & PHYSICS

Michelle Brislen Teacher
Stacey Finnerty Teacher
William Rasor Teacher
Greg Young Teacher

GROUP 5: MATHEMATICS

Josh Cain Teacher
Laura Compean Teacher
Laura Flynn Teacher
Yesenia Sanchez Teacher

GROUP 6: THE ARTS OR 6TH SUBJECT--DANCE, FILM, MUSIC, THEATER & PSYCHOLOGY

J Bisch Teacher
Deanna Peter Teacher
Lauren Shimabukuro Teacher
Antonio Soto Teacher
Ella Wyatt Teacher
 
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IB DIPLOMA CANDIDATES 2022

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WHY IB?

Through the IB Diploma Program (DP), a two-year program beginning in the junior year, schools are able to develop students who:
  • have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge
  • flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically
  • study at least two languages
  • excel in traditional academic subjects
  • explore the nature of knowledge through the program's unique Theory of Knowledge course.
 
International research shows that there are many benefits to choosing the DP over other curricula.
For example:
  • DP students are better able than their peers to cope with demanding workloads, manage their time and meet the expectations placed on them, according to one study
  • Analysis of DP students in Canada, the UK and the USA found that the DP’s extended essay improves students’ approach to learning in higher education
 
You can read more key facts about the DP on the IBO website.
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IB TESTIMONIAL EMILY GLASER UCLA CLASS OF 2021

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The IB Mission Statement
 
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
 
To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
 
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
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