The International Baccalaureate

We are an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, authorised to teach the International Baccalaureate Diploma from January 2010 and a Candidate School for the Middle Years' Programme and the Primary Years Programme.

The aim of all IB programmes is to develop international-minded people who, recognising their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.

The International Baccalaureate offers a continuum of high-quality education that encourages intercultural understanding and a positive attitude to learning. There are more than 755,000 IB students at 2,740 schools in 138 countries.

IB World Schools

• share the mission and commitment of the IB to quality international education
• have been authorized by the IB to offer one or more of our three programmes
• play an active and supporting role in the worldwide community of IB schools
• share their knowledge and experience in the development of the IB programmes
• are committed to the professional development of teachers

The IB Learner Profile, as set out below, underpins all three IB programmes and fits with the college's key beliefs for the twenty first century learner. In all classroom learning and extracurricular activities, teachers strive to nuture these qualities in their students.

IB learners strive to be:

• Inquirers
• Knowledgeable
• Thinkers
• Communicators
• Principled
• Open-minded
• Caring
• Risk-takers
• Balanced
• Reflective

For an overview of these programmes view the brochure IB Curriculum Continuum that outlines the philosophy guiding these programmes. Also check out the website of the International Baccalaureate Organization www.ibo.org for further information.