Theatre is a practical subject that encourages discovery through experimentation, risk- taking and the presentation of ideas. The IB DP theatre course is multifaceted and gives students the opportunity to actively engage in theatre as creators, designers, directors and performers. It emphasizes working both individually and collaboratively as part of an ensemble. The teacher’s role is to create opportunities that allow students to explore, learn, discover and collaborate to become autonomous, informed and skilled theatre- makers.

Course Objectives

Having followed the theatre course students are expected to

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specified content
   • Describe the relationship between theatre and its contexts
   • Identify appropriate and valuable information from research for different specialist theatre roles
   • Present ideas, discoveries and learning, gained through research and practical exploration to others
2. Demonstrate application and analysis of knowledge and understanding
   • Explain the relationship and significance of the integration of production, performance and research elements
   • Explore and demonstrate different ways through which ideas can be presented and transformed into action
   • Explain what has informed, influenced and had impact on their work
3. Demonstrate synthesis and evaluation
   • Evaluate their work and the work of others
   • Discuss and justify choices
   • Examine the impact their work has had on others
4. Select, use and apply a variety of appropriate skills and techniques
   • Demonstrate appropriate skills and techniques in the creation and presentation of theatre in different specialist theatre roles
   • Demonstrate organization of material including use and attribution of sources
   • Demonstrate the ability to select, edit and present work appropriately

The IB Diploma Programme music course seeks to develop students’ knowledge and potential as musicians, both personally and collaboratively. IB Diploma Programme music students are required to study musical perception and actively listen to a wide range of music from different parts of the world, musical cultures and time periods. They also develop aural perception and understanding of music by learning about musical elements, including form and structure, notations, musical terminology and context. Through the course of study, students become aware of how musicians work and communicate.

Music functions as a means of personal and communal identity and expression and embodies the social and cultural values of individuals and communities. This scenario invites exciting exploration and sensitive study.

Course Objectives

Having followed the Music course students are expected to:

• demonstrate knowledge, understanding and perception of music in relation to time, place and cultures
• use appropriate musical terminology to describe and reflect their critical understanding of music
• apply comparative analysis of music in relation to time, place and cultures.
• exhibit creative skills through exploration, control and development of musical elements
• demonstrate performance skills through solo or group music making
• show critical-thinking skills through reflective thought.

The Visual Arts are an integral part of everyday life, permeating all levels of human creativity, expression, communication and understanding. They range from traditional forms embedded in culture, to the varied and divergent practices associated with emerging conceptual forms of visual language. They may have socio-political impact as well as ritual, spiritual, decorative or functional value; they can be uplifting, persuasive and subversive in some instances. enlightening and uplifting in others. We celebrate the Visual Arts not only in the way we create images and objects, but also in the way we appreciate, enjoy, respect and respond to the art-making practices of others. Theories and practices in Visual Arts are dynamic and connect many areas of knowledge and human experience through individual and collaborative exploration, creative production and critical interpretation.

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of specified content
   • Identify various contexts in which the visual arts can be created and presented
   • Describe artwork from differing contexts, and identify the ideas, conventions and techniques employed by the art-makers
   • Recognize the skills, techniques, media, forms and processes associated with the visual arts
   • Present work, using appropriate visual arts language, as appropriate to intentions
2. Demonstrate application and analysis of knowledge and understanding
   • Express concepts, ideas and meaning through visual communication
   • Analyse artworks from a variety of different contexts
   • Apply knowledge and understanding of skills, techniques, media, forms and processes related to art-making
3. Demonstrate synthesis and evaluation
   • Critically analyse and discuss artworks created by themselves and others and articulate an informed personal response
   • Formulate personal intentions for the planning, development and making of artworks that consider how meaning can be conveyed to an audience
   • Demonstrate the use of critical reflection to highlight success and failure in order to progress work
   • Evaluate how and why art-making evolves and justify the choices made in their own visual practice
4. Select, use and apply a variety of appropriate skills and techniques
   • Experiment with different media, materials and techniques in art-making
   • Make appropriate choices in the selection of images, media, materials and techniques in art-making
   • Demonstrate technical proficiency in the use and application of skills, techniques, media, images, forms and processes
   • Produce a body of resolved and unresolved artworks as appropriate to intentions