St. John Paul II
International Baccalaureate
CAS, which stands for Creativity,Action, and Service, are activities that the student takes upon themselves whether it be through community volunteering, playing a sport or other activities that fall under the creativity, action and service aspects of CAS. IB requires students to fulfill 150 of CAS throughout their 2 years in the IB DP Programme.
IB programme that provides an academically challenging and balanced programme of education, preparing students, normally aged 16 to 19, for success at university and in life beyond. The programme is normally taught over two years and has gained recognition from the world's leading universities. The DP Programme offered at St. John Paul II is for the Grade 11 and Grade 12 students who choose to continue to learn in the IB stream.
The EE is a 4000 word essay that allow the students to pick their own topics and is sent to IB Moderators around the world to be marked. To assist, with this experience, students are given a mentee that is well-versed in that topic who provides guidance for their essay.
HL courses are taught over two years and include a rigorous study of the course material. These courses allow students to explore areas of interest within the subject in greater depth when compared to SL. If a student achives a level 5 on an HL exam, this will grant them a university credit.
An IA is an individual assessment evaluated by the subject teacher with a list of criteria and is usually focused on some subject-related work. Alongside the criteria, samples of the student’s work (oral performances, portfolios, lab reports, and essays) are also submitted to the IB.
A set of ideals intended to inspire, motivate and focus the work of schools and teachers, uniting them in a common purpose, and providing a set of learning outcomes for each IB student.
These are submitted scores that teachers believe each student will achieve on their DP exam in a given subject.
SL courses ensure students are exposed to a range of disciplines that they might otherwise opt out of. These courses are designed to be taught over two-years, with some exceptions.
TOK is a course in which students discuss and examine the concept of knowledge– its worth, veracity, and forms. As a result of both their academic studies and their lives outside of the classroom, our students have accumulated a vast repertoire of knowledge and a wide variety of beliefs and opinions, a process that will continue at an accelerating rate throughout the two years of the IB. TOK, however, provides students with an opportunity to step back from this relentless process of acquisition and consider the knowledge they have gained in a new light.