What is IB?
The information booklet link above is designed to give insight into the IB program and how it operates on our campus. In addition to this written information, video explanations are available below to assist families in understanding the program and determining if it is a good fit for their student. Though the information here is complete, 8th grade students and their parent or guardian are encouraged to attend an information meeting at North HS to hear about the IB program in person. The information presented is the same both evenings.
Information meetings for Fall 2024:
The information meetings for the class of 2029 will take place in November '24. Stay tuned for more details!
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 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.
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2007
INTRODUCTION
The International Baccalaureate program (IB) was first designed in 1968 to enable international schools to meet the special needs of their frequently mobile student population. Since the program's inception in 1968, hundreds of thousands of candidates representing over 150 different nationalities have taken the examinations. Last year alone, IB Diploma students were admitted to more than 3300 universities, colleges, or other institutions of higher education in 90 different countries.
There are currently over 7,500 IB world school programs (PYP, MYP, DP) in 160 countries offering curriculum to nearly 2,000,000 students. The first California high school entered the IB program in June 1982. John W. North High School was authorized to participate in IB in June 1987. Approximately 950 American high schools are now part of the International Baccalaureate DP, 115 of which are located in California. Between 2016 and 2020, there was a 33% increase in the number of authorized IB programs worldwide. Though the program originated only in private schools, public or government schools now represent 56% of all IB programs worldwide and 92% of programs within the United States.
IB HISTORY IN BRIEF
1962 Geneva International School initiates IB planning
1970 First full IB examinations are taken
1976 Many universities in 35 countries recognize IB
1977 70 public and private secondary schools in 29 countries
1981 Over 150 schools in 35 countries
1987 John W. North High School becomes the 19th CA high school
2017 3100 IB Diploma Programs in 147 countries serve more than 180,000
candidates in DP coursework and exams