The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a non-profit organization that serves students from ages 3-19 around the world. There are more than 4,000 IB schools in the world with more than 1,700 in the United States. The IB aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who are motivated to success and build a better world through intercultural understanding and respect.

The IB curricular framework:

Encourages students to think critically and consider multiple perspectives

Promotes language development and multilingual students

Uses best practices from data-based research to best support teaching and student learning

Provides a flexible framework so schools can meet local, state, and national requirements

For general information about the IB, visit www.ibo.org.