Purpose of the IBDP Curriculum

 

 

The purpose of the IB curriculum is to:

 

•educate young people to act intelligently and responsibly in a complex society;

 

•ensure knowledge of traditional academic disciplines and of the individual's own heritage, while fostering inquisitiveness and openness to new ideas; and

 

•equip students with a genuine understanding of themselves and others, heightening the capacity for tolerance and engendering respect for different points of view.

 

 

IB Diploma Programme assesses students in the diploma program in 6 subject areas (internally as well as externally), 3 of these subjects are taken at the Higher Level and 3 are taken at the Standard Level. In addition to the six examined subjects, each IBDP student must complete three additional diploma requirements that engage students in activities that require creativity, activity, and service (CAS), an inquiry into the nature of knowledge (TOK), and asks them to conduct an independent in-depth research to comply with the 4000-word requirement of the Extended Essay.

 

Students meet the CAS (Creativity, Activity, and Service) requirement by participating in a wide variety of extracurricular activities within the school and the community. All of these requirements are designed to build a sense of self-confidence, both academically and socially, and to provide experiences which help students to appreciate the attitudes and values of others as well as to communicate effectively their own.

 

Each student participates in a Theory of Knowledge (ToK) course. The course embodies the interdisciplinary focus of the curriculum, as well as its emphasis on critical thinking, writing and reflection. Theory of Knowledge students submits an essay and a presentation to their teacher for assessment. Samples of the teachers assessments are sent to ToK examiners for evaluation and feedback (external moderation).

 

Finally, students must research, write and submit an extended essay in one of the IB subjects. This paper must be an original, independent work completed under the supervision of a teacher at the school.