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AHS International Baccalaureate Program
Baccalaureate (IB) Mission Statement
The International Baccalaureate® 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.
What is IB?
Please visit www.agourahighschoolib.com for more information about the program.
Why IB?
• It encourages breadth and depth of learning
• Subjects are not taught in isolation
• IB encourages critical thinking
• It is an international qualification
• It encourages you to become a confident and independent learner
• It assesses more than exam techniques
• DP students have proven time management skills
• IB students care about more than just results
• It increases academic opportunity
• IB graduates are globally minded
• It increases academic opportunity
Sample IB Pathways
Over the 2 years of the IB Diploma, students must enroll in 3 HL (higher level) courses and 3 SL (standard level) courses (option to complete 4 HL and 2SL as well). The IB Coordinator meets with students each year before course selections begin. The core class – Theory of Knowledge – is a mandatory enrollment.
In enrolling in the IB Diploma Program, you are taking on a full program of education. Taking on the full IB Diploma demonstrates an impressive amount of commitment, persistence and passion
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