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Mission Statement

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. 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.

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Introduction to the Middle Years Programme

The Middle Years Programme (MYP) is one of three programs offered by the International Baccalaureate Organization. It is a five year program designed for students in grades 6-10. The overall goal of the MYP is to develop students who will be life long learners, critical thinkers and responsible global citizens.

The Middle Years Programme is devised to help students develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills they need to participate actively and responsibly in a changing and increasingly interrelated world. This means a curriculum which calls for more than “knowing.” It involves reflective thinking, both critical and creative, problem solving, analysis and discussion of personal thoughts.

The MYP is designed to teach students to become independent learners who can recognize relationships between school subjects and the world outside, who can adapt to new situations and combine relevant knowledge, practical and social intelligence to solve problems alone or in groups.

The programme is defined by three fundamental concepts:

• Holistic Learning – in which the student develops an understanding by consciously learning how to learn and linking new knowledge to existing knowledge.
• Intercultural Awareness – in which the student develops a sense of personal and cultural identity and a respect for themselves and others.
• Communication – in which the student develops a good command of expression in a variety of forms, including a second language