• Visual of the IB Diploma Programme

    In addition to courses in the six IB Diploma Programme (DP) subject groups, full diploma candidates will also complete the Diploma Core. According to the IB Organization,  "the DP core aims to broaden students’ educational experience and challenge them to apply their knowledge and skills." The Core is made up of Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, and CAS.

CAS

  • CAS involves students in a range of activities alongside their academic studies throughout the Diploma Programme. CAS certification also provids non-diplomoa track students with a way to experience this unique I.B. programe and earn recognition for completion during their senior  year. 

    Creativity encourages students to engage in the arts and creative thinking. Action seeks to develop a healthy lifestyle through physical activity. Service with the community offers a vehicle for new learning with academic value.

    The three strands of CAS enhance students’ personal and interpersonal development through experiential learning and enable journeys of self-discovery.
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Extended Essay

  • The Extended Essay, a piece of original scholarship with no more than 4,000 words, is a required element of the Diploma Programme. The Extended Essay is an opportunity for students to pursue a topic of interest, encouraging intellectual curiosity. Students will work on the essay during their junior and senior years, and the essay will represent approximately 40 hours of work. When the essay is completed, each student will complete a concluding interview with his or her Extended Essay supervisor.

    In preparation for the Extended Essay, students are encouraged to take a research skills class at Las Positas College beginning in January of their sophomore (or perhaps junior) year.

The Class of 2019 celebrating completing their EEs!

Contact

  • Jon Cariveau
    CAS Coordinator and IB Diploma Programme Coordinator
    jcariveau@lvjusd.org

    Adair Spence
    Extended Essay Coordinator and Teacher Librarian
    aspence@lvjusd.org

Theory of Knowledge

  • As a thoughtful and purposeful inquiry into different ways of knowing, and into different kinds of knowledge, TOK is composed almost entirely of questions.

    The most central of these is "How do we know?", while other questions include:

    • What counts as evidence for X?

    • How do we judge which is the best model of Y?

    • What does theory Z mean in the real world?

    Through discussions of these and other questions, students gain greater awareness of their personal and ideological assumptions, as well as developing an appreciation of the diversity and richness of cultural perspectives.

Contact

  • Noel Mattern

    Theory of Knowledge Teacher

    nmattern@lvjusd.org

     

    Sommer Newkirk

    Theory of Knowledge Teacher

    snewkirk@lvjusd.org