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IB/BAT

talent Jove, a program for High school students

our students from IB1 and from different schools go to useful?
FBAT1, Andrea Vigo, Damià, the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, in Biel: The program is pretty
Biel and Adriana, are taking part Tarragona, to take classes led by challenging, apart from
in the Talent Jove program at the university professors. The aim of surprisingly fast, as we are doing
URV. the program is to improve our things that we have never done in
knowledge on these subjects with class.
Biel Castro, Damià Colet, Mrs topics that we usually would not Damià: the program is
Gazzola take in school. challenging, because they want
Here is what Biel and Damià have us to use all of our potential. And I
to say about it: teacher: Why did you join the think this is very useful, especially
teacher: What is talent Jove program? when taking Maths and Physics HL
about, can you tell us something Biel: I joined the program because in the IB program.
about it? if I can see a way to achieve a
higher level of Maths/Physics, I will teacher: What are the strengths
Damià: In the Talent Jove program try to do it. of this program? How does it are above our level 2)There are topics of these subjects that are
we do classes of advanced topics help your learning? weekly challenges for us 3) It helps done during university and it
on Physics and Mathematics. Every teacher: Would you define the Biel: I would summarise it with us to understand certain formulae. helps you decide what you would
Saturday, a group of students program as challenging? Is it three points. 1) We do things that Damià:The way they introduce like to study after high school.

EIC students meet

'toK Day', a special focus for IB2

universities

n 10th December, there was a special now I think I have more ideas to improve my
Owhole-day event for IB2. TOK essays.’ great benefit for our EIC and getting an idea of the
Marlene Järkel (IB2): ‘I have finally realised A students who had the application process. We were
Mr Hsiao- Williams many questions are not necessarily asking chance to meet universities very lucky to attend in person,
TOK – Theory of Knowledge, is a compulsory for straight answers! It’s more about staying face to face, by interacting with rather than just stick to online
element of IB. It is also an important learning- curious about things and carrying on official representatives and research.
to-learn process of the IB Diploma Program, discovering the unknown.’’ alumni.
applicable to learning all other subjects. Gabriel Barbosa IB1: “A good
The IB2 students attended a variety of Mr Vallvé experience because you can
specially designed workshops, organised Students spoke about the find out more about what you
by Mr Schmidt and Ms Mee, to get them appeal of getting immediate want to be in the future and it
inspired on their TOK essays. There was also personalized responses to is interesting to know as well
a Zoom talk from across the Atlantic, with a questions, finding out more about opportunities offered
TOK specialist in Colombia, to help the IB2 about the programs and in careers you are not even
students understand the quintessential funding opportunities on offer, thinking of studying”.
concept of TOK.
Alena Yesil (IB2): ‘It has been very helpful,

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