"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."
~ IBO Mission Statement
See a sample course progression for an IB student in grades 9-12 below:
North Meck HS houses the Middle Years Programme (grades 9-10) and the Diploma Programme (grades 11-12). Students gain entry to IB at North through the CMS School Choice lottery system.
We were authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme in 1996 and the Middle Years Programme in 2000. We aim to provide students with an environment that fulfills the IB mission statement and prepares graduates for life beyond high school. Our graduates continue on to four year colleges, two year colleges, the military, and the work force. Recent graduates have attended:
American University
Appalachian State University
California Polytechnic
Carleton College
Central Piedmont Community College
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Cumberland University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Duke University
East Carolina University
Elon University
Emory University
Georgia State University
Georgia Tech
Howard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina State University
Notre Dame
Oberlin College
Smith College
Spelman College
Stanford University
Tufts University
University of Alabama
University of Chicago
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
University of North Carolina - Greensboro
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
University of South Carolina
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Washington and Lee
Western Carolina University
Winston-Salem State University