Classen School of Advanced Studies Middle School
International Baccalaureate Program

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 programs of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

How to apply for the IB Program @ CSAS Middle School:

6th - 8th IB Interview & Portfolio Packet

IB Interview & Portfolio Packet Checklist

Middle Years Program Course Overview

What is an IB Education?

The International Baccalaureate® (IB) programmes aim to do more than other curricula. Our four programmes (PYP, MYP, DP, and CP) develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who are motivated to succeed. The IB gives students distinct advantages by building their critical thinking skills, nurturing their curiosity and their ability to solve complex problems.

We strive to develop students who will build a better world through intercultural understanding and respect, alongside a healthy appetite for learning and excellence. IB programme frameworks can operate effectively with national curricula across all school ages; more than half of IB World Schools are state-funded.

What is the IB Middle Years Program (MYP)?

The MYP is designed for students aged 11 to 16. It provides a framework of learning that encourages students to become creative, critical and reflective thinkers. The MYP emphasizes intellectual challenge, encouraging students to make connections between their studies in traditional subjects and the real world. It fosters the development of skills for communication, intercultural understanding and global engagement—essential qualities for young people who are becoming global leaders.

The MYP is flexible enough to accommodate most national or local curriculum requirements. It builds upon the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and prepares students to meet the academic challenges of the IB Diploma Programme (DP) and the IB Career-related Programme (CP).

The IB Middle Years Programme:

• Addresses holistically students’ intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being

• Provides students opportunities to develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need in order to manage complexity and take responsible action for the future

• Ensures breadth and depth of understanding through study in eight subject groups

• Requires the study of at least two languages (language of instruction and additional language of choice) to support students in understanding their own cultures and those of others

• Empowers students to participate in service within the community

• Helps to prepare students for further education, the workplace and a lifetime of learning.

The IB Learner

The learner profile is the IB’s mission in action. It requires IB learners to strive to become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective.

These attributes of internationally minded people represent a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond a concern for intellectual development and academic content. They imply a commitment to implement standards and practices that help all members of the school community learn to respect themselves, others and the world around them.

Classen School of Advanced Studies Middle School and Classen School of Advanced Studies at Northeast are partnership Candidate Schools for the Middle Years Programme (MYP).

These schools are pursuing authorization as IB World Schools. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that the Classen SAS school family believes is important for our students.

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