What is IB?
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a rigorous pre-university course of study that meets the needs of highly motivated secondary students. The program "encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners" (IBO Mission Statement) who are prepared to contribute positively in their local communities and the greater world.
Participation in the program requires a two-year commitment to a program of studies that will challenge students across all disciplines. Students learn how to learn, how to analyze, how to reach considered conclusions about people, their languages and literature, their ways in society, and the scientific forces of the environment. After completing the required IB classes and performing well on the IB assessments, students receive an IB Diploma in addition to their Maryland high school diploma.