Benefits of the IB Program

Amid the many outstanding educational programs at West Islip, the IB Program is unique. The goal of the IB Program is to prepare high school students for college and career readiness. The IB Program is NOT a different version of already existing programs that are academically challenging; rather, it blends together key ingredients of many academically challenging programs into one comprehensive piece.

There are three key components to the IB Program:

1. Academic rigor: Students learn how to learn, how to analyze, how to reach considered conclusions about humankind, its languages and literature, its ways in society, and the scientific forces of its environment. An IB diploma candidate is indeed functioning at a level of an introductory college student.

2. Comprehensiveness of the Program: Students encounter rigor throughout ALL disciplines. Students refine areas of strength and developmentally improve areas of weakness. Students also submit a significant portion of their course work for evaluation (e.g., essays, oral commentaries, portfolios, lab books).

3. Internationalism: The IB Program encourages students to think globally and the IB curriculum is based on true international standards. Coursework and exams are graded by an international grading team, professionals from North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia .

Information from IB about their university recognition

University Admission and Benefits

Who Recognizes the IB Program?

When my family moved from the US to the UK, I enrolled my kids in an IB program. They're now better prepared for college.She wanted her children to leave the Common Core curriculum behind in the US. The IB program in the UK is student-led and reduces exam stress.