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West, JuliusWe have 1 book for this author.Julius West Middle School is an International Baccalaureate - Middle Years Programme. It is located at 651 Great Falls Road Rockville, Maryland. The student body of 983 students is 41.2% White, 19.6% Asian, 19.6% African American, 18.9% Hispanic, and 0.6% American Indian. 28.2% of the students receive free/reduced price lunches. Julius West was officially made an International Baccalaureate World School in July, 2003, when it was allowed to implement the Middle Years Programme (MYP) curriculum. This program is mandatory to all students who attend Julius West. The MYP stresses "life long learning," "critical thinking," and "responsible global citizenship." Upon graduation, students attend Richard Montgomery High School, a school which also maintains an International Baccalaureate (IB) program. Students are given a choice of four "paths" to take. There is a Pre-IB path, with 100 spots available for students from all over Montgomery County, an IB/MYP path which offers MYP classes to any JW student, an MYP diploma upon completion of the program in 10th grade, and, upon 11th grade, 25 spots to enter the IB path, an Honors/AP course, which provides above-grade level classes (AP generally starting at Junior year), and a College/Career Preparatory path which teaches skills to enter into the workforce or college. For more see Richard Montgomery High School The CurriculumJulius West follows the standard curriculm for all public middle schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, but it places special focus on the students' ability to "develop critical learning skills with a global prespective." Being an MYP School, Julius West must also comply with the program's standards. Connections to "other academic areas" and "real-world problems and activities" are required to be stressed along with "an appreciation of world cultures", and "correct and effeicent communication skills." All eight subjects of the MYP are taught according to the MCPS curriculm. These eight subjects include, Language A and B, Humanities, Mathematics, Science and Technology. The Five Areas of Interaction are woven into the eight subjects to link them together and to give real-world experience to students. Approaches to Learning, Health and Social Education, Communtity Service and Environment are some of these 'themes.' Themes (Five "Areas of Interaction")
PurposeJulius West Middle School was built on the land of farmer Julius West. He willed his farm to the city of Rockville to build a school on his land after his death. Sourceshttp://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/westms/ http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/westms/aboutjwms/ibmypprogram.htm For more information on the IB Program: Gail Fribush, MYP Coordinator gail_b_fribush@mcpsmd.org Julius West Middle School 301-279-3979 Kimberly Boldon, MYP Coordinator kimberly_m_boldon@mcpsmd.org Richard Montgomery High School 301-279-8449 http://www.ibo.org/ http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/westms/aboutjwms/about_pdfs/IBMYPFAQs_7-06.pdf http://www.portalcontrol.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=438 This biographical information was gathered from the Julius_West page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project. BooksPlays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series |
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