IB course is an international general course recognized by the International Diploma Organization. It is used in more than 4,000 schools in more than 0/00 countries around the world, with a unified concept and standard. IB is a complete curriculum system from primary school to senior high school, which has high requirements for English.
IB consists of 6 groups of courses and 3 core courses. The six groups are Chinese, English, humanities and social sciences, experimental science, mathematical computer and art, and the three core courses are epistemology, thesis and social practice.
It covers arts, science, theory and practice, and should be a very difficult course for China students.
IB course is an international diploma education project designed and promoted by IBO (International Diploma Organization). This course serves international schools and is open to students all over the world. It provides students aged 3- 19 with education in intelligence, emotion, personal development and social skills, so that they can acquire various abilities to study, work and survive in the world.
IB curriculum is not based on the curriculum system of any country in the world, but is self-contained, but it has widely absorbed the advantages of mainstream curriculum systems in many developed countries and covered its main core contents.
Therefore, IB curriculum system is not only compatible with the mainstream education curriculum system in the world, but also unique under the development of its own educational concept.
What are the initial IB courses in international schools?
1, AP course
AP course, also known as American college preparatory course, is very common in international classes of public schools. It is set for American capable high school students, with a maximum score of 5, which can be converted into university credits.
Therefore, the theoretical knowledge of AP is more difficult, which is equivalent to the final exam of American freshmen. Students in China usually choose mathematics, physics, chemistry or economics.
However, AP is not a complete curriculum system, so there is no limit to the number of courses. Students can choose 3-4 subjects.
2. Advanced courses
A-level course is the general certificate of education advanced level, an ancient international course with strong global influence. In Britain, A-level is equivalent to 1 1- 12 course. Now many international schools have launched IGCses, which is the curriculum of grade 9- 10 in British middle schools.
The biggest advantage of A-level course is that it breaks the restrictions of group, art and science, and students can choose their own subjects freely. Very suitable for students with partial subjects.
3. American high school curriculum
American senior high school curriculum is a general term, which has developed rapidly in China in recent years, second only to the three mainstream courses. The curriculum varies slightly from state to state, but in general, language and mathematics, literature, history, politics, science and engineering are all essential.
For example, the curriculum of the University of California must conform to the a-G curriculum of the University of California. Compulsory courses include history, sociology, English, mathematics, experimental science, second foreign language, visual performing arts and AP courses.