The Diploma Programme: 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 to this end, the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These 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 continuum of international education for students aged 3 to 1 9 years
old is unique because of its academic and personal rigour. We challenge
students to excel in their studies and in their personal development. We aim
to inspire a love of learning throughout life that is marked by enthusiasm and
ampathy. The IB aspires to help schools develop well-rounded students who
respond to challenges with optimism and an open mind, are confident in
their own identities, make ethical decisions, join with others in celebrating our
common humanity and are prepared to apply what they learn in real-world,
complex and unpredictable situations.
Approaches to teaching and learning:
IB programmes are taught by teachers who explicitly help students learn how
to develop the attitudes and skills they need for both academic and personal
success.
The IB continuum of international education for students aged 3 to 1 9 years
old is unique because of its academic and personal rigour. We challenge
students to excel in their studies and in their personal development. We aim
to inspire a love of learning throughout life that is marked by enthusiasm and
ampathy. The IB aspires to help schools develop well-rounded students who
respond to challenges with optimism and an open mind, are confident in
their own identities, make ethical decisions, join with others in celebrating our
common humanity and are prepared to apply what they learn in real-world,
complex and unpredictable situations.
Approaches to teaching and learning
IB programmes are taught by teachers who explicitly help students learn how
to develop the attitudes and skills they need for both academic and personal
success.
There are six key pedagogical principles that underpin all IB programmes.
Teaching in IB programmes is:
• based on inquiry
• focused on conceptual understanding
• developed in local and global contexts
• focused on effective teamwork and collaboration
• differentiated to meet the needs of all learners
• informed by assessment (formative and summative).
This area develops essential skills that include skills of behaviour and emotional
management, skills that allow, the student to monitor their own effectiveness
in their learning and skills that allow them to process information effectively
(Often called 'Study skills in a school environment). Although these skills may
be in use when developing a certain natural ability or talent, they are different
from both ability and talent, themselves because proficiency in any skill can be
increased through the deliberate use of techniques and strategies, feedback
and challenge. Skills are therefore highly teachable.
Teaching and learning in the Diploma Programme (DP) therefore
incorporates the development of:
• thinking skills
• communication skills
• social skills
• self-management skills
• research skills.
Although these are presented as distinct categories, there is some overlap
and close connections between then-I. These categories should be seen as
interrelated, as well as linking closely with the attributes highlighted in the IB
leamer profile. IB students work to become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers,
communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and
reflective.
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