International Baccalaureate Programme (IB)
The aim of the IB Programme is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. IB learners strive to be:
- Inquirers
- Open-minded
- Knowledgeable
- Caring
- Thinkers
- Risk-takers
- Communicators
- Balanced
- Principled
- Reflective
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (MYP) (6th-10th)
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) is for students in grades 6-10 and provides a framework of academic challenge and life skills appropriate to this stage of adolescence. The IBMYP offers a holistic approach that emphasizes critical thinking skills, global citizenship, and intercultural awareness, as well as traditional school subjects. The curriculum consists of eight subject groups explored through six global contexts: identities and relationships, orientations in space and time, personal and cultural identity, globalization and sustainability, fairness and development, and scientific and technical innovation. It encourages students aged 11 to 16 to make practical connections between their studies and the real world, preparing them for success in further study and in life.
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MYP Projects
Through the Middle Years Programme (MYP) projects, students experience the responsibility of completing a significant piece of work over an extended period of time.
- Community Project: Completed during 8th grade
- Personal Project: Completed during 10th grade
The aims of the MYP projects are to encourage and enable students to:
- participate in a sustained, self-directed inquiry within a global context
- generate creative new insights and develop deeper understandings through in-depth investigation
- demonstrate the skills, attitudes and knowledge required to complete a project over an extended period of time
- communicate effectively in a variety of situations
- demonstrate responsible action through, or as a result of, learning
- appreciate the process of learning and take pride in their accomplishments.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (11th - 12th)
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is an assessed programme for students in their junior and senior year. It is respected by leading universities across the globe. Through the DP, schools are able to develop students who: have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge, flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically, study at least two languages, excel in traditional academic subjects, explore the nature of knowledge through the programme’s unique theory of knowledge course.
Program Requirements:
- Follow IB curriculum
- 100 CAS hours (Creativity, Activity and Service) in 11th and 12th grades
- Extended Essay (an independent, self-directed research paper)
- Theory of Knowledge
IB Graduates can earn:
- A specialized IB diploma that is accepted worldwide
- Florida Bright Future Scholarship (100% tuition)
DP Curriculum
IB Diploma candidates take one course from each of the six groups of study in the DP.
They enroll in at least three Higher Level Courses (HL) and two or three Standard Level Courses (SL) over the course of two years (11th and 12th).
Six Groups of Study
Group 1: Studies in language & literature
IB English Language & Literature HL
Group 2: Language Acquisition
IB Spanish B HL
IB Spanish ab initio SL
Group 3: Individuals and Societies
IB History SL or HL
IB Social and Cultural Anthropology
Group 4: Sciences
IB Biology SL or HL
Group 5: Mathematics
IB Math Applications & Interpretations SL
Group 6: The Arts
IB Visual Arts SL or HL
Three Core Requirements:
- THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE is a course designed to encourage each student to reflect on the nature of knowledge by critically examining different ways of knowing (perception, emotion, language and reason) and different kinds of knowledge (scientific, artistic, mathematical and historical).
- EXTENDED ESSAY is a requirement for students to engage in independent research through an in-depth study of questions relating to one of the subjects they are studying.
- CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY, SERVICE requires that students actively learn from the experience of doing real tasks beyond the classroom. while reflecting on their learning experiences.