Roosevelt IB Programmes
International Baccalaureate Organization Mission
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 programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right. (IBO)
IB Educational Values
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International-mindedness: Seeing ourselves as connected to others
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Holistic Education: Focus on developing the whole person
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Intercultural Understanding: Accepting that other people, with their differences can also be right
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Multilingualism: Learning in more than one language
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Global Engagement: Taking action on issues of global significance
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Principled Action: Ensuring that action is taken is respectful of the opinions and needs to all who might be impacted
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Inquiry-based Learning: Learning through asking questions, research, experimentation and experience
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Critical Thinking: Students challenge assumptions and evaluate arguments
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Disciplinarian: Exploring subjects from the perspective of a practioner (how do scientists "do" science?)
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Reflection: Reflecting on learning and identity
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Connected, Authentic Learning Experiences: Curriculum that is real-world, and connected to students' lives
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Developing Learning Skills: Explicitly teaching students how to learn
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Developing Critical Reading and Writing Skills: Reading and writing in all subjects
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