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Waterloo
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Baccalaureate
Diploma Program
Theory of Knowledge
TOK provides a connecting link for the learner to synthesize the approaches to understanding gained over the course of IB study. TOK is taken spring semester junior year and fall semester senior year. Students will explore and apply the eight Areas of Knowledge and eight Ways of Knowing. The course raises questions about the validity of knowledge, and in so doing seeks a cross-curricular understanding of how a learner learns and, ultimately, knows. Students will pursue a wide range of readings to be examined in a Socratic Seminar setting combining literature, history, science, mathematics, and fine arts, among others.
Subject Brief
This two-page document, created by IB, explains the core requirements, the aims, the course, the diploma program and the various assessments for TOK.
CAS requires an 18-month commitment from all DP students. Through CAS, students keep track of their various experiences. These experiences must fit into at least one of the CAS strands: creativity, activity, and service. Creativity allows the student to experience creative thinking, activity allows the student to exert physically, and service allows the student to engage in a voluntary exchange. The students are not formally assessed but do engage in reflections and must show evidence of meeting learning outcomes. Students are also required to complete one project lasting at least a month, showing initiative and collaboration.
Subject Brief
This two-page document, created by IB, explains the core requirements, the aims, the course, the diploma program and the various assessments for CAS.
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Students bowl
Students bowl
Students bowl
Students bowl
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Creativity,Activity,Service
Extended Essay
The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
Students sing and play instruments
Students sing and play instruments
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Subject Brief
This two-page document, created by IB, explains the core requirements, the aims, the course, the diploma program and the various assessments for EE.
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