International Baccalaureate (IB) Education Overview

Introduction

• Over 40 Years: The IB has been offering education that bridges languages, countries, and cultures.
• Continuum of Education: Offers four programs for ages 3-19.

Mission and Values

• Intercultural Understanding and Respect: Core mission.
• IB Learner Profile:
  • Inquirers: Curious, enthusiastic, lifelong learners.
  • Knowledgeable: Explore significant ideas both locally and globally.
  • Thinkers: Critical, creative, and ethical decision-making.
  • Communicators: Good listeners, confident in multiple languages.
  • Principled: Honest, fair, and responsible.
  • Open-minded: Appreciate own culture and those of others.
  • Caring: Committed to community service.
  • Risk-takers: Courageous, resourceful, and resilient.
  • Balanced: Focus on personal and communal well-being.
  • Reflective: Thoughtful, realistic, hopeful.

Educational Philosophy

• Passionate Lifelong Learners: Focus on how and why learning is as important as what is studied.
• International Mindedness: Recognizing common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet.

Learning and Assessment

• Inquiry, Action, and Reflection: Central to building understanding.
• Formative Assessment: Teachers use varied strategies to help students improve continuously.

Program Structure

• Learning by Doing: Connecting classroom knowledge to the external world.
• Exhibitions, Projects, and Research: Culmination of students' learning experiences.

Global Engagement

• Language and Culture Understanding: Helps students become globally engaged.
• Exploration of Challenges: Local and global issues like environment, development, and governance.

Curriculum

• Engaging and Relevant: Challenging and significant content.
• Broad and Balanced: Encourages connections across different fields.
• Recognition: IB Diploma acknowledged as an international university entrance qualification.

Community and Collaboration

• Independent Worldwide Community: Educators committed to educational excellence.
• IB World Schools: Collaborate to uphold high standards and practices.

Impact

• Global Influence: Alumni, educators, supporters, and millions of students and their families contribute to making the world better through education.