The IB Diploma Programme is an academically challenging and balanced Programme of education that prepares students for success at university and life beyond. Millbrook IB students will take 3-4 Higher Level (HL) and 2-3 Standard Level (SL) courses in six different subject groups. Additionally, students are required to complete the three DP Core Elements.
HL and SL Courses:
Six Subject Groups:
DP Core Elements:
HL and SL Courses:
- HL courses = 240 hours of instruction
- SL courses = 150 hours of instruction
Six Subject Groups:
- Studies in Language and Literature
- Language Acquisition
- Individuals and Societies
- Sciences
- Mathematics
- The Arts
DP Core Elements:
- Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
- Students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know
- Extended Essay (EE)
- An independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper
- Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)
- Students complete a project related to these three concepts