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ENKA GRADE 11 & 12 PARENT & STUDENT HANDBOOK 2018 2019 GRADE 11 & 12 STUDENT & PARENT HANDBOOK 2018-2019 Page Contents Contents 1 Introduction and Welcome 2 Daily Schedule 2 Communication 3 Parent- Teacher Meetings 3 School Telephone numbers 3 Extension Numbers 3 Communication with Parents via E-mail 5 Daily Routines 6 Student Behavior and Responsibilities 7 Attendance-Absence 8 Exams 8 Academic Honesty 9 Behavior and Responsibilities in the Class 11 Service Buses 12 Campus Restrictions 13 Gates 13 Lost and Found 13 Gifts 14 Parents and Teachers Association 14 Health and Safety 17 Welcome to the IB 18 The IB Programme at ENKA 19 The International Baccalaureate Learner Profile 20 The Six IB Diploma Courses 21 Turkish Curriculum Requirements 22 Award of the IB Diploma ENKA GRADE 11 & 12 Student & Parent Handbook 2018-2019 Page 23 IB Diploma Examinations 28 Award of IB Course Studies Certificates 29 The Core IB DP Curriculum 29 1. Theory of Knowledge (TOK) 32 2. The Extended Essay 44 3. Creativity, Activity and Service Program 56 How the 3 Core Points are Calculated 57 IB Diploma course descriptions 57 Group 1 : Language A: Language and Literature (English and Turkish) 57 Group 2: IB Diploma Language Acquisition Language B 58 Group 3: Individuals and Societies 60 Group 4: Sciences 61 Group 5: Studies in IB Mathematics 62 Group 6: The Arts 64 Non-IB Courses 64 History 64 Philosophy 64 Religion and Ethics 64 Mastering ManageBac 69 Performance Grade Criteria 70 Assessment Conversion 71 Forecasted Grades 73 Information From the Overseas College Counseling Office (Occo) 76 Turkish Universities and IB Studies 78 Assessment Calendar 79 Links to useful resources and information for parents 80 MLA Citation Guide ENKA GRADE 11 & 12 Student & Parent Handbook 2018-2019 Introduction and Welcome Dear ENKA Families, Welcome to the 2018-19 Academic Year! This parent and student handbook provides you with comprehensive information about our academic programmes and our assessment processes, as well as details about the day-to-day functioning of the school that you need to know. As you know, apart from meeting all MEB requirements, we are an IB World school and our child-centred approach to teaching and learning is based on the IB’s Principles and Practices. We aim to help children to become responsible, balanced, and engaged members of the community both within the school and in the wider world, and to teach them the learning skills that they will need in future life. We encourage you to work with us in achieving these goals and to become active participants in our school community. I hope this handbook answers most of your questions about the school and its programmes and is of use to you and your child. Please also visit our website where you can find information including the latest updates of this and other documents. If you have any remaining questions, please ask me, the principals, or teachers: we are here to help. Wishing you all the best for a successful year! Richard Bartlett Director of Schools and Advisor to The Executive Committee ENKA GRADE 11 & 12 Student & Parent Handbook 2018-2019 1 Daily Schedule 08:30 - 09:10 1st period 09:15 - 09:55 2nd period 10:00 - 10:40 3rd period 10:40 - 11:00 BREAK 11:05 - 11:45 4th period 11:50 - 12:30 5th period 12:30 - 13:15 LUNCH 13:15 - 13:55 6th period 14:00 - 14:40 7th period 14:40 - 14:50 BREAK 14:50 - 15:30 8th period 15:30 - 15:40 SERVICE BUSES * After school classes run from 15.40 to 17.00 Communication The high school administrative offices can be contacted as follows: Zuhal Tandoğan: extension # 6307 e-mail: zuhal.tandogan @enka.k12.tr Nilüfer Hacıoğlu: extension # 6408 e-mail: [email protected] ENKA GRADE 11 & 12 Student & Parent Handbook 2018-2019 2 Parent- Teacher Meetings Parents may meet our teachers anytime during the year by making appointments in the PARENTS section on our website. To ask for an appointment, please check our website to see the days and timeslots that teachers are available according to their class schedules that are set in order to render parent meetings more effective and efficient. School Telephone numbers Main Switchboard: +90 (212) 705 65 00 High School fax no: +90 (212) 286 52 12 Business Office fax no: +90 (212) 276 82 38 Extension Numbers Admissions 6713 Business Office 6502-6503-6505 Counseling Service (high school) 6412 Infirmary 6515 Director’s Office 6706 High School Office 6406 High School Assistant Principal (Prep, Gr. 9) 6402 High School Assistant Principal (Gr. 10) 6405 High School Assistant Principal (Gr. 11&12) 6410 High School Teachers 6408 High School Library 6414 Overseas College Counseling 6419 Turkish Universities and Career Counseling Office 6433 IB DP Coordinator 6410 Communication with Parents via E-mail Teachers try to reply to parent emails within 24 hours, with the exception of emergencies. The School Newsletter –ENKA Life ENKA Schools publishes an online school bulletin: ENKA Life. The bilingual (Turkish-English) bulletin contains information, pictures, and videos regarding school and student activities and events. The bulletin has been published online in order to reduce paper consumption in the school, to provide access from any internet source, to reach out to more readers and to provide more space. The school expects parents to access the online version. The couriers for all written communications to and from school are your children. E-Mail Addresses: [email protected] To contact staff members – please use the first name.surname of the staff member followed by @enka.k12.tr (all lower case and no space) e.g.: [email protected] Website: www.enka.k12.tr/istanbul www.enkaschools.com do not belong to our school anymore. ENKA GRADE 11 & 12 Student & Parent Handbook 2018-2019 3 Emergency Communication In the event of an earthquake or any other disaster during school hours, try to reach the school if you are nearby. If you are not, please be sure that your children are safe in the school. You will be contacted as soon as possible by phone, websites, or SMS messages and your children will be taken home when it is safe to do so. School Closure and Snow Days • Please listen to announcements on television and radio for information about unexpected school closings. • Announcements about closures will be posted on the website as soon as possible when schools are closed after students reach the school. SMS Message You will be kept informed of important announcements concerning the whole school or high school by SMS messages provided that services allow the possibility of such transaction. If you have a change of telephone number, please pass on your new phone number to us by contacting the Admissions & Registration Office as soon as possible. K12 Students and parents may have access to the data they would like to get via K12 besides the e-school and our school website. You may get in touch with Nalan Köseoğlu, the student affairs officer for usernames and passwords. (Extension no: 6416). ENKA GRADE 11 & 12 Student & Parent Handbook 2018-2019 4 Daily Routines Arrivals Parents may drop-off their children at the designated points but may not leave their vehicles to escort children into the school. All drop-off traffic is one way and must enter campus through the Main Gate and exit through the Sports Club Gate near the parking lot and tennis courts. Primary students are dropped off and enter the school through Entrance A. Pre-school students are dropped off at the corner closest to the Pre-School where the road turns uphill towards the Sports Club exit. Both drop-off points are staffed with security and faculty members for the safety of our children. All children in high school are to be at school by 8:15. If students tend to be regularly late we will ask for a meeting with those students and their parents. After the reasons for lateness are identified we hope that necessary measures can be taken to avoid lateness in the future. Departures Private vehicles may not enter campus to pick up children until the service buses depart in the afternoon. The gates will be open to private vehicles by 15:50 each day. Cars may park in the designated areas around campus between 15:50–16:05 for pick up. A second pick-up will be required for those children who participate in our After-school Program. The campus will again be closed to private vehicles between 16:05 - 17:15 to allow our activities to proceed safely and to allow service buses to park and receive students. Once again, as soon as the service buses depart, private vehicles may enter campus to meet students. Parents or their drivers who come to school early to pick up their children may not wait at the class doors and hallways as this causes the children to lose concentration. Parents can wait in the parent waiting area on the Grade 1 floor. Drivers may enter the school campus to pick up a child only after 15:30. If a parent needs to send something for their child during class hours, they must leave the object with the security. ENKA GRADE 11 & 12 Student & Parent Handbook 2018-2019 5 Student Behavior & Responsibilities The attitudes and behavior stated in this booklet are the most fundamental behavior expected from our students in order to organize the school system and the learning environment. In order to help our students acquire these behaviors: Students understand the reasons why they are expected to display these attitudes and behavior and how these will benefit them.