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The Extended Essay Step by Step Guide 5: Structure and Planning
When it comes to writing a brilliant first draft of your Extended Essay, or any essay, I fully believe that a solid structure is one of the surest guarantees of success there is. It’s the skeleton of the essay that makes it into a fully formed being instead of a pile of jelly. And the…
Exam Advice from IB Survivors
We’re in the thick of exam season now. As we speak, IB students around the world are nearing the end of their first week of exams. At Lanterna we remember all too clearly how it felt to be in exactly this position. But we also know all the good things that happened afterwards, after the…
IB exam experience – UN World Food Programme Director, Marina Catena
Whether you have exams coming up or about to just start the IB, you’ll always need inspiration. Who better to inspire you to go forth with IB excitement than Marina Catena? Marina is the Director of the United Nations World Food Programme in France, and Lieutenant of the Italian Army. She studied for her IB…
The Extended Essay Step-By-Step Guide 4: The Question
Welcome back to our step-by-step guide to the Extended Essay! So far in this series, we’ve covered how to choose your topic and get on with your research. Here in Part 3, I want to talk all about how to make sure you have the perfect question. I know. I’ve mentioned the question before. Some…
The key to staying happy and motivated in the run up to IB exams
IB students of the world, are you feeling the stress? If the answer is YES, you are definitely not alone! Revising for so many exams at once is a huge challenge, so if you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed, exhausted, and are generally lacking in motivation then don’t worry: IB students worldwide feel your pain! It can…
IB Therapy: Your Questions Answered Part 3
Everyone at Lanterna remembers what it was like doing the IB. We also know what it takes to succeed, and that is why we’ve made it our mission to support all of you still ‘in the trenches’. In this blog series we’re asking you to send in all the questions you’ve been meaning to ask about getting…
Timetable your way to IB success
It’s that time of year again when the IB students of the world knuckle under for the final stretch. The prospect of getting two years’ worth of work into your brain can be daunting to say the least, but fear not – here at Lanterna we’ve been through it and we are here to give…
The Extended Essay Step-By-Step Guide 3: The Research
The Easter Break is nearly upon us. Ten years ago this might have been a cue to eat more chocolate than you can handle. But if you’re in DP1 of the IB that small thing called the Extended Essay will be hovering on the horizon. You know that you should think about it over the…
IB Therapy: Your Questions Answered Part 2
Everyone at Lanterna remembers what it was like doing the IB. We also know what it takes to succeed, and that is why we’ve made it our mission to support all of you still ‘in the trenches’. In this blog series we’re asking you to send in all the questions you’ve been meaning to ask about getting…
Having an IB meltdown? Use mindfulness to cut your stress levels and boost your productivity!
As an IB student, chances are you know how it feels to have a million things buzzing around your mind – IA deadlines, CAS projects, ToK, how not to fail maths, EE… but you can’t seem to concentrate on any of them for long enough to get the job done! Instead, you sit there feeling…
