Daryl Ryan Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 Hi guys, have any of you seen the Geography Syllabus Guide for 2018? Because the current one is only for exams until 2017. This is the current Subject Brief and Syllabus Guide for Geography. And do you know how early the IBO releases new syllabuses for its subjects? Thanks Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw0573 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 You can try contact your IB coordinator for the new guide, who has it if it has been released. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Ryan Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 I'll contact her when the school term starts(which is at the end of August ) . I'm just wondering if anyone has seen it cause I can't seem to find it on the internet. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherwch Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Wait. Is the geo syllabus only for exams until 2017? I thought it was meant to be used for 7 years till 2018, when i will also be taking the exam. Though i may be mistaken Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vioh Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 10 minutes ago, christopherwch said: Wait. Is the geo syllabus only for exams until 2017? I thought it was meant to be used for 7 years till 2018, when i will also be taking the exam. Though i may be mistaken Normally IB would release a new syllabus for a particular subject every 7 years. However, as far as I know, it seems that the release of the next geography syllabus has been postponed by one year, which means that the current syllabus (linked by Daryl Ryan) will last all the way to the end of 2018. And the new syllabus will have May 2019 as its the first examination session. So don't worry. You're not mistaken. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw0573 Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Vioh said: Normally IB would release a new syllabus for a particular subject every 7 years. However, as far as I know, it seems that the release of the next geography syllabus has been postponed by one year, which means that the current syllabus (linked by Daryl Ryan) will last all the way to the end of 2018. And the new syllabus will have May 2019 as its the first examination session. So don't worry. You're not mistaken. IB assumes teacher starts in September for May examinations so a new syllabus would have to be published in next 2-3 weeks. I was looking at records from recent IB regional conferences and was trying to get a confirmation that the course will be postponed. In 2016 Conference of the Americas they did mention some postponement of other courses but not Geography. I think what @Vioh said is a valid assumption, and I will take look at the AEM conference notes when they are released to confirm the suspicion. [EDIT: It does appear the most reasoning explanation is that they will continue to use the current syllabus.] Edited August 18, 2016 by kw0573 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vioh Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 2 minutes ago, kw0573 said: IB assumes teacher starts in September for May examinations so a new syllabus would have to be published in next 2-3 weeks. I was looking at records from recent IB regional conferences and was trying to get a confirmation that the course will be postponed. In 2016 Conference of the Americas they did mention some postponement of other courses but not Geography. I think what @Vioh said is a valid assumption. That means however that @Daryl Ryan you can't choose Geography as a DP subject if it's not offered. I will take look at the AEM conference notes when they are released to confirm the suspicion. I actually got the information from my old geography teacher. He says that the IB needs a little more time to get the new syllabus ready. Besides, if May 2018 is the first examination session for the new syllabus, then that new syllabus should have already been released in early 2016, such that teachers could have proper training and familiarity with the new syllabus. But so far, nobody has seen the new syllabus yet. If the release has been postponed by 1 year, I think we can probably expect it to be released in some time around early 2017. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopherwch Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 Thanks all of you! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Ryan Posted August 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Thanks so much for the insightful information! At least I don't feel that nervous knowing the syllabus will be the same Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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