Madison Preparatory Academy - School Information System

IB students learn a second language and the skills to live and work with others internationally—essential for
life in the 21st century
Communication—that schools should encourage open and effective communication, important skills that
contribute to international understanding as exemplified by the attributes of the IB learner profile
In the IB Middle Years Programme, students complete courses in Language A (English, Language Arts),
Language B (Foreign Language), Math, Science, Humanities, Technology, Arts and Physical Education. In
the IB Diploma Programme, students complete courses in Language A1 (English/Language Arts/Literature),
Foreign Language, Math and Computer Science, Experimental Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics &
Earth Science), Individuals and Societies, and the Arts. Madison Prep will supplement students’ learning, as
appropriate, with additional electives in science, technology, communications, and social sciences to build
upon their interests and expand their knowledge, awareness, and abilities in these areas.
Languages: English will be the language of instruction at Madison Prep. Both schools will offer Spanish in
its first three years and will add additional foreign language offerings beginning in year 4.
Ultimately, the Middle Years and Diploma Programmes aim to enable students to:
• Build upon their spirit of discovery to develop an understanding and enjoyment of the process of learning,
independently and in cooperation with others
• Acquire knowledge, understanding and skills, and prepare for further learning
• Develop understanding by consciously learning how to learn, think critically, and linking new knowledge
to existing knowledge.
• Learn to communicate effectively in a variety of ways
• Develop a sense of personal and cultural identity and a respect for themselves and for others
• Acquire insights into local and global concerns affecting health, the community and the environment
• Develop a sense of individual and collective responsibility and citizenship
3. College Preparatory Educational Program
Madison Prep will use the following definitions of “College Readiness” and “Succeed”, proposed by the
Eugene, Oregon-based Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC), as the framework for ensuring that its
teachers, courses and curricula are preparing its students for college:
College readiness can be defined operationally as the level of preparation a student needs to
enroll and succeed – without remediation – in a credit-bearing general education course at a postsecondary
institution that offers a baccalaureate degree or transfer to a baccalaureate program.
Succeed is defined as completing entry-level courses with a level of understanding and
proficiency that makes it possible for the student to be eligible to take the next course in sequence
or the next level course in the subject area.
The college-ready student envisioned by these definitions is able to understand what is expected
in a college course, can cope with the content knowledge that is presented, and can take away
from the course the key intellectual lessons and dispositions the course was designed to convey
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By offering the IB Programme along with highly effective teachers, effective instructional strategies, and a
strong achievement-oriented school culture, Madison Prep will provide young men with a scope and sequence
of quality academic courses that prepare them to win admissions to competitive colleges and universities,
succeed academically, and graduate with marketable skills and intelligence. A recent study of the IB
curriculum by EPIC found that IB Diploma graduates are well prepared to succeed in college. The study
evaluated the alignment of the IB Diploma Programme standards with the Knowledge and Skills for
University Success (KSUS) college-ready standards. IB standards were found to be “highly aligned” with
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