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The IB Curriculum

List of IB Diploma Program Subjects and Core Offered at Glee Path

 

  •  Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature

    • English A: Language & Literature (HL or SL)

    • Chinese A: Language & Literature (HL or SL)

 

  • Group 2: Language Acquisition

    • English B (HL or SL)

    • Chinese B (HL or SL)

    • Mandarin ab initio (SL only)

 

  • Group 3: Individuals and Societies

    • Business Management (HL or SL)

    • Global Politics (HL or SL)

    • Economics (HL or SL)

 

  • Group 4: Sciences

    • Biology (HL or SL)

    • Chemistry (HL or SL)

    • Physics (HL or SL)

 

  • Group 5: Mathematics

    • Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches (HL or SL)

    • Mathematics: Applications & Interpretation (HL or SL)

 

  • Group 6: The Arts

    • Visual Arts (HL or SL)

 

  • Core:

    • Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)

    • Extended Essay (EE)

    • Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

 

  • Subject Selection:

    • Each incoming IBDP Year 1 student will choose 3 HL and 3 SL Subjects, with one subject chosen from each of the six Groups.

    • In lieu of Visual Arts for Group 6, students can elect to take a second subject from Groups 3 or 4 for their sixth IBDP Subject.

    • In lieu of a Group 2 subject, students can elect to take both English A: Language & Literature and Chinese A: Language & Literature, which will make them eligible for the IB Bilingual Diploma if they score a grade of 3 or higher in both subjects.

    • Students who take Chinese A: Language & Literature may also be eligible for the IB Bilingual Diploma if they score a grade of 3 or higher in the subject in addition to a grade of 3 or higher in either a Group 3 or a Group 4 subject.

    • Final selections will be made in consultation with the IB Coordinator.

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THE CORE

CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY, SERVICE (CAS)

in which students complete a project related to those three concepts.

EXTENDED ESSAY

(EE)

which is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.

THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE

(TOK)

in which students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know.

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