Student guides for applying to university abroad

Many universities around the world accept applications from students who have studied the IB Diploma Programme. The systems for processing applications vary from country to country, and sending in applications requires an informed awareness of what is required. To help students and parents understand application requirements, IB provides guides on applying to universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

These guides cover a brief introduction to the higher education system and its application process, as well as providing information specifically relevant to IB students applying to these institutions from outside of the UK. The information includes entry requirements normally required of IB Diploma students, the timeline for sending an application, and facts on who sends the transcripts and their country of origin. Further helpful information is provided on the 10 institutions receiving the most transcripts from international IB students.

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Discovery Summer – one of the top-ranking summer schools in the UK

We are pleased to announce that 31 Boulevards is now one of the official agents for Discovery Summer in Hong Kong, Macau and Southern China. This summer school, currently ranked as the top multi-centre summer school in the UK by the British Council, offers short intensive summer courses at eight centres in England. Students receive three big benefits from the summer school: English skills from language specialists; take-home knowledge about the host country; and lots of personally engaged connections through fun activities with students from all around the world.

As testament to how popular these summer schools are, already more than a dozen students from Macau have registered for courses to be held at Radley College this summer.

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Engaging parents in their children’s language learning

Though most parents understand that involvement in their child’s language learning will help them academically, they feel anxious they do not know how to do this effectively. Cambridge English TV offers a range of solutions focusing on engagement and the roles within this of the teacher, young learners and their parents. The advice includes guidance on the Cambridge English Young Learners tests and supporting practical resources and ideas.

EFL expert Karen Saxby offers comment in four areas: 1. Why parents might want or not want to engage in their child’s language learning; 2. Rethinking why we learn languages; 3. How teachers can encourage parents to engage more; 4. Ways in which parents can help their children even if they have little English themselves. Karen explains that the four essentials of the teacher/parent role are: information, direction, caring and energizing, and that a parent triggers the intrinsic motivation that makes the learning experience fun and meaningful.

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