Diploma Program

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The IB Diploma Programme curriculum can best be seen displayed as a circle with the six academic groups surrounding the core. Students choose one subject from each of the six subject groups. Distribution of requirements in all six areas ensures that the science-oriented student is challenged to learn a foreign language, or humanities focused content, and that the natural linguist becomes familiar with laboratory procedures. While the overall balance is maintained, flexibility in choosing higher level studies allows students to pursue areas of personal interest and to meet special requirements for university entrance.

The six groups of study offered at Haines City IB include:

 

  • Group 1 - Language A: Literature
  • Group 2 - Language B: Spanish, German or French
  • Group 3 - Individuals and Society: History
  • Group 4 - Experimental Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, or Environmental
  • Group 5 - Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Application and Interpretation
  • Group 6 - The Arts and Electives: Music, Visual Arts, Philosophy, Psychology

The IB Diploma Program Overview

To earn the IB Diploma a student must earn a minimum of 24 points in six subject area exams (scale of 1-7, 7 being the highest score), complete creativity-activity-service (CAS) activities, complete the Theory of Knowledge course, and write an original 4,000 extended essay. These three core requirements that are included to broaden the educational experience and challenge students to apply their knowledge and understanding.

  • The Extended Essay: This is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of a question relating to one of the subjects they are studying.
  • Theory of Knowledge: This is a course designed to encourage students to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical).
  • Creativity, Activity and Service: This requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom. Students can combine all three components or do activities related to each one of them separately.

For an overview of this curriculum, please visit: IB Diploma Curriculum at IB

Haines City IB Courses Offered:

  • Approaches to Teaching and Learning
  • Biology SL/HL
  • Chemistry SL/HL
  • English HL
  • Environmental Systems and Society SL
  • French SL
  • German SL + German Ab initio
  • History of Americas SL/HL
  • Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation SL
  • Music SL/HL
  • Philosophy SL/HL
  • Psychology SL/HL
  • Spanish SL
  • Visual Arts SL/HL