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Academic Requirements:
IB Courses in all academic areas Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature
Group 2: Language Acquisition
Group 3: Individuals and Societies
Group 4: Sciences
Group 5: Mathematics
Group 6: The Arts (or an Elective
from Groups 2, 3, or 4)
“erm…”
Academic Requirements:
During Junior and Senior year,
students must take:
3 Higher Level IB Courses (HL)
240 instructional hours over 2 years
3 Standard Level IB Courses (SL)
150 hours instructional hours in 1 year
or over 2 years
At least 1 SL must go over 2 years
IB Subject Grades:
Grades are awarded on a 1-7 point
scale at the end of the course
The grade is determined by
achievement on:
Internal Assessments
Graded by the course teacher
External Assessments
Graded by external examiners
Awarding of the IB Diploma
Students must:
Accrue a minimum 24 of 45
possible points in their 6 IB courses
over the 2 year program
IB Diploma Requirements:
The Core
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
The Extended Essay (EE)
Creativity-Activity-Service (CAS)
Theory of Knowledge
A 2-year course during Junior and
Senior year
Assessments
The TOK Presentation
Internally Assessed (IA)
The TOK Paper
Externally Assessed (EA)
Supervised independent
coursework in other areas of study
The Extended Essay
A 4000-word independent research
investigation
In a major academic subject area
Under the supervision of a school-
based mentor
External Assessment
Creativity-Activity-Service (CAS)
“A weekly commitment
over 18 months”
The beginning of
the academic year
as Juniors
through
Mid-April of Senior year
CAS Learning Outcomes:
Undertaking new challenges
Planning and initiative
Collaboration skills
Perseverance and commitment
Engagement with global issues
Considering ethical implications
Developing new skills
CAS Is and Isn’t:
Is: An opportunity to grow
A balance of C, A, and S
A chance
to take risks
(in a good way)
CAS Is and Isn’t:
Isn’t: Only one area of pursuit
Just showing up and not
engaging fully
Random or
haphazard
“What was I thinking?”
they say.
“It’s really quite possible,” I say.
“And I KNOW. Trust me,” I say.
(And, for the most part, they do.)
I Ask the DC’s to Consider:
Why am I in the IB Diploma Program?
What do I want to get out of it?
What are my strengths coming in?
What are my weaknesses?
And, very importantly…
Two More Facts and
One Important Guiding Principle
IB is not “a cross to bear”…
It is an opportunity
to explore,
to engage,
and to extend.
(And it’s not supposed to be easy, or
everyone would do it.)
Strategy!
6 Academic Areas (see your Hexagon)
A Possible 7 points in each area…
The Math: a Possible 42
And then there’s BONUS POINTS!!
TOK and EE: Up to 3 EXTRA points!
Yes!
Strategy (cont’d)
Uh…Yeah:
TOK and EE are required and you only get bonus
points.
We’ll come back
to that…
Hunh?
Strategy (cont’d):
So… You can get 45 points total.
But… You only NEED 24 points.
I’m not good at the math, but how hard could
that be?
Hmmm??
Well…
Students must also have:
A minimum total of 12 points overall
for the 3 HL’s
No “Failing Conditions” for any DP
Subject or Core work
“Doh!”
“Wait! What if I do have fewer than 24 total?”
Easy: You must gain those
crucial BONUS POINTS
No, not if you cover your bases…
The Matrix!TOK →
EE ↓
A B C D E No Grade
N
A 3 3 2 2Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
B 3 2 2 1Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
C 2 2 1 0Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
D 2 1 0 0Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
EFailing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
No Grade
N
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Failing
Condition
Some Math:
Student A: Does she get the Diploma?
Course: Grade (out of a possible 7):
English A1 HL 5
Biology HL 5
Mathematics HL 4
Spanish B SL 6
World Religions SL 6
Physics SL 6
TOK [B], EE [A] 3
Total = 35
Some More Math (Whee.):
Student B: Does he get the Diploma?Course: Grade (out of a possible 7):
English A1 HL 4
Biology HL 3
History-20th Century HL 5
Mathematics SL 3
Spanish B SL 4
Chemistry SL 4
TOK [B], EE [B] 2
Total = 25Victory!
Some More Math (Yow.):
Student D: Does he get the Diploma?Course: Grade (out of a possible 7):
English A1 HL 5
Biology HL 4
Mathematics HL 3
World Religions SL 7
Spanish AB SL 4
Economics SL 5
TOK [B], EE [C] 2
Total = 30
Last of the Math (Thank you.):
Student E: Does he get the Diploma?Course: Grade (out of a possible 7):
English A1 HL 5
Biology HL 3
History-20th Century HL 4
Economics SL 4
Spanish B SL 4
Math SL 3
TOK [C], EE [D] 0
Total = 23
The IB Student must develop:
ORGANIZATION SKILLS—
Managing time and tasks effectively
Use Calendars and Reminders
Plan ahead
Spend the right amount of time on tasks great and
small
Avoiding procrastination
Goal-setting
”Enduring” vs. “Excelling”
“GPA obsession” vs. “IB Diploma awarding”
The IB Student must develop:
AFFECTIVE SKILLS—
Managing state of mind Choose your attitude
Self-motivation Note the word “SELF”…
Resilience Do you have “GRIT”?
Mindfulness Focus on the task at hand
Take time for yourself…