The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP)The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is a challenging two-year curriculum, aimed at students aged 16 to 19. It leads to a matriculation qualification, widely recognised by the world's leading universities. The curriculum contains six subject groups together with a core made up of three separate parts. The distinctive components of the Diploma Programme are: The Extended EssayThe Extended Essay is an independent research essay of no more than 4,000 words, this offers students the opportunity to investigate a topic of individual interest, and acquire the skills in research and writing expected at university level Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)Participation in CAS encourages students to be involved in artistic, sporting and community service. CAS encourages students to appreciate life outside of academic pursuits Theory of Knowledge (TOK)TOK is an interdisciplinary course designed to provide coherence to a DP student's academic programme. TOK explores the nature of knowledge across all disciplines, and encourages an appreciation of difference cultural perspectives. This is illustrated by a hexagon with the three parts of the core at its centre.
Source: http://www.ibo.org/dp/curriculum/ retrieved May 30, 2008 The Diploma Programme builds on the skills and attitudes embedded in the Middle Years Programme (MYP). The MYP's interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning and the Human Ingenuity Area of Interaction provides excellent grounding for the DP's Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Course, and the skills inherent in the MYP Personal Project will serve our students well in their Extended Essay, the major independent research project in the DP. |
