“The International Baccalaureate® (IB) is more than its educational programmes and certificates. At our heart we are motivated by a mission to create a better world through education.”

IB Mission Statement

Goals of the IB Diploma Programme
© International Baccalaureate Organization 2018

The IB DP prepares students for effective participation in a rapidly evolving and increasingly global society as they:

• Develop physically, intellectually, emotionally, and ethically
• Acquire breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding, studying courses from 6 subject groups
• Develop the skills and a positive attitude toward learning that will prepare them for higher education
• Study at least two languages and increase understanding of cultures, including their own
• Make connections across traditional academic disciplines and explore the nature of knowledge through the programme’s unique theory of knowledge course
• Undertake in-depth research into an area of interest through the lens of one or more academic disciplines in the extended essay
• Enhance their personal and interpersonal development through creativity, activity and service