International Baccalaureate Program
8th grade Open House
The presentations from the Interlake 8th Grade Open House (Tuesday 16 January 2024) can be found here:
IB Presentation – This presentation was for incoming 8th graders and their families who would follow Interlake’s traditional instructional path and complete the IB Diploma in grade 11 and 12. Megan Bennett, IB Coordinator, conducted this presentation in the Interlake library.
AL Presentation – This presentation was for incoming 8th graders (and their families) who are in AL classes in the district (Tyee and Odle middle schools) or are newly-identified as needing services. Michael O’Byrne, AL Coordinator, conducted this presentation in the Interlake Theatre.
Megan Bennett
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Coordinator
bennettm@bsd405.org
425-456-7234
Michael O’Byrne
Advanced Learning and Innovation Coordinator
obyrnem@bsd405.org
425-456-7311
Asma Banu
Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS) Program Coordinator
lnua@bsd405.org
425-456-7352
Interlake High School is an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. IB is a part of every student’s experience at Interlake through the approaches all staff use in teaching and the values we hold in common in learning. These values are represented via the IB Learner Profile.
The IB Diploma Program is recognized as one of the most academically rigorous college preparatory programs in the world. This highly respected, two-year curriculum focuses on classical liberal arts and sciences. Founded in the 1960’s to serve international students, IB programs across K-12 education are now available in over 3500 schools around the world. Interlake High School is proud to offer the challenging IB Diploma Program as an end of high school experience designed to prepare students for a wide variety of life options, especially success at university.
Interlake students pursue IB Diploma by taking classes in six subject areas and completing assessments in each of those six subjects, over two years. The students also complete core requirements in Theory of Knowledge (ToK); Extended Essay (EE); and Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS). The assessments include work completed over time as part of class (for example, essays, oral presentations, lab reports, portfolios, projects etc.) as well as sit-down exams in May.
The IB Diploma Program is open to all interested Interlake students. Individual success is largely determined by academic motivation and active participation.
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What colleges say about IB…
“Success in an IB program correlates well with success at Harvard. We are always pleased to see the credentials of the IB Diploma Program on the transcript.” GPA is not nearly as important a factor in university admission as the IB Diploma. If a student has to choose, choose the Diploma over protecting the GPA.”
Marlyn McGrath Lewis Assistant Dean of Admissions, Harvard University, USA
“One of the advantages of an IB curriculum is its structure and quality. It is a coordinated program, well established, well known and well respected. We know the quality of IB courses, and we think the IB curriculum is terrific.”
Christoph Guttentag Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University
“The rigour of IB Diploma requirements meets our recommendation for the strongest high school preparation possible. … In sum, the IB diploma candidate who has met the challenge successfully receives strong consideration from the William & Mary admission committee.”
Allison Jesse former Associate Dean of Admissions, William and Mary College
“The IB is a first-rate programme, one we are familiar with, and it prepares students well for a university like ours.”
Fred Hargadon Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Princeton University
“A transcript that reveals a student’s enrollment in International Baccalaureate courses serves notice to the admissions officer that the applicant is someone who accepts rather than avoids educational challenges. Further, a successful IB student will enroll at Michigan with some advantages over students who have taken less intensive programs…Unquestionably, a school that graduates each year a number of students with IB diplomas has demonstrated its commitment to high educational standards and that commitment will serve to influence admissions decisions at the University of Michigan.”
Cliff Sjogren former Director of Admissions, University of Michigan
- Interlake IB Diploma
- Group 1 - Studies in Language and Literature
- Group 2 - Language Aquisition
- Group 3 - Individuals and Societies
- Group 4 - Sciences
- Group 5 - Mathematics
- Group 6 - Arts
- IB Core
- May 2024 Assessment Information