IB PROGRAM

THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE I Course Number:​ 2060 Grade level: ​11 Credit Value:​ 1.0 Prerequisite:​ Teacher approval External Exams: ​This course meets the requirements for IB Diploma Candidates. Note:​ This course is only open for students accepted to the IB Diploma Program. This course examines the nature of knowledge. The overriding question throughout the course is: ​How do we know what we know?​ The nature, applications and limitations of knowledge are explored. The course examines the ways of knowing that we use to access and make sense of the world, such as reason and intuition, emotion and language. We also explore the diverse areas of knowledge that characterize both school and the real world, considering the nature of knowledge in the sciences, math, history, the arts and ethics. TOK is a course in which students put the nature, applications and limitations of knowledge under analysis rather than learning content per se. Some time will be set aside for students to work on Creativity, Action and Service as well as the Extended Essay.

THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE II Course Number:​ 2061 Grade level: ​12 Credit Value:​ .5 Prerequisite:​ TOK I TOK:​ In the third and final semester of TOK we will continue our tour through Areas of Knowledge such as the Arts, Mathematics and Ethics. A special emphasis this semester will be the completion of the TOK Essay. As before, some time will be set aside for students to work on CAS and the Extended Essay. The course will conclude at the end of the semester.

CREATIVITY ACTION SERVICE (CAS) Course Number:​ N/A Grade level: ​11-12 Credit Value:​ N?A Prerequisite:​ IB Diploma Students The purpose of CAS is to involve students in learning experiences outside the classroom. To meet this goal the IB requires that students participate in CAS activities during the 18 months prior to exams. A minimum of 150 hours is required at Nido. These hours must be evenly spread over the three areas: Creativity, Action and Service. Activities may include class trips, participation in sports teams, and activities that involve service to the community. Each student is expected to develop a personal CAS program in consultation with the teacher. The program must include an extended, integrated service activity such as Habitat for Humanity, Un Techo Para Chile or equivalent. In addition, students must keep a journal in which they reflect on the different activities in which they are involved.

EXTENDED ESSAY (EE) Course Number:​ N/A Grade level: ​11-12 Credit Value:​ N/A Prerequisite:​ IB Diploma Students The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper which provides practical preparation for undergraduate research and an opportunity for students to investigate a topic of special interest to them. Through the research process for the extended essay, students develop skills in formulating an appropriate research question, engaging in a personal exploration of the topic, communicating ideas and developing an argument. The EE is a required component of the IB Diploma Program.