Why should I enroll in IB?

Transferable Skills

Transferable skills are qualities that can be transferred from one job to another. They play a pivotal role in successful recruitment and professional achievement in today’s workplace. These include, communication, courtesy, flexibility, and interpersonal skills. These skills are embedded in language learning, with the ability to communicate ideas clearly both in spoken and written form. Communication, as one of the learner profile attributes, is a skill that is very much at the heart of the IB. Knowing a language isn’t a guarantee of good communication skills, but it is the first building block. If we can communicate well in one language, there is no reason why we should not be able to develop this ability in all our other languages.

“Success is based not only on what you know but also on how you can communicate it” (Klaus, 2010)

Language Acquisition

The IB diploma requires at least two years of exposure to a second language. The language goal is for a student to be conversant in another language upon completion. This video explains the philosophy and approach to the listening component of this requirement.

How does IB prepare students for their future careers?

A recent study was conducted by IBO to determine how effectively the Diploma Programme (DP) and Career Programme (CP) are preparing students for the skills they are likely to need in their future careers. A summary of that research is posted here.