Here - International School Manila

Teaching Apprentice (may be repeated) Grade 11, 12
Pre-requisite: None
1 semester, Pass/Fail
In order to take advantage of the expertise, talent and experience of our team of
international teachers, a teaching apprenticeship program is available to Grade 11 and 12
students. A student may enroll as a Teaching Apprentice to a teacher in a particular division
(Elementary, Middle, or sometimes, though rarely, High School) and/or subject area (e.g.
Art, Physical Education, etc). Admission in the program will require an interview with the
High School Assistant Principal and submission of a letter of application to the teacher
supervisor. Due to the sensitive nature of students supervising other students, only
qualified, responsible and well intentioned applicants will be accepted in the program. A
student portfolio, self-assessment and written input from the supervising teacher will
determine the student’s performance, which will not be counted in calculating the
student’s GPA. The High School Assistant Principal is the coordinator of this course.
Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Grade 11, 12
Pre-requisite: Enrollment in the IB Diploma program
2 semesters, 1 credit - Pass/Fail
This course challenges students and their teachers to reflect critically on diverse ways of
knowing while encouraging students to become aware of themselves as thinkers. In Grade
11, students begin their study of TOK covering such areas as perception, language, reason
and emotion. In Grade 12, students continue to look at these four ways of knowing as they
affect our areas of knowledge. These areas include natural sciences, human sciences,
history, mathematics, the arts and ethics. An oral presentation is required for internal
assessment and students are externally assessed by the IB on a research paper. In the
second quarter of semester 2 of Grade 12, students will use the TOK class as time to review
for the final IB examinations. Candidates for the IB Diploma are required to take this
course.
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