- Founded in 1968, the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is a non-profit educational organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
- The IBO is an international organization, not associated with any particular country and free of any national, political or educational agendas.
- The International Baccalaureate (IB) offers high quality programs of international education to a worldwide community of schools.
- The three programs for students aged 3 to 19 help develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. There are more than 5,96,000 IB students at 2,218 schools in 125 countries.
- The three programs are:
- PYP: The Primary Years Program (Kindergarten to Class 5)
- MYP: The Middle Years Program (Class 6 to Class 10)
- DP: The Diploma Program (Class 11 to Class 12)
- The IB program is practical and application-based. It has a broader spectrum of subjects that lead to all-round development.
- IB examinations test students’ knowledge, not their memory and speed. There are no externally evaluated examinations till the Middle Years Program (Class 10). The focus of the IB pedagogy is on ‘how to learn’ rather than ‘what to learn’.
- The IB curriculum equips students with the tools needed to succeed in higher education, such as self-confidence, preparedness, research skills, organizational skills and being actively engaged in self learning.
- The IB is designed as a model of holistic education for the mid-range student and above.