IB Philosophy

List of 3 items.

• Approaches to Learning at an IB World School

  The goal of the IB educational framework is to provide instruction that is universally applicable and prepares students to thrive in a global context. In addition to focusing on conceptual understanding rather than rote content, and nurturing the attributes of life-long learners, the IB has developed a framework of skill sets that are applicable across all subject areas.

  
  At GISC, students not only acquire subject-specific knowledge and skills, but also develop essential social, communication, thinking, research, and self-management skills that support their growth across disciplines and beyond the classroom.

• Student Agency

  At GISC, next to conceptual and skill based instruction another focus is on student agency. The main goal is that students experience self-efficacy, that they are drivers of their own learning. With this type of student involvement learning becomes much more meaningful and students can maintain their intrinsic motivation and love for learning throughout their lives. In addition to teaching practices in the classroom, GISC has been in the process of implementing learning portfolios and include students in conferences with the parents, so that students cannot only drive their learning but also reflect and set learning goals.

• Why the IB Matters for Your Child’s Future

  Continuing an IB education through the Middle Years Program (MYP) to the Diploma Program (DP) allows students to graduate a High School Degree that is being accepted at universities worldwide, the master key to universities. GISC is fully committed to the IB approach to teaching and learning and is planning to expand the IB with the Middle Years Program into the grades 5-8 in the foreseeable future. Until GISC is ready to add a high school section and to expand the IB program with a path to bilingual IB Diploma, GISC’s students can attend any High School, especially one with an IB program. Currently GISC is collaborating with the LFC where GISC students can continue to study Language and Literature in German with the option to graduate with a bilingual IB Diploma. 
  
  

  Whether students continue in an IB program or not, the concepts and skills that they have learned at GISC’s PYP program are universally applicable and will set them up for a transition into the next school.