Embedded Files
https://sites.google.com/site/seaquamib/
http://se.deltasd.bc.ca/sites/default/files/SeaquamCourses2012.pdf
Students entering the full IB Diploma Programme must select one course from each of groups 1-5. Their sixth course can be chosen from group 6 OR an additional course can be chosen from groups 2-4. Students must select three HL courses and three SL courses.
Students enrolling in individual IB Diploma Courses may choose from the HL courses offered or any of the Core components (TOK, CAS, EE). IB Diploma Courses may also be completed in Physics SL and Music SL, although no post-secondary credit will be granted for the completion of these courses.
Group 1 – Language A: Literature HL
Course Content: Through the study of a wide range of literature, the language A: literature course encourages students to appreciate literature and develop an ability to reflect critically on their reading. Due to the international nature of the IB Programme, the literature course involves choosing works from a variety of cultures and languages (in translation). Both oral and written communication is emphasized, allowing students to develop and refine their language abilities.Over a two year period, as students study a variety of works, an internal assessment component will be completed. This component will consist of an individual oral commentary/discussion, as well as an individual oral presentation, and will comprise 30% of the IB
mark. The remaining 70% of the IB mark is comprised of external assessment components, including two papers and a written assignment, which will be completed during the exam period in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 2 – French B SL
Course Content: French B is a modern languages option designed for students with some previous learning of French. The main focus of this course is on language acquisition and the development of language skills, which is done through the study and use of a variety of written and spoken material. This course should be viewed as a challenging educational experience that offers the student the opportunity to learn an additional language, as well as learn about and appreciate a culture that is different than the student’s own culture.
Over two years, an internal assessment component will be completed worth 30% of the IB mark. This will be comprised of a short individual oral presentation and an interactive oral activity. The external assessment, worth the remaining 70%, will consist of two papers and a written assignment, completed in the exam period in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 2 – Spanish ab initio (SL)
Course Content: The Spanish ab initio course is a modern languages course for students who have no previous experience of learning Spanish. The main focus of the course is acquisition of language for use in everyday social interaction. The course focuses on developing a variety of linguistic skills and an awareness and appreciation of a culture that is different than the student’s own culture.Over two years of study, students will complete an internal assessment component worth 25% of their IB mark. This internal
assessment will consist of an individual oral presentation. The external assessment will consist of the two papers, written in the May examination session of the grade 12 year, as well as a written assignment. The external assessment will comprise 75% of the IB mark.
Group 3 – History HL
Course Content: The IB History course at Seaquam will focus on Europe and the Middle East, and work on developing an understanding of historical and contemporary events and issues while appreciating how cultures connect and interact in a historical context. Students will learn to examine various sources, analyze historic events and survey different historical opinions while looking at themes such as the causes, practices and effects of war, the Cold War, the Middle East, and the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Over the course of two years, students will complete an internal assessment that is comprised of a historical investigation into a topic of their own choice. This investigation will be worth 20% of their IB grade, with the remaining 80% of the grade coming from the external assessment exams. These exams will consist of three papers that will be written during the IB exam period in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 3 – Psychology HL
Course Content: In IB Psychology, the goal is for students to develop a greater understanding of themselves and an appreciation of the diversity of human behaviour. Ethical concerns in research will be highlighted, along with an overview of psychological processes in the biological, cognitive and sociocultural fields of study. Options for study will also include developmental psychology and abnormal psychology.
Over the course of two years, students will prepare for and complete and internal assessment component worth 20% of the IB mark.This component will consist of the replication and report of a simple experimental study. The remaining 80% of the IB mark will be comprised of three papers written as part of the external assessment, which will be completed during the IB examination period in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 4 – Biology HL
Course Content: IB Biology focuses on both knowledge and the process of science and involves students learning experimental and investigative skills to collect data and developing the ability to analyze and evaluate scientific data.. This course is designed to teach students to explore biology at both the local and international levels, and will challenge them to strive to find creative solutions to global issues.The internal assessment for this course involves the completion of 60 lab hours, including ten hours for a group 4 integrated science project. The internal assessment comprises 24% of the IB mark and is completed over the course of the two years of study. The external assessment consists of three papers written during the IB examination period in May of the grade 12 year. This external assessment comprises the remaining 76% of the IB mark.
Group 4 – Physics SL
Course Content: IB Physics offers students the ongoing opportunity to be enquirers and thinkers and become more knowledgeable and communicative about issues in the science curriculum. Students in physics will be undertaking student-centered inquiries about the world around them that involve both learning and applying the results of past science completed by physicists as well as the actual undertaking of scientific labs. Contributions of physicists from many cultures will be studied as well as the global implications of their work.The internal assessment in the Physics course is worth 24% of the IB mark and is comprised of 30 lab hours in which students are assessed on five well-defined criteria. This assessment is ongoing throughout the course of study. Involvement in a ten-hour group 4 integrated science project makes up the rest of the internal assessment in physics. The remaining 76% if the IB mark is made up via
the external assessment component which is comprised of three papers written during the IB exam period in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 4 – Chemistry HL
Course Content: Chemical principles underpin both the physical environment in which we live and all biological systems. As a result,chemistry is considered a central science. In the IB Chemistry course essential principles of the subject are covered, recognizing that chemistry is often a prerequisite course for many areas of study. The IB Chemistry course combines academic study with the acquisition of practical and investigative skills that will be developed over the course of a two year study period.In the IB Chemistry course, students will complete sixty hours of documented lab experience, ten of which are devoted to developing and carrying out an integrated group 4 science project. These hours form the basis of the Internal Assessment (IA) and are worth 24% of the IB Chemistry mark. The remaining 76% of the mark will be attained through the writing of three papers in the IB exam period in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 4 – Sports, Exercise and Health Sciences SL
Course Content: This course incorporates disciplines such as anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, psychology and nutrition, which are studied in the context of sport, exercise and health. The syllabus covers a range of core topics and options and involves carrying out practical investigations in both lab and field settings. The course will consider sport, exercise and health relative to the individual in a global context.Assessment in this course is divided into two parts. The internal assessment (IA) consists of forty hours of documented practical work, ten of which encompasses a group 4 integrated science project. This is worth 24% of the IB mark. The remaining 76% of the mark is comprised of three papers written in the IB exam period in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 5 – Math SL
Course Content: Math SL is a two year course designed to give students a sound mathematical background for future studies. The focus of the course is on introducing important mathematical concepts and techniques through a study of algebra, functions and equations, circular functions and trigonometry, matrices, vectors, statistics and probability and calculus. Applications and practical problems will help students develop new skills and understand the importance of mathematics in their everyday lives.
Over the two years of this course, students will be expected to complete an internal assessment worth 20% of their marks that involves an individual exploration of an area of math. The final 80% of their IB mark will be comprised of two written papers completed during the exam session in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 6 – Music SL
Course Content: In IB Music, students will explore music through listening, study and performance which will deepen their knowledge of music from a variety of eras and cultures. Students in this course will participate in a large ensemble as well as in a smaller seminar to address the theoretical aspects of the course.The internal assessment (IA) will be worth 50% of the IB Music mark and will consist of a group performance taken from two or more performances over the grade 11 and 12 years. The external assessment (50% of the IB mark) consists of a Musical Links investigation ( a written script) as well as a Listening Paper, which is written during the IB exam period in May of the grade 12 year.
Group 6 – Visual Arts HL
Course Content: The focus of IB Visual Arts is for students to gain an interest in how culture is formed and expressed in art practice,and for them to express their own ideas through the creation of personally meaningful artworks. Students will investigate works of art created within specific cultural contexts and have opportunities to access museums and galleries locally as well as view presentations by visiting artists and educators.Forty percent of the IB Visual Arts mark comes from an Internal Assessment in the form of an investigation workbook that is completed over the course of the two years of study. The remaining 60% of the mark is in the form of an external assessment in which students prepare an exhibition of their studio work that has been prepared over the two years for assessment by an external examiner
.
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
Course Content: TOK is a core component of the IB Diploma Programme. Within this course students will examine how knowledge is gained and will develop their own theories and questions about knowledge issues. Topics of study will include sense perception,language, emotion, reason, persuasion and media with links to curricular areas such as mathematics, natural sciences, history and the arts.
An internal assessment will be completed which consists of a presentation worth 20 marks. An external assessment, worth 40 points,will consist of an essay on a prescribed title that is written in the final year of the TOK class. Students must perform adequately on both these assessments in order to be awarded credit for TOK to complete the IB Diploma.
Creativity, Action, Service (CAS)
Course Content: CAS is the second core component of the IB Diploma Programme. Over the course of two years, students must complete a minimum of 150 hours of Creativity, Action and Service, ideally divided equally between the three components. Students must engage in both short-term and long-term goal setting and recording of these aspects of the IB program, and students’ progress will be monitored by our CAS coordinators. Physical activity from sports as well as service hours from school clubs and activities
can be used in completion of the CAS aspect of the Diploma Programme.
Extended Essay (EE)
Course Content: The Extended Essay is the final core component of the IB Diploma Programme. It is an in-depth study of a focused topic that promotes high-level research and writing skills, intellectual discovery and creativity. The Extended Essay provides students with an opportunity to engage in personal research in a topic of their own choice, under the guidance of a supervisor. The EE is introduced in January of the grade eleven year and completed in November of the grade 12 year. It is assessed against common
criteria that students have available to them to use as a guide. Students undertaking the EE will have access to research facilities at Simon Fraser University for a period of one year. Students must demonstrate at least satisfactory effort and ability on the extended essay in order to be awarded the IB Diploma.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse