IB All The Way
The International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes aim to do more than other curricula by developing inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who are motivated to succeed.
The programmes strive to develop students who will build a better world through intercultural understanding and respect.
The IB's programmes are different from other curricula because they:
- Encourage students of all ages to think critically and challenge assumptions.
- Develop independently of government and national systems, incorporating quality practice from research and our global community of schools.
- Encourage students of all ages to consider both local and global contexts.
- Develop multilingual students.
A continuum of international education
IB provides a continuum of education, consisting of three programmes that are united by the IB's philosophy and approaches to learning and teaching. The programmes encourage both personal and academic achievement, challenging students to excel in their studies and in their personal development.
Quality practice
IB programmes incorporate quality practice from national and international research and the IB global community. They encourage students to be internationally-minded, within a complex and hyper-connected world.
Students learn how to learn
Students are able to take responsibility for their own learning and understand how knowledge itself is constructed; this is further to the unique theory of knowledge (TOK) course. They are encouraged to try different approaches to learning and to take responsibility for their own educational progress.
Benefits for students
Students at EIS are given a unique education.
They will:
- be encouraged to think independently and drive their own learning
- take part in programmes of education that can lead them to some of the highest ranking universities around the world
- become more culturally aware, through the development of a second language
- be able to engage with people in an increasingly globalized, rapidly changing world.
- ask challenging questions
- think critically
- develop research skills proven to help them in higher education.
- be active in their communities and to take their learning beyond academic study.
* Find out more about The IB for Early Years & Primary (Toddlers - Grade 5)
* Find out more about The IB for Middle Years (Grades 6 to 10)
* Find out more about The IB for Upper High School (Grades 11 - 12)
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