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IB Diploma Program (IB DP)
The IB Diploma Program (IB DP) is the gold-standard for college preparatory programs ensuring a future-ready program that fosters an inquiry mindset, a desire to learn, and the foundation to excel at their careers and lead meaningful lives.
The average acceptance rate of IB Diploma student into university/ college is 22% higher than the average acceptance rate of the total population. The acceptance rate of IB students into Ivy League Institutions (Princeton, Yale, Brown, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania) is between 3% and 13% higher compared to the total population acceptance rates!
IB Career-related Program (IB CP)
The IB Career-related Program (IB CP) combines academically challenging courses from the IB Diploma Program (IB DP) with the practical, real-world approaches of learning in one of SVHS’s career technical education (CTE) pathways.
Combining IB and CTE ensures that students have the academic and career skills to be successful after SVHS in college or career. To be eligible for the IB CP, students must be on track to successfully complete their CTE pathway.
11th & 12th graders- optional (but highly encouraged!)
6 IB courses over 2-years (1 course per subject area)
Language & Literature
Language Acquisition
Individuals & Society
Science
Math
The Arts (or another IB course)
Can be combined with CTE pathway
~30% of our current IB DP Seniors are also in a CTE pathway
Potential for college credit &/or placement
Core requirements:
Theory of Knowledge course
Extended Essay Research Paper
Creativity, Action, & Service
11th & 12th graders- optional (but highly encouraged!)
2 IB courses along with career pathway courses
Must be combined with CTE pathway
Potential for college credit &/or placement
Core requirements:
IB Personal & Professional Skills (IB PPS) course
Reflective Project Paper
Language & Cultural Studies Portfolio
Community Engagement
IB 101: Voice of the Valley
Check out what students have to say about our IB Programs!
IB Diploma Students
Isabella Hanif & Rebecka Vy, IB Diploma & Career Pathway Juniors
Phoenix Hybl, IB Diploma & Career Pathway Senior
Juliana Mensah, IB Diploma Senior
Natalie Badillo, IB Diploma Alumni, Class of 2020
Grace Orellana, IB Diploma Alumni, Class of 2017
Vera Bzhilyanskaya, IB Diploma Alumni, Class of 2020
IB Career-related Students
Danny Conteh, IB CP, Healthcare- Pharmacy Tech.
Mya Austin, Justice & Law Enforcement
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