International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Lampiri IB World School

What is the Diploma Programme?

The Diploma Programme (DP) is a curriculum framework designed by the International Baccalaureate (IB) for students in the last two years of high school. IB students graduating with the IB diploma are able to study at universities all around the world, often with advanced credit.

Students report that their involvement with the IB has given them the tools needed to succeed at college. In particular, students comment on their sense of preparedness, self-confidence, research skills and their ability to manage their time. Even more important, they have developed a sense of the world around them and their responsibility to it.

How do colleges and universities view the Diploma Programme?

The DP is internationally recognized as representing one of the highest standards in university preparatory education. More than 1,000 colleges and universities in North America have recognition policies on how they weigh it in admissions, advanced standing, college credit and scholarships. A list of colleges and universities that grant credit, scholarships and/or advanced standing for DP diplomas and certificates is available at www.ibo.org.

What kind of student is a good candidate for the DP?

The DP is a rigorous course of study for motivated students. That said, prior academic success is less an indicator of ability to earn the diploma than are a student’s determination to do his or her best, willingness to be organized in order to complete the work while leading a full, balanced life, and a strong commitment to learning in and beyond the classroom.

Lampiri IB World School

Lampiri school has more than 60 years of experience in teaching and preparing the next generation of citizens by providing high-quality education in a caring and supporting academic environment. It is located in the beautiful suburb of Athens, Moschato, close to both the city centre and the south suburbs of Athens. Since 2017 Lampiri IB World School offers the world-renowned International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to ambitious and high-achieving students.

The IB curriculum

The Diploma Programme (DP) is a rigorous pre-university course of study designed for students in the 16 to 19 age range. It is a two-year course that aims to encourage students to be knowledgeable and inquiring, but also caring and compassionate. There is a strong emphasis on encouraging students to develop intercultural understanding, open-mindedness, and the attitudes necessary for them to respect and evaluate a range of points of view.

The course is presented as six academic areas enclosing a central core. Students study two modern languages (or a modern language and a classical language), a humanities or social science subject, an experimental science, mathematics and one of the creative arts. Instead of an arts subject, students can choose two subjects from another area.

In addition, three core elements—the extended essay, theory of knowledge and creativity, activity, service—are compulsory and central to the philosophy of the programme.

IB mission statement

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

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

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

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme courses at Lampiri IB World School

Group 1: Language A

• Modern Greek language and literature
• Chinese language and literature

Group 2: Language acquisition

• English B
• German B
• French B
• Arabic B

Group 3: Individual and societies

• Environmental System and Societies
• Business Management
• Psychology
• Economics

Group 4: Sciences

• Physics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Environmental System and Societies

Group 5: Mathematics

• Mathematics: Analysis & approaches
• Mathematics: Applications & interpretations

Group 6: The arts

• Visual Arts

Students are required to choose one subject from each of the six academic areas, although they can, instead of an arts subject, choose two subjects from another area.

Normally, three subjects (and not more than four) are taken at higher level (HL), and the others are taken at standard level (SL). The IB recommends 240 teaching hours for HL subjects and 150 hours for SL. Subjects at HL are studied in greater depth and breadth than at SL.

At both levels, many skills are developed, especially those of critical thinking and analysis. At the end of the course, students’ abilities are measured by means of external assessment. Many subjects contain some element of coursework assessed by teachers.

Why students choose the Lampiri IB World School

• Experienced and highly-educated teachers
• Interactive and engaging teaching
• Attention to the needs of each student
• Continuous support throughout the year
• Additional class sessions
• Small class sizes
• University application guidance and support
• Additional English language classes
• Modern technological equipment
• Support in students’ research projects (Extended Essay, Internal Assessments)
• A warm and supporting educational environment

Preparing for the IB Diploma Programme: The pre-IB courses

Students who are enrolled in the 10^th grade can attend our pre-IB courses (Mathematics, Sciences and English) at afternoon. Pre-IB courses give students the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the IB Diploma Programme, the teaching and the assessment philosophy and better prepare for the 2-year IB Diploma Programme coursework.

The core of the Diploma Programme model

All Diploma Programme students participate in the three course elements that make up the core of the model.

The theory of knowledge (TOK) course engages students in reflection on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know. It encourages students to become more aware of their own perspectives, and to reflect critically on their own beliefs and assumptions.

In TOK, students explore the means of producing knowledge within the core theme of “knowledge and the knower” as well as within various optional themes (knowledge and technology, knowledge and politics, knowledge and language, knowledge and religion, and knowledge and indigenous societies) and areas of knowledge (the arts, natural sciences, human sciences, history, and mathematics).

The course also encourages students to make comparisons between different areas of knowledge and reflect on how knowledge is arrived at in the various disciplines, what the disciplines have in common, and the differences between them.

Creativity, activity, service (CAS) is at the heart of the DP. The emphasis in CAS is on helping students to develop their own identities, in accordance with the ethical principles embodied in the IB mission statement and the IB learner profile. It involves students in a range of activities alongside their academic studies throughout the DP. The three strands of CAS are creativity (arts, and other experiences that involve creative thinking), activity (physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle) and service (an unpaid and voluntary exchange that has a learning benefit for the student). Possibly, more than any other component in the DP, CAS contributes to the IB’s mission to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

The extended essay (EE), including the world studies EE, offers the opportunity for IB students to investigate a topic of special interest, in the form of a 4,000-word piece of independent research. The area of research undertaken is chosen from one of the students’ six DP subjects, or in the case of the interdisciplinary world studies essay, two subjects. The essay also acquaints students with the independent research and writing skills expected at university. This leads to a major piece of formally presented, structured writing, in which ideas and findings are communicated in a reasoned and coherent manner, appropriate to the subject or subjects chosen. It is intended to promote high-level research and writing skills, intellectual discovery and creativity. An authentic learning experience it provides students with an opportunity to engage in personal research on a topic of choice, under the guidance of a supervisor.

Our goal

The International Baccalaureate (IB) develops lifelong learners who thrive and make a difference. The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a global leader in international education—developing inquiring, knowledgeable, confident, and caring young people. Our programmes empower school-aged students to take ownership in their own learning and help them develop future-ready skills to make a difference and thrive in a world that changes fast. As a result of their time in the IB, students develop:

• time management skills and a strong sense of self-motivation
• a keen interest in civic engagement
• notable academic ability
• strong research and writing skills
• critical thinking abilities
• an international outlook.

By educating students we create a better world.

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Lampiri schools

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) department
Ilissou 113, 18345
Moschato, Attica
Phone number: +30 210 9409557

E-mail: [email protected]

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