IBO Mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate Organisation 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 organisations to develop challenging programs of
international education and rigorous assessment.
These programs encourage students across the world to
become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other
people, with their differences, can also be right.
IB and Montessori
The International Baccalaureate (IB)
Diploma is a two year program for students aged between 16 and 19 years.
It is a comprehensive and demanding course for students seeking tertiary
entrance.
The IB is considered to be uniquely compatible with a
Montessori education. It is a broad but balanced course, global in
outlook, which emphasises the same 'learning how to learn' approach as
Montessori, and focuses on the development of the whole person.
The focus on the shared nature of humanity, embedded in
the Montessori approach from 3 years of age, reaches full consciousness as
the students dedicate both thought and work to realising their own part in
the "web" of humanity. Contribution through service to others gives
expression to this realisation.
