How is the IB Diploma Program different from other high school college prep programs?
The Diploma Program is a comprehensive and balanced 2 year curriculum and assessment system that requires students to study courses across all disciplines. Through careful subject selection, students may tailor their course of studies to meet their needs. Regardless of the subject selection, all students will explore the connections between the six major subject areas, will study each subject through an international perspective, will reflect critically on what it means to be a ‘knower’, will pursue one subject in great detail through independent research, and will have an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in local and community outreach. Assessment of student achievement happens in a variety of ways throughout the course of the two-year program. It includes assessment of student work both by outside examiners, as well as the students’ own teachers. All assessment undergoes careful review or moderation to ensure that a common, international standard is applied equally to
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