IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME AT ST. JOHN S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS IB mission statement 5 International Baccalaureate (IB) programme at St. John s 5 The IB circle 6 IB DP subjects 7 The school offers the following IB DP courses 9 General description: IB DP courses 11 What is Theory of Knowledge? 34 What is CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)? 35 What is the Extended Essay? 35 FAQs 37 stjohns.be 3
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FULL DIPLOMA CANDIDATES Choose six subjects: one from each group 1 6; see table on next page three of which are studied at higher level (HL) Compulsory participation in the core of the programme: DIPLOMA PROGRAMME COURSE SUBJECTS Students can study one or more IBDP subjects, either at higher level (HL) or standard level (SL), as a part of their normal High School programme and obtain IB certificated for those courses. They may also choose to write an extended essay, take TOK, or do CAS. Theory of Knowledge course (TOK) Creativity, activity and service programme (CAS) Extended Essay (EE) stjohns.be 7
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THE SCHOOL OFFERS THE FOLLOWING IB DP COURSES GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 Studies in Language and Literature Language Acquisition Individuals and societies Sciences Mathematics The Arts English A Literature HL/SL English A Language and Literature HL/SL French A Language and Literature HL/SL Dutch A Literature HL/SL Spanish A Language and Literature HL/SL English B HL French B HL/SL German B HL/SL Spanish B HL/SL Dutch B HL/SL French Ab Initio SL German Ab Initio SL Spanish Ab Initio SL Business Management HL/SL History HL/SL Economics HL/SL Philosophy HL/SL Geography HL/SL Biology HL/SL Chemistry HL/SL Physics HL/SL Environmental Systems and Societies SL Sports, exercise and health science HL/SL Mathematics HL Mathematics SL Math Studies SL Visual Arts HL/SL Theatre HL/SL Music HL/SL Or A second subject from groups 1, 2, 3 or 4. German A Literature HL/SL Other languages A: private- schoolsupported self-taught programme Each course will run at the discretion of the High School principal, depending on student sign-ups. stjohns.be 9
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REGISTRATION FEE (PER CANDIDATE) Before the first registration deadline November 15/May 15) 203 SUBJECT FEE (PER CANDIDATE) Fee for each subject. 103 38 ST. JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
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CONTACT DETAILS Ms. Danielle Franzén IBDP coordinator dfranzen@stjohns.be Mrs. Wendell Hausdorff Guidance Counsellor whausdorff@stjohns.be 40 ST. JOHN'S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL