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IB Career-related Programme at DC From August 2018, students will have the option to study the CP at DC
2017 I B C areer - related P rogramme
From August 2018, Discovery College will be offering a programme called the ‘IB Careerrelated Programme’ (CP), alongside the IB Diploma Programme (DP), as an option for students in Years 12-13. This new programme provides an alternative pathway for students in these year groups to learn and progress to Higher Education. Students in the current Year 11 will be able to choose between studying the DP and studying the CP.
The CP allows students to specialise and dedicate themselves to an area of learning that they know they want to pursue. The CP is the fourth International Baccalaureate programme (along with the PYP, MYP and DP) and it is aimed at students entering the last two years of Secondary School who have a particular career path in mind. Students who want to specialise and dedicate themselves to an area of learning that they know they want to pursue may feel that the DP is not the best match for them, and that they would be best suited to a careerrelated programme such as the CP. The CP is currently offered at two other ESF schools – Renaissance College and South Island School. West Island School and Shatin College will also be offering it starting
the IB’s educational philosophy and mission. Students have to chose two to four Diploma courses and one careerrelated study course.
next August. Discovery College is looking forward to joining a growing movement of schools, in this region and around the world, who are able to offer the CP to their students. The CP encompasses some elements of the IB Diploma Programme (DP) within its structure. It also encompasses
Career-related studies occur through a partner-provider. Partnerships have been established with New College, Pontefract (UK), HK Academy for Performing Arts (Hong Kong) & Savannah College of Art and Design (Hong Kong/USA) in order to offer courses to Discovery College students in performing arts, art & design, business, game design, health and social care, IT, law, media, and sports. Emma Neuprez IB Career-related Programme Coordinator