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Yonkers High School
150 Rockland Avenue • Yonkers, NY 10705 • (914) 376-8191
- Grades 9-12
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB)
(Admission Requirements)
- International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP)
- School uniforms are required for all students
The Theme/Philosophy
Smaller Learning Communities
Expanding Our Global Community
Yonkers High School
- The International Baccalaureate Programme is the cornerstone of the school’s college preparatory curriculum and is designed to prepare students for post-graduation entrance to universities in the United States and around the world
- Students who are accepted to be part of this rich academic environment should possess a strong sense of motivation and dedication. Both parents and students
need to maintain a commitment to fulfilling the high standards of this program.
- School uniforms are required of all students
International Baccalaureate Programme (IB): Honors IB and Diploma (Admission Requirements)
- Students must have demonstrated high academic performance as part of the entrance requirements. Entrance is based on report card grades, standardized test scores and the selection of Yonkers High School during the application process
- Students and parents must sign the school’s Placement Agreement indicating that they will adhere to the school uniform policy and Code of Conduct, as well as maintain their academic standing
- MYP/Honors IB courses are offered in grades nine and ten, a required personal project is completed in grade ten
- Coursework is focused on philosophy and the integration of knowledge as it influences our world
- Students are guided as they strive to develop the characteristics of IB Learners: inquirers; knowledgeable; thinkers; communicators; principled; open-minded;
caring; risk-takers; balanced; and reflective.
- Students take New York State Regents examinations as well as IB examinations and are required to take a Foreign Language and a visual art or music course
- Students graduating with both an IB Diploma as well as a Yonkers High School diploma must fulfill the following requirements: – Complete and pass courses and examinations in six prescribed areas
– Complete a two-year interdisciplinary seminar; Theory of Knowledge, intended to relate learning from concepts, historical events, current events, and issues of importance in all disciplines
– Compose a 4,000 word research Extended Essay
– Complete the requirements for Creativity, Action, Service, independently fulfilling 150 hours of extracurricular and/or service activities
- Although IB courses can only be taken by juniors and seniors, all juniors and seniors are encouraged to take at least two IB courses before they graduate. An official IB certificate will be awarded for each course successfully completed
- Graduates can receive college credits and be placed into college honors classes by attaining high scores on their IB examinations
The Partners
This school works closely with the following agencies,
institutions and/or colleges:
- International Baccalaureate Organization
- Yonkers Public Library- Riverfront Branch
- Yonkers Partners in Education
- Groundwork-Hudson Valley
- Maria Ferrari Children’s Hospital
- Yonkers Department of Social Services
- Hudson River Museum of Westchester
- My Sister’s Place
- Jewish Council of Westchester
- Junior Achievement of Westchester
- Y.P.I.E. - Yonkers Partners in Education
Colleges and Universities:
- Columbia University Teachers College
- Fordham University
- Iona College
- Manhattan College
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Pace University
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