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The Middle Years Programme

The Middle Years Programme. What you need to know about the IB. So what exactly is the International Baccalaureate?. “... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a non-profit foundation, motivated by its mission to create a better world through education”.

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The Middle Years Programme

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  1. The Middle Years Programme

  2. What you need to know about the IB...

  3. So what exactly is the International Baccalaureate? “... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a non-profit foundation, motivated by its mission to create a better world through education”

  4. ...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...

  5. ...Our programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right....

  6. IB learner profile • The IB learner profile is the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century • As IB learners we strive to be: • inquirers • knowledgeable • thinkers • communicators • principled • open-minded • caring • risk-takers • balanced • reflective

  7. The IB learner profile

  8. Programmes: Middle Years Programme

  9. New MYP assessment

  10. What are people saying about the MYP? “.... We’re talking about an international qualification which is the best in the world... Why are we not bringing it in...?” - Dr Anthony Seldon, Headmaster of Wellington College “.... It allows students to explore their passions and do something powerful with it. It involves third or fourth level thinking where students really have to go beyond the surface and dig deeper into more abstract and conceptual thinking. ...” Dr Vincent Chian, Principle of Fairview International School, Malaysia “.... Our parents are excited because students are becoming well-rounded and they’re getting that classic liberal arts-minded education...” Dr. John Waller, director, secondary curriculum and special programs, Marietta City Schools, USA.

  11. How is a school authorized and reviewed?

  12. How the IB develops it’s curriculum

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