Again, this is a common dilemma among international school students and parents. The reason for this is that many schools are switching to newer curriculums, but many of their existing students are more familiar with the previous/old curriculum.
As a result, parents have to make a choice - they can uproot their child from the school and try finding one with the old curriculum, or they can stay put at a new school that uses the newer curriculum but struggle with making sure their child keeps up due to already being behind.
International Baccalaureate is a European-based non-profit educational foundation whereas IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) is an International variant of GCSE qualification, available all over the world. The GCSE exam stands for General Certificate of Secondary Education and it's a standard secondary school qualification that is taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as well as many other territories around the world.
The first thing to note is that IGCSE (with A & AS Levels) is a curriculum just like CBSC or ICSE of India, where IGCSE certification is offered at 10th grade or middle school level and A and AS level offered at 11th and 12th grade.
IB (including MYP and PYP)) is an educational framework comprising of PYP and MYP. PYP is a primary level program and MYP is a middle school level program framework. The framework is a loosely defined set of topics that gives the teacher, the flexibility on how to teach the students in their own way, including teaching the concepts with live examples, etc.
Certification bodies do not always ensure compatibility. This can come down to a lack of a thorough understanding of how the teaching standards that are set within the teaching day-to-day rhythms and rhythms lead to misjudgments on behalf of teachers in particular, although many teachers are trained wrong.
There are two primary methods of teaching: the holistic and the discrete. Both have their pros and cons, but at Serendipity education we instruct our students with a holistic approach to learning as it is more idealistic in its philosophy.
This is compared to traditional education that employs a discrete or compartmentalized, approach to acquiring knowledge. At IB institutions such as Serendipity education, higher-level thinking skills are prioritized over rote memorization in all areas of study including Mathematics and Language Arts.
An IB student takes six subjects, three at the higher level and three at the standard level. Standard-level subjects must include maths, science, English, and a foreign language. Whereas A level has just three subject areas that are scrutinized and in-depth study.
Higher-level students will benefit more from the additional breadth of study typically required by colleges and universities that recognize the IB diploma alongside its more in-depth curriculum than will students who choose to earn an A-level diploma, as many schools set minimum requirements for acceptance into their programs.
The rigor of this program should allow ambitious students who plan to pursue higher education afterward to be better prepared for success.
The International Baccalaureate diploma is highly respected by universities in the United States and Europe, particularly for its breadth of academic areas. Qualification flexibility means it can be used as a stepping stone to enter into a BA (Hons) degree or as an alternative to A Levels at UK universities such as our partner the University of West London.
It is also accepted around the world via our MYP program, which offers sixth form students further study opportunities taking into account the individual's strengths and interests.
With so many options to choose from, students are given the luxury of getting to decide for themselves about their classes. Students often overlook choosing courses whose field of study won't prepare them well for their future in the workforce such as ones who have decided that engineering is not for them after attending a college career fair or those who just aren't good with math and science but still want to keep the door open about switching careers sometime down the road.
The grade doesn't matter as much as the effort put in. Being well prepared is what truly matters when it comes to filling out your college applications or going through an interview process!
Conclusion:
To sum things up, it seems that going with IGCSE is the best option for students up to Grade 10 as many renowned universities around the globe give full credit and recognize IGCSE as equivalent to their curriculums.
Meanwhile, IB is a better choice if you're aiming towards STEM degrees at college; although some prominent and prestigious universities globally do not recognize IB as equivalent to their own curriculums.
At Serendipity Education, our experts strongly feel that the IGCSE syllabus is the best for students of today up to the 10th grade. And if your child is pursuing a science, technology, engineering, or math program in college, then we recommend the IB curriculum to give them a competitive advantage
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