NHS IB

Niwot High School

International

Baccalaureate

Welcome Message

Welcome to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, a prestigious college preparatory program for students of the St. Vrain Valley Schools. Authorized in 2001, Niwot High School offers the full IB Diploma Programme, with the Niwot Pre-IB Programme for 9th and 10th grade students. The student population at NHS consists of over 1/3 Niwot Pre-IB and IB students. Our outstanding faculty is highly trained to prepare our IB candidates for university entrance. Our success rate is second to none, proven by many IB graduates who have earned 24 or more college credits prior to college.

Students must apply for the Niwot Pre-IB and IB Programmes, and applications are available on this site. Interested 8th graders should attend an IB Informational meeting in November or December. Please see the schedule posted online for our most current informational meetings, and plan to attend a meeting. Applications are due in December for the following school year, so be sure to plan ahead!

Julie Webster, IB Coordinator (For more information click here)

Debbie Hauck, IB Assistant
IB Office: 303.652.2550 Fax: 303.652.1592

Summer Homework 2012 Incoming NPIB 9th Grade Students: NPIB World Geography & History Read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. (This book is available in the Niwot IB Office – see attached handout for information.) Complete the summer project attached. (For your reference, the grading rubric is also attached.) Please remember that the work you submit must be your own work, and not “cut and pasted” from the internet! Things Fall Apart Project Things Fall Apart Grading Rubric NPIB English 9 Students must read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and be prepared to discuss/write about this novel. Incoming NPIB 10th Grade Students: NPIB US History Complete the attached summer homework sheet, and be prepared to submit it the first day of school. NPIB US History Summer Homework NPIB English 10 Read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and be prepared for a book discussion. Select five best poems from the Poetry 180 website (http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/) and be prepared to discuss them. Incoming IB 11th Grade Students: IB English 11 Choose one classic that you have always wanted to read but never have. (What is a classic? It’s up to you to decide!) Choose one bestseller that interests you. Choose three important quotes from each book. Explain each quote's significance and what you noticed about the author's technique in each quote. Make certain you include the page numbers. Bring your books the first day of class and be prepared to discuss your summer reading. 2011 Informational Meetings IB Diploma Programme Information
	Diploma Programme Overview provided by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)
	21 Things You Should Know an informational guide from IBO
	Diploma Programme: A Basis for Practice by IB
IB Programme Applications IB Parent Meetings 2011-2012 (Revised October 6, 2011)
Service Log Sheets
	9th and 10th Grade Service Hours Log Sheet
	11th and 12th Grade CAS Hours Log Sheet

International Baccalaureate (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.

NHS is the only IB high school in the
St. Vrain Valley School District

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Save $$ for Exams….Buy Grocery Cards!
Purchase Safeway & King Soopers cards in the IB Office for face value. 4% of amount purchased goes into your child’s account for IB Exams and book purchases. These cards may be used for groceries and gas. Checks must be written to Niwot High School. See Debbie Hauck in the IB Office for additional information.

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