A creative solution
A new IB programme focusing on the arts will let students further explore a career in the creative industries.
[First published on 21 August, 2014] Three students have already enrolled in the firstever International Baccalaureate Career-related Certificate (IBCC) programme in Hong Kong.
The programme is being launched by Renaissance College (RCHK), which has partnered with the Savannah College of Art and Design (Scad) to give students interested in a career in the arts a head start.
Casey Chan Li-en, 16, a Year 12 student at RCHK, chose to enrol in the programme for a taste of what a university arts course might be like.
“I’ve been thinking of going to art school,” she says. “This is a way for me to get a jump start on things and explore my career options earlier.”
RCHK principal Dr Harry Brown says the programme is intended as a way to connect students to the real world.
The two-year course will be available to students in Years 12 and 13. The students will take at least two IB Diploma courses, along with an IBCC “core”, similar to the IB core requirements.
