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Our highly qualified and dedicated teachers are well prepared to help students achieve at the highest levels during the IBDP. Indeed, the teachers in Secondary School have been working hard this term to lay the foundations for the launch of the programme. Mr. Cotterill, Mr. Jury, Ms Kertrestel, Ms Mahoney, Ms McKernan, Mr. O’ Shea, Mrs. Rinaldi, Mr. Tuckley and Mr. Woodhall have been completing the training programmes throughout November and December. The courses have involved interacting with other educators from across the world so that our teachers are trained in the latest version of the IB Diploma programme.
Alongside the staff training, we are also planning for a range of developments to enable our IBDP students to have an outstanding learning environment to match the outstanding teaching that they will receive. These developments will include: a new science lab, an extension to the existing library provision, additional classroom space and investment in a wide range of new resources and ICT facilities.
We are now looking forward to our verification visit in January 2017. DCIS will be visited by two members of the IB world community to confirm that we meet the required standards to offer the programme. After a promising consultancy visit in November, we are positive about the verification visit and look forward to hearing their feedback on the development of the programme at DCIS.
On Wednesday 1st February at 8.45am and 6.00pm in Cooper Hall there will be Information Sessions about the launch of the IBDP programme at DCIS. The information sessions will be open to interested parents. Even if your child is in a younger year group, we would encourage you to attend the evening so that you can learn about the long-term vision of the DCIS Sixth Form and we can explain the different pathways available at DCIS from August 2017.
In the meantime, if you have any queries regarding the IBDP at DCIS, please contact our Admissions Office at admissions @ dovercourt. edu. sg
Further information is also available in:
DCIS Sixth Form and IB Diploma Programme Handbook and FAQs
DCIS IB Diploma Programme Scholarship Application Letter and Form
* DCIS is a candidate school for the IB Diploma Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy— a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Dover Court International School believes is important for our students.
Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme( PYP), the Middle Years Programme( MYP), or the Diploma Programme( and in addition the IB Careerrelated Certificate). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.
For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit http:// www. ibo. org.
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