THE IB CORE
Extended Essay( EE)
The Extended Essay promotes high-level research and writing skills, intellectual discovery and creativity, and acquaints students with the independent research and writing skills expected at university. The EE journey culminates in a piece of formally presented and structured writing( 3500-4000 words), in which ideas and findings are communicated in a reasoned and coherent manner, appropriate to the subject chosen. A single reflective statement which provides evidence of growth and skills development will also be submitted by each student at the end of the EE process following the viva voce session with the supervisor.
Theory of Knowledge( TOK)
TOK plays a special role in the IB as it provides an opportunity for students to reflect on the nature of knowledge and the connections between areas of academic knowledge that they study and link it to themselves as a‘’ knower’ in a way that they can be aware of their own perspectives and those of others. The TOK Course is centrally focused on developing skills of critical thinking by getting students to interrogate knowledge construction processes and unpack commonly held assumptions. Students are evaluated on two final assessment tasks: at the end of Year 5, students are to create a TOK exhibition( 950-word written commentaries on 3 objects) and in Year 6, complete a 1600-word essay based on a prescribed title.
Creativity, Activity, Service( CAS)
Students are offered a wide range of co-curricular activities that gives students the opportunity to experience new challenges in sports, the arts and community service. Students can also choose to continue with their CCA from secondary school. As part of their CAS requirements. Students are expected to embark on CAS projects within the groups they belong to or they can be self-initiated. Some of these projects include creating a podcast highlighting different professionals, staging a musical and selling self-designed merchandise to raise funds.
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