The Trusted Authority for Starting, Improving, & Selling Private Schools: Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate Program...Which is Right For Your School?

Hi Inner Circle Member:

As a long-time Vancouverite, we are now embracing our winter weather (read rain). Our tans now shift to rust. Of course the good news is that our Canuck’s hockey season will begin its season tomorrow, and at this point we are undefeated. ;-)

Like you, our kids are back into their school routine, which really means that their parents are back into the routine of connecting them to their school and after-school routines. But it’s worth it. I just don’t remember my parents ever driving me to my clubs and teams.

Today I am going to reflect on two comprehensive education programs that are becoming more popular in private schools, Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IBO) program. Both are growing in popularity and provide a turn-key solution to an enriched, identifiable program that can help grow your enrollment and provide a stronger learning environment for your students.

Enjoy the eNewsletter,

Doug Halladay

President and Founder
Halladay Education Group Inc.

www.HalladayEducationGroup.com

P.S. Do not hesitate to send me your questions. They are a great starting point for the eNewsletter. Just let me know if you want them answered personally or I can use them in the eNewsletter…your choice. :-)

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In This Issue

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1. In The News

2. Services You Can Use

3. Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IBO)

4. Products You Should Take A Closer Look At

5. Inner Circle Thought of the Week

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1. In The News

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Low Education Level Linked To Alzheimer's, Study Shows

Science Daily (press release) - USA
The participants were divided into three levels: five or less years of education (low), six to eight years (medium) and nine or more years of education ...

To read more click on the following:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071001172855.htm

Do Charter Schools Improve Behavior?
Washington Post - United States
Charters are independent public schools that don't have to follow many school district rules. They can usually choose their own curriculums and hire and ...

To read more click on the following:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/02/AR2007100200725.html?hpid=news-col-blog

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2. Services You Can Use

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3. Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IBO)

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I have had the experience of both developing about 20% of the province of British Columbia’s K-12 curriculum as well as working with AP and IBO curriculum. Both the AP and IBO curriculum offer outstanding learning experiences for your students, clear templates for your teachers, both are very rigorous, add instant credibility to your school, and university recognition.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT

The AP class-work and exams are overseen by the College Board and include 35 courses and are available to capable students in Grades 10-12. The course-work ends with challenging exams in May of their graduating year. High scores on the exam can result in credit for corresponding first year university courses. It is coordinated out of New Jersey, USA, and is mostly popular in the North America (about 500,000 students).

The benefit of the AP program is that your school has the flexibility to use 1 or more of the AP courses; you don’t have to lock into the entire program like IBO expects. Hence, if you have a gifted group of students in math, you can offer AP Calculus. It is both a great selling point for your school’s enriched programs as well as challenging your serious students. Similar to IB, AP can also offers an Advanced Placement International Diploma (APID).

You can find out more at the link:

http:// www.collegeboard.com

International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

The IB curriculum is coordinated out of Geneva, Switzerland, and offers 3 programs for students aged 3 to 18 (Gr. 12). The IB program includes:

Primary Years Program (PYP): Aged 3-12
Middle Years Program (MYP): Aged 11-16
Diploma Program (DP): +17-18

The great thing about IB is that it is a complete, sequential philosophy and program, including: instruction, assessment, learning outcomes, resources, professional development, testing, and more. And of course it too has university recognition in +110 countries.

I have to tell that this is an outstanding curriculum based on sound instruction and excellence. You have a complete scope and sequence for your entire school’s educational program, along with staff training, credibility, and universal acceptance.

Generally speaking, it can be an expensive program to implement. Additionally, as you progress towards the Diploma Program, the academic demands on students and your school’s resources increases. Hence, you must have an extremely capable group of students to take the program. That is why some schools offer IB as a school-within-a-school. You have a mainstream and IB stream of programs.

You can find out more at the link:

http://www.ibo.org

Both programs have their advantages. Your decision to use either should not be taken lightly. Both have costs and demands on your staff, resources, and students. I recommend that you visit both web sites, set up appointments to visit schools that offer both programs, and then make a list of the pro’s and con’s and determine which is a better fit for your school.

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5. Inner Circle Thought of the Week

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This is absolutely BRILLIANT. For those who speak English well, you will find it amusing. For those who don't, then this is an eye-opener.

Can you read these right the first time?

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

Smile and enjoy the day.

PS. - Why doesn't "Buick" rhyme with "quick"

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To your success,

Douglas Halladay
President and Founder

Halladay Education Group Inc.
4316 Arthur Drive, Ladner, BC, Canada, V4K 2W8
P: 604.868.0002 / F: 868.472.8737 / Email: info@halladayeducationgroup.com