10 Mar What is an environmental value system? IB ESS guide 2026
Discover what environmental value systems are, explore the three main types, and learn how to apply EVS concepts to excel in IB ESS exams and assessments in 2026....
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26 Feb Mastering the ESS Internal Assessment
Mastering the ESS Internal Assessment: A Tutor’s Roadmap from Data to Analysis Often times students have the fear of the IB ESS Internal Assessment (ESS IA). It is overwealming for them to think about writing it and they feel it being the most difficult part of...
02 Feb Planning Your ESS Revision Calendar: How to Use February–April Effectively
ESS exams are approaching and many students are having a hard time to believe it. Some students begin to panic and stress over ESS exams. However, you should remember that the time period from February to April is still good amount of time to prepare...
02 Feb Understanding Energy Use During the Cold Season: A Systems Thinking Approach
We all know that temperature decreases during winter. This is why people use more energy and energy use rises significantly in many world countries. Our houses need heating and offices use energy for lightening and heating as well. Our energy systems are pressured to make...
02 Feb Is It Too Late to Improve in ESS Before the Exams?
Your Environmental systems and societies exam (ESS) is coming closer and you don’t know what to do. You are scared and don’t feel ready for such a big challenge. The ESS exam can seem like a too big goal for you now to accomplish. The...
21 Dec Top Mistakes Students Make in ESS — and How Online Lessons Fix Them
Top Mistakes Students Make in ESS — and How Online Lessons Fix Them Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) is one of the most loved and interesting IB subjects. It is considered not that difficult subject, but it’s also the subject where students lose their marks where...
21 Dec AI and the Environment: What ESS Students Need to Know in 2026
AI and the Environment: What ESS Students Need to Know in 2026 We don’t consider the Artificial Intelligence (AI) the thing from the future movies. It is already here and influencing the way we think, write and learn. Sometimes we use it on our phones, but...
03 Dec ESS Online Lessons Are a Game‑Changer for IB Students
The IB DP is known as a very demanding, difficult and sometimes hard to follow programme. Environmental systems and societies (ESS) is one of the most unique IB DP subjects. It is an interdisciplinary subject as it is a mixture of humanities and sciences. ESS...
03 Dec A Guide to IB ESS as a Trans-disciplinary Subject
The IB DP Environmental systems and societies (IB ESS) is one of a kind subject when it comes to the International Baccalaureate Programme. There are Group 3 subjects (Individuals and societies) such as Geography and History and Group 4 subjects (Sciences) such as Chemistry and...
03 Dec ESS IA: Practical Ideas for a Standout Internal Assessment
When it comes to ESS IA (Environmental systems and societies Internal Assessment) many students fear it or/and are excited about. It can be a good reason for you to learn more about an environmental issue that is real and present in some environment. You are...