This year the Grade 11 Geography students will participate two seperate field trips to conduct a comparative investigationinto the Urban Stress and Sustainability in Budapest and Vienna. This will take place on Wednesday 23rd April (Budapest) and Wednesday30th April (Vienna) 2025. The trip is an essential and enjoyable part of both the SL & HL IB Geography course, specifically the Urban Environments unit of study. The students will undertake practical fieldwork during their visit which will eventually contribute to their final IB grade in the subject. Of equal importance, the students will have a firsthand opportunity to investigate 'urban stressors' such as air pollution, traffic congestion and microclimate, at a variety of locations, and their impact on the lives of residents of these two cities.
Students will have time to plan their investigation, gather data and evaluate their work during the trip. The data collected will be integral to completing the Internal Assessment, which is a compulsory element of the IB Geography course and worth up to 25% of the final grade.