You can conquer the challenges of IB.
To be successful, the IB Diploma
student should strive to display the following characteristics or skills:
- An eagerness to learn;
- Efficient time management (i.e. use of a planner, calendar or journal, prompt submission of
work, good use of non-scheduled periods);
- Note-taking as a habit (an organized and structured folder with assignments, past papers and handouts into which the student
makes daily notes during class discussions);
- Good preparation for lessons: bringing to class and being prepared to use both ideas and materials - notes, textbooks,
pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, calculator;
- The ability to complete assignments on time;
A well-considered balance between academic and social activities;
- An ability to use initiative to achieve personal understanding and the initiative to ask for help;
- The willingness to work diligently and consistently for the entire four-year program.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look
fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do."
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