Application Requirements to Milliken Mills High School IB Programme:
·
Live in York Region at time of application, within
Milliken’s IB boundaries
·
Be a student currently in Grade 8
Application
Steps:
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Application Fee:
The application fee
for the 2021 application is $40.
The fee is non-refundable and is paid
through the EDSBY platform in Step 1 of the application process.
Assessment:
Asynchronous Assessment - Personal Portfolio
·
Select three (3) life
experiences that have shaped you as an individual
·
Choose an artifact that
visually represents each experience
For the purpose of this task, an artifact
is a visual or graphic representation of an experience.
Experience may include
a life event, a trip you’ve taken, a community event, a personal accomplishment
(as you define it), your participation in an activity, your involvement in the
creation of something, or a tradition.
For each artifact:
·
Explain what you have
learned about yourself through the experience
·
Explain how you could apply
this learning in future
·
You have a maximum of 75
words to answer these questions for each artifact
·
The Personal Portfolio will
be formatted as a Google Slide Presentation
·
Applicants will receive an
email on Friday, November 12, 2021 with detailed instructions about how to
format and submit the Portfolio
·
Students will only be able
to submit their Portfolios after the dropbox opens on November 12, 2021
o
YRDSB students will receive
the email in their GAPPS email
o
NonYRDSB students will
receive the email in the student email entered in EDSBY during step 1
·
The Portfolio is about the
applicant. We encourage students to complete this task independently and
honestly
·
The Portfolio submission
deadline is: 9:00 p.m. Monday, November 22, 2021
Synchronous Assessment
During the EDSBY application, you will
select an assessment day and time:
Thursday, November 18, 2021 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
OR
Saturday, November 20, 2021 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
The assessment will be hosted virtually.
Applicants will receive an invitation to
a virtual meeting platform one day before their scheduled assessment day.
·
YRDSB students will receive
the email in their GAPPS email
·
Non YRDSB students will
receive the email in the student email entered in EDSBY
During the meeting, applicants will
complete three assessment components:
1)
A written response to a
prompt
2)
A multiple-choice math
assessment
3) A multiple-choice French assessment
REGISTRATION
The York Region District
School Board IB Programme application is completed centrally for all York
Region IB Schools through the EDSBY platform. The central application is for
offerings at Alexander Mackenzie High School, Bayview Secondary School, Dr. G.W.
Williams Secondary School, Maple High School and Milliken Mills High School.
During the application
process, the YRDSB IB School serving your home address will be identified.
Regrettably, we are not
able to consider applicants who live outside of the IB boundaries for Milliken
Mills High School.
Please be sure to complete the
application during the application window.
We
are not able to accept late applications.
The application window will open on Friday, October 15,
2021 at 9:00 a.m.
and will close on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 9:00
a.m.
THE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED
Instructions
for YRDSB IB Programme Registration - Parent Reference Guide
http://www.yrdsb.ca/boarddocs/Pages/IB-Registration.aspx
Instructions
on how to login / create an Edsby parent account - Parent Reference Guide
http://www.yrdsb.ca/boarddocs/Pages/YRDSB-IB-Parents-Login.aspx
We do not recommend any special
preparation or study for the admissions assessment.
Be advised
individual results/standings will not be released. Submitting an application
indicates that you understand and will adhere to this policy.
School Cash Online and IB Fee Payment for Grade 9
Guide for Families - IB Fee.pdf