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Leman school of Switzerland is an expert in the field of international education. We encourage students to be dynamic learners, well-formed individuals and global citizens. We are an active member of International Baccalaureate Organization, which unites 1989 schools and operates in 125 countries around the world. We offer diploma program for grades 12 and 13. The successful completion of the program opens the exciting opportunities in the best universities and colleges.
The International Switzerland boarding school Baccalaureate Diploma Program is referred too simply as "IB”, is a prestigious and rigorous educational program taught in one of two languages (English or French) at Leman Boarding School. IB is intended for students in their final two years of secondary school, before entering university.
Students pursuing the Diploma take six courses, usually from six different subject areas (detailed below), with three (or four) of them taken at higher level (HL) and the rest at standard level (SL). Higher level subjects require approximately 240 hours of teaching time, and standard level subjects about 150.
• Group 1: Language A1 - Generally the student's strongest or mother tongue language. Students may choose to self-study a language of their choice at standard level if their fluent language is not taught by the school (English, Russia, and French). The course is literature based at Leman Boarding School.
• Group 2: Second Language - An additional language, taken either at A2, B (SL or HL) or Ab initio (SL only). This group may also be replaced by a second A1 language. A2 options are English, French, Russian and Spanish. B (intermediate second language) could be chosen from French, Spanish and German languages. Language Ab Initio (beginners second language) could be studied in Chinese or French.
• Group 3: Individuals and Societies. Humanities and social sciences are encompassing the fields of psychology, economics, business and management, history (HL, SL) and geography.
• Group 4: Experimental Sciences - Subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology.
• Group 5: Mathematics - The subjects are, in order of increasing difficulty, Mathematical Studies (SL), Mathematics SL, and Mathematics HL. Furthermore, Mathematics can be studied at SL in addition to a Mathematics HL course. This group also includes computer science but only as an elective (not a substitute for the other mathematics courses).
• Group 6: Arts - Subjects such as visual arts and music. Students can also choose to take another subject from any of the other five groups to substitute for this group.
In order to be awarded the full IB Diploma the following requirements must have been met:
• at least three subjects are completed at Higher Level (HL) and three at Standard Level (SL);
• all six subjects have been awarded a numerical grade higher than 1, with a minimum total score of 24;
• the CAS (Creativity - Action - Service; community service) requirement of 150 hours has been completed;
• the Extended Essay and TOK course have been completed and essays submitted;
• the final award committee has not judged the candidate to be guilty of malpractice.
Upon completion of the Diploma Program, our students receive the IB Diploma, which increases their chances of obtaining admission to institutions of higher education. Some IBDP courses are recognized equivalent to university/college-level courses in Canada and the United States. The International Switzerland Boarding School Graduates are awarded with first-year credit for high IB exam scores. In the United Kingdom all universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, accept the IB Diploma as an alternative to A-levels.
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