The International Baccalaureate Program
This year's:
- International Baccalaureate Program Registration Procedures
- Grade Nine I.B. Preparation Course Calendar
Victoria Park CI was the first public school in Ontario to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Our graduates consistently score within the top 5% of all students enrolled in the IB. We are very proud of our graduates, students and teachers that continue this tradition of excellence.
History of IB
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program was founded in 1965 to provide a rigorous, well-rounded education for students throughout the world so they would qualify for university study no matter where they had pursued their high school education. The IB Program, therefore, has a common, broadly based curriculum. It is assessed by internationally developed and graded oral and written examinations.
The IB Program is unique in that it provides a liberal arts, interdisciplinary education leading to a diploma, which is recognized throughout the world. Students pursue studies in English, foreign language(s), experimental sciences, mathematics, social studies, and an elective. Teachers provide interdisciplinary instruction whereby students study common processes, themes, and materials within and across the subject areas.
The curriculum is based on the topics and goals identified by the curriculum board of the International Baccalaureate Office in Cardiff, Wales. The purpose of the International Baccalaureate Organization, as stated in a document prepared in 1991 by the Director General and Senior Management, is to educate young people to act intelligently and responsibly in a complex global society. Through the high quality of its curriculum and assessment, the IB seeks to ensure knowledge of traditional academic disciplines and of the individual’s own heritage, while fostering inquisitiveness and openness to new ideas. Participation in the IB should equip students with a genuine understanding of themselves and of others, heightening the capacity for tolerance and engendering respect for different points of view.
IB Recognition
IB students gain admission to some of the best known universities in the world. Most of these institutions have established recognition policies for the IB diploma. For example:
Oxford University, United KingdomUniversity of British Columbia, Canada
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Harvard University, United States
More Information : Here
IB Registration Procedures
Registration Procedures For Entry To Grade 9 IB
- Complete "Application for Student Registration" form
- Complete "Grade Nine Course Selection Form" if applicable
- Ensure Principal (or Teacher) Recommendation is complete
- Ensure "Application for Optional Attendance" is complete and signed by your son/daughter's principal
- Student Application Essay
Student Application Essay (an explanation)
The Student Application Essay is an essay of 400- 500 words, which articulates the reason why a student applicant believes that he, or she, is suited for this International Baccalaureate program of studies. This essay must be submitted with the application package.
Checklist for the Interview
- All of the above
- Proof of citizenship
- Proof of residency (photo required i.e.: driver's license or new version of health card)
- Most recent report card (and transcript if applicable i.e.: if Grade 10 or higher)
- Immunization papers (if student is coming from a school outside of TDSB)
- If you have been IPRC'd, please bring your most recent I.E.O. and decision sheet
To schedule an interview appointment with Mr. Usprech, please call the Guidance Department at 416-395-3310, Ext. 20040.
Grade 11 and 12
IB Diploma and the critical internal three components:
- Extended Essay - Personal Research Paper (4,000 words - externally marked)
- **CAS - Creativity, Action, Service (150 hours) - CAS In Action Around the World
- ToK (Theory of Knowledge - 100 hours over two years)
*CAS only starts in Grade 11 and continues in Grade 12.
Theory of knowledge (TOK)
TOK is an interdisciplinary requirement intended to stimulate critical reflection on the knowledge and experience gained inside and outside the classroom. The course challenges students to question the bases of knowledge, to be aware of subjective and ideological biases and to develop the ability to analyse evidence that is expressed in rational argument.
Grading and Results
A candidate's examination performance in individual subjects is graded according to the following scale.
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7. Excellent 6. Very good 5. Good 4. Satisfactory 3. Mediocre 2. Poor 1. Very poor N. No grade |
Theory of Knowledge (ToK) and the Extended Essay (EE) are graded according to this scale.
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A. Excellent B. Good C. Satisfactory D. Mediocre E. Elementary N. No grade |
The Diploma Programme candidate's six subjects can yield 42 points. Three further points are available for the combination of the Extended Essay (EE) and work in ToK. The maximum possible score is therefore 45 points.
IB Teachers At VP
The following list lists the teacher currently teaching IB involved classes at Victoria Park C.I.
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M. Arkin C. Bacque K. Bremner D. Brown H. Buckstein V. Buica C. Burwell C. Comstock Zenteno J. Fleming D. Gara A. Gewurtz T. Hidaka I. Lam J. Li K. James P. Messere |
G. Olsheski F. Pourkhatai E. Quejada S. Reichling R. Schweitzer D. Slater C. Thompson K. Thorne S. Torrie S. Usprech B. Van Bemmel P. Van der Schilden T. Waithe C. Vidrih A. Yeganegi |
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