IB Links

Over the course of the past three years, Island Academy has been sending staff members to certification courses for most grade levels. Many of the principles, techniques and curriculum have been successfully woven into our students’ course work even at the lower levels. For further information regarding the IB we invite you to click on the links below.

Links to the International Baccalaureate Organization website:

http://www.ibo.org/diploma/ - Describes all aspects of what grade 12 and 13 students (typically ages 16-19) and parents can expect. Don’t forget to scroll through all eight pages. Island Academy received its accreditation first at this level in early 2009.

http://www.ibo.org/myp/ - The Middle Years Program (MYP) encourages students to think globally and supports development of the reasoning skills necessary to become fully successful in the diploma program.

http://www.ibo.org/pyp/ - The Primary Years Program (PYP). As most Primary School parents have witnessed, the staff have brought such IB concepts as “The Learning Tree” and “IB Attitudes” into our school.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Baccalaureate - Perhaps the most concise description of the IB program anywhere on the web.

http://www.ibo.org/diploma/curriculum/core/essay - Describes the Extended Essay in more detail.