The IB diploma programme is a framework of curriculum for 16-19 year old students in IB Schools. According to wikipedia, “The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide. It was developed in the early-to-mid-1960s in Geneva, Switzerland, by a group of international educators.” Read about IB Middle Years Programme here. Read about IB Primary Year Programme here.
According to official website usefulness of IB diploma programme is defined as:
IB Diploma Programme is a comprehensive, challenging framework that allows students to flourish intellectually, physically, emotionally and ethically helping them graduate with a unique, future-ready skillset.
Subjects in IB Diploma Programme
To provide students with an extensive exposure to a wide variety of subjects, in DP program, IB Schools provide students with an optionality to choose one subject from each of following six broad group
- Sciences
- Mathematics
- Arts
- Studies in Language & Literature
- Language Acquisition
- Individuals & Societies
In addition to disciplinary and interdisciplinary study, the Diploma Programme features three core elements namely
- Extended essay
- Theory of Knowledge
- Creativity, activity & Service
Aim of Diploma Programme (DP)
- Participants should Undertake in-depth research into an area of interest.
- Ideally student’s make connections across traditional academic disciplines and explore the nature of knowledge through the programme’s unique theory of knowledge course.
- study at least two languages and increase understanding of cultures, including their own.
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