MYP Parent Information
IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)
International baccalaureate (IB)
The International Baccalaureate 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.
For general information about the IB, visit www.ibo.org.
The IB 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
IB in Natomas unified
Natomas Unified School District offers IB programs for students in grades TK-12.
Natomas Middle School is an IB World School for the Middle Years Programme (grades 6-8).
Grades: TK to 5th/6th
H. Allen Hight (IB World School)
Paso Verde (candidate school)
Jefferson (candidate school)
American Lakes (candidate school)
Bannon Creek (candidate school)
Grades: 6th-10th
Natomas Middle & Inderkum
(IB World School partnership)
Grades: 7th-8th
Paso Verde (candidate school)
Grades: 11th-12th
Inderkum High (IB World School)
HOW DO I ENROLL MY CHILD IN IB AT natomas middle school?
All NMS 6th, 7th and 8th grade students take MYP courses and are considered IB/MYP students, The IB teaching philosophy of inquiry and concepts based instruction provides the framework for all classes. Electives offered in the MYP are:
Design
Music
World language
8th Grade Parents, If you would like to apply to be part of a Special Program at Inderkum High School, please use the links below:
Scholars (grades 9-10) in preparation for the IBDP (grades 11-12)
IB Mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
