What is the Summer IA Intensive?
The Summer IA Intensive is a focused academic programme designed for IB Diploma students who want to walk into DP2 with their Internal Assessment well underway, not still staring at a blank page in October. It is a two-week, in-person experience built around structured pacing, expert mentorship, and long, uninterrupted blocks of student writing time. The IA remains entirely the student's own work; the programme builds the ecosystem in which their best work can happen.
Two weeks shaped around how IAs are actually written
From a review of your existing IA work before Day 1, to a structured check-in when DP2 begins, every part of the programme is built around three things: criterion-anchored feedback from IB examiners, structured workshops on writing and AI use, and dedicated 1:1 time with subject specialists.
We start before you arrive
Two weeks before Day 1, our team reviews whatever IA work you've already started (research question drafts, methodology notes, early data) and sends you a written diagnostic report alongside a 30-minute conversation. By the time you walk in, your starting point is mapped and your first morning gets straight to work.
Day 1: the five IB criteria, with an examiner
Day 1 opens with the standard. The five IB criteria, walked through by an examiner, followed by a focused session on your research question. Sketch or refined draft, doesn't matter. By the end of Day 1, you know exactly how every part of your IA is judged.
Writing workshops + 1:1 time with your specialist
Every section of the IA (research question, methodology, analysis, evaluation, reflection) gets its own structured workshop. Then you work through your own draft in dedicated 1:1 time with your specialist, with focused support continuing across the two weeks.
AI use, taught the IB way
A structured workshop on what AI is permitted to do in your IA, and what it isn't. You'll leave knowing exactly how to use language models, citation managers, and analysis tools, with clear lines that match the IB's rules on integrity.
Examiner-marked drafts + a score prediction
Throughout the two weeks, every draft you submit is marked criterion by criterion by IB examiners, with multiple rounds before Day 10. You'll always know what your IA would score if submitted as-is, and exactly what to refine next.
Support continues into DP2
One more round of examiner feedback on a revised draft lands in the autumn term, well ahead of your real submission, so your final version benefits from everything you built at Omniscience.
Walk away with a Level 7–quality IA in hand
- A pressure-tested research question and methodology
- A polished, criterion-marked first draft (1,500–2,000 words)
- An IB-examiner score prediction with a precise revision plan
- A complete Notion portfolio (drafts, data, recorded panel) that travels into DP2
Got further questions? Book a 15-minute conversation. We'll walk you through whatever you need.
Book a 15-minute conversationPick your subjects
Six subject tracks run across three two-week cohorts, one in the morning slot, one in the afternoon. Pick one or more subjects below; the grid fills in to show which half-days you'd be in Oeiras and how full each track is.
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Apply with this selectionWhere the programme runs
The Summer IA Intensive runs at Omniscience headquarters in Taguspark, Oeiras: your own workstation, the right tools for serious research, and the kind of long, uninterrupted blocks of focus that writing an IA actually demands. About 25 minutes from central Lisbon and within easy reach of IB and international schools across the Lisbon and Cascais area.
Address
Omniscience Education
Taguspark, Núcleo Central
2740-122 Porto Salvo
Oeiras, Portugal
Important Deadlines
From "applications open" to "programme begins". See where we are along the timeline. Cohorts are small; apply before the end of May to be considered.
- Dec 1, 2025 Applications open
- May 31, 2026 Submission deadline
- Jun 5, 2026 Admissions confirmed Decisions sent in the first week of June.
- Jul 6, 2026 Programme begins
