Mattlidens Gymnasium - IB Section
The International Baccalaureate is an internationally recognized
matriculation examination which qualifies candidates for
admission to universities and colleges all over the world. The
programme consists of a two-year course (grades 11-12) preceded
by a preparatory year (grade 10). The IB Programme is demanding
and it differs in many respects from the programme in the
national school in Finland. For instance, in languages the
emphasis is on literature, in the sciences 25% of the time is
spent on laboratory work and in all subjects the students write
essays, reports etc. The IB Curriculum consists of six subject groups and the students must choose one subject from each of the groups. Three of the subjects must be studied at higher level (HL) and three at standard leve (SL). The subjects offered in the different subject groups in Mattlidens International are as follows:
Group 1. Language A
Finnishor SwedishLiterature (HL/SL), English Language and
Literature (HL/SL)
Group 2. Language B
English B(HL), Finnish B, French B, Spanish B, Swedish B(SL)
Group 3. Individuals and Societies
History(HL), Economics(HL/SL)
Group 4. Experimental Sciences
Biology, Chemistry, Physics(all HL/SL)
Group 5. Mathematics
Mathematics Higher Levelor Math Standard Level
Group 6. Options:
an additional subject from groups 1-4
Due to factors such as the size of the groups and timetable clashes, it can be difficult to carry out all desired combinations of subjects and levels. For a group to start or a higher level subject to be taught there needs to be a sufficient number of students interested in studying this particular subject and level. Thus we cannot guarantee that all languages and all HL subjects will be taught every year.
Application forms can be found
here .
Visiting address: Mattliden 1 02230 Esbo
Mailing address: PB 3340 02070 Esbo stad
Fax: 09-816 430 53 phone office +358 9 816 43055
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