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All IB Diploma candidates are required to engage in the study of languages, sciences, mathematics, social studies, and literature during the final two years of their secondary schooling. This programme is a deliberate compromise between the preference for specialization in some countries and the emphasis on breadth often preferred in others. The intent is that students should learn how to learn, how to analyze, how to reach considered conclusions about people, their languages and literature, their ways in society, and the scientific forces of the environment. IB was first launched in 1968 and has spread around the globe since. The IB Programme is recognized by leading universities in over 100 countries world wide (including Germany). More IB information from the IBO... Our IBThe fee-based IB programme has been offered at NMS since 2004. Costs are currently EUR 900 for the exams. Additionally, there are mandatory costs for IB-specific books and equipment of around EUR 750. The programme is made up of subjects from six different content areas. Our courses currently are:
Students choose three of the above subjects at higher level and three at standard level. Students have some choice in making their schedule and what offered may be determined by the amount of demand, but students usually get their first choice for their schedules. Our FacultyOur faculty is international, coming from Germany, India, the USA, Canada, UK, Egypt, Ireland, and the Netherlands, and brings in experience from even more countries. This is one of the things that make the IB experience very special. Where else are you going to experience classrooms like this? Considering the future of Europe, which continues to grow, and in view of globalization, our IB programme offers students and families the opportunity to work within a multi-cultural context. This benefits not only our highly mobile population, but also the local as well as our school community through the IB's CAS-programme. CAS stands for creativity, action and service. Students must take part in activities in each of these areas. This gets them involved in extracurricular projects and in life outside of school. Some of the activities are: Model United Nations (debating), Amnesty International, prefects (older students take over responsibility for younger students) and various community services projects. ProgressThe IB Diploma is one in which exams play a major role. Approximately two-thirds of each mark on the diploma is made up from the students' grades on the exams. The percentage of students passing the exams is 80% worldwide. We are proud to say that students at the Nelson Mandela School, after completing the total programme, have a passing rate over 95%! This allows our students to study at universities all over Europe and the world. Our graduates are pursuing their studies in the following locations:
The FutureWe are planning to increase the number of courses we offer to better meet the needs of our international student body. We want to have economics to allow the students to have some choice in area 3. We think it is also important to have more electives in area 6, so we hope to make Spanish an official part of our programme. Our long-term planning includes adding business management, music and theatre arts in area 3 & 6. Due to the fact that we are a state school, this planning, of course, depends on funding from Berlin. We are grateful for their support and look forward to continuing the relationship for many years to come.
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IB stands for ‘The International Baccalaureate Diploma’ program, offered by the 'International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)', based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is a rigorous pre-university course of study that meets the needs of the highly motivated secondary school students. Designed as a comprehensive curriculum that allows its graduates to fulfil requirements of the various national systems of education, the IB is based on the pattern of no single country. It provides students of different linguistic, cultural, and educational back-grounds with the intellectual, social and critical perspectives necessary for the adult world. IB is the international equivalent to the German Abitur program.