Grade 11 April Newsletter

Dear Grade 11 Students and Parents, 

While the school year quickly coming to a close, I wanted to provide you with a few reminders and updates in the Diploma Programme. Please review the information below and do reach out if you have any questions. 

- Brian Hull

From: The Head of Grade 11

The class of 2025 continues to "elevate their excellence" and work diligently in the second half of the school year. In student advisory, the focus has been on working towards a lasting legacy project, our Grade 11 Spotlight: Elevate and Celebrate event on April 30th, promising to be an evening of great performances and student showcases. Where possible, we also have been providing some freedom of choice between some healthy active living opportunities in the gym with pick up sports or mental health time in classrooms for studying. 

Looking ahead, our final sessions together will be advisory sessions which provide more free choice, togetherness and a chance to show some gratitude to the teachers. Finally, we will be having our Learner Profile Celebrations on our final Student Advisory session together which will be a great opportunity to come together one final time before the exam session begins.

As we approach those final exams, I hope our Grade 11 students celebrate the progress they have made so far in their first year of the DP. I also hope they hold themselves accountable as effective communicators and critical thinkers as the pressures build, ensuring to reach out for support when needed and update teachers ahead of due dates when work is piling up so we can best support them. 

As always, cheering on the class of 2025 and looking forward to what is in store for the remainder of the year! 

- Mr. Jeremy Power

Grade 11 Final Exams

While this has already been shared with students, Grade 11 exams are coming up in just a little over a month so I thought I would share it here as well. 

Grade 9-11 Exam Schedule 2024

Time Management

Earlier this school year, I explored with all of the Grade 11 students different approaches they can take to better managing their time. As the intensity of the programme increases in the coming months, I'd encourage students and parents alike to work together to consider how students might best manage their time. See the presentation from my assembly below. 

The Retreat

While it was divided up into two parts we did have a lovely mid-December version of the retreat. Students continued their exploration of International Mindedness and we even had a visit from Santa!

Core Days and Predicted Grade Meetings - June 5-7

Each year we dedicate the last three days of the school year for our Grade 11 students to work, off timetable, on the Core components of their programme. These include:

Predicted Grade Meetings:

In the coming weeks, parents will be provided with more information regarding the predicted grade process and will be asked to sign our school's predicted grade agreement. The agreement will need to be completed and returned to the guidance office before any predicted grade meetings can take place. 


The Grade 11s are currently having their second CAS interviews. During these interviews students' CAS portfolios will be assessed and students will either be encouraged to continue their current balance of Creativity, Activity and Service or will need to come up with a plan to rebalance their portfolio. In addition, students will need to plan a CAS project if they haven't done so already. 

The CAS / OSSD (GPP3O) course reports will come out in May. They will detail each student's progress in the Programme.