What preparation do students need in order to succeed in the IB Diploma Program?
Students can prepare for the IB Diploma Program in a couple of ways: a) by succeeding in a pre-IB Program – designed to assist students in developing a solid background for success in the IB subjects (grades 9 & 10), or, b) by demonstrating a high level of success in honors level classes (grades 9 and/or 10) that could translate to achievement in the IB subjects (and transferring into the IB Program). (Although only the last two years of high school (grades 11 & 12) make up the actual IB Diploma Program, schools often refer to the entire 3 or 4 year sequence -pre-IB plus IB years- as the “Diploma Program”.