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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.

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In association with the IB English Guys

Sessions

IB Math

Math AA SL
Math AI SL
Math AA HL
Math AI HL

IB Sciences

Physics SL - 2024
Physics HL - 2024
Chemistry SL - 2024
Chemistry HL - 2024
Biology SL - 2024
Biology HL - 2024

IB Human Sciences

Economics SL
Economics HL
Business Management SL
Business Management HL
Psychology SL
Psychology HL
ESS SL

IB English

English Lang Lit SL
English Lang Lit HL
English Lit SL
English Lit HL
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

Andrew Cohen

Dave Giles

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

Andrew Cohen

Dave Giles

Dave Giles

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

Veronica Santocildes

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

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

Steve Smyth

Sessions

Recording Coming Soon
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

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

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

Steve Smyth

Sessions

Recording Coming Soon
IB Math AA HL

All About Proofs!

This session will examine proofs by deduction, counterexample, contradiction, and induction.

Ellen Thompson

Ellen Thompson

Sessions

Recording Coming Soon
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jim Irvine

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

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

Alejandro Rosselli

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

Alejandro Rosselli

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

Gordon Hirons

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

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

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

Phil Chatterton

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Margaret Hennessy

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

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

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

Nick Streithorst

Sessions

13 Oct 2:00 AM
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

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

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

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

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

Maria Sayyed

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

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

Tamara Jannink

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

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

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

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

Caitlyn Homol

Sessions

Expert IB Tutors

Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen

IB English

Dave Giles

Dave Giles

IB English

Veronica Santocildes

Veronica Santocildes

IB English

Clement Mustchin

Clement Mustchin

IB Mathematics

Steve Smyth

Steve Smyth

IB Mathematics

Ellen Thompson

Ellen Thompson

IB Mathematics

Anthony Ferraro

Anthony Ferraro

IB Physics

Gordon Hirons

Gordon Hirons

IB Physics

Jim Irvine

Jim Irvine

IB Physics

Alejandro Rosselli

Alejandro Rosselli

IB Physics

Erin Dallin

Erin Dallin

IB Chemistry

Jesica Stefanetti

Jesica Stefanetti

IB Chemistry

Margaret Hennessy

Margaret Hennessy

IB Chemistry

Susannah Miller

Susannah Miller

IB Biology

Jesse Versluys

Jesse Versluys

IB Biology

Phil Chatterton

Phil Chatterton

IB Biology

Nick Streithorst

Nick Streithorst

IB Economics

Melissa Kendall

Melissa Kendall

IB Economics

Maria Sayyed

Maria Sayyed

IB Business Management

Cathal O'Mahony

Cathal O'Mahony

IB Business Management

Aoife Murtagh

Aoife Murtagh

IB Business Management

Tamara Jannink

Tamara Jannink

IB ESS

Steve Basaraba

Steve Basaraba

IB ESS

Rachel Davis

Rachel Davis

IB Psychology

Caitlyn Homol

Caitlyn Homol

IB Psychology

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.

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.

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