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Our Class of 2024 has just completed a major milestone in their IB journey: completing Mock exams. Students were off-schedule for five days, completing 1-2 exams in each examinable courses. Because Mock exams are run exactly according to IB regulations, students and faculty members had the chance to experience and practice all the procedures for the real exams in May. After the last exam, we celebrated together with snacks and drinks (non-alcoholic of course), and then the Seniors enjoyed a Holi celebration water and paint fight hosted by our Senior Spirit Committee. Enjoy the photos below from the festivities! Reminder that Grade 12’s are writing their mock exams next week. A detailed schedule is available here. Mock exams serve three purposes. First, because they run according to the IB’s strict protocols, they allow students and teachers to practice and understand what the May exams will look and feel like. Second, teachers can use the mock results as a summative (or formative) assessment for Semester 2, and as another data point to support the upcoming IB Predicted Grade. Finally, students reflect on their strengths and weaknesses during Mocks in order to better plan their revision for the May exams. Most students finish Mocks with a sense of relief, not only because the exams themselves are over, but also because it’s reassuring to know exactly how an IB exam feels. Any questions about mock exams can be directed to DP Coordinator Monica Murphy at mmurphy@aislusaka.org. Grade 12 students will write mock examinations from Thursday 29 February through until Wednesday 6 March. A detailed schedule is available here. Mock exams serve three purposes. First, because they run according to the IB’s strict protocols, they allow students and teachers to practice and understand what the May exams will look and feel like. Second, teachers can use the mock results as a summative (or formative) assessment for Semester 2, and as another data point to support the upcoming IB Predicted Grade. Finally, students reflect on their strengths and weaknesses during Mocks in order to better plan their revision for the May exams. Most students finish Mocks with a sense of relief, not only because the exams themselves are over, but also because it’s reassuring to know exactly how an IB exam feels. Any questions about mock exams can be directed to DP Coordinator Monica Murphy at mmurphy@aislusaka.org. This week marks a major milestone in many students' DP journeys: the submission of their first IA (Internal Assessment) proposal (in Biology and Physics). These are the first of many IA's which students will complete over the next year and a half. Every official DP assessment component is scheduled across this calendar to ensure that students have no more than one component falling due on a day. DP Coordinator Monica Murphy met with the Grade 11's a few weeks ago to review some of the procedures around these official IB deadlines, which can be found in the calendar link itself. Please don't hesitate to reach out to Monica Murphy (mmurphy@aislusaka.org) with any questions you might have around IB deadlines, and good luck to our Juniors as they enter into the next phase of their IB journeys! AISL is pleased to participate in a pilot project from the IB that will allow our students open-book exams in Economics, English, and Psychology. About 600 schools worldwide are taking part in the project, which will provide the IB with data on student performance with or without access to their texts/study guides. If you’re a parent of a grade 11 student under the age of 18, your child will bring home a permission form from the IB for you to sign this week. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend last week’s parent information session on “May 2023 Results / Introduction to Grades 11 & 12”. If you couldn’t make it, here are the presentation slides. Please feel free to reach out to DP Coordinator Monica Murphy at mmurphy@aislusaka.org, or College Counsellor Julie Baldry at jbaldry@aislusaka.org, if you have any questions. This Parent Information Session is for Secondary families new to Grades 11 & 12 and anyone who would like a refresher on the DP.
We will start with sharing the May 2023 DP results, followed by an introduction/review of the written, taught, and assessed curriculum as part of the Diploma Programme. Our DP Coordinator, Monica Murphy will host this information session. This session will be in the Pavilion from 7:45-8:45. An online option is available for those who can’t attend in person; please join via this link. Genocide Museum in Grade 12 Grade 12 students are collaborating on the ongoing project of the ‘Genocide Vitrual Museum’. As a part of their unit on Authoritarian Governments, they compiled historical and modern examples of genocide as a tool used by certain governments in virtual, informative presentations. The main focus is detailing the different stages that lead up to it in order to hopefully spread awareness of how situations escalate. These stages are called ‘The Ten Stages of Genocide’.
The students display their knowledge, communication and research skills, and treat this project with respect and dignity for those that were tortured, raped and murdered. A clear cut example of how the IB teaches students critical, transferable skills that will aid them in the long term. Perhaps most important of all learnt through this experience is compassion. -Cassandra Golson Viscosity In Year 11
For the Physics students of Grade 11, Thursday was a lesson on viscosity. Using critical thinking skills, they conducted an experiment to measure the difference in density between water and glycerol by dropping a metal ball through the liquid. They collaborated on recording the data and how best to carry out the experiment with different variables, e.g. using a rubber ball instead of a metal ball. Then they used creative methods to solve the issue of how to get the balls back out of the tube, exploring and developing their understanding of buoyancy, density and ‘gloopyness’. This hands-on interactive learning style encouraged collaboration and critical thinking skills - vital approaches to learning in the IB program. University of Windsor, Canada Lai has been accepted to attend his first-choice university, the University of Windsor in Toronto, Canada. Lai will take various undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, before declaring a major. The Faculty is the largest on Windsor’s campus with approximately 5,000 full and part-time students. It offers over fifty degree programs and a wide range of unique undergraduate certificates and minors in the fine and performing arts, the humanities and culture, as well as in the social sciences. The Faculty prides itself in its student-centred approach that allows everyone the flexibility and support to create their own educational experience, whether that be through combining programs and certificates or minors across different areas, taking a double-major degree program, or through immersion in some of its unique interdisciplinary experiences. In addition, as an English Language Learner, Lai will join Windsor’s English Language Improvement Program. This is provided by the Centre for English Language Development, through which expert instructors facilitate dynamic, collaborative, and high-impact learning experiences. The University of Windsor is a comprehensive, student-focused university, with more than 16,000 students enrolled in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs. www.uwindsor.ca King’s College London, UK Last week, Emma received notification that she has been accepted to study for the Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology. The degree introduces students to a number of approaches to the application of psychological science and helps them to explore their application to a variety of contemporary challenges. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society, which highlighted five areas of particular strength in the course at King’s College, including the emphasis on research-led teaching and the potential for students to benefit greatly from the research expertise of its world-leading Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. Founded in 1829, King’s College London is now an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. The University is dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising its vision of making the world a better place. King’s College London serves more than 33,000 students from 150 different countries and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral courses. www.kcl.ac.uk |
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