Originally published by Expat Living on September 2022.
How do you help prepare pupils for the IBDP?
Good teaching remains the key. Unlike some other programmes, the IBDP approach is to teach skills as well as knowledge; this means that DP teaching focuses on active learning as much as knowledge transference. We should bear in mind that knowledge per se is something that is readily available online and likely to become even more accessible in future; the skill to make a judgement as to its reliability and its usefulness is an essential one to pass on. These skills form part of the IB Diploma Programme. Our pupils become accustomed to being critical learners and learners willing and able to analyse and use information for problem solving.