IB Core

Made up of the three required components, the IB Diploma Programme core  aims to broaden students’ educational experience and challenge them to apply their knowledge and skills.

The three core elements are:

Theory of knowledge, (ToK) in which students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know.

The extended essay, (EE) which is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.

Creativity, activity, service, (CAS) in which students complete a project related to those three concepts.


Students must complete all three components with a passing grade to earn to earn the IB Diploma.