Study Sessions
The previous installments of Study Sessions have been so popular, we've been inundated with requests for more!
Our expert IB tutors have put together an even more comprehensive series of sessions, based on the most challenging topic areas. We're also welcoming any questions you have ahead of the sessions to ensure you're getting the best support possible.
Live sessions are free for all users.
In association with the IB English Guys
Sessions
IB Math
IB Sciences
IB Human Sciences
IB English
IB English Lit SL/HL
Paper 1 - Nailing Paper 1 - Key Tips and Insights
Join Andrew and Dave to discuss close-reading strategies and key writing tips that will “wow” your examiner. Contrary to what people think, you CAN study for Paper 1, and we'll show you how!
Andrew Cohen
Dave Giles
Sessions
IB English Lang Lit & Lit SL/HL
Paper 2 - Small Strategies for Big Success
Join Andrew and Dave for advice on reading time, unpacking questions, and scoring big points on Paper 2. We'll discuss what examiners look for and how you can best study for this comparative beast.
Andrew Cohen
Dave Giles
Sessions
IB English Lang Lit & Lit SL/HL
Paper 2 - Rich Ideas and Comparative Structures
This session will focus on writing rich ideas and comparative statements using model paragraphs.
Veronica Santocildes
Sessions
IB English LL SL/HL
Paper 1 - Text Types Review
This session will explore key features of six popular text types for Paper 1, Language & Literature, and delve into Guiding Questions, focusing on how to interpret and respond to them effectively.
Veronica Santocildes
Sessions
IB Math AA SL/HL
Probability
This session will begin with Venn diagrams and conditional probability. It will include SL and HL content (clearly identified by the tutor) and build into the concept of random variables.
Steve Smyth
Sessions
IB Math AA SL/HL
Kinematics
In this session, we will review kinematic problems involving displacement, distance, velocity, and acceleration for both paper 1 and paper 2.
Clement Mustchin
Sessions
IB Math AA SL/HL
Solving Equations
We will look at various techniques to solve a range of different types of equations, including disguised quadratics, logarithmic functions, trig functions, and more.
Steve Smyth
Sessions
IB Math AA HL
Essential Vector Techniques
This session will cover essential vector techniques involving points, lines, distances, and planes. We will also focus on tricky concepts to help you feel confident in the AA HL examinations.
Steve Smyth
Sessions
IB Math AA HL
All About Proofs!
This session will examine proofs by deduction, counterexample, contradiction, and induction.
Ellen Thompson
Sessions
IB Math AA HL
Differential Equations
This session will look at various ways to solve differential equations to find exact solutions. It will also cover Euler’s method to find approximate solutions.
Steve Smyth
Sessions
IB Math AA HL
Complex numbers
This session will review the conversion between Cartesian, polar, and exponential forms: products, quotients, and integer powers, De Moivre’s theorem, and geometrical interpretations.
Steve Smyth
Sessions
IB Math AA HL
Integrating Quotients
This session will look at various techniques to integrate different families of quotients. It will focus on paper 1 applications and include some paper 2.
Steve Smyth
Sessions
IB Math AI HL
Differential Equations, Slope Fields and Phase Portraits
In this session, we will find solutions to coupled differential equations. We will also interpret slope fields and sketch & interpret phase portraits, considering real and complex eigenvalues.
Clement Mustchin
Sessions
IB Math AI HL
Complex Numbers and Sinusoidal Functions
We will review conversion between Cartesian, polar, and exponential forms: products, quotients, and integer powers, and add sinusoidal functions with the same frequencies but different phase angles.
Clement Mustchin
Sessions
IB Math AI HL
Hypothesis Testing
This session will look at z-tests, t-tests, and tests for proportion, population mean, and bivariate normal distributions. We will also calculate critical regions and type I and type II errors.
Clement Mustchin
Sessions
IB Math AI HL
Coupled Differential Equations
In this session, we will find exact and approximate solutions to coupled differential equations. We will also sketch and interpret phase portraits, considering real and complex eigenvalues.
Clement Mustchin
Sessions
IB Math AI SL
Hypothesis Testing
In this session, we will look at chi-squared tests for independence, chi-squared goodness of fit tests, and t-tests.
Clement Mustchin
Sessions
IB Math AI SL
Applications of Functions
In this session, we will look at mathematical modeling with a range of different functions (quadratic, cubic, exponential, sinusoidal) and investigate the key features of graphs of functions not specifically mentioned in topic 2.
Clement Mustchin
Sessions
IB Physics SL/HL
Solving Challenging Mechanics Problems
This session will work through complex mechanics problems that combine the concepts of kinematics, forces, conservation of momentum, and conservation of energy.
Jim Irvine
Sessions
IB Physics SL/HL
Gravitation and Circular Motion
This session will review the main ideas of gravitation and circular motion with practice problems for both featured. It will also cover the role of circular motion in other topics.
Jim Irvine
Sessions
IB Physics SL/HL
Electric Circuits and Kirchhoff's Laws
After covering the fundamentals of working with electric circuits, this session will model various approaches for solving circuits by applying Kirchhoff's laws for current and potential difference.
Alejandro Rosselli
Sessions
En español
IB Physics SL/HL
Circuitos Eléctricos y leyes de Kirchhoff.
En esta sesión repasaremos los fundamentos asociados a resolver circuitos eléctricos junto a diversas estrategias para aplicar las leyes de Kirchhoff sobre corrientes y diferencias de potencial.
Alejandro Rosselli
Sessions
IB Physics HL
Simple Harmonic Motion and Wave Phenomena
This session will cover HL's simple harmonic motion and then move on to diffraction gratings, single-slit diffraction patterns, resolution, and thin films.
Gordon Hirons
Sessions
IB Physics HL
Wave-particle Duality
This session will cover HL's simple harmonic motion and then move on to diffraction gratings, single-slit diffraction patterns, resolution, and thin films.
Anthony Ferraro
Sessions
IB Physics SL
Simple Harmonic Motion and Wave Interference
This session will cover SL's simple harmonic motion and then move on to the concepts of superposition, standing waves, and two-source interference.
Gordon Hirons
Sessions
IB Biology HL
Photosynthesis
This session will review chloroplast structure and function. Then, we'll examine the light-dependent and light-independent reactions, including oxidative photophosphorylation and the Calvin cycle.
Phil Chatterton
Sessions
IB Biology HL
Cellular Respiration
This session will review mitochondrion structure and function, as well as the stages of cellular respiration, including glycolysis, link reaction, the Krebs cycle, electron transport, and chemiosmosis.
Jesse Versluys
Sessions
IB Biology HL
Osmoregulation
In this session, we review osmoregulation in insects and humans, including the structure & function of the Malphigian tubule system, the nephron, and the kidney, as well as the role of ADH. Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 questions will also be presented.
Susannah Miller
Sessions
IB Biology SL/HL
Hormones, Homeostasis, and Reproduction
This session will review homeostasis and the hormones insulin, glucagon, melatonin, leptin, thyroxin, and the reproductive hormones involved in the menstrual cycle. This is relevant to the SL and HL courses.
Jesse Versluys
Sessions
IB Chemistry SL/HL
Organic Chemistry
We will review core content, including reaction types for alkenes, halogenoalkanes, alcohols, and benzene. HL will cover SN1 & SN2 mechanisms, Electrophilic Addition & Markovnikov's rule.
Erin Dallin
Sessions
En español
IB Chemistry SL/HL
Equilibrio
Analizaremos los equilibrios de forma cualitativa y cuantitativa, veremos el cálculo de Kc y Qc, y aplicaremos el principio de Le Châtelier. Estudiaremos la relación entre ΔGᶿ y Kc.
Jesica Stefanetti
Sessions
IB Chemistry SL/HL
Chemical Kinetics
This session will review kinetics, including key SL ideas (collision theory, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution curve, and factors affecting rates) and HL content (rate expressions and mechanisms).
Jesica Stefanetti
Sessions
IB Chemistry HL
Enthalpy Cycles
This session will review Energetics HL. It includes Hess's Law, the Born-Haber cycle, and building cycles with bond dissociation, formation, and combustion enthalpies to determine enthalpies of reaction.
Margaret Hennessy
Sessions
IB Chemistry HL
Organic Chemistry
This session will review the organic chemistry HL content, including nucleophilic substitution mechanisms (SN1 and SN2) and electrophilic additions of unsymmetrical alkenes (Markovnikov's rule).
Jesica Stefanetti
Sessions
IB Chemistry HL
Spectroscopy
This session will review mass spectrometry, infrared, and NMR spectroscopy. We will practice using these tools in connection with % composition and IHD to deduce molecular structures.
Margaret Hennessy
Sessions
IB Economics HL
Market Power
This session will focus on diagrams and analysis for perfect competition, monopoly (and everything in between) to show how each model of competition impacts stakeholders.
Nick Streithorst
Sessions
IB Economics SL/HL
National Income and Paper 1
This session will review macroeconomic concepts of the circular flow model of income, Keynesian and Monetarist models, and GDP measures. Paper 1 strategies will also be covered.
Melissa Kendall
Sessions
IB Business Management SL/HL
Paper 2 Finance and Accounts Revision
This session covers key Finance and Accounts topics for Paper 2, offering strategies for exam questions, case studies, and calculations to help SL & HL students maximize marks and avoid common pitfalls.
Aoife Murtagh
Sessions
IB Business Management SL/HL
Assessment Strategies
This session will focus on exam techniques in Finance and Accounts. It will cover break-even analysis, final accounts, and ratio analysis and examine questions on these topics.
Cathal O'Mahony
Sessions
IB Business Management SL/HL
Mastering Assessments: Strategies for Papers 1, 2, and 3
This session will review strategies for IB Business Management Paper 1, 2, and 3 exams. It will include insights on question formats, answer structuring, and critical analysis for exam success.
Maria Sayyed
Sessions
IB Business Management HL
Paper 3 Assessment Strategies
This session is tailored for HL students preparing for Paper 3, providing an analysis of the pre-seen case study and key business tools to help apply strategies and identify core issues for exam success.
Maria Sayyed
Sessions
IB ESS SL
Climate Change - Adaptation & Mitigation
This session will explore climate change, focusing on adaptation and mitigation strategies. We will evaluate the strategies' strengths and limitations and incorporate exam essay question techniques.
Steve Basaraba
Sessions
IB ESS SL
Key Strategies for Acing Paper 1
In this session, we review strategies for Paper 1 questions. Practice questions will highlight how to identify what is being asked and how to structure your answer to achieve high marks.
Tamara Jannink
Sessions
IB ESS SL
Food Production
We will take a systems approach as we look at both Aquatic and Terrestrial Food Production, particularly with an eye on sustainability. Questions will focus on using examples.
Tamara Jannink
Sessions
IB Psychology SL/HL
Research Methods and Ethics Essays for Papers 1 and 2
This study session will review some research methods and ethics concepts and provide advice on structuring ethics and research methods essays for papers 1 and 2.
Rachel Davis
Sessions
IB Psychology SL/HL
Structuring Essay Responses
This study session will advise how to approach and structure essay responses for papers 1 and 2, particularly emphasizing the contrast command term.
Rachel Davis
Sessions
IB Psychology SL/HL
Power Studies in Psychology
We'll review common overlapping or 'power studies' in Psychology. We will also review strategies for writing high-mark responses on Papers 1 and 2, focusing on critical thinking.
Caitlyn Homol
Sessions
Expert IB Tutors
Andrew Cohen
IB English
Dave Giles
IB English
Veronica Santocildes
IB English
Clement Mustchin
IB Mathematics
Steve Smyth
IB Mathematics
Ellen Thompson
IB Mathematics
Anthony Ferraro
IB Physics
Gordon Hirons
IB Physics
Jim Irvine
IB Physics
Alejandro Rosselli
IB Physics
Erin Dallin
IB Chemistry
Jesica Stefanetti
IB Chemistry
Margaret Hennessy
IB Chemistry
Susannah Miller
IB Biology
Jesse Versluys
IB Biology
Phil Chatterton
IB Biology
Nick Streithorst
IB Economics
Melissa Kendall
IB Economics
Maria Sayyed
IB Business Management
Cathal O'Mahony
IB Business Management
Aoife Murtagh
IB Business Management
Tamara Jannink
IB ESS
Steve Basaraba
IB ESS
Rachel Davis
IB Psychology
Caitlyn Homol
IB Psychology
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the Study Sessions?
The Revision Village Study Sessions are approximately 1.5 - 2 hour online review sessions for IB students. Held as a Zoom webinar, they are freely available and open to all - including students, teachers, and tutors. Sessions cover a range of topics, including important concepts, assessment strategies and skills, or difficult questions in IB examinations. They are taught by experienced IB teachers, examiners, and workshop leaders from around the world, all of whom produce materials you can find on Revision Village.
Why are the sessions at such inconvenient times for me? What if I can’t make a study session?
While we would encourage students to attend live sessions, allowing for questions and live feedback, we will be recording each session and will generally seek to make them available for later viewing - linked where the original registration was located. However, for a variety of reasons we cannot guarantee that any particular session will become available after it’s been given.
Who are the Study Sessions for?
RV Study Sessions are designed to be most appropriate for students in the second year of the program who have previously studied the material under review. However, students earlier in the program may also find topics being covered they have previously seen, or may attend sessions on topics they haven’t yet encountered as a brief and intense introduction to a particular concept. Additionally, teachers and tutors may find the material examined in the RV Study Sessions helpful and useful as they work with students preparing for the IB examinations.
What time are the Study Sessions?
The times shown on the website and the registration for the Study Sessions are given in your local time. As sessions are being offered for students located around the world, not every session will be at a convenient time or date, but we strive to offer a selection of useful sessions appropriate for every timezone.
Do I have to pay / be a member for the Sessions?
The study sessions are completely free. You don’t need to have an active gold subscription, or even have a Revision Village account. These sessions are open to all.