American International School Kuwait December 2016
MISSION STATEMENTS Our Mission Statement: AIS Kuwait inspires students to become critical thinkers and contributing world citizens through rigor and balance in a nurturing educational environment. IB Mission Statement: The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
THE MYP – WHAT YOU ARE DOING NOW
8 Subject Groups: • Language and Literature • Language Acquisition • Mathematics • Arts • Individuals and Societies • Design • Physical and Health Education • Sciences Centered around: • Global Contexts • Service Learning • The Personal Project THE MYP CURRICULUM MODEL
WHAT IS THE DP? The International Baccalaureate (IB) website states that “ The Diploma Programme is a challenging two- year curriculum, aimed at students aged 16 to 19, which leads to a qualification that is widely recognized by the world ’ s leading universities. ” http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/occ/guest/dpyyy_home.cfm?subject=dpyyy
THE DP – THE NEXT STEP
6 Subject Groups: • Studies in Language and Literature • Language Acquisition • Individuals and Societies • Sciences • Mathematics • The Arts Centered around: • Theory of Knowledge • Creativity, Activity, Service • The Extended Essay THE DP CURRICULUM MODEL
1. Studies in Language & Literature: 4. Sciences: • • English Literature Biology • • English Language & Literature Chemistry • • Arabic Language & Literature Physics 2. Language Acquisition: 5. Mathematics: • • Arabic B Mathematics • • French B Mathematical Studies • French Ab initio 6. The Arts: • 3. Individuals and Societies: Visual Arts • Business & Management • Economics • History • Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) THE SUBJECT GROUPS
Subject Groups DP MYP 1. 1. Studies in Language and Language and Literature Literature 2. Language Acquisition 2. Language Acquisition 3. Individuals and Societies 3. Individuals and Societies 4. Sciences 4. Sciences 5. Mathematics 5. Mathematics 6. Arts 6. The Arts 7. Physical and Health Education 8. Design The Core • Theory of Knowledge • Global Contexts • Creativity, Activity, Service • Service Learning • The Extended Essay • The Personal Project A NATURAL TRANSITION
THE STRUCTURE OF THE DP Full Diploma students take 6 classes 3 classes are at the Standard Level 3 classes are at the Higher Level 5 classes are taken from Groups 1 – 5 the 6th class is taken from Groups 1 – 6 In addition, students complete an Extended Essay • commit to the Creativity, Activity and Service programme • engage in Theory of Knowledge •
STANDARD VS. HIGHER ? Standard Higher All classes are delivered in 150 Extra classes are run (240 hours of instructional hours. instruction), driven solely by the content intended for those taking the Higher Level. A prescribed number of topics or themes Supplementary topics or themes are are studied. studied in addition to those studied at the Standard Level. Exams are geared toward the Standard Exams include Higher Level topics. In Level. In some cases, class work carries some cases, exams are weighted heavier. greater weight.
STANDARD DIPLOMA PROGRAMME English Lang and Lit SL Group 1 HL French B Group 2 HL History Group 3 SL Biology Group 4 SL Mathematics Group 5 HL Visual Arts Group 6 TOK / CAS / EE Core All six areas of the DP curriculum are incorporated into the programme
HUMANITIES EMPHASIS English Lang and Lit HL Group 1 SL Arabic/French B Group 2 HL History Group 3 SL Biology Group 4 SL Math Studies Group 5 HL Economics Group 3 TOK / CAS / EE Core Students use Group 6 as an academic elective, in this case, studying two courses from Group 3
SCIENCE EMPHASIS English Lang and Lit SL Group 1 Arabic B/ SL Group 2 French Ab Initio Business and SL Group 3 Management HL Chemistry Group 4 HL Mathematics Group 5 HL Biology Group 4 Core TOK / CAS / EE Students use Group 6 as an academic elective, in this case, studying two courses from Group 4
Highest Possible Score = 45 a 7 for each of the 6 courses = 42 3 points total for TOK and EE has met minimum requirement for CAS A Pass = 24 points a total of 12 points on 3 Higher Level courses a total of 9 points on 3 Standard Level courses a pass on TOK and EE has met minimum requirement for CAS GETTING THE GRADE
WHERE DOES AIS STAND? We are above the world average in overall points and passing rate. The points • scores are out of 45. Average DP points score worldwide (May 2016): 29.88 • Average DP points score for AIS students (May 2016): 32 • • Passing rate worldwide (May 2016): 78.54% Passing rate at AIS (May 2016): 62.50% • Our highest score in May 2016 was: 39 •
GROUP 1 - Language and Literature GROUP 2 – Language Arabic Language and Literature Arabic B SL/HL • • SL/HL French B SL/HL • English Literature SL/HL • French Ab initio SL • • English Language and Literature SL/HL COURSES ON OFFER AT AIS GROUP 3 - Individuals & Societies GROUP 4 – Experimental Science • Economics SL/HL • Biology SL/HL Business and Management SL/HL Chemistry SL/HL • • History SL/HL Physics SL/HL • • Information Technology in a Global • Society (ITGS) GROUP 5 – Mathematics GROUP 6 – Arts Mathematical Studies SL Visual Arts SL/HL • • Mathematics SL/HL •
THREE SCIENCES IN THE DP – FULL DP STUDENTS • Engineering: Grade 10 Biology, DP Physics HL, DP Chemistry HL • Medicine: Grade 10 Biology, DP Biology HL, DP Chemistry HL, ITGS (Grade 11), Physics (Grade 12) • Check individual university requirements
COURSE FAIR • When: Coming in January 2017 • Where: Library • What is a course fair? Teachers and current DP students will be available to provide information and answer questions about all of the DP courses that we offer. Sample materials will be available to view. Diploma Program Handbook on the Final Four Blog is available for detailed information about the program including course descriptions for all of our courses.
A LOOK AT THE CORE Theory of Knowledge Extended Essay CAS
Theory of Knowledge Studied during both years of the DP Assessed by the IB through a 1,600 word essay and oral presentation THE CORE
Theory of Knowledge Studied during both years of the DP Assessed by the IB through a 1,600 word essay and oral presentation The Extended Essay Independently prepared research paper Started in DP1 and completed by September of DP2 4,000 words in length THE CORE
Theory of Knowledge Studied during both years of the DP CAS Assessed by the IB through a 1,500 word essay and oral Creativity, Activity and Service presentation One hour per week throughout Diploma Programme The Extended Essay Independently prepared research paper Started in DP1 and completed by September of DP2 4,000 words in length THE CORE
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE (TOK) How do we know something is true? How do different disciplines justify knowledge?
CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY, SERVICE (CAS) Students spend one hour per week developing each of the three areas during their 2 years in the programme. C reativity: any artistic / creative activity A ctivity: any activity involving physical exertion (i.e. sport teams or dance) S ervice: any activity that involves doing something for or with someone in the community – a natural extension of Community and Service in the MYP
What it is… THE EXTENDED ESSAY • A 4000 word research essay based on a research question or thesis requiring accurate research skills and offering a conclusion • An independent endeavor • A precursor to university level papers – universities are looking for applicants who can write essays independently
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IF the full Diploma Programme seems too hard… then what ? The IB Diploma Certificate is separate from a high school diploma. Students can take individual courses, at the standard or higher levels, and receive individual certificates for each IB Diploma course Students do not need to take TOK, write an Extended Essay, or complete CAS ASK what individual universities require for DP Course students (IB websites at the end of presentation)
THE DP ADVANTAGE – WHY SHOULD I TAKE DP COURSES? (AFTER AIS) • Universities give preferential treatment to DP applicants: top universities are targeting DP students for admission to their schools; they often offer early admission and university credit, or waive prerequisites • Weighted GPA of 0.5 for a Standard Level Course, 1.0 for a Higher Level Course
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