Inception Program

Inception Program

(Grades 11-12; Full Year; 1-year program 1.5 credits, 2-year program 3.0 credits)

This is a rigorous one or two-year program that affords students the opportunity to take a progressive pedagogical approach to personalized learning and receive the ICS diploma. The program is centered on the school's vision: Our best with Africa and our world. It gives students the chance to discover and explore areas of interest at a deep level and jumpstart potential career interests all while addressing real issues in Africa and the world.

The first year of the program focuses on further cementing the student's personal identity, including interests, learning to learn skills, and experiences. The student will also complete self-generated projects, connect with experts in the field, and mentor other students in the grade 9/10 PLEx period at the end of the year. The second year focuses on building professional learning networks and then engaging in an off campus or on campus internship where students apply skills learned during the Inception Program.

Overall, the Inception Program allows students to chase their curiosities and get the most out of their learning. Every day in the program will be relevant as it directly answers, "why am I learning this?" The real world applications are clear and the depth of learning is rigorous.

• Student Profile - Motivated - A highly motivated student with a career path in mind. This student is skilled in organization and self-management. This student might take multiple HL or SL courses. This student is likely planning on attending University in the United States. This student will take knowledge and skills from IB and apply these in the Inception Program: solving world problems, engineering prototypes, creating programs, and participating in internships. This student wishes to stand out among his/her peers and use the Inception Program and something attractive to a University beyond the IB Diploma.

• Student Profile - Curious - This is a student who doesn’t know what they want to do as a career. This student will use Inception as a springboard into career and passion explorations.

• Student Profile - Focused - This is a student with strong academic abilities but may not have the interest or desire to be a full IB student. This student is interested in the opportunity to discover his/her passion and career path.

• Student Profile - Opportunistic - A student who would find better opportunities and connections within the Inception Program than in a traditional classroom environment. This student will benefit from the L2L skill development.

Inception Program Brochure