IBDP Skills for the Future (9)

Complex Problem Solving

· The IB Diploma programme courses are rigorous in their nature, but beyond this focus on inquiry with all units at DCSG focusing on inquiry questions which get students to think through complex problems

· All subject areas have examinations which focus on the application of knowledge in different contexts rather than the memorisation of content

Critical Thinking

· Essential element of the Theory of Knowledge programme and ensuring students question knowledge and how it is constructed

· Thinking is one of the Approaches to Learning skills clusters in which all teachers will plan units that explicitly teach a skill within this area, to build a toolkit for students.

Creativity

· Embedded in the Creativity Activity Service programme

· The IB Diploma programme and DCSG have a strong focus on the Arts, and offer three courses Visual Arts, Theatre and Music which students should take unless there are reasons in terms of University application as to why they are unable

People Management

· Leadership opportunities within DCSG’s IBDP programme will be wide and many –

o CAS project leadership

o Student Council

o Service opportunity leadership

o House leadership

o Sports Leadership

o Academic Societies leadership

· Social is one of the Approaches to Learning skills clusters in which all teachers will plan units that explicitly teach a skill within this area, to build a toolkit for students.

Coordinating with others

· The CAS programme ensures students work on a project together, manage that project to ensure success and that it has an outcome and impact on the community

· The Group 4 project brings scientists together from

Emotional Intelligence

· The IB Learner profile focuses on attributes such as open minded and balanced, which place emphasis on understand others.

Judgement and Decision Making

· Self-Management is one of the Approaches to Learning skills clusters in which all teachers will plan units that explicitly teach a skill within this area, to build a toolkit for students.

· Reflection is built into many course elements as part of the assessment including TOK essay and presentation, CAS programme to ensure students through metacognition reflect on their decisions.

Service Orientation

· Again, the CAS programme with its strong Service element ensures students are looking beyond themselves in to their local and global communities

· The IB Learner Profile focuses students beyond academics to attributes including caring and principled.

Negotiation

· Communication is one of the Approaches to Learning skills clusters in which all teachers will plan units that explicitly teach a skill within this area, to build a toolkit for students.

Cognitive Flexibility

· The breadth of the IB Diploma programme with six subjects including a compulsory Mathematics, Native Language, Second Language, Humanities and Science ensures students have a broad understanding in a number of disciplines and the flexibility to move between them.

· The Theory of Knowledge course enables students to understand how subject disciplines are similar and very different.

· Interdisciplinary learning is part of our planning, and within DCSG our enrichment programme will ensure that subject disciplines work together.

· All courses have a variety of internal assessment types that will ensure they have skills within many areas such as projects, oral / speaking and presentation tasks, research pieces of work such as the Extended Essay etc.