East High School IB Summer Planning Guide

EastIBsummerplanningguide (August2024)

OverviewoftheIBDiplomaProgramme

ThisguideisdesignedforstudentsandparentstohelpinthetransitiontoUWCSEAEastIBprogramme.

AllavailablesubjectsthatcanbestudiedatUWCSEAEastarehereandHeadsofDepartmentsandteachersofthesesubjectshavemade suggestionsaboutpossiblebooks,readings,podcasts,videos,questionstoaskyourselfetc.,thatmayhelpinpreparationsforthefirst termandbeyond TobesuccessfulintheIBprogramme,itisveryimportantthatstudentsdevelopindependentstudyhabitsand readingskills.Thereisalsosignificantresearchthatinformsusaboutthedifferenceinstudents’academicachievementsbetweenthose whodoandthosewhodon’treadoverlongbreaksbetweengrades Inaddition,manyoftheselinksprovidedallowstudentstoimmerse themselvesinandconnecttotheworldsandideascreatedanddescribedbyothers,leadingtoadevelopmentofmultipleperspectives. Ontopofthis,studentswillremaininformedofimportanteventsandissueswithintheirchosensubjects

Youwillnoticethatnoneofthesubjectareashavegivenoutthecurriculumorsyllabuslistsfortheyear.Therewillbemorethanenough timetofocusonthisduringtermtime TheschoolholidaypriortoGrade11isforpreparation,reflection,restingandhavingagoodtime beforeschoolstarts.

Hopefullythereissomethinginthesepagesthatpiquesyourinterest,butremembertheseareonlysuggestions Themostimportant thingistocometoschoolinAugustrefreshed,preparedandexcitedaboutseeingoldfriendsand/ormeetingnewones

WhatistheIBDiplomaProgramme?

TheIBDiplomaProgramme(IBDP)isdesignedasanacademicallychallengingandbalancedprogrammeofeducationthatprepares students,normallyaged16to19,forsuccessatuniversityandlifebeyond.

AbriefhistoryoftheIBDiplomaProgramme:

TheIBDiplomaProgrammewasestablishedin1968toprovideaninternationaleducationthatwouldenableyoungpeopletobetter understandandmanagethecomplexitiesofourworld,andtoprovidethemwiththeskillsandattitudestotakeactiontoimproveit. Suchaneducationwasrootedinthemoreprogressiveeducationalthinkingofthetimebutalsointhebeliefthattheworldcouldbe madebetterthroughaneducationthatfocusedonconcepts,ideasandissuesthatcrosseddisciplinary,cultural,nationaland geographicalboundaries

TheaimoftheIBDPistodevelopinternationally-mindedpeoplewho,recognisingtheircommonhumanityandsharedguardianshipof theplanet,helptocreateabetterandmorepeacefulworld

TheIBCoreRequirements

CAS:Creativity,Activity,Service

TheCAScoreenablesstudentstoenhancetheirpersonalandinterpersonaldevelopmentthroughexperientiallearning Atthesame time,itprovidesanimportantcounterbalancetotheacademicpressuresoftherestoftheIBDP.

CASisorganisedaroundthethreestrandsofcreativity,activityandservicedefinedasfollows:

● Creativity:exploringandextendingideasleadingtoanoriginalorinterpretiveproductorperformance

● Activity:physicalexertioncontributingtoahealthylifestyle

● Service:collaborativeandreciprocalengagementwiththecommunityinresponsetoanauthenticneed

AgoodCASprogrammecomplementsachallengingacademicprogrammeinaholisticway,providingopportunitiesfor self-determination,collaboration,accomplishment,andenjoyment.Itisapersonaljourneyofdiscoveryofselfandothers.Formany students,CASexperiencesincludeonesthatareprofoundandcanbelife-changing Forstudentdevelopmenttooccur,CASshould involverealandpurposefulexperiences,personalchallenge,thoughtfulconsideration,andcriticalreflection.

Thisissupportedbyyouradvisorwhowillcheckinwithyouatthreekeypointsoverthe18months Youwillbuildyourportfoliowith reflections,photosanddocumentsoftheexperiences.ThisissharedwithyourparentsandUACadvisorsotheycanseethewholeofyou asyougrow FromAugustonwardsyouwillplanaseriesofexperiencesinclubs,sports,performancesandlocalservicethatwill challengeanddevelopyouindividuallyandcollaboratively.YouwillbeabletomeetalloftheIBguidelinesthroughthedifferent opportunitiesavailableintheactivitiesandserviceprogrammesatUWCSEAEastcombinedwithProjectWeek,acompulsoryand excitingpartofourlearningprogramme,whichisarrangedaroundtheCASelementsofcreativity,activityandservice.

Consideroverthebreakthefollowingquestionstoaskyourself:

● Whataremytop3qualities?Whataremytop3skills?WhichoneskillandqualitydoIwanttodevelopfurther?

● WhatdoIcareabout?(specifichumanneeds,environment,nurturingothers)

● Whatdoesthecommunityneed?(Gradelevel,school,local,global–thismaybeneededwhenyouconsideranactivityaswell asaServiceorGC)

● HowcanImakeadifference?(toateam,NGO,environment)

● HowcanImakeachangeinmyself?(organisation,self-awareness,communicator)

● HowcanIfosterwell-beingthroughCAS?

● HowcanImakeethicalandsustainablechoicesanddecisionsinallofmyexperiences?(criticalthinker,problemsolving, creative,concernedandprincipled)

WatchthisshortvideotohearfromstudentsthemselveswhatCASis,whatyoucanlookforwardto,andhowtogetthemostoutofthis CorecomponentoftheIBDP

ToK:TheoryofKnowledge

ToKencouragescriticalthinkingaboutknowledgeitself,totrytohelpyoungpeoplemakesenseofwhattheyencounter Itscorecontent isquestionssuchas:Whatcountsasknowledge?Howisitproducedandhowisitused?

ToKlinksto‘Service’byaskingwhatjudgementswemakethatwemaynotbeawareof Whatlanguagedoweusetodescribethegroups weworkwith?“Underprivileged”or“DifferentlyAbled”. Knowledgeistransformativeandthereforeweshouldfeelresponsibleforthe knowledgewecreateandshare Whatyouneedtobeabletodoistohaveaninterestinthingsyouhavepreviouslytakenforgrantedand thinkaboutthingsinanewway.

Thereareplentyofresourcesonline(eg YouTube) YoucouldstartbywatchingRichardFeynman(Science),HannahFry(Mathematics), TheArtAssignmentorNerdwriter1(Arts).Websitessuchasiai.tv/player,aeon.coorjustwatchtheexcellentdocumentary“TheLast Artifact” Forbooks,itwouldbeagoodideatogetthepreviewonKindleofanyofthefollowing:War:HowConflictShapedUs byMargaretMacMilla,TheInventionofNaturebyAndreaWulf,TheEmperorofAllMaladiesbySiddharthaMukherjee,Different:or GenderThroughtheEyesofaPrimatologistbyFransDeWaal Allaredemandingreadsbutdippingintothefirstdozenpagesofeachwill introduceyoutosome‘big’ideas.

EE:theExtendedEssay

TheExtendedEssayisanin-depthstudyofafocusedtopicchosenbyyou Itisintendedtopromotehigh-levelresearchandwritingskills, aswellasintellectualdiscoveryandcreativity.Itprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytoengageinpersonalresearchinatopicoftheir ownchoice,undertheguidanceofasupervisor(ateacherintheschool)

Thisresearchleadstoamajorpieceofformallypresented,structuredwritinginwhichideasandfindingsarecommunicatedina reasonedandcoherentmanner Aerthecompletionofthewrittenessay,ashortconcludinginterview,orvivavoce,isconductedwith thesupervisor.

ThereisnoworkthatneedstobedonewithregardtotheExtendedEssayduringtheschoolholiday;justthinkaboutareasyouare passionateabout.

VisitthissiteformoreinformationonExtendedEssay

Group1:StudiesinLanguageandLiterature

ChineseALiteratureSLandHL

大家可以利用暑假开始阅读老师推荐的文学作品，在阅读的同时也可以做阅读的笔记。

● 《 文 学 欣 赏 》（ 第 二 版 ）胡 山 林

● 《大淖记事》汪曾祺短篇小说精选

● 《潮骚》三岛由纪夫

● 《鲸骑士》威提伊希麦拉

● 《无声告白》伍绮诗

文学理论课程

ChineseALanguageandLiteratureSLandHL

文学作品：建议大家自己购买纸质书，自己的书，记笔记比较方便。

● 郝景芳《人之彼岸》、《北京折叠》

● 白先勇《台北人》 余华《第七天》【美】伍绮诗《无 声告白》

非文学文本：

● 《日出》曹禺

● 《洛夫诗选》洛夫

● 《厨房》吉本芭娜娜

● 《台北人》白先

● 【美】阿瑟米勒《推销员之死》（暂定）

● 电影、电视、纪录片 关于移民、种族、科技、教育、家庭关系、女性、等级 ，多看几部，回来可以分享，作为口试的预 备材料

● 广泛阅读与搜集：可以用扫描、拍照、剪报、下载等方式加以存档：

○ 专栏/评论

○ 新闻

○ 杂志文章

● 摄影、图片

○ 广告（平面图文广告、视频网络广告等）

○ 公众号文章

○ 博客

EnglishASLandHL:EmbarkingonarangeofreadingforIBDPEnglishA

WhatkindofreadingshouldIdo?

Hereisacorereadinglist,whichwillhopefullyencourageyoutoreadwidelyandhelpyoutolearnmoreaboutyourselfasanindividual Additionally,includedinthislistisanexpansiveviewofclassic‘stories’fromaroundtheworldanddifferenttimeperiods.EnglishA: LiteratureandLanguageandLiteraturestudents,aspartofyourschoolholidayreadingweexpectyoutoreadseveralworksoffiction andnon-fiction,whichcanincludenovels,plays,poetry,memoir,travelwritingandarangeofnewsmedia.Regularreadingofsuch publicationsiscrucialtosuccessinthesecourses We’dalsolikeyoutoventureintomultimediatypesoftexts:speeches,adverts, reviews,films,songs,photographs anythingthatcommunicatesmeaning!

Ifyoualreadyhaveapersonalreadinglistforthebreakthenyoucanincorporatetheseintoyourschoolholidayreadingandfind interestingconnectionsbetweenthem.Evenbetterwouldbeifyoucouldbringinworksrelatedtosubjectsyoufeelparticularly passionateabout

HowshouldIrecordmyreadingexperiences?

Youshouldkeeparecordofwhatyou’veread(seeexample)sothatyoucanreflectonyourreadingexperiencelater Highlightor bookmarkquotationsthatresonatewithyou

OverthetwoyearsofthecourseyouwillkeeparecordofyourpersonalandcriticalresponsestotextsinyourLearnerPortfolio;your schoolholidayreadingwillformthefoundationofthis Wehopeyou“Read Read,Read”–WilliamFaulkner(Americannovelist,screenplaywriterandessayist)

Enelprogramadeliteraturaestudiarásdiferentesmovimientosliterariosyleerásobrasescritasoriginalmenteenespañol,inglés, francés,árabeehindi Enesteprogramaseabordarándiferentesgénerosliterarios:novelagráfica,cuentos,leyendas,poesía,teatroy canciones ParaelloesaconsejablequeenpreparaciónalcursodeBachilleratoInternacionalreviseslossiguientesmateriales: Cuentosyfábulas:

Renacimiento–ElCondedeLucanordeDonJuanManuel Tratasobrelasrelacioneshumanasyseobservanlossiguientesvalores: Solidaridad,compañerismo,generosidad,educaciónparalaconvivencia,sinceridad,honradez,aprendizaje,conocimientoysabiduría. SigloXIX-ElegeentreestoscuentosdelsigloXIXycompletaalgunasdelasactividadesparacomprobartucomprensión(Actividades):

● ElCafé(Larra)

● ElPastorClasiquino(Espronceda)

● PulpeteyBalbeja(EstebañezCalderón)

● LaCruzdelDiablo(Bécquer)

● LaHijadelSol(FernánCaballero)

● LaMujeralta(PedroAntoniodeAlarcón)

● LaLeva(Pereda)

● ¡Adiós,Cordera!(Clarín)

Teatro:

Romanticismo–DonJuanTenoriodeJoséZorilla

● LaRosadeOro(Clarín)

● ElTranvía(PardoBazán)

● ElContador(EmiliaPardoBazán)

● ¿Dóndeestámicabeza?(PérezGaldos)

● ElMaestroRaimundico(JuanValera)

● GolpeDoble(VicenteBlascoIbáñez)

● LaniñaChole(Valle-Inclán)

EstaobrasucedeenSevilla,duranteelSiglodeOro.Unañodespuésdehacerunaapuestaparaverquiénpodríasermásmalvadoy mujeriego,donJuanTenorioydonLuisMejíasereúnenenunmesónparacompararsushazañas Trascontarlosmuertosenbatallay mujeresseducidas,estáclaroquedonJuaneselganador.Peroambosrivalesdecidenhacerunanuevaapuesta,ydonJuanaseguraa donLuisquelequitaráasuprometida,yqueademásconquistaráaunamonja

Poesíaycanciones:

Duranteestecursoanalizaremoscancionesactualesypoemasmodernistasyvanguardistas

● Eligeunartistaquetegusteescucharydespuésleelaletradesuscanciones,¿sabessiusasobretodoversosdeartemayoro menor?¿losversostienenrima?¿quétipoderimausa?

● ¿Quéfigurasliterariassonlasmáscomunesenpoesíaoencanciones?¿Quétópicosliterariossonlosquemásseusanenlas cancionesqueescuchas?

Lecourscomprenddesœuvres(9enSLet13enHL)francophonesoutraduitesenfrançaisetappartenantàquatreformeslittéraires: prosefictionnelle,prosenon-fictionnelle,théâtreetpoésie Ilestdoncvivementconseillédeliredesœuvresappartenantàplusieursde cesformesavantdecommencerlecours Voiciunelistedelecturesconseillées,danslesquellesdesauteursfrancophonesabordentdes thèmesuniversels (questionsmondiales)quisontégalementdéveloppésdanslesoeuvresauprogramme:

Bandedessinée/romangraphique:

● AyadeYopougon,deMargueriteAbouetetClémentOubrerie

● Persepolis,deMarjaneSatrapi

Théâtre:

● Ledieuducarnage,deYasminaReza

● Rhinocéros,d’EugèneIonesco

Prosefictionnelle:

● Unevie,deGuydeMaupassant

● Leventredel’Atlantique,deFatouDiome

● Nid’Eve,nid’Adam,d’AmélieNothomb

● Laplussecrètemémoiredeshommes,deMohamedMbougarSarr

● Unchantécarlate,deMariamaBâ

● L’éléganceduhérisson,deMurielBarbery

● Plonger,deChristopheOno-dit-Biot

Poésie:

● Cahierd’unretouraupaysnatal,d’AiméCésaire

● Chantsd’ombre,deLéopoldSédarSenghor

SchoolSupported Languages

FirstChallenge:ReadonenovelinyourLanguageA.ChooseanovelwhichisconsideredaclassicinacountrywhereyourLanguageAis spoken TypicallyitwouldbeanovelthatstudentsyouragestudyatschoolinacountrywhereyourLanguageAisspoken Youmayneed toaskyourparentstoadviseyouonabookchoice.Aerhavingreadthebook,answerthequestionsinthefollowingbookreport template YoumayneedtolookupthefollowingtermsinyourLanguageA:narrator,protagonist,context,plot,theme,climax,imagery, symbolism.

SecondChallenge:WatchafilmoriginallymadeinyourLanguageA Basedonthefilmparadigmabove,provideadescriptionofthe plot.Integratethisdescriptioninafilmreview.Usethefollowingstructureforyourbookreview:

● Firstparagraph:introductionofthefilm,thedirector,theactorsetc

● Secondparagraph:descriptionoftheplot(refertothefilmparadigmbelow)

● Thirdparagraph:youropinionontheplot,theactors,themusicetc

● Fourthparagraph:yourrecommendation

Group2:LanguageAcquisition

ForstudentsenteringintoaSLorHLLanguageBcourse,thefollowingisrecommendedtohelpmaintainyourlanguageskillsoverthe schoolholiday.Abinitioisanintroductiontoalanguageandsostudentsenteringanabinitiocoursecantrysomeofthefollowingbutit isnotexpected

ChineseBSLandHL

Readingcomprehensionandvocabulary

Vocabularypractice

OnlineReadingPractice:ChineseReadingWorld

SuggestedreadingforHigherLevelstudents:

● 《亲爱的安德烈》 龙应台

● 《美国老爸台湾妈》赵映雪

● 《北京折叠》郝景芳

● 《城南旧事》林海音

VideoLearningMaterials:

● IntegratedChineseVideos

● ChinaFocus

EnglishBHL

Reading,listeningandwritingjournal

Keepajournalonyourschoolholidayreading/listeningandrespondtoeachpieceoftext

Foreachreadingorlistening,yourjournalshouldinclude:

1. Ashortsummary(oneparagraphofabout75words).

2 Alistofnewvocabulary(atleast10words)fromeachpieceoftextandasentencewrittenfromeachnewword(asentenceof yourownmaking notfromadictionary)

3 Anewpieceoftextbutofadifferenttype(forexampleyoureadanewsarticleandwriteablogentry)aboutthattopic Use someofthenewvocabularyyouhavefoundintheoriginaltext

4 Includebothreadingsandlisteningfromvarioussources

5 Includetheprintedtextoralinkforeachtexttype

6 Includesomeofthefollowingtexttypes(andanyothersyoumayfind):

○ newsreports

○ magazinecolumns

○ editorials

○ blogs

○ pamphlets/brochures/flyers/leaflets

○ essays

○ articles

○ televisiondocumentaries

○ spokenorwritteninterviews

Grammar

○ movies

○ movie/restaurant/bookreviews

○ diaries

○ biographies

○ travelogues

○ guides

○ informationreport

○ recount

○ narrative

Itisimportanttomaintainandimproveyourgrammar.Pleaseconsultappropriatewebsitesorbooksandtrytoself-correct.

Subjectareastoread/write/listenabout:

1. Identities

2 Experiences

3. HumanIngenuity

5. SharingthePlanet

Grammar,vocabulary,reading:wwwbbccouk/learningenglish/

Grammarquiz:wwwenglishclubcom/grammar

Listening

wwwlearnenglishfeelgoodcom/eslvideo

Texttypes

http://portfoliosuwcseaedusg/ealatuwcseaeast/2019/06/15/welcome/ (PATHWAY:Students-TextTypes-IBTextTypes)

Allskillsandtestpreparation

https://learnenglishbritishcouncilorg/skills/listening

FrenchBSLandHL

Grammar

Chooseyourverb(s)andyourtense(s)thenpractiseonline:

● https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/frenchindex.html(greattorevisevocabularyaswell)

● ItisessentialthatyoustarttheFrenchBcoursewithasolidknowledgeoftheimperfect,perfect,present,andfuturetenses.Thisisa greatpresentationwhichconsolidatessomebasicgrammarpoints

Readingcomprehensionandvocabulary

● Vocabularypractice:http://quizletcom/subject/french

● Greatreadingexercises:http://1jour1actu.com

● AbankofarticlessortedbytopicsrelevanttotheFrenchBcurriculum Choosearticlesthatyouareinterestedinandnote downnewvocabulary:

Listening

● FrenchnewsinFrenchbutataslowspeed youcanalsoaccessthetranscripts:wwwnewsinslowfrenchcom

● Videolisteningpracticewithtranscripts:wwwlaitsutexasedu/fr

● VideoclipsofFrenchsongsandtranscripts.PractiseFrenchwhilelisteningtomusic:http://chansonsfle.blogspot.sg

● FilmtrailersandscenesinFrench:wwwpremierefr/Bandes-annonces

● InternationalfrancophoneTVchannel:www.tv5.org

Films

StudentsareencouragedtowatchatleasttwoofthefollowingfilmsinFrenchwithFrenchsubtitles;theyshouldwritedownkeyphrases andcolloquialisms

● L’aubergeespagnole

● TheAfricanDoctor(availableonNetflix)

● Intouchables

● BienvenuechezlesChti’s

● L’Arnacoeur

● Tanguy

● Welcome

Grammar

Grammarisfun.Ifyouwanttoreviseconceptsortrysometenses,thiswebsitewillhelptoquizyourselfandreadaboutallaspectsof Spanishgrammar:studyspanishcom/grammar/ Readingcomprehensionandvocabulary

● ThebestplacetostartistheBBC’slanguagesweb-pages Choosethe‘reportajes’linktofindarticlesfromtheformer ‘SemanarioInternet’withavarietyofreadingexercises.Thearticlesarearchivedintotopicareas. wwwbbccouk/languages/spanish/news

● Newspapers:www.elmundo.es

● Spanishdailynewspaper Thewebsitegivesyouaccesstoalloftheday’snewsarticles wwwelpaises

● On-lineSpanishdailynews:www.estrelladigital.es

● Readingculturalactivities: espanollingoliacom/en/reading(SelectlevelsA2andB1)

Listening

● Listeningculturalactivitiesonline: espanollingoliacom/en/listeningSelectlevelsA2andB1

● Searchfor‘4minutos’withinthissiteandthenlistenandtrytopickoutthemainstories(www.rtve.es)

● 10shortfilmstoimproveyourlisteningskillsinSpanish: https://infoeducacion.net/cortos-educativos/#10 cortos educativos para ver online que te sorprenderan

● SpanishNews(wwweuronewsnet)

● Selectlanguage‘español’andthenchoosefromawidevarietyofNewsvideos.(www.20minutos.es)

● Songsandexercises:PractiseSpanishbylisteningtomusic(lyricstrainingcom)orthroughitsapp(lingoclipcom/es)

Films

Studentsareencouragedtowatchasmanyshortmovies“cortometrajes”enespañol(YouTubelink)oratleasttwofilmsorseriesin SpanishwithSpanishsubtitles;theyshouldwritedownlanguagephrasesandcolloquialisms.Thereareawiderangeoffilmsandseries inSpanishlanguageonNetflix,Prime,HBOMaxandotherplatforms

Group3:IndividualsandSocieties

BusinessManagement

Asacustomerorconsumer,youinteractwithbusinessesandorganisationsdaily.Assuch,youalreadyhaveanappliedknowledgeofthe BusinessManagementcourse Youwilllikelybeawareofsomemarketingstrategiesusedbyglobalorganisationsandwillevenhave beeninfluencedbythesestrategies,youwillhaveheardpeoplespeakingabouttheirjobsandwhatmakesthemhappyorunhappyat work,andyouwillknowthatorganisationsarelikelydrivenbythegoalofmakingaprofitorsurplusandyouwillhavehadexperienceof goodorpoorqualityservice.Thiscoursewilldelvedeeperintosuchexamplessoyoucanunderstandthetheorybehindthem.Unitsof studyincludeIntroductiontoBusinessManagement,HumanResourceManagement,Finance&Accounts,MarketingandOperations Management.Additionally,asetofsituational,planninganddecision-makingtoolsarestudiedtoanalyseandevaluatedifferent disciplinaryandinterdisciplinarycontextsgFourconceptuallensesunderpinthecourse,andprovidetheframeworkfordeeperstudy: change,ethics,creativityandsustainability.

Thesebooksandclipscoverdifferentaspectsofbusinessandthepeoplethatrunthem

● ToyotaProductionSystem(1988)byTaiichiOhno

● ● NoLogobyNaomiKlein

● Drive:thesurprisingtruthaboutwhatmotivatesusbyDanielPink

Thesebusinesseducationwebsites haveinteractiveresources:

● wwwtutor2unet/business

● wwwbusinessmanagementibcom

Economics

Watchthisvideowhichexplorestheissueofscarcityandresourceallocation,thetopicwewillstartthecoursewith.Notedownsome observationsandthinkabouthowyouwouldanswerthisquestion:

“Howisitthatthefirstworldhasanoversupplyoffood,while1in7intheworldaremalnourished?

Youcouldalsoexplorethe‘AlevelandIBDP’sectionsofthetutor2usite Thehomescreenisregularlyupdatedwithnewtopicsdrawn fromcurrentnewsevents,linkedtopartsoftheIB/A-Levelsyllabussothatyoucanbegintounderstandhownewseventsareanalysed usingconceptsthatyouwillcomeacrossinclass

IfyouareanewcomertoEconomics,youcouldalsoviewsomeoftheseshortclipsonYouTubethatrelatetomicroandmacroeconomics here Therearealsosomeexcellentdocumentariesthatyoucouldviewsuchas‘BeforetheFlood’,‘MoneyforNothing:InsidetheFederal Reserve’,‘Boom,Bust,Boom’and,ofcourse,“Freakonomics’ YoucanalsoaccessKanopyresourcesusingyourUWCaccounttoview theseshortdocumentaries:

● TheEconomicsofDailyLife

● TheEconomicsofHappiness

● Sustainable

● TheCostofLiving

● WhenChinaMetAfrica

● GreenEconomics-LivingWell

● ClothestoDieFor

● Pricing:whathidesbehindaprice?

● Theinvisiblehand

● FreeMarkets,Capitalism,Neo-classicalEconomics:AfocusonJosephSchumpeterTheManwhodiscoveredcapitalism

● TheEconomicsofUncertainty(aseries)includingGameTheory,moralhazardandadverseselection,andthebusinesscycle

Geography

Geographyisadynamicsubjectthatisgroundedintherealworldanddealswithsomeofthemajorconcernsofourtime Youwillbe studyingcontemporaryissueslikePoverty,ClimateChangeandGlobalisation,andGeopoliticalissueslikeconflictsoverresources

TohelpyouprepareforIBGeography,findoutmoreabouttheseglobalissuesandgetintothehabitofregularlycheckinginwithwhatis goingonintheworldbyreadingthenews.

Reputablesitestouseinclude:

● http://www.bbc.com/news/science and environment/

● http://wwwtheguardiancom/environment/all

● http://www.scientificamerican.com/sustainability/

DownloadthisIBgeographypodcastappwhichhasawealthofpodcastsrelatedtoourunitsofstudy

Theserecentlypublishedbooksarebothrelevanttoseveraldifferentaspectsofthecourse,andareafascinating,easyschoolholiday read Pickoneandthinkaboutthequestionsitraisesforyouaboutcontemporaryworldissues:Factfulness:TenReasonsWe’reWrong AbouttheWorld–andWhyThingsAreBetterThanYouThinkbyHansRoslingandPrisonersofGeographyorPowerofGeography byTim Marshall

GlobalPolitics

IBGlobalPoliticsisadynamicsubjectthatisbuiltaroundtheunifyingthemeof‘people,powerandpolitics’ Youwillhavethe opportunitytoexploretheinteractionsofbothstateandnon-stateactorsatvariouslevelsofanalysisincludingcommunity,local, national,regional,international,andglobal Assuch,politicsishappeningallaroundyou,andyoushouldbeaimingtospendpartof yourschoolholidaytuningintopoliticalideasanddiscussions

WewillfirstframethestudyofGlobalPoliticsbyinvestigatingthemajorelectionsof2024andtheirsignificance Wewillthenfocuson themajorconceptsof'power'and'sovereignty'usingChina'sincreasingapplicationofhardandsopowerasacasestudy 'Peaceand Conflict'willbeournextfocus WewillusecontemporaryexamplessuchtheRussiaUkrainewarandIsrael'sactionsagainstHamasin Gazathroughouttheunit TakingnoteofthesepoliticalissuesinparticularwillbemostusefulforyourfirstsemesterofIBGlobalPolitics Podcastsareanexcellentsourceofrelevantpoliticalinformation,includingin-depthinterviewsanddiscussions.Thefollowingpodcasts arerecommendedasaverygoodstartingpointforGlobalPoliticsstudents:

● TheWorldNextWeek:CouncilofForeignRelations

● GlobalDispatches:ConversationsonForeignPolicyandWorldAffairs

● TheDaily:NewYorkTimes

● TheEconomistRadio

● GlobalNewsPodcast:BBCWorldService

WhilethereareliterallythousandsofbooksavailablethatrelatetothestudyofGlobalPolitics,aninterestingbooktostartwith,asit dealswithoneofthemajorcourseconceptsof‘power’,isIstheAmericanCenturyOver?byJosephNye.TheAlmightyDollarbyDharshini Davidpresentsafascinatingaccountofglobalisationatwork,whilePrisonersofGeographybyTimMarshallprovidesadescriptionof variousconflict‘hotspots’aroundtheworld.

History

ThestudyofHistorycomeswithagreatresponsibility.Yes,wemustlearnfromthepastinordertounderstandwhowearetoday.Butwe mustalsostudyHistoryinordertospeakforthosewithoutavoice Thatsaid,thereisalsopurejoytobefoundinthewonderful,baffling, hilariousandsometimesterrifyingstoriesfromHistory.IBHistoryhopestoimmerseyoufullyineachofthesevitalelements.Your programmelargelyexaminesthesocial,politicalandeconomichistoryofthe19thand20thcentury Wetravelacrosscontinentsto explorewar,peace,revolutions,dictatorships,democracies,remarkableadvancementsandcrimesagainsthumanity.Unitsinclude TokugawaandMeijiJapan,Castro’sCuba,WorldWarOne, QingChina,theVietnamWar,theRwandangenocideandNaziGermany As such,wesuggestyoureadsomefascinatingsurveyhistories,andwatchsomefilms,todevelopafeelforthethemesandtoneofthe periodscovered

Read

● TheAgeofExtremesbyEricHobsbawm

● APeople’sHistoryoftheWorldbyChrisHarman

● Civilisation:theWestandtheRestbyNiallFerguson

● PrisonersofGeographybyTimMarshall Watch

● Platoon

● GhostsofRwanda:Frontline

● Comandante

● Hitler:TheRiseofEvil

● AllQuietontheWesternFront

Psychology

Asstudentsofpsychology,youwillhaveachancetolearnmoreaboutthefascinatinghumanspecies.Beaware,however,the explanationsareoencomplex,andtherearenodefinitiveanswersinunderstandingthehumanmindandbehaviour Atthecoreofthe DPpsychologycoursearethethreedifferentapproachestounderstandingbehaviourandthinking;thebiologicalapproach,the cognitiveapproachandthesocioculturalapproach

Asanintroductiontosomeofthetopicswecover,studentscangoonlinetoTEDTalksandlistentoandreflectupontheFascinating psychexperimentsplaylist(9talks) Additionally,thepsychologypodcaststhatwerecommendincludeInvisibilia,AllInTheMind, HiddenBrain,RevisionistHistory,(S2,S3),Work/LifeandBrainsOn.

AnyofthefollowingarebooksyoumaywanttoreadoverthebreaktogiveyouatasteofwhatwecoverinPsychology:

● PatientHMAstoryofmemory,madnessandfamilysecretbyLukeDiitrich

● BrainonFirebySusannahCahalan

● CrazyLikeUsbyEthanWaters

● TheNoondayDemonbyAndrewSolomon

● HowthemindworksbyStevenPinker

● 30-secondpsychologybyChristianJarret(Editor)

● Outliers:ThestoryofSuccessbyMalcolmGladwell

● TheBrainThatChangesItselfbyNormanDoidge

● StrangerstoOurselvesbyRachelAviv

● BehavebyRobertSapolsky

Group4:Sciences

Scienceisbothaprocessforgeneratingnewknowledgeandforexplainingtheworldaroundus Overthelongvacation,maintainyour interestinsciencebyvisitingthefollowingqualitysciencewebsitestoreadarticlesandwatchsciencevideos.Fromyourreading, considerproblemsthatcouldformthebasisofanextendedinvestigationinyoursciencesubjects

● www.guardian.co.uk/science

● wwwguardiancouk/science/series/the-newton-channel-science-videos

● www.bbc.co.uk/science

● wwwpbsorg/wgbh/nova/

Biology

Biologyisthenaturalsciencewhichisconcernedwiththestudyoflifeandlivingthings Amongstothertopics,wewilllookatcell biology,molecularbiology,genetics,ecology,evolutionandthehumanbody.

InpreparationforyourBiologycourse,youcanconsolidateyourexistingBiologyunderstandingsbyengaginginsomeholidayreadingto maintainyourcuriosity Thefollowingbooksandwebsitesareparticularlygood:

● Creation,theoriginoflife/thefutureoflifebyAdamRutherford,concerningwhatlifeis,whereitcamefromandwhereitis going

● GutbyGiuliaEnders,whichrevealsthelatestscienceonhowmuchourdigestivesystemhastooffer

● WhatHasNatureEverDoneforUsbyTonyJuniper,whichlinkslife,theplanetandeconomics

● CrashCourseBiologychannelonYouTubeisagreatonlineresource

● TheBiologyDepartmentalsolikesAShortHistoryofNearlyEverythingbyBillBrysonwhichdescribesthepeoplebehindthe majorfindingsinmodernscience

Chemistry

Chemistryisthecentralscienceinthatitissaidtobethebridgebetweenthephysicalandlifesciences.Chemistryisconcernedabout thebehaviourofmatter thestuffwhichmakesupourworld andhowitinteractstogether InpreparationforyourChemistrycourse, weaskthatyouconsolidateyourexistingchemistrylearning,butalsothatyouengageinsomevacationreadingtomaintainyour chemicalcuriosity Thefollowingwebsitesareparticularlygood:

● Napoleon’sButtons

● TheRoyalSocietyofChemistry(RSC)haveagreat‘LearnChemistry’sitewwwrscorg/learn-chemistryandahostofother interestingareastohelpsatisfyyourchemistrycravings.DownloadTheMolestudentmagazinesandhavefunwiththeaward winninginteractiveperiodictable

● Theperiodictableofvideos:www.periodicvideos.com.Thisiseasilythemostenjoyablejourneythroughtheperiodictableon theInternet

Finally,anexcellentandenjoyableaccountofthewonderfulworldofmoleculesiscontainedinP.W.Atkins’Molecules.Youcanreadmost ofthisasapreviewonGooglebooksbysearchingfor‘GooglebooksAtkinsMolecules’ Sports,Exercise,andHealthScience

Sports,Exercise,andHealthScienceisanappliedsciencecoursethatinvestigateshumanperformanceanditsadaptationstotraining programs Wefocusonacquiringtheknowledgeandnecessaryunderstandingtocriticallyanalyseathleticpursuits-beitswimmers, rugbyplayers,orskateboarders Webeginthecoursewithbasicanatomy,whichsomestudentscanfindparticularlychallenging To prepareyourselfforthis,havingageneralunderstandingofthescientificnamesformusclesandboneswillbeparticularlyuseful

Socialmediaisalsoagreatplacetofindup-to-dateresearchinSportScience,andthoselistedbelowaregreatresourcesforthis:

● ScienceforSport(@scienceforsport)

● YLMSportsScience(@ylmsportscience)

● [P]Rehab(@theprehabguys)

● EvidenceBasedMovement(@evidencebasedmvmt)

● OPEXFitness(@opexfitness)

● BBCsport(@bbcsport)

Additionally,thefollowingbooks,videos,andwebsiteswillhelpguideanypreparations:

● BBCbitesize:agreatresourcetoimproveyourgeneralknowledgeandunderstandingoftheskeletalandmuscularsystems.

● KnowledgeEncyclopedia:HumanBodyfocusesonanatomyandphysiology,twokeycomponentsofthiscourseandprovides fantasticpre-readinginformationforthecourse.

● ESPN:SportScienceisaninquiry-basedYouTubechannelthatexplorescurrenttopicsinsportscience

● ScienceforSportisawebsitethatprovidesarticles,videos,andinfographicsonavarietyoftopicsrelatedtothefield.

● ThePhysicalEduc8orhasreallyusefulYouTubevideosthatcoverallcoretopicsintheSEHScourse

Finally,stayactivewithactivitiesyoulove Askyourselfquestionswhilepursuingtheseactivities,suchas,whatcausesfatigue?What musclesamIusingandhowamIusingthem?Whatmakesthisskillparticularlychallenging?Or,whatisactuallyhappeningtomybody asIincreasemyfitness?Findanswerstoquestionsthatgenuinelyintrigueyou

Physics

Physicsisasciencethatmakesmeaningofphysicalphenomenabydiscoveringlawsandmathematicalrelationshipsfromtheoutcomes ofexperimentalinvestigationsandcarefulobservations.Thiscoursewillallowyoutoinvestigateboththeworldofclassicalphysics,its historyanditsdevelopmentintothemoderneraofquantumphysics Youwillinvestigatethemodelsthathelpustoexplainthenatural worldfromthesmallestsubatomicparticlestothelargestobjectsintheuniverse.Youwillalsobeabletomakeconnectionswith moderntechnologyandseehowmuchofitisaresultoftheinvestigationintothestrengthsandlimitationsofthesemodels

TherearemanyYouTubechannelsthatgiveanaccurateoverviewofthephysicsbehindtheheadlines,clarifymisconceptionsandwill introduceyoutoideasyouwillencounteronthecourse Thoseworthwatchinginclude:Veritasium,Minutephysicsand#physics

Thehistoryofscienceisessentialtoappreciatingthecontextinwhichscientistslivedandhowtheirwork,anditsresults,wereshaped bythetimesandplacesinwhichtheylived TheMeasureOfAllThingsbyKenAldermakesanexcellentreadandisalsoavailableasa threepartdocumentary.

Agoodandbriefintroductiontomanytheoriesinphysicscanbefoundinthebook50PhysicsIdeasYouReallyNeedtoKnowbyJoanne Baker.

AslightlymorecomplexlookatseveralkeytheoriesisgivenbyRichardFeynmaninhisbook,SixEasyPieces

ComputerScience

“Whetheryouwanttouncoverthesecretsoftheuniverse,orwanttopursueacareerinthe21stcentury,basiccomputerprogrammingisan essentialskilltolearn”

ProfessorStephenHawking,CH,CBE.

ComputerScienceisthestudyoftheoryandtheapplicationoftechniqueswhichwillallowyounotonlytosolveexistingproblemswith computers,butalsodesignandapplyalgorithmswhichbringnewpossibilitiestootherdisciplines.Sowareandcomputational thinkinghavebeenappliedtomanydifferentfieldstopushtheboundariesofwhatwaspreviouslybelievedtobepossible Whetheryou areinterestedincreatingthenextlevelofVRoranimatedfilm,breakinganencryptioncode,makingmusicorgames,learningatan acceleratedpaceorevenbecomingadigitalentrepreneur,youwillfindthatthesametoolscanbeappliedeffectivelyineachofthese endeavoursandmanymore.

Toprepareyourselfforthenewconceptsandwaysofthinkingthatyouwilllearn,itwouldbenefityoutohavesomeexperienceof computerprogramminginanylanguage.Therearemanyintroductorycoursesbutonewhichteachesthematerialinasimpleyet transferablewayistheKhanAcademy’sexcellentIntrotoJS Forthemoreadventurous,wewouldalsorecommendStanfordUniversity’s CS101onlinecoursewhichcoversmanyofthebasicsofComputerScienceandprogramminginadifferentstyle.

ItwouldbeveryusefulifyoucoulddownloadandinstalltheEclipseIDEforJavaDevelopersonyourlaptopaswewillbeusingthis throughoutthecourse.YouwouldalsobenefitfromreadingtheMITTechnologyReviewandrelatedwebsiteswhichkeepyouup-to-date withnewandemergingtechnologies

DesignTechnology

Design,andtheresultantdevelopmentofnewtechnologies,hasgivenrisetoprofoundchangesinsociety:transforminghowweaccess andprocessinformation;howweadaptourenvironment;howwecommunicatewithothers;howweareabletosolveproblems;how weworkandlive

Technologyemergedbeforescience,andmaterialswereusedtoproduceusefulanddecorativeartefactslongbeforetherewasan understandingofwhymaterialshaddifferentpropertiesthatcouldbeusedfordifferentpurposes Inthemodernworldthereverseisthe case,anddesignersneedtohaveanunderstandingofthepossibilitiesofferedbysciencetorealisethefullpotentialofwhattheycan designintermsofnewtechnologies,productsandsystems

Designisthelinkbetweeninnovationandcreativity,takingthoughtsandexploringthepossibilitiesandconstraintsassociatedwith productsorsystems,allowingthemtoredefineandmanagethegenerationoffurtherthoughtthroughprototyping,experimentation andadaptation.Itishuman-centredandfocusesontheneeds,wantsandlimitationsoftheenduser.

TohelpyoupreparefortheIBDesignTechnologycourse,wesuggestreading,watchingdocumentariesandregularvisitstowebsiteslike:

● http://designmuseum.org/design

● http://storyofstufforg/movies/

● https://www.red-dot.org/

YoucouldvisittheNationalDesignCentreinSingaporeaswellastheRedDotMuseum

TheCADsowareweuseisAutodeskFusion360.Youcansignupwithyourgappsaccountandlookonlinefortutorials. Youarealso encouragedtoreadthebookTheDesignofEverydayThingsbyDonNorman

EnvironmentalSystemsandSocieties

EnvironmentalSystemsandSocieties(ESS)isbothaGroup3IndividualsandSocietiesandaGroup4ExperimentalSciencescoursethat offersacoherentperspectiveoftheinterrelationshipsbetweenthenaturalandhumansystems Thisperspectiveisonethatenablesus toadoptinformedpersonalresponsesandsustainablesolutionstothewiderangeofpressingenvironmentalissuesthatwehave inevitablycometoface Attentionisconstantlydrawntoourownrelationshipwiththeenvironmentandthesignificanceofchoicesand decisionswemakeinourownlives InESS,weevaluatethescientific,ethical,economicandsocio-politicalaspectsofissuesonalocal scalewhichatthesametimedirectlylinkandapplytotheglobalcontext

Thesearticlesfromthefollowingsitesshouldgetyouexcitedaboutcurrentenvironmentalissuesandsolutionswewillbestudyingin thecourse:

● EnvironmentandNaturalResourceSecurity

● WildSingapore

● GreenFacts

Group5:Mathematics

AllcoursesattheIBDiplomarelyheavilyontechnologyandallstudentsareexpectedtohavetheTI-NspireCXIIgraphingcalculator This modelisavailableattheschoolshoponEastCampusandstudentsshouldbringthiscalculator,alongwiththecablesandpackaging,to theirfirstMathematicslesson YouwillneedyourlicencekeyandactivationcodetobeabletoinstalltheTIsowareonyourlaptop WhatbetterwaytoprepareforyourIBDiplomathanreadingaboutmathematics,listeningtostoriesaboutmathematicsanddoing mathematics Pleasedipintoanyoftheseonlineresourcesandenjoyyourschoolholiday WealsounderstandthatsomeofyoumightwanttoseewhatthefirstfewweeksofyournewcoursemaylooklikeinAugust.Ourunitby unitresourcesforeachofthefourcoursescanbefoundhere- SLAA&SLAI&HLAA&HLAI

Group6:TheArts

Dance

Watchasmuchdanceasyoucan,liveandonvideo.Whilewatchingobservethefollowing:

● movementsused

● useofspace

● useofdynamicsforce/energy

● useofdancers(number,gender,howtheyworktogether)

● useofmusic

● useofcostumeorprops

● reflectivecommentsonhoweachdancecomparestodancesordancestylesyouarealreadyfamiliarwith

Film

Increasetherangeandstyleoffilmsyouwatch Experimentwithdifferentgenresandfilmsfromdifferenteras Starttoreadfilmtheory (notjustreviews)linkedwiththefilmsyouwatchandkeepajournalwithyourtitles,dates,thoughtsandimpressions A‘FilmDiary’will becomeagreatresourceforyou

Herearesomesitesthatmighthelpdiscoveringnewfilms,especiallyworldcinema

● MrScott’slistofsuggestedfilms

● http://wwwbfiorguk/news/50-greatest-films-all-time

● https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-movies/

● https://wwwempireonlinecom/movies/features/100-greatest-world-cinema-films/ Also,begintoconsidertheprocessoffilmmakingandhowwereadandproducefilm.Thereareseveralwell-madepracticalfilm production‘schools’online Hereareacouple:

● RocketJumpFilmSchool

● EveryFrameaPainting

Youwillbemakingfilmsearly,soanyhands-ontimewithacamera/phonecapturingcharactersorinterestingcompositionswillbe beneficial Holidaysareperfectforthistypeofthing

Music

Practiseyourvoice/instrumentasmuchasyouareable Listenwidely Seekoutlivemusic Activelydiscoversomeunfamiliarmusic Recordyourimpressionsinanotebook

WatchtheexcellentvideocontentontheseYouTubechannels:NahreSol,DavidBennettPianoandAdamNeely.

Theatre

Seeasmuchtheatreasyoucanwhereveryouareintheworld..Ifyouhavenoaccesstolivetheatre,youcanaccessproductionsand informationaboutproductionsdigitallythroughsitessuchas:

DigitalTheatrePlus edudigitaltheatrepluscom

Username:uwcseadrama

Password:building@8896

Dramaonline dramaonlinelibrarycom

Username:uwcsea

Password:research

Keeparecordofyourimpressionsofboththeactinganddirectionaswellasdesignchoicesyoucansee Youcanmakeashortaudioor videorecordofyourthoughtsorwrite/typethem.

VisualArts

TheSummerpresentsanopportunityforfoundationalpreparationforVisualArt Beginbyimmersingyourselfintheartworldthrough visitstogalleriesandmuseums,lookingatartworks,andobservingvarioustechniquesandstyles Documentyourexperiencesofthe worldaroundyouthroughphotography,capturingdetailsandcompositionsthatinspireyou Dedicatetimetodevelopingyourdrawing andpaintingskills,experimentingwithdifferentmediumsandtechniques Useasketchbooktoserveasyourcreativejournal,whereyou cansketch,brainstormideas,andrecordobservations Considerhowdifferentmaterialscanbeutilisedtoexpressyouruniqueartistic vision,andexperimentwithadiverserangeofmediums Enjoyyourartworkandobservationsasyougetintothehabitofdocumenting andrecording

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TheUniversityAdvisingCentreislookingforwardtoworkingwithyouasyoumakethetransitionintoGrade11 Withthisinmind,we shareherealinktotheUACwebsitewhichhasamultitudeofresourcesifyouareinterested.Wehavearobustsetofuniversityadvising programmingavailablethroughouttheIBDiplomaProgramme;hereisatimeline AllnewGrade11studentswillmeetwiththeir assignedUniversityAdvisoratthestartofthenewacademicyeartoreviewtheirIBcourseselectionpackage.

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