International Baccalaureate

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Program Information

Open Enrollment Status: Open

Life in the 21st century, in an interconnected, globalized world, requires critical thinking skills and a sense of international mindedness, something that International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program students learn to know and understand.

About International Baccalaureate Organization

In 1965, in Switzerland, the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) set out to establish a program of studies that would assure quality educational standards for students studying in international schools throughout the world. Today the International Baccalaureate Program is offered at 2,744 schools in 138 countries. The Curriculum and Assessment Center in Cardiff, Wales, is responsible for continuously updating the curriculum, developing examinations, assessing student work, training teachers, and evaluating the program with input from IB teachers worldwide.