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What advice would you give new IB students about to begin the process?
Top 10 things to do before starting the IB
- Assess your IB subjects.
- Get to know your new subjects.
- Keep up the English.
- Keep up the Language B.
- Explore extra-curricular activities.
- Know your study strengths.
- Practice getting organised.
- Ignore the IB rumours.
What makes a good IB student?
IB learners strive to become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open- minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective. These attributes represent a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond intellectual development and academic success.
What does IB do for students?
IB students often perform better IB students develop strong academic, social and emotional characteristics. They are also likely to perform well academically – often better than students on other curricula. Read key findings from IB research to learn more about how the IB programmes impact students and schools.
What is a good CAS project?
Write articles about IB or CAS for the school Flash or community paper. Raise awareness about issues in literature. Teach younger students how to debate. Write a movie/play script or make a movie/play.
What skills does the IB develop?
Our approaches to learning and teaching allow IB students to develop transferable and lifelong skills and attributes such as critical thinking, international mindedness, creativity, agency, and resilience.
How can I prepare for my final year of IB?
Get ready to do some work on your holidays before your final year of IB begins. You’ll want to stay ahead. I invested some quality time into studying the subjects in which I needed to improve the most, and so should you. Maths HL was (and is) particularly daunting. So is Physics.
What are the benefits of studying in an IB school?
Benefits for students. Students at International Baccalaureate® (IB) World Schools are given a unique education. They will: be encouraged to think independently and drive their own learning. take part in programmes of education that can lead them to some of the highest ranking universities around the world.
Why choose the IB World School programme?
IB students often perform better. IB World School students develop strong academic, social and emotional characteristics. They are also likely to perform well academically – often better than students on other programmes.
What did you gain from the IB?
That’s how you improve and learn and grow. As a result of the IB, I gained a lot of incredible opportunities (ahem, international travel), knowledge and preparation for life beyond high school. Read Jackson’s full answer here: What is your review of the IB Diploma Program? How does it feel to get a perfect score of 45 in the IB?