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.
Organisation: A Guide for the Disorganised IB Student
There’s one thing that I truly believe is consistent among all the IB students who get the highest grade. And that’s organisation. Some of them would argue that they’re not organised at all. That their notes are messy, they don’t make schedules, or they feel they’re all over the place. But what I said still…
IB Perspectives: Student Stories from around the World – part 4
Curious to know how other students are getting through the IB Diploma Program? In this blog series we’re taking a look at the experiences of different IB students around the world. Our fourth student perspective comes from Singapore, in the words of Georgia Moody, a native Australian who’s grown up in Japan and Singapore. You can…
IB Perspectives: Student Stories from around the World – part 3
Curious to know how other students are getting through the IB Diploma Program? In this blog series, we’re taking a look at the experiences of different IB students around the world. Our third perspective comes from the UK, in the words of Samuel Quang, a final year IB student. You can read part 2 of…
6 Steps to the Perfect Study Environment
If you can concentrate you can learn quickly. If you can learn quickly you can ace your studies. So the obvious question is…how do you concentrate. One of the most important factors affecting your concentration is your environment. In this post, we’re going to examine the main characteristics of the perfect study environment. Then we’re…
The Art of Making Awesome Notes
I feel like the art of note-taking, or at least of taking effective notes, is often underestimated. Yes, almost all of us make them in lessons, but it’s easy to forget how valuable they can be later on. Making awesome notes in the IB is especially important, as there is so much information across the…
3 Last Minute Essay Boosting Tips
What are the tricks to make an essay better fast? In this post I’m going to describe the things you can quickly do to massively improve the quality of your essay. This might be especially useful at this time of year. You might have a lot of deadlines. You might have to submit ToK essays,…
We need to talk about stress
No, really. Those of us at Lanterna have been visiting a fair number of schools recently and it seems like a lot of students, at all stages of the IB, are stressed at the moment. Maybe it’s the season, maybe it’s this particular time in the course, but I think it would do us all…
IB Perspectives: Student Stories from around the World – part 2
Curious to know how other students are getting through the IB Diploma Program? In this blog series we’re taking a look at the experiences of different IB students around the world. Our second perspective comes from Norway, through the eyes of Hege Kristine, a final year IB student. You can read part 1 of the…
5 Simple Steps For Smarter IB Goals
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. C. S. Lewis OK guys! This week I want you psyched up because we’re going to talk about a certain way to boost your IB points this term and before exams! Why should I bother with Goals ? OK- so…
ToK Survival Guide: The Ultimate Resource
Hey Hey! It’s that time of year again…no, I don’t mean Christmas, I mean Theory of Knowledge time! Yay! Getting a top grade in ToK is a) Totally Achievable and b) Super important. It’s important because those 3 core points can be achieved before the exams – when everything gets real crazy in school. This…
