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Welcome to Sequoia's IB Programme

Welcome to Sequoia's IB Programme
Announcements, Upcoming Events & Presentations

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Announcements, Upcoming Events & Presentations
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 
SUMMER 2025 ASSIGNMENTS for IB COURSES: 
 
IB DP Group
If you are entering this IB Course in August...
... you have this Summer Assignment
Group 1: Language A. Studies in Language and Literature
IB Language & Literature (English) HL Year 1/2 Suggested: Storytelling Society Available HERE.
  IB Language & Literature (English) HL Year 2/2 REQUIRED: Available HERE.
Group 2: Language B, Language Acquisition
IB Spanish SL & HL, Years 4 and 5 Suggested: Practice speaking with a language partner; listen to Spanish podcasts and audiobooks; read books, articles, and newspapers in Spanish; keep a Spanish journal, write a short story, or practice translating; explore language learning apps and websites that offer interactive lessons, flashcards, and quizzes; watch movies, TV shows, and videos in Spanish with subtitles (or without); listen to music in Spanish; travel to a Spanish-speaking country; set your phone and computer to Spanish settings; around town, practice introducing yourself, asking for directions, or ordering food in Spanish.
  IB French SL & HL, Years 4 and 5 Suggested: Practice speaking with a language partner; listen to French podcasts and audiobooks; read books, articles, and newspapers in French; keep a French journal, write a short story, or practice translating; explore language learning apps and websites that offer interactive lessons, flashcards, and quizzes; watch movies, TV shows, and videos in French with subtitles (or without); listen to music in French; travel to a French-speaking country; set your phone and computer to French settings; around town, practice introducing yourself, asking for directions, or ordering food in French.
Group 3: Individuals & Society IB History of the Americas (HOA) HL Year 1/2 Suggested: Summerbridge. Sign up Information available HERE
  IB History of the Americas (HOA) HL Year 2/2 No assignment
  IB Business Management SL REQUIRED: Available HERE
  IB Psychology SL No assignment
Group 4: Experimental Sciences IB Environmental Systems & Societies (ESS) SL Year 1/2 No assignment
   IB Environmental Systems & Societies (ESS) SL Year 2/2 REQUIRED: Available HERE
  IB Biology HL Year 1/2 REQUIRED: Available HERE
  IB Biology HL Year 2/2  REQUIRED: Print version distributed in class
  IB Chemistry SL REQUIRED: Available HERE. For more info, please email jholcomb@seq.org
Group 5: Mathematics IB Analysis SL No assignment
  IB Analysis HL No assignment
  IB Applications SL No assignment
  IB Applications HL REQUIRED: Please click on links to Part 1 and Part 2. "Try these problems over the summer and be ready in the first week of class to get help. Students will be expected to turn this in for credit in the second week of school, after they have received as much help as they need in the first two weeks in class." ~Ms. Suba
Group 6: The Arts IB Visual Art HL Year 1/2 REQUIRED: Please click on links to your Summer Work Folder and FAQs.
  IB Visual Art HL Year 2/2 REQUIRED: Info available HERE
IB Diploma CORE IB DP Class of 2027 REQUIRED: Rising Juniors, please click HERE for the June 3rd Slideshow with your DP Homework (Google Calendar, Email, CAS and EE exploration)
  IB DP Class of 2026 REQUIRED: Rising Seniors, your next CAS reflection round is due in MB on August 1. Also please click on links for more info about Summer CAS work and EE Work due August 8th.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
 
Sequoia's IB Spring 2026 Exams will take place April 28th-May 20th, 2026. Please look for your exam dates HERE and mark them on your family calendar now. Remember, IB does not offer make-up exams.

Registration & Fees for IB Spring 2026 Exams: All students in IB Courses in a Testing Year will register for exams in class and during flex periods in September and October. Sequoia's IB Office will then send home invoices via USPS and email in late October. Exam fees will need to be paid by November 15, 2025. IB Exam Fee Information will be available here soon.

LAST DAY TO DROP an IB Class in this testing year: October 31, 2025. 
 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 
2025-26 School Year:
 
8th Grade Information Night:
Thursday, October 30, 2025, exact evening time and location TBD: Considering Sequoia for high school? We'd love to meet you! Please join us for 8th Grade Info Night to visit our beautiful campus, meet our teachers, learn more about the Unaliyi spirit, and hear from our wonderful IB students about their experiences in our DP Course and IB Diploma programs.
 
College & IB Planning - Grade-Level Presentations
Please join us in Carrington Hall (English) or the MPR (Spanish) for our College Counseling/IB Grade-Level Meetings during Fall Semester. Topics will include policies for the college application process and specific IB information for your class year:

- SENIOR (12th) GRADE-LEVEL MEETING: Wed. 8/27/25, 7:00-8:30pm
- JUNIOR (11th) GRADE-LEVEL MEETING: Wed. 9/10/25, 7:00-8:30pm
- SOPHOMORE (10th) GRADE-LEVEL MEETING: Wed. 9/24/25, 7:00-8:30pm
- FRESHMAN (9th) GRADE-LEVEL MEETING: Wed. 10/8/25, 7:00-8:30pm
 
Sequoia's IB Spring 2026 Exams
Sequoia's IB Spring 2026 Exams will take place April 28th-May 20th, 2026. Please look for your exam dates here and mark them on your family calendar now. Remember, IB does not offer make-up exams.
 

PAST PRESENTATIONS:


2024-25:
 
8th Grade IB Information Night:

Thank you for joining us via zoom on January 23rd for our 8th GRADE IB INFORMATION NIGHT! If you missed the event, or would like to review the information that was shared, HERE is the slide presentation from that evening.

 

College & IB Planning - Grade-Level Presentations
Thank you for joining us for our College Counseling/IB Grade-Level Meetings during Fall Semester. Topics included policies for the college application process and specific information for students taking one or more IB classes this year or who are participating in the Diploma program. If you missed your meeting, you can access your grade level slides here:

SENIOR GRADE-LEVEL MEETING SLIDES, Fall 2024:
 
JUNIOR GRADE-LEVEL MEETING SLIDES, Fall 2024:
 

 

FRESHMAN GRADE-LEVEL MEETING SLIDES, Fall 2024:

 

Your IB Office Team:

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Your IB Office Team:
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Elisa Niño-Sears
IB Coordinator & CAS Coordinator
Coordinadora de IB y CAS
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(650) 367-9780 ext. 63103 
Bilingual English & Spanish
 
  • To schedule an appointment with me, please click here. Thanks!
  • Para pedir una cita conmigo, por favor haga clic aquí. ¡Gracias!
 
Estreya Zamora
IB Administrative Assistant
(650) 367-9780 ext. 63108
Bilingual English & Spanish
 
• To schedule an appointment with the IB Coordinator, please click here Thanks!
• Para pedir una cita con la Coordinadora de IB, por favor haga clic aqui. ¡Gracias!
 
 
Sequoia IB Policies:
 
All IB World Schools are required to have policies in place to ensure that students' needs are addressed. Please click below to view each policy:
 
 
 
  • SHS-IB
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