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The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education and is recognized by many universities worldwide.
The International Baccalaureate now functions as a global organization with global centers in Geneva, Washington D.C., The Hague, Cardiff and Singapore. An early IB diploma from 1975, issued through the United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York, one of the pilot schools for the IB
According to the IB's "Find a World School" list, as of September 2022 there are over 5500 schools offering one or more IB programmes. [1] Notable examples include:
Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is a compulsory core subject of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme covering, for example, epistemological topics. [1] It is marked on a letter scale (A-E) and aims to "provide an opportunity for students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know."
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, IB Diploma from the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991. [27] Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, California, IB Diploma from Franklin High School (Stockton) Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, King of the Netherlands, graduate of United World College of the Atlantic [28]
Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) (formerly Creativity, Action, Service) is a mandatory core component of the IB Diploma Programme. It aims to provide a "counterbalance" to the academic rigour of the educational programme.
Diploma Programme, Sports, Exercise, and Health Science draft subject guide. International Baccalaureate Organization. 2007. Schools' Guide to the Diploma Programme (PDF). Geneva, Switzerland: International Baccalaureate Organization. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29
Southside is the first high school in South Carolina to offer an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and Advanced Placement Program. Many courses taught at the school incorporate expected materials from both programs. In addition, the IB Middle Years Program was implemented during the Fall of 2006.