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IB LEARNER PROFILE - IN THE INQUIRY CENTRE

Inquirer
Are you ready to learn how to use the Inquiry Centre to help you carry out your inquiries?

Thinker
Are you ready to think carefully in the Inquiry Centre?
You will need to solve problems and make careful decisions.

Communicator
Are you ready to give your own ideas as well as listen to the ideas of others?
You will need to read, write, talk and listen in the Inquiry Centre.

Risk-taker
Are you willing to take risks to learn new skills in our Inquiry Centre?

Knowledgeable
Are you ready to use lots of resources to find the information that you need?
We will learn how to use books, search engines, databases and encyclopedias to name a few!

Principled
Are you ready to respect the rights of others in the Inquiry Centre and make sure you tell others where your information came from?
(Even the book characters that you meet will need to make principled decisions!)

Open-Minded
Are you ready to learn from books and other information sources that show ideas which may be different from your own?

Well-balanced
Are you ready to use the Inquiry Centre to find out about other cultures so that you will grow as a person?

Reflective
Are you ready to think back over your research at the end? Are you ready to read and listen to stories which will help you understand yourself and others better?


Updated on: June 4, 2007