Magnet Programs
International Baccalaureate - Middle School
Theme Description
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Broad curriculum of eight core subject areas: language A, language B, math, science, humanities, technology, physical education, and art.
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Five areas of interaction as the lenses through which the eight core subjects are taught: Approaches to Learning, Community and Service, Health and Social Education, Environment, and Homo Faber.
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Sustained instruction in a second language aiming toward conversational fluency by the end of the MYP
All levels of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme:
- Offer study across a broad range of subjects
- Promote international understanding and a global perspective responsible members of a community
- Emphasize the learning of a second language
- Develop responsible members of a community
- Promote the attributes of he IB learner profile
Hot Topics
- Don't miss the Magnet Schools Fair on Saturday, Nov 7th at 10AM at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School.
- Join us for parent information sessions at 10AM on the first and third Tuesdays from Sept - Feb at the Magnet Resource Center.
- Visit magnet elementary schools during open house on November 12th. Information sessions and tours at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm
- Visit magnet middle schools during open house on November 17th. Information sessions and tours at 9:00 am and 12:00 pm
- Magnet high schools now offering open houses in November! Please contact the magnet high schools for tour times.
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Objectives
Magnet Programs will be used to foster healthy schools throughout the Wake County Public School System by using choice to help:
- Reduce high concentrations of poverty and support diverse populations
- Maximize use of school facilities
- Provide expanded educational opportunities