IB -- International Baccalaureate Program
About the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program
The International Baccalaureate Organization 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 IBO 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.
THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM
The International Baccalaureate Program is a rigorous course of study designed to meet the needs of highly motivated secondary students and to promote international understanding. The effectiveness of the IB program is due not only to the depth of the individual courses, but also to the comprehensive nature of the program. Unlike other honors classwork, the IB Diploma Program requires each student to take courses in six academic areas.
To qualify for the International Baccalaureate Diploma, students:
--must take examinations in six subject areas,
--participate in the Creativity, Action, and Service (CAS) Program,
--write an extended essay during the 11th and 12th grade years.
--take a unique course known as Theory of Knowledge. In this course, students explore the connections and similarities between the various subjects, learn to think, and apply interrelated concepts.
Many students earning the IB Diploma are awarded advanced college credit at prestigious universities around the world; indeed, many highly competitive colleges and universities recognize the IB Diploma for admissions and/or advance standing.
IB Coordinator -- Liz Landry
Information Meeting Resources
Exams
Extended Essay