2.8 KiB
2.8 KiB
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
Theory of Knowledge
Presentation
Essay
Is a course
Extended Essay
- 4 000 word essays
- Letter grade
Steps
- Select a topic
- Get matched with a mentor
- Mentor helps you out
- Mentor may be knowledgeable in the topic
- Formulate a research question
- Conduct research
- 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