Lanier Middle School is a whole school International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program (MYP) School. We have been an authorized IB MYP middle school since 2003, and were the first in HISD to have this designation. This means that in addition to adhering to state and district curriculum, Lanier also incorporates the IB curriculum into all of our classrooms. The IB MYP is a 5 year program. The first 3 years of the program are here at Lanier at the final two years are offered at Lamar High School and Reagan High School. Lamar High School and Bellaire High School also offer the IB Diploma Program (DP) in grades 11 and 12. Students who graduate high school with an IB DP diploma can enter university with 24-52 hours of college credit. Lanier’s IB MYP is designed to build a frame work for students to be able to succeed in the IB continuum. We focus on the IB Learner Profile to encourage our students to be life long learners, the global contexts to get students perspective within their learning, and criterion based assessment in the form of subject-specific rubrics. 

What is an IB education?

An IB education aims to enable students to make sense of the complexities of the world around them and equip them with the skills and dispositions needed for taking responsible action for the future. An IB education crosses disciplinary, cultural, national and geographical boundaries and champions critical engagement, stimulating ideas and meaningful relationships.