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Patrick Henry High School proudly offers the International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme (IBCP, formerly called the IB Career-related Certificate or IBCC) to our students.  This unique and exciting opportunity for our 11th and 12th grade students brings together the mission, vision and philosophy of the International Baccalaureate with our Project Lead the Way (PLTW) - Engineering and Digital Media programs, creating an educational experience that is flexible to attend to individual student needs and

Herobotics in action
Many of the IBCP candidates are active members of our Herobotics FIRST robotics team.
interests and academically challenging to prepare students for the ever-changing world of work in the 21st century.  At PHHS, the IBCP certificate is a "value-added" qualification that strengthens their preparation for post-secondary study as well as entrance into professional careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  

The IBCP at PHHS is coordinated by Kazuko Shiba, PHHS Japanese language teacher in partnership with David Sylvestre, PHHS PLTW Program Coordinator and CTE teacher.  You can find Ms. Shiba in Room #214. You can also email Kazuko Shiba at kazuko.shiba@mpls.k12.mn.us to

Hands-on, Heads-on Learning
IBCP students apply their learning through hands-on, heads-on experiences.
learn more about our IB Career-related Programme.

 

History of the IBCP at Patrick Henry High School

In December 2009, Patrick Henry High School received an invitation from the International Baccalaureate Organization and Project Lead the Way to pilot the IB Career-Related Certificate, citing the strengths of both our IB Diploma Programme and our Project Lead the Way program.  We happily accepted, becoming one of 20 pilots to develop the IBCC in advance of it being offered to all IB World Schools.  Through work supported by our students, families, staff, district colleagues, community and business partners and the IBO,

In the classroom, in the community
IBCP students are active in the classroom and in the community.
we created our IBCC and earned authorization to offer the option in July 2012.  To develop this programme, we employed our students as "Senior Build Teams" to take the elements of the IBCC for a test-drive, giving us feedback along the way so that we could offer a programme that truly meets the needs and interests of the individual student enrolled in the programme.  

 

Digital Media Pathway in our IBCP

With the expertise and innovative spirit of our CTE teachers, we are developing a pathway within our IBCP that focuses on Digital Media.  Through partnerships that enables students to earn college

Digital Media
We are developing a Digital Media pathway within our IB Career-Related Programme. Our first cohort will be the Class of 2017.
credit for successful completion of our Digital Media courses, we have the framework in place to add a Digital Media pathway to our portfolio of academic offerings.  The most recent additions to our Digital Media coursework are a 3D Graphics, Animation and Motion class and Adobe InDesign.  Together, these capstone courses for seniors in the pathway prepare students to become an Adobe Certified Associate. We expect the Class of 2017 to be our first cohort of students to complete the requirements of the IBCP in our Digital Media pathway, providing yet another challenging and fulfilling academic experience for our Patriots.
PDF PHHS IBCP Student Handbook   --  IBCP Candidates - Get all of your need-to-know information here!
quicktime PHHS IBCC Senior Build Team Members Speak   --  As Patrick Henry developed its IBCC pilot, student voices were critical in building a programme that works for our scholars. See what some of our first Senior Build Team members have to say about the IBCC.
PHHS IBCP Certificate Recipients

CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE PHHS SCHOLARS WHO EARNED THE IB CAREER-RELATED CERTIFICATE!
To earn the IB Career-related Certificate, students must successfully complete the Personal and Professional Skills course, a Service Learning portfolio of experiences, a Language Development portfolio as well as earn a 3 or higher in at least 2 IB Diploma Programme subjects and a D or higher on the Reflective Project.

Class of 2019 - 6th Cohort
Luis Aguilar Gomez (PLTW)
John Becker (PLTW)
Nhia Chang (PLTW)
Madelyn Her (Digital Media)
Amina Ibrahim (PLTW)
Skyler Ihejirika (PLTW)
Tommy Lee (PLTW)
Ike Vang (PLTW)
Ryu Vue (PLTW)
Jhamni Young-Shinnick (PLTW)

Class of 2018 - 5th Cohort
Keaton Clarke (PLTW)
Jacob Voight (Digital Media)
Noah Vue (Digital Media)
Tou Lee Yang (PLTW)

Class of 2017 - 4th Cohort
Abdul-kadir Ibrahim (PLTW)
Ya Moua (PLTW)
Ethan Nevalainen (PLTW)
Madison Nevalainen(PLTW)
Josie Slavik (Digital Media)
Julie Vang (PLTW)
Michael Vang (PLTW)
Rasmien Vang (PLTW)
Jared Voight (PLTW)
Muaj Xiong (Digital Media)
Benny Yang (PLTW)

Class of 2016 - PLTW, 3rd Cohort
Katie Blesi
Samira Hassan
Christopher Vang

Class of 2015 - PLTW, 2nd Cohort
Ritchie Paul
Emilia Skogen
Caleb Widstrad
Noah Wrolson

Class of 2014 - PLTW, 1st Cohort
Shue Her
Antoniah Parks
Isaac Thomsen
Isabella Xiong
Digital Media Pathway Available for the Class of 2017!

We are excited to be developing a Digital Media pathway for our IBCP and are offering this great oppotunity for the Class of 2017 and beyond!  Students interested in graphics, digital photography, digital video website design and 3D animation should check us out!
IBCP + Herobotics = Awesome!

Many of our IBCP candidates are members of our award-winning Herobotics team.  Part of the FIRST Robotics program, our Herobotics students not only work intensely during the build season in preparation for the FIRST Robotics competitions but they also work year-round on community outreach to increase interest in STEM related fields.