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The vision of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program is to foster a learning community committed to delivering a high-quality, challenging, and internationally minded education that empowers students to become thoughtful, knowledgeable, and compassionate global citizens.
The vision of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program is to foster a learning community committed to delivering a high-quality, challenging, and internationally minded education that empowers students to become thoughtful, knowledgeable, and compassionate global citizens.
Inquiry-based instruction and interdisciplinary learning help to create intellectual curiosity and build strong foundations in both skills and concepts, preparing students for success in higher education and beyond. Through the IB experience, students gain the tools to thrive in a complex world, earn prestigious academic recognition, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
Inquiry-based instruction and interdisciplinary learning help to create intellectual curiosity and build strong foundations in both skills and concepts, preparing students for success in higher education and beyond. Through the IB experience, students gain the tools to thrive in a complex world, earn prestigious academic recognition, and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
Core Experiences
Core Experiences
Earn the internationally recognized IB Diploma
Participate in annual interdisciplinary projects
Present a research essay
Earn college credit
Earn the Seal of Biliteracy state recognition
Participate in competitions
Participate in extracurricular student organizations
Participate in field trip experiences
Program Goals
Program Goals
Develop Foundational Knowledge and Skills
Equip students with foundational critical thinking, communication, and interpretive skills alongside a deep, interdisciplinary knowledge base in history, culture, philosophy, mathematics, sciences, the arts, and communicative competence in world languages.
Provide Hands-On, Real-World Experience
Equip students to be challenged and apply their knowledge through inquiry-based curriculum centered on independent research, collaborative projects, community service, and critical reflection.
Foster Career and College, Career and/or Community Pathways
Equip students by developing a global perspective, critical thinking, collaboration, and real-world, in-demand skills necessary to secure admission to colleges and universities, compete successfully for entry-level careers, and immediately take on meaningful leadership roles in their communities, often with the added advantage of global language fluency.
IB Center Program Course Progression
IB Center Program Course Progression
(Subject to change by MCPS)
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