Today, more than 6,200 schools across over 160 countries offer International Baccalaureate® (IB) programmes, reaching more than 1.95 million students worldwide. IB programmes combine academic rigour with a strong emphasis on critical thinking, international-mindedness, and lifelong learning.
What is an IB education?
IB learners strive to become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, openminded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective. These attributes represent a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond intellectual development and academic success. This is the IB’s educational philosophy.
Primary Years Programme
(ages 3-12)
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Through emphasis on the whole child, Primary Years Programme (PYP) students are encouraged to be active, caring, lifelong learners with personal, positive attributes and the capacity to take responsible action.
