The IB community is united through a powerful mission, to create a better world through high quality, international education. Schools join us because of our reputation as a leader in our field. The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end, the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. Ibo. ONE MISSIONIZE IB offers four high-quality and challenging educational programs for a worldwide community of schools, aiming to create a better, more peaceful world. For 45 years, we have delivered programs designed to engage students from 3 to 19 years of age in educational learning that equips them for life in the 21st century. IB students embrace their own cultures and are open and responds. Please note that response times may be delayed some titles are not available electronically. Thank you for your patience. As we all continue to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, we hope that you and your loved ones remain safe. Please note that response times may be delayed some titles are not available electronically. They are fully engaged, ever curious learners for life. At the heart of all our programs is the IB Learner Profile, a long-term, holistic vision of education that underpins the IB continuum of education and puts the student at the center of everything we do. The Learner Profile is the IB mission statement in action and provides a set of learning behaviors which aims to inspire, motivate and focus students, teachers and the entire IB School community, uniting them in a common purpose.
INTERNATIONALLY MINDED LEA As we all continue to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, we hope that you and your loved ones remain safe. Please note. The times may be delayed some titles are not available electronically. Thank you for your patience. As we all continue to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, we hope that you and your loved ones remain safe. RERS The aim of all IB programs is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. As IB learners, we strive to be: Inquirers We nurture our curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life. Knowledgeable We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance. Thinkers We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible action on complex problems. We exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions. Communicators, We express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways. We collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups. Principled. We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. We take responsibility for our actions and their consequences. Open-minded, We critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience. Caring We show empathy, compassion and respect. We have a commitment to service, and we act to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in the world around us. Risk-takers We approach uncertainty with forethought and determination; we work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies. We are resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives—intellectual, physical and emotional—to achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live. Reflective, We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development. The IB learner profile represents 10 attributes valued by IB World Schools. We believe these attributes, and others like them, can help people become responsible members of local, national and global communities. EDUCATION FOR A BETTER WORLD programs share a powerful vision that is informed by the values described in the learner profile. Education:• focuses on learners the IB’s student programs promote healthy relationships, ethical responsibility and personal challenge, develops effective approaches to teaching and learning programs help students to develop the attitudes and skills they need for both academic and personal success, works within global contexts programs increase understanding of languages and cultures, and explore globally significant ideas and issues, explores significant content programs offer a curriculum that is broad and balanced, conceptual and connected. FOUR CHALLENGING PROGRAMS 4 EDUCATION FOR A BETTER WORLD The MYP is flexible enough to accommodate the demands of most national or local curriculums. It builds upon the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in the PFP and prepares students to meet the academic challenges of the IB Diploma Program and the IB Career-related Program. The IB Diploma Program (DP), for students aged 16 to 19, is a balanced and academically challenging program of education with rigorous assessment. The DP prepares students for success in higher education and encourages them to become active participants in an increasingly global society. The program has gained recognition and respect from the world’s leading universities. The IB Career-related Program (CP), for students aged 16 to 19, incorporates the educational principles, vision and learner profile of the IB into a unique program that specifically addresses the needs of students who wish to engage in career-related education. This program allows students to benefit from elements of an IB education and enables schools to widen participation to an IB education. All IB programs: have a strong international dimension• draw on content from educational cultures around the world require study across a broad range of subjects• include both individual subjects and transdisciplinary/interdisciplinary areas• give special emphasis to learning languages• focus on developing the skills of learning• provide opportunities for individual and collaborative planning and research• encourage students to become responsible, active members of their community They all include: a written curriculum or curriculum framework• student assessment appropriate to the age range• professional development and networking opportunities beyond. Widely recognized, Our programs are challenging. Universities and future employers recognize the depth and breadth of the rigorous work undertaken by IB students. As a result, there are many literate scientists, numerate artists, and sociologists able to communicate in more than one language among IB graduates. In spite of this breadth, the depth of subject study is not sacrificed. Universities also welcome the creativity, activity and service (CAS) requirement, alongside the 4,000 word extended essay component in the DP that demands research, analysis and in-depth study to prepare students for work at university level. Research by and with universities in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States has demonstrated that IB students are well-prepared for university. Almost 2,000 of the best universities around the world list their IB admission policies on our web site at http:// www.ibo.org. Of course results are important, and we are proud of our programs and of our students, but the IB experience is much more than that: it’s not just a way to learn, it’s a way of life. 6 EDUCATION FOR A BETTER WORLD Innovative and creative educators many cultures play a critical role in the development of each IB program. The IB does not own or manage any schools. Instead, the community is made up of like-minded state and private schools – called IB World Schools. There is no such thing as a “typical” IB World School. You will find them everywhere, from Australia to Zambia–and in 147 other countries in between. Over half of these schools are state funded. All IB World Schools: share the mission and commitment of the IB to high quality, international education have been authorized to offer one or more of our programs play an active and supporting role in the worldwide community of IB World Schools Contribute their knowledge and experience to the development of IB programs• are committed to the professional development of teachers. It takes a great deal of commitment and professionalism to become an IB World School, authorized to deliver an IB program. It takes commitment to, and an understanding of, IB values, the IB mission and the long-term implications of belonging to an IB community that actively involves schools in the development of IB programs. It also takes time for the training of teachers in the fundamentals of the program and pedagogical approaches, assessing the school’s preparedness prior to authorization, and thereafter conducting continuous professional development. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and as such act as the foundations on which we build our organization. Our mission guides us, and provides a clear focus on what we need to achieve - to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To be successful we work with and involve as many educators as possible from around the world and our high quality curricula reflect this. We seek to foster positive attitudes and a love of learning in both teachers and students. OVER 4,200 WORLD SCHOOLS
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