The Lanterna Blog
Below you will find in-depth reports, thought pieces on modern education, as well as hundreds of tips on how to excel at the IB.
How to Avoid Burnout During Exams
At this point in the school year, you’re probably feeling like exam season is never going to end. This is completely understandable! The Diploma Programme is a long two years, and your cohort has faced more challenges than normal. Here we’ll take you through our top 3 tips for avoiding burnout in exam season. Tip…
How to Remember Equations and Models (Maths/Physics)
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” This phrase is often (mis)attributed to Einstein and is eerily apt for IB revision. Despite its suspected apocryphal nature, I have found the witticism to hold true for IB maths with its equations and models especially. Too often, I have witnessed a student…
How to Remember Stages of Reactions (Chemistry/Biology)
Have you ever found yourself panicking when your teacher asked you to draw the mechanism for the nitration of benzene? Or blanked on a test when you had to suggest the steps necessary to turn propane into propanoic acid? You are not alone with struggling with stages of reactions! As a tutor, I have found…
How to Remember General Statistics and Dates
For subjects like geography, history, and psychology there are a lot of statistics and dates to remember during exams. Memorising this information can be very tricky. However, without this information it is almost impossible to score high marks on essays. Here we’ll take you through our top tips and tricks for remembering general statistics during…
Finn’s Study Tips – How to Improve Languages
This week we’re hearing from Finn, one of our school presenters, about how to improve your languages. Check out Finn’s study tips below! How to Improve Languages Languages are a huge part of the IB, with both Studies in Language and Literature and Language Acquisition being compulsory areas of study. For some students, this is…
Maja’s Study Tips – Organising
This week we’re hearing from Maja, another one of our amazing school presenters. Maja is a top IB grad who has extensive experience tutoring with us in addition to presenting at IB schools around the world. Here we’ll take you through Maja’s study tips for revision season. Tip 1: Get organised! You’ve probably…
Yi’s Study Tips – Notetaking
If you’re at an IB school, chances are that you’ve been to a presentation from one of our amazing school presenters! All top IB grads, our school presenters travel round the world sharing their best tips and tricks for getting through the Diploma Programme. This week we’re sharing Yi’s study tips for effective note taking. …
Top Tips for Studying Global Politics
Develop Passive Sources of Glo Po Income! Although this sounds like a Youtube advertisement for attaining financial FREEDOM by developing these TOP 10 passive income streams, I promise this is not a pyramid scheme but an excellent way to prepare for Glo Po on your way to school! You can think of your Glo Po…
Top 5 Essentials for Studying Philosophy
Are you overwhelmed by IB Philosophy’s complexity, and you just can’t get your head around all the different theories? Read these 5 top tips to get yourself back in gear for acing your next philosophy exam! 1. Get an overview Have you ever read a paragraph in a text, taken a breath, and then the…
How to Study for Mock Exams
Congratulations, you’ve made it to mock season! Mocks are supposed to be a learning experience. They’re here to give you a feel of what an exam schedule is like so that the real ones are less intimidating. If you’re feeling a bit lost with revising for mocks that’s okay! Here we’ll take you through our…
