IB Highlights: Classifying Garbage

An SGS senior has used the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to develop a garbage classification system for her neighborhood in China.

CAS Project Highlight: Senior Yoyo Yang organized a garbage classification in her neighborhood community in China.  She first called the property management company of her community to ask if they were willing to help her. They told her it was a great idea, and the Chinese government is actually encouraging communities to do garbage classification.  She helped them obtain three garbage cans: one for kitchen garbage, one is for recycling, and one is for other garbage.  To get everyone started, she had to monitor the cans and teach her neighbors about how to separate trash into the different cans.  From this project, Yoyo learned about planning and working with others.  She had been living in her neighborhood for a long time, but it was the first time that she got to know so many neighbors.  Her learning outcomes included demonstrating how to initiate and plan a CAS experience, recognizing the benefits of working collaboratively, and engaging with issues of global significance.
 
CAS Experience Highlights: CAS experiences for all of our Upper School students (in the US and in China) include  participating in Lifetime Sports, doing ESL tutoring, creating a paint by number, cooking dinner for friends and family, doing an Enemy of the People translation into Chinese (not a course project, just a personal project), skiing, embroidering, a winter river float, attending dance class, helping a friend with MS, teaching dance, doing yoga, helping a sibling with Math, sewing shoes, personalizing jackets, participating in the Community Service Club, participating in the Diversity Club, participating in the Glow Club, custom clothing, making churros, and participating in the Writing Center.

EE Highlight: Presentations 
On Tuesday, February 2nd, the seniors will be presenting their Extended Essays during B Block (Core Class).  We are asking the incoming junior EE students to be the audience for those presentations to both celebrate what the seniors have accomplished and to gain some insight into the EE process.  Juniors, this is a great chance to learn from people who have just finished their EEs. As much as possible, we’d like you to be there in person to ask questions and support the seniors.  

IB Overview:  The Diploma Programme (DP) curriculum for grades 11-12 is made up of six subject groups and the DP core, comprising Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) and the Extended Essay (EE).  Please refer to our IB webpage and to the IB Resources page in PowerSchool Learning for detailed IB information.