IB Diploma Curriculum & Course Selection Instruction

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Chengdu Shude High School

Version 2016 March

Mission Statement of The International Department

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Chengdu Shude High School

The International Department of Chengdu Shude High School aims to strengthen educational cooperation and academic exchanges with the developed world and contribute to the process of educational internationalization in ChengduShude High School. Inspired by the educationalconcepts of “cultivating virtues and building characters”, we would like to help our students become global citizens on the world stage by paving the way for their overseas education.

IB Mission Statement

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people whohelp to create a better and more peaceful world throughintercultural understanding and respect.

To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to developchallenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelonglearners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

IB Diploma Program

Ⅰ.Overview of IB Diploma Curriculum

Chengdu Shude High School always makes efforts to provide IB students with as many subjects as possible through the development of IB diploma program in the school, in order to meet students’learning diversity.

The decision of offering a certain subject is mainly affected by the following factors:

  1. The students’ academic level
  2. The students’ learning needs
  3. The availability of the subject teacher
  4. The censorship of the course content by the government

Since having been authorized IBDP by IBO in 2012, Chengdu Shude High School has gradually added IB subjects each year. In 2016-2017 academic year, the following subjects are planned to be offered to the IBDP1 students:

Group / Subject / Level* / Teaching Hour / Instruction Language
1. Language & Literature / Chinese A Language & Literature / HL
SL / 240
150 / Chinese
2. Language Acquisition / English B / HL
SL / 240
150 / English
3. Individuals and Societies / Economics / HL
SL / 240
150 / English
Geography / SL / 150 / English
Business & Management* / SL* / 150 / English
4. Sciences / Biology / HL
SL / 240
150 / English
Chemistry / HL
SL / 240
150 / English
Physics / HL
SL / 240
150 / English
5. Mathematics / Mathematics / HL
SL / 240
150 / English
6. Arts / Visual Arts / HL
SL* / 240
150 / English
Core / Extended Essay / N/A / 3-5 / English or Chinese
Creativity, Activity and Service / N/A / N/A / English & Chinese
TOK / N/A / 100 / English

*HL refers to higher level. SL refers to standard level.

*Business & Management SL and Visual Arts SL are newly added subjects.

Ⅱ. Course Selection

Students are required to choose one subject from each of the six academic areas, although they can choose a second subject from group 1 to 5 instead of a group 6 subject. Three subjects are taken as higher level, and the others are taken as standard level. Subjects at HL are studied in greater depth and breadth than at SL. The core subjects are compulsory for every student.

Students start to consider their decision of course selection when they are in the second term of year 10. Students are suggested to choose the subjects and levels depending on their interest, academic capability and the major that they will choose in university. An instruction lecture on course selection will be held for the students and their parents in March of year 10 to provide advice for the course selection. During the whole process of year 10, students and parents are encouraged to consult their college counselors and subject teachers for advice on course selection.

Also, the school provides course packages from the perspective of major application in universities for the students to choose:

Package one: for those who want to study engineer or science related majors

  1. HL：English B, Mathematics, Physics，SL：Economics or B&M, Chinese A, Chemistry
  2. HL：Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics，SL：Economics or B&M, Chinese A, English B
  3. HL：English B, Mathematics, Chemistry，SL：Economics or B&M, Chinese A, Physics
  4. HL：English B, Mathematics, Physics，SL：Geography, Chinese A, Chemistry
  5. HL：Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics，SL：Geography, Chinese A, English B
  6. HL：English B, Mathematics, Chemistry，SL：Geography, Chinese A, Physics
  7. HL：English B, Mathematics, Chemistry，SL：Economics or B&M, Chinese A, Biology
  8. HL：English B, Mathematics, Chemistry，SL：Geography, Chinese A, Biology

Package two: for those who want to study economics or humanity related majors

  1. HL：English B, Economics, Mathematics，SL：Chinese A, Geography/Visual Arts, Physics
  2. HL：English B, Economics, Mathematics，SL：Chinese A, Geography/Visual Arts, Chemistry
  3. HL：English B, Economics, Mathematics，SL：Chinese A, Geography/Visual Arts, Biology
  4. HL：English B,Chinese A,Economics，SL：Mathematics,Geography/Visual Arts,Physics
  5. HL：English B,Chinese A,Economics，SL：Mathematics,Geography/Visual Arts,Chemistry
  6. HL：English B,Chinese A,Economics，SL：Mathematics,Geography/Visual Arts,Biology

Package three: for those who want to study medication or other related majors

  1. HL：Biology,Mathematics,Chemistry，SL：Economics or B&M,Chinese A,English B
  2. HL：English B,Mathematics,Biology，SL：Economics or B&M,Chinese A,Chemistry
  3. HL：Biology,Mathematics,Chemistry，SL：Geography,Chinese A,English B
  4. HL：English B,Mathematics,Biology，SL：Geography,Chinese A,Chemistry

Package four: for those who want to study art related majors:

  1. HL：English B,Visual Arts,Mathematics，SL：Geography,Chinese A,Physics
  2. HL：Physics,Visual Arts,Mathematics，SL：Geography,Chinese A,English B
  3. HL：English B,Visual Arts,Mathematics，SL：Economics or B&M,Chinese A,Physics
  4. HL：Physics,Visual Arts,Mathematics，SL：Economics or B&M,Chinese A,English B
  5. HL：English B,Physics,Visual Arts，SL：Geography,Mathematics,Chinese A
  6. HL：English B,Physics,Visual Arts，SL：Economics or B&M,Mathematics,Chinese A
  7. HL：English B,Chinese A,Visual Arts，SL：Geography,Mathematics,Physics
  8. HL：Physics,Chinese A,Visual Arts，SL：Geography,Mathematics,English B
  9. HL：English B,Chinese A,Visual Arts，SL：Economics or B&M,Mathematics,Physics
  10. HL：Physics,Chinese A,Visual Arts，SL：Economics or B&M,Mathematics,English B

Remarks:

Class will not be able to open if there are no more than 5 students.

Other packages are allowed to have if the student cannot choose any of the above packages.

Timeline of course selection:

March 11, the 2nd term of year 10 / Instruction lecture on course selection
April 5, the 2nd term of year 10 / Submission of the course selection form
April-July / Reconsider the course combination based on the study
The last day of year 10 / Finalize the course selection decision

Attachment 1 Introduction of IBDP courses

Attachment 2 Figures of May IB Global examinations

Attachment 3 Corse selection form