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What is IB?*

The International Baccalaureate® (IB) 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 program encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

 

*This information adapted from the IB Organization website.

The IB Diploma Programme will provide significant value to the existing Westlake High School Magnet Program as well as the Westlake community in general.  The values at the heart of the IB Organization align with long-term goals of Westlake and Fulton County Schools:

What is the DP?

Through the DP, schools are able to develop students who:

  • have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge

  • flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically

  • study at least two languages

  • excel in traditional academic subjects

  • explore the nature of knowledge through the programme’s unique theory of knowledge course.

Motivated by a Mission

By educating students we can create a better world. The learner profile expresses our mission statement in action.

International Mindedness

We think and work internationally. We welcome the variety of cultures, opinions, languages and experiences that make up our organization. We acknowledge our own cultural identity but also the cultural diversity of the world we live in.

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Quality Curriulum

The quality of our academic programmes is at the heart of our reputation. Our curriculum is challenging,  our assessment is rigorous, our teacher training is professionally rewarding. Our processes of school authorization and evaluation “raise the bar” when they are implemented in schools.

The IB Core

Made up of the three required components, the DP core  aims to broaden students’ educational experience and challenge them to apply their knowledge and skills.

The three core elements are:

  • Theory of knowledge, in which students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know.

  • The extended essay, which is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.

  • Creativity, activity, service, in which students complete a project related to those three concepts.

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