The IB Diploma Programme
The IBDP is an advanced 2-year course of study completed in Year 12 and 13. Studying the IBDP at Hua Hin International School is much more than just a curriculum, it truly is an educational experience which supports immediate successes and prepares students for their next steps at university and in working life.
Central to enjoying the experience and achieving success in the DP, students will need to consistently apply, reflect upon and further develop their use of the ‘I’ values - these support and promote the IB Learner Profile and provide a platform for approaching learning in all their classes.
The spectrum of IB classes and opportunities are designed to teach and support students to think critically and to appreciate the importance of seeing events and knowledge claims from different perspectives. Students are encouraged to understand strengths and weaknesses of what others claim to “know,” to understand and explore ethical controversies inherently relevant to what they learn, and to be able to apply what they learn in meaningful ways to the “real world”.
Central to our education are Creativity, Activity, Service, studies in the Theory of Knowledge and the completion of the Extended Essay. Students also engage in a variety of experiences in Approaches to Learning, where they will further develop an appreciation of international-mindedness, understand their community responsibilities and further enhance their learning skills so they can become creative, independent analytical thinkers who know how to work successfully in a team.
Using all the skills and experiences gained, our students will be able to successfully:
Design and develop their own ideas and projects for the three Core Components
Study six subjects at a variety of levels within the different curriculum subject groups
Have the opportunity to achieve the award of a Bilingual Diploma.
The Bilingual Diploma
In addition to achieving the IB Diploma, HHIS students can also achieve the impressive award of a Bilingual Diploma. Nowadays, in an internationalised economy, employers seek individuals who can communicate in multiple languages. Completing the IB Bilingual Diploma supports our students in developing the ability to communicate in more than one language, as a first language speaker.
The Bilingual Diploma will be awarded to students who fulfill one or both of the following criteria:
Completion of two languages from Group 1 with the award of a grade 3 or higher in both.
Completion of one of the subjects from Group 3 or Group 4 in a language that is not the same as the student’s nominated Group 1 language; the student must attain a grade 3 or higher in both the Group 1 language and the subject from Group 3 or 4.