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an iB eDucation The IB calls them the attributes of their learner profile, what learners strive to be. We call them characteristics of students with an international point of view. inQuiReRs knoWleDgeaBle ThinkeRs CommuniCaToRs PRinCiPleD oPen-minDeD CaRing Risk-TakeRs BalanCeD ReFleCTive Leading IB Education TFS is the only school in Canada that offers a blend of three distinguished curricula – the best of France and Ontario, and the International Baccalaureate programs from PK to Grade 12 in a fully bilingual French/English co-educational environment. At the conclusion of the IB continuum is the IB Diploma, considered a passport to the finest universities in the world. So what makes it so exceptional? e IB takes students beyond the classroom, using an inquiry approach that demands active engagement and ensures learning is linked directly to students' own lives and the world. The Primary Years Program (PYP) • PK to Grade 5 • uses a transdisciplinary approach. • units of study incorporate many subjects and are connected to a guiding theme. • ose themes include: who we are, where we are in place and time, how we express ourselves, how the world works, how we organize ourselves and sharing the planet. The Middle Years Program (MYP) • Grade 6 to Grade 10 • Employs an interdisciplinary approach. • Subjects are studied on their own, reflecting the academic needs of these students. • units of study are investigated through one of the five areas of interaction: approaches to learning, community and service, health and social education, environments and human ingenuity. • Exploring connections between various subjects remains a core part of the program. The Extraordinary IB Diploma Program Over 20 years ago, TFS was authorized to teach the Diploma Program of the International Baccalaureate, and was the first school in Toronto in which the program was mandatory. • Grade 11 and 12 • Based on a liberal arts approach, students must undertake courses from a set number of subject areas. • Subjects are studied over two years, concluding with final exams marked by external IB examiners. • Students write the Extended Essay, a 4,000 word independent research paper on a thesis of the student's choice, supported by a faculty supervisor. • CAS (Creativity, Action, Service) program requires students to be involved in creative pursuits, physical activities and community service over the two diploma years. • Students complete the eory of Knowledge course which asks them to critically evaluate knowledge claims and judgments made in a wide range of academic and experiential areas. PHOTOGRAPHY: GEOFF GEORGE T F S - Ca na da'S I n T ernaT I o na l S C h o o l 13