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Diploma Programme
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The IBO’s goal:
to provide students with the values
and opportunities that will enable
them to develop sound judgment,
make wise choices, respect others in
the global community
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Diploma Programme
The Diploma Programme
equips students
with the skills and attitudes
necessary for success in higher
education and employment
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Diploma Programme
The Diploma Programme

demanding two-year
pre-university course
leading to examinations
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for highly motivated
students
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for ages 16 to 19
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Diploma Programme
What makes the Diploma Programme different?
comprehensive
two-year
international curriculum
 international standards,
applied equally
to all schools
 rigorous assessment
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What makes the Diploma Programme different?
combines breadth
with depth
 emphasizes critical,
compassionate
thinking
 promotes global
vision
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International
1,180 Diploma Programme schools in 116
countries
(June 2004)
58,039 diploma candidates examined in 2003
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Universities
IB diploma holders
• have access to the world’s leading universities
• are well prepared for university work
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Schools offering the IB Diploma Programme
Nearly evenly divided:
• state, national system schools
• private schools
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the curriculum
group 1
language A1
group 2
group 3
second
language
experimental
sciences
group 4
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
creativity, action,
service
the arts
individuals and
societies
mathematics
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Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
extended essay
Theory of
Knowledge
creativity, action,
service
stimulates critical
reflection on knowledge
and experience
students examine the
grounds for moral,
political and aesthetic
judgments
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. . . wise choices
TOK challenges students
extended essay
Theory of
Knowledge
creativity, action,
service
 to
question the bases of
knowledge
 to be aware of subjective
and ideological biases
 to develop the ability to
analyse evidence
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TOK is a key element
extended essay
Theory of
Knowledge
in encouraging students
to appreciate other
cultural perspectives
creativity, action,
service
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TOK encourages students to reflect
on questions such as these:
Is the scientific method a product unique to
Western culture, or is it universal?
Do people with different cultural or linguistic
backgrounds live, in some sense, in different
worlds?
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100 hours
TOK: interdisciplinary
requirement
extended essay
Theory of
Knowledge
creativity, action,
service
The IBO recommends at
least 100 hours of teaching
time spanning the
programme’s two years
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The whole person
Creativity, action, service (CAS)
helps students become responsible,
compassionate citizens
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Creativity
Interpreted broadly:
arts activities
but also creativity shown in designing and
implementing service projects
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Action
Participation in individual and team sports
but also taking part in expeditions,
local and international projects
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Service
Community and social service activities, for example:
helping children with special needs
visiting hospitals
working with refugees or homeless people
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Extended essay
(4,000 words or less)
Acquaints diploma candidates with
the kind of independent research
and writing skills expected by
universities
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What does the essay
represent to a student?
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the opportunity to investigate a
topic of special interest
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a way to add breadth
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a way to deepen studies: selecting
a topic in one of his or her courses
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What is involved?
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the essay may be written in
one of 25 or more subjects,
plus some 50
language/literature courses
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recommended: 40 hours
private study and writing time
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Extended essay topics vary widely
 The
effects of acid rain on the environment, with a
focus on plant life (biology)
 The
contribution of international organizations to the
economic development of Geneva (economics)
 The
mathematics of nature: the relationship between
fractals, chaos and iteration (mathematics)
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The six academic subjects
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group 2
group 3
language A1
second
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
creativity, action,
experimental
service
sciences
individuals
and societies
Six subjects studied
concurrently
sciences and humanities
one subject from each of the six
groups
mathematics
at least three but not more than
four taken at higher level (HL)
the arts
group 5
group 4
Requirements for
the subjects
others at standard level (SL)
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The six academic subjects
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group 2
Teaching time
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language
language
A1A1
second
second
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
creativity, action,
experimental
service
experimental
sciences
sciences
individuals
individuals
and
and societies
societies
mathematics
HL courses:
240 teaching hours
recommended
SL courses:
150 hours recommended
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artsarts
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The six academic subjects
group 1
group 2
group 3
language A1
second
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
creativity, action,
experimental
service
sciences
group 1
language A1
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45 languages for examination
encourages very good writing
and oral skills and respect for
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the literary heritage of a first
language
complemented by an
international perspective
through world literature
individuals
and societies
mathematics
the arts
Arts
arts and
and
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Electives
electives
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The IBO encourages students to
maintain strong ties to their own
cultures
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The six academic subjects
second language
group 1
group 2
group 2
group 3
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a requirement for all
diploma candidates (or
second A1 language)
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aims to enable students
to use the language in a
range of contexts, for
many purposes
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focuses on written and
spoken communication
language
A1
language
Language
A1
A1
second
Second
second
Language
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
Individuals
individuals
individuals
and societies
and societies
mathematics
experimental creativity, action,Mathematics
Experimental
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
Arts
arts
and
theand
arts
Electives
electives
group 5
group 4
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The six academic subjects
group 2
second language
group 1
Several options accommodate:
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group 3
languageA1
A1
Language
Second
second
Language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
Individuals
individuals
and societies
and societies
Experimentalcreativity, action,Mathematics
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
the arts
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near bilingual students,
high level of fluency
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second language
learners with previous
experience
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beginners
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classical Greek and Latin
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group 4
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The six academic subjects
group 1
group 3
individuals and societies
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group 3
language
A1
language
Language
A1
A1
second
Second
second
Language
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
Individuals
individuals
individuals
and societies
and societies
mathematics
experimental creativity, action,Mathematics
Experimental
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
Arts
arts
and
theand
arts
Electives
electives
group 5
group 4
business and management
• economics
• geography
• history
• Islamic history
• information technology in
a
global society (standard level)
• philosophy
• psychology
• social and cultural
anthropology
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The six academic subjects
group 1
group 2
group 4
experimental sciences
group 3
language
A1
language
Language
A1
A1
develop, encourage:
Individuals
individuals
individuals
and societies
and societies
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experimental creativity, action,mathematics
Experimental
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
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second
second
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
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Arts
arts
and
theand
arts
Electives
electives
group 5
group 4
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practical laboratory skills
collaborative learning
through an interdisciplinary
project
awareness of moral and
ethical issues
a sense of social
responsibility, by
examining local and global
issues
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The six academic subjects
group 1
group 2
group 4
group 3
experimental sciences
language
A1
language
A1
second
second
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
individuals
individuals
and societies
and societies
experimental creativity, action,mathematics
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
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biology
 chemistry
 physics
 environmental systems
(standard level)

design technology
arts
theand
arts
electives
group 5
group 4
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The six academic subjects
group 1
group 2
group 5
mathematics
group 3
language
A1
language
A1
aims to deepen student’s
understanding of this
second
second
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
individuals
individuals
and societies
and societies
discipline and to
promote confidence
and facility in the
experimental creativity, action,mathematics
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
arts
theand
arts
electives
use of mathematical
language
group 5
group 4
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The six academic subjects
group 1
group 2
group 5
group 3
language
A1
Language
A1
language
A1
Second
second
second
Language
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
Individuals
individuals
individuals
and societies
and societies
mathematics
Experimental
experimental creativity, action,Mathematics
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
mathematics
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requirement for all
diploma candidates
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four options for different
abilities and levels
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includes computer
science
Arts
and
arts
theand
arts
Electives
electives
group 5
group 4
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The six academic subjects
group 1
group 2
the arts
group 3
language
A1
Language
A1
language
A1
second
second
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
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visual arts, music and
theatre arts: emphasis
on practical production
by students and
exploring creative
work in a global
context
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will include dance and
film as pilot courses
individuals
and societies
experimental creativity, action,mathematics
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
arts
theand
arts
electives
group 5
group 4
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The six academic subjects
group 1
group 6
group 2
group 3
language
A1
Language
A1
language
A1
second
second
language
language
extended
essay
Theory of
Knowledge
individuals
and societies
experimental creativity, action,mathematics
experimental
service
mathematics
sciences
sciences
arts
theand
arts
electives
the arts

speciallyapproved
course (schoolbased syllabus)
 electives:
certain
subjects from
other groups
group 5
group 4
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Assessing student work
Classroom teachers and IB
examiners work in partnership to
ensure that students have ample
opportunity to demonstrate what
they have learned
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Examiners
Academic judgments about quality
of student work rest with over
5,400 IB examiners worldwide
Chief examiners for each subject
have international authority in
their fields
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Examinations,
assessment
examinations offered in
May for northern
hemisphere schools, in
November for the
southern hemisphere
more than 58,000
students assessed and
examined in 2003
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The programme is very demanding
and not everyone who tries
receives a diploma
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A letter from one student, who did not receive a diploma, to another:
“The tangible reward of getting the IB diploma
was something to strive for but . . .The IB
programme did us all good through less tangible,
more abstract ways . . . It wasn't just an education
of the mind, but also an education and deepening
of the soul.”
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Some 80% of candidates who attempt
the diploma succeed in earning it
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Thank you to the following schools for supplying photos:
Frankfurt International School, Germany
International School of Tanganyika, Tanzania
St Clare’s College, Oxford, UK
International School Bangkok, Thailand
Designer: Mary Tiegreen
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The International Baccalaureate Organization,
Geneva, Switzerland
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