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  International Baccalaureate Organization
The President of the UWC International Council is former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela.
Most significantly, they are committed to the promotion of an international outlook amongst all members of their community, characterized by a knowledge of, and respect for, the beliefs and values of other cultures and by the willingness to acknowledge the existence and necessity of a range of perspectives.
The Frankfurt International School e.V. was established in 1961 as a non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) to serve the international community of the Rhein-Main area by offering education of excellent quality, with English as the principal language of instruction, and by promoting learning, culture, and international understanding.
www.crossroad.to /articles2/IBO.htm   (4324 words)

  
 International Baccalaureate Organization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is an international non-profit educational foundation, founded in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Middle Years Programme and Primary Years Programme were created in 1994 and 1997 respectively, allowing the IBO to direct education all the way from age three to the end of the secondary level.
Traditionally, the schools offering the programmes were private international schools, but the number of state schools (public schools in the U.S.) is increasing.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Baccalaureate_Organization   (243 words)

  
 CPS - International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) awards its diploma to students who perform successfully on the six external examinations and fulfill all other requirements of the program at an authorized IB world school.
International Baccalaureate allows its graduates to fulfill requirements of various national systems of education and is based on the pattern of no single country.
The primary objective of an IB program is to provide a world-class education that prepares students of different linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds with the intellectual, social, and critical perspectives necessary for college and the rest of their lives.
www.cpschools.com /departments/inter_b/index.html   (371 words)

  
 Academies/International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate Organization was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1968 as a non-profit educational foundation.
Its original purpose was to facilitate the international mobility of students preparing for university by providing schools with a curriculum and diploma recognized by universities around the world.
The diploma program created by teachers at the International School of Geneva, with assistance from several other international schools, consisted of a common pre-university curriculum and a common set of external examinations for students in schools throughout the world.
seattleschools.org /schools/ingraham/school/academies/ib/ib_history.htm   (140 words)

  
 International Baccalaureate Organization : Portfolio : Mark Boulton
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is a recognized leader in the field of international education.
Founded in 1968, the IBO currently works with 1,782 schools in 122 countries to develop and offer three challenging programmes to more than 200,000 students aged 3 to 19 years.
The IBO master brand had to be adhered to, but there was a requirement for the OCC and WRC to have their own unique identites, whilst also ‘belonging’ to each other.
www.markboulton.co.uk /portfolio/detail/international_baccalaureate_organization   (604 words)

  
 International Baccalaureate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a group of three educational programmes, as established by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
The International Baccalaureate Programme is also a common misnomer used to refer to one of these programmes (most frequently the IB Diploma Programme).
High schools often advertise that they offer the “International Baccalaureate Programme,” in which case it is obvious that they are referring to the DP as it is the only one of the three programmes intended for students of senior high school age.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Baccalaureate   (272 words)

  
 International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate (IB) program was started in the mid 1960s by European diplomats who wanted their children to have an undergraduate program that would enable them to attend college anywhere in the world.
IBO explicitly states that its curriculum does not follow the political system of any particular nation, including the United States.
Ian Hill, Deputy Director of IBO, recently said that the primary goal of IBO is the promotion of “world citizenship.” [In his article, “Curriculum Development and Ethics in International Education,” given at the UN Disarmament Forum, 2001, http://www.unidir.ch/pdf/articles/pdf-art53.pdf]
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 CPS - International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) awards its diploma to students who perform successfully on the six external examinations and fulfill all other requirements of the program at an authorized IB world school.
International Baccalaureate allows its graduates to fulfill requirements of various national systems of education and is based on the pattern of no single country.
The primary objective of an IB program is to provide a world-class education that prepares students of different linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds with the intellectual, social, and critical perspectives necessary for college and the rest of their lives.
www.cps.k12.va.us /departments/inter_b   (371 words)

  
 Kurdish examiner needed for the International Baccalaureate Organization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
The IBO, International Baccalaureate Organization, is a non-profit educational foundation based in Switzerland (though its main office of administration is based in Cardiff in the UK).
One of the characteristics of the IBO's diploma programme is that students are required to study a literature (A1) course, as one of six subjects that constitute the diploma.
Working for the IBO is a commitment to a mission led organization that has high status precisely for that reason and the experience is certainly a valuable one that can contribute to someone's career profile if they wish it to do so.
www.kurdmedia.com /news.asp?id=14063   (617 words)

  
 The International Baccalaureate Curriculum
This means that IBO is committed to teaching the beliefs and values contained in numerous U.N. treaties and accords the United States does not support such as Kyoto, the U.N. Treaty on the Rights of the Child, the Earth Charter, Agenda 21, the Biodiversity Treaty and many others.
IBO schools can write their own curriculum in the same sense that Cubans have freedom of speech - you can say anything you want, so long as it agrees with the party line.
IBO still teaches the beliefs and values of the Earth Charter, however, and is committed to doing so by its subscription to UDHR, Article 26.
www.freedom.org /news/200704/04/quist.phtml   (2719 words)

  
 KIS International School | About us | Accreditation | International Baccalaureate Organization
KIS International School is an IB World School, authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
The IBO is a non-profit organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and was founded in 1968 as a result of the efforts of international school educators to establish a common curricular framework for internationally mobile students.
In addition to providing rigorous academic programmes of high standards, the IBO approach places a strong emphasis on the ideals of international understanding and responsible global citizenship with the aim of developing well-rounded, reflective and compassionate young adults.
www.kis.ac.th /about_accreditation_ibo.html   (361 words)

  
 SVUSD INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
The International Baccalaureate Diploma and individual certificates are recognized for admission and advanced standing at colleges and universities in the United States and throughout the world.
Beyond practical considerations, international educators were also motivated by an idealistic vision: they hoped that a shared academic experience emphasizing critical thinking and exposure to a variety of viewpoints would foster tolerance and inter-cultural understanding among young people.
International Baccalaureate is a comprehensive program for academically talented and highly motivated students sponsored and administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
www.svusd.k12.ca.us /districtinfo/ibo.asp   (354 words)

  
 St. Paul's School: Academics » International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1968 as an independent, not-for-profit education foundation.
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 IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment.
www.stpaulsschool.org /academics/internationalbacca.asp   (297 words)

  
 Red Hill Primary School | International Baccalaureate Organization World School
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is a non-profit educational foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The IBO was founded in 1968 and has authorized some 1300 schools in 110 countries to teach their specialist programs.
IBO schools are revisited and their programs evaluated three years after the date of authorization and every five years thereafter.
www.redhillps.act.edu.au /international_baccalaureate_organization_candidate   (1065 words)

  
     International Baccalaureate Schools of Ontario        ...
Those member schools that are accredited, fee-paying members of the International Baccalaureate Organization and the International Baccalaureate of North America, including those in the affiliation stage, shall be deemed to be voting members of the society entitled to one vote per school.
Those schools that are in the application phase of their relationship with the International Baccalaureate Organization and the International Baccalaureate North America shall be deemed to be non-voting members of the International Baccalaureate Schools of Ontario.
Elected members of the executive shall be active International Baccalaureate Coordinators, Principals or designated administrators of International Baccalaureate schools and academic or University counsellors, and teachers of International Baccalaureate courses whose schools are accredited, fee-paying members of the International Baccalaureate Organization and the International Baccalaureate North America.
www.ibso.ca /DP/constitution.html   (973 words)

  
 Gateways to Better Education - News and Articles
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) programs promise to teach kids "how to learn" and to be "compassionate and lifelong learners" However, beneath the seemingly harmless veneer, lies something that has the potential for real devastation to our kids.
The IBO is very clear about its goal to forge a set of culturally neutral values to change worldviews.
Parents in Fairfax County, Virginia, recently challenged the International Baccalaureate program when they learned that their children were being taught concepts promoting socialism, disarmament, radical environmentalism and moral relativism while attempting to undermine Christian religious values and national sovereignty.
www.gtbe.org /news/index.php/1/22/186.html   (1208 words)

  
     International Baccalaureate Schools of Ontario        ...
Those member schools that are accredited, fee-paying members of the International Baccalaureate Organization and the International Baccalaureate of North America, including those in the affiliation stage, shall be deemed to be voting members of the society entitled to one vote per school.
Those schools that are in the application phase of their relationship with the International Baccalaureate Organization and the International Baccalaureate North America shall be deemed to be non-voting members of the International Baccalaureate Schools of Ontario.
Elected members of the executive shall be active International Baccalaureate Coordinators, Principals or designated administrators of International Baccalaureate schools and academic or University counsellors, and teachers of International Baccalaureate courses whose schools are accredited, fee-paying members of the International Baccalaureate Organization and the International Baccalaureate North America.
www3.sympatico.ca /buxiang/DP/constitution.html   (973 words)

  
 International curriculum in Pa. spotlight - Boston.com
Supporters of the increasingly popular college preparatory curriculum known as International Baccalaureate are firing back with some of the same arguments -- saying efforts to quash IB are about the beliefs and politics of the program's opponents.
Some opponents have called it Marxist because the International Baccalaureate Organization is a signatory to the Earth Charter, a collection of global principles created in France in 2000.
IBO director general Jeffrey Beard, a U.S. citizen, said IB emphasizes critical thinking and a global world view and has raised teacher performance and standards.
www.boston.com /news/education/k_12/articles/2006/03/06/global_learning_program_in_pa_spotlight   (776 words)

  
 International Baccalaureate Q & A for Texas Parents
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program is an internationally recognized curriculum that offers 11th and 12th grade students an opportunity to earn the IB diploma.
The International Baccalaureate Program is governed by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva, Switzerland and administered by the International Baccalaureate Curriculum and Assessment Center in Cardiff, Wales.
Student achievement is assessed in a variety of ways: on examinations that are developed and scored by international examiners; on oral language demonstrations in both the student's native language and a modern second language; and on science laboratory notebooks, art portfolios, computer science dossiers, essays, and other projects.
www.professorlamp.com /ed/TEA/IB.html   (2210 words)

  
 Zlatarski IB World School: International Baccalaureate Diploma
The International Baccalaureate Organization’s Diploma Program is a demanding pre-university course of study, which is designed for highly motivated secondary school students aged 16 to 19.
International Baccalaureate Organization The International Baccalaureate Organization is a non-profit educational organization that was established in 1968 in Switzerland.
The IBO, as it describes itself "aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect".
www.zlatarskischool.org /eng/IBatZlatarskiSchool.htm   (420 words)

  
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International Baccalaureate views state education standards as being subservient to, and interpreted by, the worldview of IB.
By endorsing the UDHR, IBO undermines the foundation principle of the United States that human rights, such as the rights to life, liberty and property, are inherent and inalienable, and must be protected by government, as is stated in our Declaration of Independence.
IBO also endorses the Earth Charter, a document that has not been ratified by the United States because it contains numerous provisions contrary to the nature and interests of the United States.
www.edwatch.org /updates06/040706-IBaq.htm   (1137 words)

  
 International Baccalaureate Programs
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is a recognized leader in the field of international education, encouraging students to be active learners, well-rounded individuals and engaged world citizens.
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) 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 IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment.
www.tdsb.on.ca /_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=123&menuid=492&pageid=381   (261 words)

  
 Int'l Baccalaureate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
The IBO has shown, over the course of 30 years, that students are well prepared for university work.
The programme was born of efforts to establish a common curriculum and university entry credential for students moving from one country to another.
International educators were motivated by practical considerations but also by an idealistic vision.
www.icssingapore.org /IB.htm   (375 words)

  
 Welcome to Magnet Schools of Longview
To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
Delegations from the International Baccalaureate Organization of North America conducted an authorization visit at J L Everhart Magnet Academy of Cultural Studies, Pinewood Park International Education Magnet School and McClure Magnet School of International Studies.
IBO literature states, “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.
www.lisdmagnet.org /latest_info.php   (1795 words)

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