The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
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The International Baccalaureate was founded in Geneva,
Switzerland in 1968 as a non-profit educational foundation.
A group of talented, forward thinking teachers at the
International School of Geneva, with assistance from
several other international schools, created the IB
Diploma Programme. What started life as a single programme
for internationally mobile students preparing for university,
has today grown into three programmes for students aged
3-19.
The IB works with 2,740 schools in 138 countries to
offer the three IB programmes to approximately 755,000
students. The IB encourages a positive attitude to learning
by encouraging students to ask challenging questions,
to critically reflect, to develop research skills, to
learn how to learn and to participate in community service.
The Mission of the IBO
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring,
knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create
a better and more peaceful world through intercultural
understanding and respect. These programmes encourage
students across the world to become active, compassionate
and lifelong learners who understand that other people,
with their differences, can also be right.
The IB Diploma Programme
The IB Diploma Programme is designed as an academically
challenging and balanced programme of education with
final examinations that prepares students, normally
aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond.
The programme is normally taught over two years and
has gained recognition and respect from the world’s
leading universities.
Advantage of studying the IB-Diploma Programme
This outstanding programme offers a rounded education
for students keen on university or college. The student
who satisfies its challenges demonstrates a strong dedication
to learning, both in terms of the acquisition of subject
content and in the development of the skills and discipline
necessary for success in a world of stiff competition.
The IBDP is awarded on successful completion of the
whole programme, with points score based on results
in each subject.
The IBDP has been acknowledged for admission to universities
in almost every country in the world. Studies to
show how students from the IBDP perform indicate that
students who have completed the course tend to be more
accomplished in the higher skills necessary for advanced
study as this curriculum encourages critical and independent
thinking.
Core elements of the Diploma Programme
IBDP students study three subjects at ‘Higher Level’
(HL) and three at ‘Standard Level’ (SL). They
study HL subjects for a greater number of hours (240
teaching hours) and in greater depth than SL subjects
(150 teaching hours); thus, the IBDP student combines
a broad education with detailed study.
The curriculum is modelled by a hexagon with six academic
areas surrounding the three core requirements:
Over the course of the two-year programme, students:
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study
six subjects chosen from the six subject groups
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complete
an extended essay |
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follow
a theory of knowledge course (TOK) |
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participate
in creativity, action, service (CAS) |
The three core requirements of the curriculum
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Extended
essay: The extended essay has a set limit of
4,000 words. It offers the occasion to examine a
topic of personal interest, and enables students
with the autonomous research and writing skills
expected at university. |
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Theory
of knowledge (TOK): The interdisciplinary TOK
course is intended to provide consistency by exploring
the nature of knowledge across disciplines, encouraging
an admiration of other cultural perspectives. |
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Creativity,
action, service (CAS): Participation in the
school’s CAS programme encourages students
to be involved in artistic passions, sports and
community service work, thus nurturing students’
consciousness and enjoyment of life outside the
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The IBO stresses that the learner needs to be at the
centre of learning and so over the three programmes that
the IBO conducts, the IB Learner Profile reflects the
IB mission statement that is put into action.
IB learners strive to be: inquirers, knowledgeable,
thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring,
risk-takers, balanced, and reflective.
We offer the following choice of subjects in IB Diploma
Programme (XI & XII):
Group 1: Language A1
Group 2: Second Language
Group 3: Individual and Societies
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Economics |
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Business
and Management |
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Information
Technology in a global society (ITGS) |
Group 4: Experimental Sciences
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Biology |
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Chemistry |
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Physics |
Group 5: Maths and Computer Science
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Maths
HL |
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Maths
SL |
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Mathematical
studies |
Group 6: Arts
In case of further queries regarding the IB Diploma
Programme, please contact: IB Coordinator or the school
office.
For more information about IB Diploma Programme please
visit the website: www.ibo.org
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