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Set 1: Economics students go to Gothenburg University for a lecture there.
Set 2: Joel and Roxanne share photos, insight, and inspiration to the Kenya Club from their recent visit, working to set up a new project.
Bottom: Me, super happy in my new masai cloth from Kenya. Thank you Kenya delegates: Marit, Cecilia, Joel, and Roxanne; for visiting there, representing Hvitfeldtska so well, and establishing a school network project dedicated to student well-being.
Kudos!
To us, to you, our program! Since I last wrote, the application period has started and interest in the program is as strong as ever. This can only be due to:
Our awesome students
Our awesome teachers
So keep on keepin' on, we're doing alot of things right and we should remember that!
Do you want to be featured on our Instagram account? Let Kartikey or Harini in IB3 know!
We have also measureable progress in certain areas too, for example, we had a program development plan focused on increasing student attendance. The average absence rate went from 12.69% over all year groups in 2023 around this time of year to 11.66% when I just measured it at the start of April. That's progress, and, we still have more work to do to meet our goal. Kudos to you who have had great attendance so far this year and/or have been informing your mentor why you are absent when you are out.
We had another goal in terms of decreasing non-submission rates for the official IA drafts and final work. This was a little harder to trace, but, it does seem that generally we had less non-submissions prior to the "make up" study halls. In 2023, prior to the make-up sessions we had 27 non-submissions of official IA draft or final work. This year in 2024, we had 17 non-submissions prior to the make-up sessions. This is a promising development which could indicate that you as students have become better at managing your time and improving your self-effacy and self-agency. We hope so, because that is a major goal of the work we do here. Kudos!
Kudos also to our Economics students affected by their teacher's sick leave and to Dr. Freitas and Frida Jodin who have stepped up to help and make sure you get the learning experiences and content instruction you need to continue to progress in the subject.
Kudos again to Dr. Freitas who is planning, together with her students, a conference in October 2024 with the theme "Digital Economy". Be sure to save the date: October 19th (Saturday). If you come, you will get to hear about such topics as Robotics and AI, or, The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Economics, from experts in the field. There will be a combination of online and in-person keynote speakers. Stay tuned for more details.
Do you know about something that deserves Kudos in the next Newsletter? Email me so I can include it next time!
Info for all:
Do you NOT have permanent residency in Sweden and are NOT eligible for CSN? Then you should apply to "Adlerberska Hospitiefond" via this website. To be eligible even further, you must have good attendance and have not been flagged for any breaches in our policies, like Academic Honesty, for example. The application deadline has been extended to the end of April.
Hvitfeldtskadagen is April 30, are you part of a CAS Club you'd like to exhibit that day? See Vklass news on how to sign up or talk to Cecelia Segerbjerg for more information.
Our Study and Career Counselor (SYV) is Maria Janmark and she has been out to meet all groups throughout the year and will continue to meet some of you as the year comes to a close. Remember to join the Google Classroom she has and/or ask for an appointment if you need guidance or advice from her.
Year 1
Development talks were completed in March, I hope everyone had a chance to meet and gain insight. I especially hope students reflected on their progress so far and have set new achievable goals moving forward.
A well-being measurement will be taken April 16. All info about this can be found here.
Class council and Program council is coming up in late April/Early May (see IB Program Calendar). I have asked that students read and give feedback on the Academic Honesty Policy. Parents, feel free to also take part. You can email me directly with any feedback. Teachers will work with this on Program Day in June.
May 21, join Year 3 in the tent to share tips and advice about being in the Diploma Program. They will share things with you that they wish they knew when they were in their first year.
Year 2
Congrats on nailing down your Extended Essay topic and subject!
Subject talks were completed in March. I hope you were able to see the subject teachers you most needed to see and that you have clarity about how to move forward in your Diploma path.
Well-being measurement will be taken April 16. All info about this can be found here.
Class council and Program council is comning up in late April/Early May (see IB Program Calendar)
Week of May 20 starts your End of Year Exams. (that's about 6 weeks away)
Theory of Knowledge Exhibition is June 5th
Your final report card will be published in the last week of school or just after. It gets published in Managebac. Parents: you can either see it through your child's account, or, Renée Elfving can set up an account for you if you don't already have one. Then you will get a copy too.
Year 3
Mock exams happened at the end of February, how did you do? Have you made a plan for what you need to revise?
Your last week of lessons is from April 15-19! Exams officially begin April 24th. The DP Coordinator has shared the exam schedule with you.
There is a meeting with the DP coordinator on April 16th.
CAS interviews should now be complete by now, have you had all 3 as required? If not, contact your mentor.
May 21, join Year 1 in the tent to share tips and advice about being in the Diploma Program. Are there things you wish you knew when you were in year 1? Share them with a current year 1 student!
See "IB Program Calendar" for when there are "exam days" and study days with no exams.
"Studenten" is June 4th, are you ready?
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