The IB Program: Changing the World - Peterson's Columbia SC

The IB Program: Changing the World

The IBO mission statement

"The International Baccalaureate Organization 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."

--International Baccalaureate Organization

A focus on unity
If you’re a visionary who dreams of global unity through peaceful cooperation and understanding, attending a school which offers an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma may be right up your alley. IB programs are currently offered at schools around the world, inspiring critical thinking and compassion in students from the elementary to high school level. These programs pursue excellence in both their curriculum and their students, developing well-educated and caring adults who may help promote a thriving global community through intercultural understanding and respect.

Created in 1968, the non-profit International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) works with schools, governments, and other organizations around the world, constantly developin...

Author: Amy Ambler

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