Ada Merritt K-8 Center Eighth Grade Parent Orientation Middle Years Programme

Ada Merritt K-8 Center Guiding Question How can MYP help my child in the future?

Ada Merritt K-8 Center Eighth Grade Parent Orientation October 9, 2013  Overview of the Program  Culminating Project  High School Fair  Eighth Grade Exams  MYP Requirements  Student Code of Conduct  End of the Year Activities

Ada Merritt K-8 Center The International Baccalaureate Program offers a Continuum of International Education

Ada Merritt K-8 Center Learner Profile At the heart of the IB Programme Continuum is the Learner Profile. The IB programme aims to help students develop as lifelong learners in the context of the Learner Profile.Learner Profile

Ada Merritt K-8 Center Fundamental Concepts of the Middle Years Programme Intercultural Awareness Communication Holistic Education with a Focus on Global Issues

Ada Merritt K-8 Center The Programme Model

Ada Merritt K-8 Center FIVE AREAS OF INTERACTION They provide a framework for learning within and across the subject groups. They allow connections among the subjects themselves, and between the subjects and real-life issues. Characteristics of the Middle Years Program

Ada Merritt K-8 Center The 5 Areas of Interaction: Approaches to Learning Community & Service Environments Health & Social Education Human Ingenuity MYP AREAS OF INTERACTION

Ada Merritt K-8 Center Approaches to Learning Develop effective study skills Develop critical, coherent, and independent thought Learn problem solving and decision making skills Become life-long learners Nurture academic honestyacademic honesty

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What is the 8 th Grade Culminating Project? The MYP Culminating Project is an independent project. It will be completed at home with guidance from a mentor and the MYP Technology teachers. It is a great opportunity to:  learn about a topic that interests you  apply the skills you have developed while participating in the Middle Years Programme at Ada Merritt K-8 Center in all your subjects and through Approaches to Learning  develop and showcase talents and interests that you may have and apply them to a chosen goal  apply your knowledge of the Design Cycle.

What your 8 th Grade Culminating Project Must:  Have a clear and achievable goal  Allow you to express a truly personal message  Be the result of your initiative, creativity, and ability to organize and plan  Reflect your special interests, hobbies, special abilities, or concerns about particular issues  Connect to the Community and Service Area of Interaction

What your 8 th Grade Culminating Project must:  Deal with a topic or area to which you are committed and which has an impact on your community  Generate a product that connects to one of the MYP subject areas  Be mentored by an advisor who is an expert in the field (instructor approval is required)  Be of grade level appropriate scope and quality  Be entirely your own work—authenticity is very important and you will be required to sign a document stating that the project is your own work.

What are the required components of the 8 th Grade Culminating Project?  A Design Folder detailing your work through all the phases of the Design Cycle  A product  A presentation of the project with visual aids  A personal statement Remember: successful completion of all components will be required to qualify for the Ada Merritt K-8 Center IB Certificate and Pin.

How will it be graded?  Your Design Folder will be graded using the Technology assessment criteria.  The various phases of the Design Cycle will each receive a grade.  Your final product will be graded using MYP criteria for the relevant subject(s)  Your presentation/personal statement will be evaluated using a project rubric  Successful completion of the project will be required to qualify for the Ada Merritt K-8 Center IB Certificate and Pin.

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October 24, 2013, from 8:45 am to 10:00 am  Confirmed to attend: Coral Gables Senior High School International Studies Prep Academy- ISPA Miami Beach Senior High School Miami Senior High School Iprep Young Women’s Prep Academy  Invited: Young Men’s Prep Academy International Studies Charter High School- ISCHS New World School of the Arts Terra  Declined invitation : Coral Reef High School, MAST Academy, Dash. Check those schools’ website for orientation dates Applications due January 15, 2014 High School Fairs

Ada Merritt K-8 Center  Algebra 1 End of Course Exam (May 2014)  Geometry End of Course Exam (May 2014)  FCAT in Writing, Science and Reading (April 2014)  Spanish Language AP Exam (May6, 2014) Eighth Grade Exams

Eighth Grade Requirements  To receive an Eighth Grade Certificate of Promotion students must pass all Middle School core classes.  To receive an Ada Merritt K-8 Center International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) Certificate and Pin students must meet the following criteria: a GPA of 2.5 or higher in all Academic Courses and in conduct a minimum of 40 hours of Community and Service: 10 in grades 6 and 7, 20 in grade 8. All Service Record forms must be submitted before May 17, 2013 a satisfactory eighth grade research project a complete MYP portfolio.

Ada Merritt K-8 Center  Eighth Grade Field Trip  Dinner/Dance  End of the Year Awards Program End of the Year Activities

Ada Merritt K-8 Center Eighth Grade Orientation October 9, 2013 The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life. Plato