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Guide to the IB – Part 3: Group 2 subjects
If you’ve been following this series of blogs, the you will know I’ve been trying to demystify the IB. This week I am looking specifically at group 2 subjects: language acquisition. What is on offer? There are 3 different types of group 2 subjects: Ab initio Language B Classical Languages While this may seem a…
Guide to the IB: Part 2 – Group 1 subjects
In my last blog post in the series, I set about to demystify the IB. In the next few posts, I am going to delve a little deeper into the specific subject groups of the IB to give you a little more insight in what will be required of you, and also some advise on…
Lanterna’s Ultimate Guide to the IB: Part 1 – The Basics
When it comes to choosing which curriculum to follow post 16, there’s a lot of options out there. Here at Lanterna, we are all about the IB—it shapes pretty much everything we do. In this series, therefore, I’m going to take a look at some of the reasons why we at Lanterna think the IB…
The first year of IB, and how to help yourself through it
2016 has been a bit of a crazy year. Elections, referendums, Kardashian drama: we’ve had it all. Perhaps the craziest part of 2016, though, is that by ending, it means first year IB students (I’m talking to you class of 2018) have already completed a whole sixth of their diploma. And perhaps now, as the Christmas…
IB horror stories (and how to avoid them)
It’s the time when pumpkins grace the shelves of stores and a certain kind of latte becomes popular again. When some people think dressing up as clowns is just fun and games, and others freak out after watching The Blair Witch Project. That’s right, Halloween is upon us again. Here at the Lanterna offices, we are not ones…
Top 10 things to do before starting the IB
So you’re starting the IB next year? I’m not surprised if you’re nervous. With all the rumours and myths surrounding the IB Diploma it’s rare to find any class of Pre IB students who don’t have a tiny glint of fear in their eyes. Okay maybe that’s an exaggeration. But at Lanterna we felt all…
IB exam experience – UN World Food Programme Director, Marina Catena
Whether you have exams coming up or about to just start the IB, you’ll always need inspiration. Who better to inspire you to go forth with IB excitement than Marina Catena? Marina is the Director of the United Nations World Food Programme in France, and Lieutenant of the Italian Army. She studied for her IB…
IB Perspectives: Student Stories from around the World – part 6
Since Autumn last year we’ve been taking a look at different IB experiences from around the world, seen through the eyes of current students studying in countries from Sweden to Singapore. We all know it’s tough to find the balance between the workload and all the other things we might want to do alongside the…
IB Perspectives: Student Stories from around the World – part 5
Whatever the myths and stereotypes that surround the IB Diploma Program, the truth is that it’s what you make of it. In this blog series we’re taking a look at the experiences of different IB students around the world. For our fifth student perspective we hear from Anna Sophie in Vienna. You can read part 4…
IB Perspectives: Student Stories from around the World – part 4
Curious to know how other students are getting through the IB Diploma Program? In this blog series we’re taking a look at the experiences of different IB students around the world. Our fourth student perspective comes from Singapore, in the words of Georgia Moody, a native Australian who’s grown up in Japan and Singapore. You can…
