Wells is proud of our ongoing collaboration with the International Baccalaureate (IB) in providing an opportunity for students to build their skills to be not only ready for the next steps of university, but to foster their mindsets as lifelong learners that strive to make the world a better place. We are proud of the 273 graduates from Wells who pursued the IB Diploma and the IB Certificates over the past 10 years. Wells looks forward to the reflective process to continue that will allow us to develop further as we work alongside the IB in our five-year review.
The IB Diploma Programme has provided students at Wells with opportunities to take ownership over their learning, develop their personal and cultural identities, and engage with ideas from the local to global that allows them to take action in the wider community.
“I joined the DP program with 2 goals: to research, and to become a better learner/thinker. The EE and IAs fulfilled my first goal. As for the second, the TOK course and its pervasiveness across all other subjects helped me become more reflective and aware of my own learning process and the knowledge journey in general. It also made me form an interconnectedness perspective of all subjects. This opened up new possible combinations of my academic interests that I hope to pursue moving forward.” (Graduate from Class of 2023)
“The IBDP at Wells was very inclusive of the student’s perspective and thoughts. Especially while working on the Internal Assessments and the Extended Essay, I was able to pursue ideas that I was curious about. I believe this not only satisfies my thirst for knowledge but also encourages me to seek more knowledge in the future.” (Graduate from Class of 2023)
“The TOK course and its pervasiveness across all other subjects helped me be more reflective and aware of my own learning process and the knowledge journey in general. It also made me form an interconnected perspective of all subjects. This opened up new possible combinations of my academic interests that I hope to pursue moving forward.” (Graduate from Class of 2023)
As a school, we are proud to reflect on our progress in developing our IB Diploma Programme for the past 10 years, and eagerly look forward to continuous development of the programme moving forward. We commend our IB Diploma and Certificate candidates over the years for attempting, accomplishing and persevering throughout such an academically rigorous program. We recognize we must continue to create and innovate in order to provide quality education for our students in a complex and ever-changing global context.
Here are some of the moments captured of students inquiring, collaborating, learning and developing useful life skills in and outside of the classroom:
