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THE DIPLOMA
PROGRAMME
– A World of Knowledge to Explore
Extended
Essay
xtended Essay is a student-
led essay that each DP
Estudent has to write, in a Cis an integral component of
subject of their choice. Being a
new subject, extended essay
is unknown territory for DP 1
students. To tackle this, a session
on ‘Using RRS and Effective RQ’ as
well as ‘Subject-Specific Guidance’
was conducted. The session
aimed at guiding the students
in analyzing and evaluating their
extended essay research question
using the extended essay research
question checklist, through SCORE
Analysis (Strengths, Challenges,
Opportunities, Result, and Ethical
considerations) as well as Force
Field Analysis. During the subject- the requirement of appropriate
specific guidance, each supervisor
shared with the students their
subject-specific requirements and
guided them on the way forward
in their extended essay journey.
Overall, the session was engaging,
effective and gave students the
confidence to begin their extended
essay journey.
“I feel much more prepared,
and ready to take on the extended
essay after this session,” says Simar
Bhogal of DP 1.
Community, Theory of
Action & Service Knowledge
AS, also known as heory of Knowledge plays
community-action-service, a significant role in the
TInternational Baccalaureate
the DP curriculum. As the name Programme by providing an
suggests, it is a mostly student-led opportunity for students to reflect
journey that allows them to balance on “How they know what they claim
extra-curriculars with academics. It to know.” Teachers and parents
can be considered as an extension together play the role of mentors in
of Service as Action, which is the TOK journey, helping students
present in the MYP. A CAS session at every step of the way. Being a
for the parents of the Diploma new subject, TOK can be daunting
Programme batch 2020-2022 was for many students, and support
held to apprise parents about the from mentors is vital. Keeping this
importance of CAS in the Diploma in mind and to reinforce the role,
Programme and to understand the DPSI TOK team conducted a
the CAS requirements. The session special session for parents of DP
was led by CAS Coordinator 1. Through this session, parents
and CAS Advisors, and involved were guided about the critical role
of TOK within the core component
reflections in the CAS portfolio, the and how it weaves all six subject
role of parents, and CAS advisors. groups to build on 21 century
st
skills. The highlight of the session
“CAS has taught me to balance was to focus on the significance of
all the spheres of my life, and give an IB student adhering to academic
back to the society I belong to. I feel integrity and meeting the deadlines
part of something larger whenever for submission of work.
I do CAS,” says Aanya Chowbey of
DP 1. — Editorial Team
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