The Park Lane Key Stage 5 Team at Úvoz are holding an information session for all Year 12 parents and students after school on Tuesday 21st April starting promptly at 3:30pm – 5:30pm. The first two sessions are key information presentations for all parents and students who are strongly encouraged to attend:
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How to be a successful IB student Mr. P. Churchill and Mr. C. Gibbins
(Expectations, reports, academic integrity, Y13 calendar, parental responsibilities / support)
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Key information: International Baccalaureate Diploma Mr. J. Cihak
(IB philosophy & rules, IA’s, IO’s, timelines & deadlines, mock & final exams, IB predicted grades, costs, processes & procedures, the role of Managebac)
There will then be five breakout rooms of three rotations you can choose to attend, or split to attend each one:
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University Applications Processes & Deadlines Ms. Emerich and the U&C Team.
What to expect, what to do. The power of Unifrog. Time management, organisation. Predicted Grades. Academic Transcripts. Application materials. Deadlines. Advisors.
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Pastoral Care & Support Mr. Gibbins and Mr. Boukaseff
Academic Advisor team. Academic Advisor role. Team building. Academic and well-being support. PSHEE, academic organisation, time management, study skills, counselling.
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Graduation and Prom Ms. Schreiberová and Ms. K. Roztocil
Timeline. Venue. Communication
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Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge Mr. Hirst and Mr. Burcher
Purpose of EE and ToK. IB requirements. Core points system. E and ToK calendar / deadlines. Grades / assessment. Use of AI.
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Creativity. Activity. Service. (CAS). Ms. Slavetinska
The role of CAS. IB expectations. CAS activity examples. Student reflections. Student projects.