IB Diploma Programme
Warsaw Montessori High School –
IB World School no 061201
Warsaw Montessori High School (WMHS) offers International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (IB DP) since 2020.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP)
The IB Diploma Programme (IB DP) was established in 1968 to provide international education to students who live in various countries and to provide them with skills and attitudes to better understand the complexities of the world. The Diploma Programme is a challenging and academically balanced programme for students aged 16 to 19 widely recognised by the world’s leading universities.
IB DP is a two-year course which helps students to be inquisitive, knowledgeable, and compassionate individuals in an international environment. A holistic approach to education is a major distinction between the national educational programme and the IB programme.
Teaching and learning in the IB programme is a mixture of inquiry, action, and reflection on the part of both students and teachers. Students have the opportunity to collaborate with others and to develop intellectually and emotionally.
The IB DP is highly regarded as a degree by the top universities all over the world. Obtaining the IB Diploma requires meeting the conditions set by the International Baccalaureate Organisation.
Structure of the programme
Students are required to study six subjects which they choose from six academic areas and a curriculum core that consists of CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service), TOK (Theory of Knowledge), and EE (Extended Essay) over a two-year period.
CAS stands for
- Creativity – development of student’s interest, talents, hobby
- Activity – physical exertion
- Service – engagement within the community in response to its authentic needs
TOK (Theory of Knowledge) is a course that teaches critical thinking, examines the nature of knowledge, its various sources, and confronts the students with a question “How do we know what we claim we know?”.
EE (Extended Essay) is a 4,000-word work based on the independent research under the guidance of supervisor in which students investigate a topic of special interest from one of the academic areas they study.
Subjects offered at WMHS
At WMHS we offer the following subjects in six academic areas (called subject groups):
- Group 1 – Languages A (native languages): Polish Literature and English Language and Literature (SL/HL); additionally the school supports self-taught courses of native languages: Ukrainian, Russian, and Spanish; students can also choose another native language and learn it outside of school
- Group 2 – Languages B (foreign languages): English (HL) and French / German / Spanish (SL/HL/Ab Initio)
- Group 3 – Individuals and Societies: Economics, Geography, History, Psychology (SL/HL)
- Group 4 – Experimental Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics (SL/HL)
- Group 5 – Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations and Analysis and Approaches (SL/HL)
- Group 6 – The Arts: Visual Arts (SL/HL)
Students study six subjects concurrently (three on SL and three on HL) consisting of the following: two languages, one subject from Individuals and Societies, one from Sciences, one from Mathematics and Visual Arts or a different subject from other academic area.
All subjects (except English B) are offered on standard level (SL) and higher level (HL). Additionally, we also offer foreign languages at the Ab Initio level, intended for people who are just starting to learn a given language.
IB DP Policies
WMHS operates in in strict accordance with IB World Schools standards and follows five major policies:
