IBDP Course

International baccalaureate (IB) is an international board of education from Switzerland. IB provides
curriculum of international standards and with holistic approach of academic plus personal
development of students from early years of education.

International baccalaureate (IB) offers education in following programs through IB schools:

Level	Age Group	Equivalence to Indian Boards
IB Primary year program (PYP)	3 yrs – 12 yrs	Playgroup to Grade 6
IB Middle year program (MYP)	11 yrs – 16 yrs	Grade 6 to 10
IB Diploma Program (IBDP)	16 yrs – 19 yrs	Grade 11 to 12

Given to the world-class education and future opportunities that it offers International baccalaureate (IB) is becoming increasingly popular and number of schools offering IB curriculum is growing rapidly.

Following are some of the best IB schools in Mumbai and Thane region and programs they offer:

School	Location	PYP	MYP	DP
American school of Bombay	BKC	✓	×	✓
Aditya Birla World Academy	Tardeo	×	×	✓
Ascend International School	BKC	✓	✓	✓
BD Somani International School	Cuffe Parade	×	×	✓
Bombay International School	Babulnath	✓	×	✓
S M Shetty International School	Powai	×	×	✓
CP Goenka International School	Oshiwara	×	×	✓
Chaturbhuj Narsee School	Kandivali	×	×	✓
DY Patil International School	Worli	✓	×	✓
Dhirubhai Ambani International School	BKC	✓	×	✓
Don Bosco International School	Matunga	✓	×	✓
Dr Pillai Global Academy	Borivali	×	×	✓
DSB International School	Lower Parel	×	×	✓
Ecole Mondiale World School	Juhu	✓	✓	✓
Edubridge International School	Worli	✓	✓	✓
HFS International	Powai	×	×	✓
Hill Spring International School	Tardeo	✓	×	✓
Jamnabai Narsee International School	JVPD	✓	✓	✓
JBCN International	Oshiwara Parel	✓	×	✓
Mount Litera International School	BKC	✓	✓	✓
Nahar International School	Sakinaka	×	×	✓
Oberoi International School	Goregaon JVLR	✓	✓	✓
Podar International School	Khar Road	✓	×	✓
Singapore International School	Dahisar	✓	×	✓
SVKM JV Parekh International School	Vile Parle	×	×	✓

About IB-Middle Year Program (MYP)

B-MYP program offered by selective schools. Any student aged between 11 yrs to 16 yrs can take up MYP program through IB-MYP schools.

MYP program offers variety of subjects to learners as follows:

A framework of each subject mentioning expected learning outcomes is to be followed by teachers while designing the curriculum of subject. Teachers can also include additional content to the syllabus matching to the guidelines to give in-depth understanding of the subject to the learner.

Along with regular academics, IB-MYP program also encourages students to test their learning outcomes via project works. These projects help students for in-depth learning experience, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making through real world situations.

Assessment

Assessment at MYP is categorized as follows

Internal / School-based assessment

Learners are internally assessed by the school teachers based on the internal exams and learning progress of the student. Teachers must follow the assessment criteria set by IB for each subject while grading the student.

External assessment

Along with internal assessment, students must submit their personal project work for external assessment. The project work depends on cumulative syllabus learned over years in MYP. Students can also opt for optional external assessment (eAssessment)

About IB-Diploma Program (IBDP)

Most IB schools offer IB- Diploma program which can be taken at 10 + 2 level. While any student who has completed his 10th std through any board can pursue IB-DP, generally students from Cambridge IGCSE and IB-MYP program opt for IB-DP program.

IB-Diploma program is spread over two years and students are supposed to appear for final exams conducted as external assessment at the end of second year.

Subjects in IBDP

IBDP curriculum offers students variety of subjects to choose from 6 different streams. Students are supposed to select the subjects from 6 different streams.

Key pointers for subject selection at IBDP:

Students are supposed to take up 6 subjects in total at IBDP

Based on future career choices students are supposed to take min. 3 and max. 4 subjects of higher complexity called as Higher level (HL) For e.g. Students willing to pursue engineering in future may take up Math and Physics as HL • The remaining subjects which hold less priority for desires career choice will be studied as lower complexity called as Standard level (SL)

All students must take up DP Core subjects compulsorily.

Students have to take up Extended essay for a subject that directly links with their career choice.

For more details on IBDP subjects offerings visit https://ibo.org/programmes/diploma programme/curriculum/

IBDP at Optimus

At Optimus Academy, we provide coaching for following IBDP subjects in different streams

Mathematics	Science	Individuals and Societies
Applications and Interpretations (AI)	Physics	Business Management
	Chemistry
Analysis and approaches (AA)	Biology	Economics
	Computer Science

We offer IBDP coaching in following options

Personal coaching

1 to 1 session via in-person or online mode of delivery

Group tuition

Tuitions in small group of 3 to 5 students via in-person mode of delivery

Why should you choose Optimus Academy for IBDP

Experienced team of faculties teaching IBDP curriculum for years.

Blend of theory as well as practical learning required for excelling in IBDP.

Exhaustive study material and paper solving practice.

Wide variety of subject tuitions under one roof.

Assistance for extended essay.

We are an institute exclusively working for international curriculums viz. A levels and IBDP and having many of past students placed in universities abroad.