The Middle Years Programme

What you need to know about the IB and the Middle Years Programme

So what exactly is the International Baccalaureate? “... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a not-for-profit foundation, motivated by its mission to create a better world through education”

...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...

...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....

The IB Learner Profile

The IB Learner Profile Video – IB Learner Profile Note to the presenter: the video titled ‘Learner Profile English.avi’ must be stored in the same folder as this presentation!

Founded in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland we currently work with...

Supported in English, French, Spanish and Chinese but can be taught in other languages Includes all the major disciplines but is flexible enough to accommodate ‘national curriculum’ requirements as well as facilitating interdisciplinary work In the final year students carry out a personal project of particular interest to them, like an original work of art, an essay, a piece of fiction writing, an experiment or an invention Schools can opt to have the IB validate their internal assessment and an MYP certificate can be obtained. There is currently no external examination Fundamental concepts of the programme are holistic education, communication and intercultural awareness •The five ‘areas of interaction’ help students to make connections between subjects and consequently link what they are learning to the real world and to global issues, this in turn encourages students to reflect and act on their own learning

Programmes: Middle Years Programme A framework of academic challenge and life skills appropriate to students aged 11 to 16 Video – IB Learner Profile Note to the presenter: the video titled ‘MYP-English.avi’ must be stored in the same folder as this presentation!

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 “.... As IB parents we feel that our children help us become the type of learners that they themselves are learning to be...” Salia Hoteit Boukhdoud, parent of IB students, Lebanon

How is a school authorized and reviewed?

How the IB develops it’s curriculum: