diff --git a/docs/ib.md b/docs/ib.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a5d93a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/ib.md @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +# International Baccalaureate Diploma Program + +## Theory of Knowledge + + - Presentation + - Essay + + - Is a course + +## Extended Essay + + - 4 000 word essays + - Letter grade + - + +### Steps + +1. Select a topic +2. Get matched with a mentor + - Mentor helps you out + - Mentor may be knowledgeable in the topic +3. Formulate a research question +4. Conduct research +5. Write the paper + +### Timeline + + - G11 + - Feb/Mar + - Intro to EE presentation + - Declare topic and research question + - Apr/May + + - Summer + - Write first full draft or extremely detailed outline + +- G12 + - Oct-Nov + - Submit draft to mentor and edit draft + - Nov-Dec + - Final work due + +## CAS + + - Expanded to Creativity, Activity, and Service + - Completion is requirement for IB Diploma + - CAS committee is a thing + - **All activities must be confirmed by a supervisor** + +### Learning outcomes + +Each of the following must be completed at least once: + + - Increased **awareness** of strengths and areas for growth + - Undertaking **new challenges** and developing **new skills** + - **Plan and initiate** a CAS experience + - Showing **perseverance** and **commitment** + - **Working collaboratively** with others + - Engaged with issues of **global importance** + - Consideration of **ethical implications** + - Takes place over at least 1 month + +### Creativity + + - Any art or experience that involves creative thinking that ends in a sharable product + - Organising a club + - Music + - School play/drama club + - Lessons in the arts + - Cooking classes + - Martial arts + - Creative writing + - Must be heavily supported by evidence + +### Activity + + - Physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle with an end goal + - School teams + - Intermural sports + - Community sporting events + - Outdoor recreations + - Classes + - **Personal goals must be set** + +### Service + + - Unpaid voluntary experience that has a learning benefit + - Volunteering at camps, hospitals, seniors' homes + - Fundraising + - Homework clubs/volunteer tutoring + - Online volunteering + - Student Council + - Red Cross, Cancer Society, etc. + +### Activity requirements + + - 1 CAS project (at least 1 C/A or /S spanning at least one month) + - 1 primary commitment of each C/A and /S each year + - 2 or 3 additional shorter secondary activities in C/A or /S as available + +### ManageBac and CAS + + - Propose an experience + - What do I plan to do and what do I hope to achieve? + - Engage in the experience + - Reflect on the experience + - What evidence is there that I achieved my goals? + - Once the experience is finished, request a supervisor review via ManageBac + +## ManageBac + + - Submit documents here + - Track CAS progress + - Supervisor review, evidence of experiences, and personal reflections + - Activities must be reviewed here before it begins + - Track EE progress + - Communicate with IB staff + - CAS advisors + - EE supervisors + - Teachers + - IB Coordinators