Building a programme
Digital DP Assessments
The IB has announced that digital assessments will replace paper-based exams by May 2030. This will have a significant impact on IB DP students and teachers. English B will be one of the first exams to...
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The Mask of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
Although this short story is older, it is Poe. The topic is timely in terms of themes of social classes and pandemics. You may choose to start by listening to the story in the audio option and also the...
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is an American classic short story that promotes critical and creative thinking about the themes of Identities (beliefs and values), Experiences (customs and traditions),...
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Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan
"Fish Cheeks, a short story by American-born author Amy Tan, explores the English B theme of identities and experiences. This page has a PowerPoint on the story, paper 2 excerpt with questions, a paper...
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All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
Although this short story is only 6 pages long, it has rich themes connected to human ingenuity, with the topics of technology and scientific innovation. This story was written in 1950, but it is very...
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CAS - Creativity, Activity, Service
CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) is an opportunity for students to explore new aspects of their strengths and to challenge themselves in ways they have not done in the past. They achieve this by participating...
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ToK - the Theory of Knowlege
Underlying the ToK course are two guiding questions: 1. How do you know what you know?2. How do you know it’s true? During the course, students explore how knowledge is obtained or produced through...
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The IB Core
The Core of the Diploma Programme consists of ToK, the Extended Essay and CAS. It is called the Core because specific IB learning attributes, such as inquiry, critical thinking and reflection underly...
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Core Points
IB Core Points IBDP students can obtain a maximum of 45 points for their IB diploma. This is achieved by receiving a 7 in all six of their IB courses plus the maximum award of 3 Core points. Students...
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The IB Learner Profile
The International Baccalaureate created a Learner Profile of ten attributes that they believe can help develop internationally minded people. These attributes are developed through The Core (CAS, ToK...