{"id":711,"date":"2025-02-02T21:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T21:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/?p=711"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:10:50","slug":"ibdp-highlights-jan-feb-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/ibdp-highlights-jan-feb-25\/","title":{"rendered":"IBDP Highlights (JAN\/FEB 25)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e7d63ea3a3ed3eb580efaf0b8c3a9a1\" style=\"color:#5dc9dc\"><strong><strong><strong>Mock Examination (Year 13)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Year 13 Mock examination will commence from Monday, February 10, 2025, and continue till February 21, 2025. During this period, students are encouraged to be punctual to the examination hall and be seated at least 15 minutes before the commencement of each examination. The protocols for the official IB examination will be adhered to with respect to timings of papers, access arrangements, notice to candidates and actions that are considered as academic misconduct. Students <strong>must<\/strong> comply with all examination rules and regulations, or have their papers cancelled if they are found in breach of these regulations.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wxxVDPLDnl5ViLY5Uf22Dzwist--H596\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=100247865894440276611&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">Mock Examination Timetable<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Jpg3rWKtsUjajLzgIo86ldNqxQaWEvEy\/view?usp=sharing\">Notice to candidates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Yu_XE8iU-VKbHav87IzT5Io6n40KM9Go\/view?usp=sharing\">Academic Misconduct<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once an examination is over, you may <strong>pick up your ward immediately<\/strong> or <strong>have them study at school till closing<\/strong>. If your ward does not have an examination on a particular day, they are permitted to study from home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that after the examinations, Year 13 students will resume work on their internal assessments on the last day of the mock examination, February 21, 2025. No early release request will be granted on this day, so please do not schedule any dental or visa appointment on this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark>If your ward does not have a paper on the last day of the mock examination, they are expected to attend school to complete their IAs.<\/mark><br>Finally, we humbly appeal to all parents to support us from home by removing any <strong>distractions<\/strong> that may adversely impact your wards independent study time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" id=\"Parent-meetings\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1024x26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581\" style=\"width:820px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1024x26.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-300x8.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-768x20.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1536x40.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-2048x53.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf9e6690a186db5bed5fb31d276598f4\" id=\"Parent-Meeting\" style=\"color:#5dc9dc\"><strong><strong><strong>Parent Meeting for Students of Concern (Year 12 and Year 13)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your ward had a grade of 3 or less in the end of semester examination for the summative assessment, you will be invited for a meeting to discuss your ward\u2019s performance and how best we can support your ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" id=\"LA-Orals\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1024x26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1024x26.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-300x8.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-768x20.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1536x40.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-2048x53.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b8d6310a50df7818c9d91552ef80e980\" id=\"LA-Orals\" style=\"color:#5dc9dc\"><strong><strong><strong>Language Acquisition Orals<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All students taking language acquisition will have their final oral for submission to the IB on the following dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 14, 2025 &#8211; Lang B French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 15, 2025 &#8211; Lang B Arabic &amp; Spanish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The schedule for students will be made available on ManageBac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" id=\"Legalisation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1024x26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1024x26.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-300x8.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-768x20.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1536x40.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-2048x53.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c840b1b7650c7fe1547745ba0fd55c21\" style=\"color:#5dc9dc\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Legalisation (IBDP2)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In some countries, the IB Diploma Programme Results and DP Course Results document need to be legalised by the relevant chancellery, embassy and\/or consulate to be valid for entrance to universities. Kindly refer to the list of countries that require legalisation, and ensure that your ward verifies this requirement with his or her prospective university. Please note that it is the responsibility of candidates to check with their universities. Deadline for submitting a legalisation request and making payment to the Accounts department by<strong> April 3, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11ZRDK0OtxiyKU_3Lg6DLgk6mDbq7UTWMorLR9dZQrj0\/edit?usp=sharing\">Request for Legalisation Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1HoLnKn-CDdLO2pioe56YxG_EioyEDLQAvE0vnJZdELY\/edit?usp=sharing\">Countries that require legalisation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" id=\"Boot-camp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1024x26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1024x26.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-300x8.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-768x20.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-1536x40.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/divider-banner-05-2048x53.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-593195e69aa3eedfa19e91d5ee4e9ec9\" style=\"color:#5dc9dc\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Boot Camp<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The school is planning to organise its annual intensive boot camp for Year 13 students from March 21- 29, 2025. During the boot camp students solve past papers and get extra support for concepts and topics that they may find challenging. Similar to last year\u2019s boot camp, parents may be required to make some financial commitment to register their wards for this program. Details will be communicated in due course.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mock Examination (Year 13) The Year 13 Mock examination will commence from Monday, February 10, 2025, and continue till February 21, 2025. During this period, students are encouraged to be punctual to the examination hall and be seated at least 15 minutes before the commencement of each examination. The protocols for the official IB examination &#8230; <a title=\"IBDP Highlights (JAN\/FEB 25)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/ibdp-highlights-jan-feb-25\/\" aria-label=\"More on IBDP Highlights (JAN\/FEB 25)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ibdp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":757,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711\/revisions\/757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.aris.edu.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}