Diploma Programme Required Courses

•    Theory of Knowledge
The Theory of Knowledge course is the central interdisciplinary core around which the subject areas of the International Baccalaureate revolve. By exploring the knowledge systems of mathematics, natural sciences, human sciences, history, the arts, and ethics through the filters of emotion, reason, language, and depth, students and teachers learn to reflect critically on these essential human processes. The course challenges students to become aware of the complexity of knowledge and to acknowledge the need to act responsibly in a global society. This, in turn, reinforces the Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) components of the IB Diploma Programme.

•    CAS
The creativity, action, service (CAS) requirement takes seriously the importance of life outside the world of scholarship, providing a counterbalance to the academic self-absorption some students feel within a demanding school curriculum.  Participation in CAS encourages students to share their energies and special talents while developing awareness, concern and the ability to work cooperatively with others.  The IBO’s goal of educating the whole person and fostering more caring and socially responsible attitudes comes alive when students reach beyond themselves and their books.

•    Extended Essay
All candidates in the IB Diploma Programme are required to submit an extended essay. The extended essay is an individual research project of about 4,000 words which allows students to investigate in detail a topic of special interest to them.  This project acquaints students with the independent research and writing skills that are necessary and expected at the university level. The IBO recommends that students spend about 40 hours in total on the extended essay.  Each student engaged in writing the extended essay will be supervised by a member of the faculty.