Maddie is applying for the IB MYP program. She attended a Montessori kindergarten program and then was fortunate enough to be a part of the IB PYP program in Westlake, Texas, for 1st-3rd grades. Once we moved to Richmond where there was no IB program for elementary students, she quickly realized the difference in the teachers and the way the material was taught. She had only one teacher from whom she was actually learning (pictured above with Maddie). The others were merely throwing information at the students and hoping some of it would stick. She decided during the SOL (state assessments) cramming sessions at the end of the school year this past May that she was going to apply for the middle school IB program. This application process includes state assessment test scores, acedemic report cards, four teacher recommendations (4th or 5th grade teachers), a family statement, and a counselor administered student writing sample (90-minute timed assigment). The only part of this process we're concerned with is the writing sample. She hasn't had much writing exposure so we hired her 4th grade home room teacher to help. They've been working a couple of days a week for three weeks and have made great progress. When I drove into the school parking lot yesterday to pick Maddie up, I found them in the courtyard hard at work. I tried to sneak a few pictures, but Maddie saw the camera lens hanging out the passenger-side window and started giggling. Hopefully, all will go well for Maddie and after all of her hard work she will be accepted into the program.
Maddie is applying for the IB MYP program. She attended a Montessori kindergarten program and then was fortunate enough to be a part of the IB PYP program in Westlake, Texas, for 1st-3rd grades. Once we moved to Richmond where there was no IB program for elementary students, she quickly realized the difference in the teachers and the way the material was taught. She had only one teacher from whom she was actually learning (pictured above with Maddie). The others were merely throwing information at the students and hoping some of it would stick. She decided during the SOL (state assessments) cramming sessions at the end of the school year this past May that she was going to apply for the middle school IB program. This application process includes state assessment test scores, acedemic report cards, four teacher recommendations (4th or 5th grade teachers), a family statement, and a counselor administered student writing sample (90-minute timed assigment). The only part of this process we're concerned with is the writing sample. She hasn't had much writing exposure so we hired her 4th grade home room teacher to help. They've been working a couple of days a week for three weeks and have made great progress. When I drove into the school parking lot yesterday to pick Maddie up, I found them in the courtyard hard at work. I tried to sneak a few pictures, but Maddie saw the camera lens hanging out the passenger-side window and started giggling. Hopefully, all will go well for Maddie and after all of her hard work she will be accepted into the program.
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