IB COURSE AT INTERTU EDUCATION

To help students achieve high IB scores while studying in the International Baccalaureate program, Intertu Education offers IB course that focus on increasing knowledge and improving the effectiveness of students’ scores through the annual final IB exams.

See also: IB program

1. IB program overview

IB program (International Baccalaureate) is a complete program that helps students develop their mind, knowledge, physiques, critical thinking and morality, with subjects in 6 categories:

• • First Language (also known as Language A)
  • Second Language (also known as Language B)
  • Individual and society
  • Science
  • Math
  • Art

Each student will have to pick one subject from each category, apart from the Art category, students can replace with any one of the subject in the other 5 categories.

Each subject will be divided into 2 levels: Higher Level (HL) and Standard Level (SL). Students are required to choose at least 3 HL subjects.

All 6 subjects will require the students finish an Internal Assessment that takes up 20-30% of the final score. The score band goes from 1 to 7 mark, with 1 is the lowest and 7 is the highest.

Apart from the 6 compulsory subjects, students are also required to take up 3 side subjects including:

• • 4,000-word Extended Essay (EE)
  • Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
  • 150-hour CAS program (Creative – Activity – Service)

EE and TOK will give students a bonus of 3 extra marks for the final IB overall scores, the maximum overall score in IB course is 45 points.

2. Is doing outside extra IB class necessary?

Along with the IB structure explained above, apart from the vast knowledge and amount of homework of the 6 subjects, IB students will also need to:

• • 6 Internal Assessment for 6 subject: the assessment will vary from presentation to report, essays, research, argumentative work…
  • Extended Essay: this is a 4,000-word essay on topics relating to a subject on certain social aspect.
  • Theory of Knowledge: includes 1 final presentation and a 1,600-word essay on topics in the subject.

IA, EE and TOK are exceedingly tough to the majority of IB students because they are on a different level of difficulty and require a tremendous amount of time for research and preparation.

In reality, IB course is a highly demanding and challenging course, any student that does not possess the ability to learn on their own or have difficulty with their English that could affect their understanding of the subject, it can be hard to achieve a band 6 to 7 for all subjects with only the time at school.

Therefore, engaging in modules and classes outside of school that could assist in doing the subjects more successfully can be crucial. But where to learn? Could that center provide what the students need? These are the questions that should be taken into consideration.

Therefore, it is necessary to study IB after hours at an international education center specializing in exam preparation for IB program. But where to learn IB? Does that IB exam preparation center meet the needs of students? Those are the questions that many parents care about.

See also: Typical subjects in International Baccalaureate program

3. Preparing for IB exams at Intertu

Depending on the needs and level of the students that Intertu will design an appropriate program customized for that student:

3.1. Students struggling with the majority of knowledge:

• Focusing on the students’ knowledge gaps.
• Fixing the misunderstanding of knowledge.
• Practicing exercises for each knowledge.
• Walking through the exercises.

3.2. Students on a good level and wish to achieve higher scores:

• Summarizing all the knowledge of the subject.
• Practicing high level exercises.
• Working on past exam papers. 

3.3. Students wishing to achieve the maximum score (6 or 7):

• Walking through the advanced knowledge in the IB program.
• Practicing on the logical and critical thinking exercises.
• Working on past exam papers as regularly as possible.

4. Who are the teachers at Intertu?

• • Foreign teachers: Teachers whom come from Europe, US, UK and more, whom also have the degree in their teaching subjects.
  • Teachers whom had studied abroad: These are the students whom had studied in the UK, US, Australia, Singapore… with a bachelor or master in their teaching subjects.
  • Graduates from advanced or international program: Teachers whom achieved a master in the country with courses that are taught entirely in English.

All the teachers that work at Intertu Education receive proper trainings to better support the students and ensure to follow strictly the standard of IB program:

• • Learning materials designed to follow strictly the standard of the IB program.
  • Proper planning for the students’ learning progress.
  • Teaching method customized for each students, focusing on improving scores.
  • Have an in-depth knowledge about the subjects and content of learning.

5. What materials used to prepare for IB exam at Intertu?

• • Intertu uses IB books and materials written and published by Cambridge, Oxford, CGP, Pearson, Hodder Education…
  • Question bank: A bank of questions for all the subjects in IB along with summarized materials, practice papers and exercises.
  • Past Papers: All the past papers of IB program in the past 10 years have been put into one place for easy access and practices.    

6. Form and type of studying IB exam preparation at Intertu

6.1. Form of studying

• • Offline IB exam preparation: Suitable for students learning IB in HCMC at international schools: British International School (BIS), Australia International School (AIS), International School of HCMC (ISHCMC), European International School (EIS), American International School Vietnam (AISVN)…
  • Online IB exam preparation: Intertu Education also supports students whom study abroad in countries such as the UK, US, Singapore… through the “virtual classroom” that is exclusively prepared for Intertu with various learning gears and exciting learning tools.

6.2. Type of studying

• • 1 on 1 tutoring: Suitable for students whom need special help from students whom struggle with the course to the ones who want to achieve a band 6 to 7, supporting with the IA and TOK or EE.
  • Private tutoring (up to 4 students): Suitable for students to wish to study with other students for interaction, engagement and knowledge sharing with one another of the same level of subject (SL or HL).
  • Small classes (from 2 to 8 students): This class will walk through all knowledge of the 2 years of IB with a fixed program that is designed by Intertu to meet the standard of IB program. Suitable for students who are on a good level, just start with the first year or second year, aiming for the 5 to 6 mark.

See also: What are international programs?

7. What is the difference of IB exam preparation at Intertu Education?

• • Guarantee on passing IB diploma: Intertu Education can guarantee a 100% passing on the IB exam preparation course as long as the students follow through strictly the contents and methods at Intertu.
  • Supporting the IA: Support the students throughout the process of completing the IA that meets the requirement and standard of the program.
  • Supporting with the EE and TOK: Students will receive full help and support from our team to complete EE and TOK. Teachers will help choose topics, research methods and academic writing comprehension.
  • Teaching unpopular subjects: Psychology, Geography, History, Design Technology, Global Politics, Visual Arts, ESS, ITGS, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, Mandarin…
  • 4 core values at Intertu:

• • • Assurance: Support and assure the students in terms of psychological needs.
    • Honesty: The methods and process of learning will be laid out clearly.
    • Patience: Always listen to students and support the students patiently.
    • Knowledge: Teachers have a good understanding of the subjects along with in-depth knowledge of the learning topics.

Intertu Education is currently enrolling IB program courses (IB Math, IB Physics, IB Chemistry, IB Biology, IB Economics, IB Business Management, IB English…). If you have any questions about IB course, please contact us directly, via email or hotline for free advice.