INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

INTERNATIONAL
BACCALAUREATE

Our school is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and aims to obtain authorization to become an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy: a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Iale believes is important for our students.

* Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programs: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorisation will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org.

The IB Diploma Programme is a rigorous, demanding and balanced programme for 16-18 year olds that takes place over a two-year course. Throughout the programme, students study six subjects of their choice and three core components that prepare them for their future university studies.

It provides excellent all-round training and the development of key skills in an international context, with the recognition of the most prestigious universities in the world.

· The IB Diploma Programme was established in 1968 to provide an international education to enable young people to better understand and manage the complexities of our world, and to develop skills and attitudes to contribute to creating a better world through their actionss.

· It offers students a stimulating educational experience with a broad and balanced international focus through the simultaneous study of six subjects and a series of core components over two years.

· It is designed to develop the basic academic skills that will be required for their university studies, further studies and their chosen profession.

· The profile of the learning community aims for learners to be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, good communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective.

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We educate our students in a comprehensive way by promoting a solid academic education based on values.