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International Baccalaureate

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 programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
 
About International Baccalaureate
 
International Baccalaureate (IB) courses are designed to challenge students at the college-level. Taken over two years, IB courses emphasize the development of academic skills and personal qualities (identified below in the IB Learner Profile), along with the content knowledge necessary for success in higher education and life beyond
 
IB LEARNER PROFILE
  • Inquirers: We nurture our curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life.
  • Knowledgeable: We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance.
  • Thinkers: We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyse and take responsible action on complex problems. We exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions.
  • Communicators: We express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways. We collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups.
  • Principled: We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. We take responsibility for our actions and their consequences.
  • Open-Minded: We critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience.
  • Caring: We show empathy, compassion and respect. We have a commitment to service, and we act to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in the world around us.
  • Risk-takers: We approach uncertainty with forethought and determination; we work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies. We are resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change.
  • Balanced: We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives—intellectual, physical, and emotional—to achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live.
  • Reflective: We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development.
IB Career-Related Programme
 
The International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme (CP) is aimed at students interested in pursuing a career-related education in the final two years of high school. The CP provides students with an excellent foundation to support their further studies as well as ensures preparedness for success in the workforce. While in the program, students will develop skills that will help them in all workplaces. 

Through the International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme, schools are able to develop students who:
      • Have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge.
      • Flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically.
      • Study at least two languages.
      • Excel in traditional academic subjects.
      • Explore the nature of knowledge through the programme’s unique theory of knowledge course.
 
As of November 1, 2019, there were only 214 schools offering the CP in 23 different countries. Damien began the program in August 2020.

For more information on the IB Career-Related Programme, please review the presentation below or go to the following link: https://www.ibo.org/programmes/career-related-programme/
IB CP Courses Available

 

Path 1:
Sports Medicine
Path 2:
Engineering
Path 3:
Computer Science
Junior Year
Introduction to Sports Medicine
Junior Year
One level of the four Engineering courses
Junior Year
One level of the three Computer Science courses
Senior Year
Sports Medicine: Athletic Training
Senior Year
Second level of Engineering
Senior Year
Second level of Computer Science
Students will work with college students on the field learning how to help athletes Students will work within the approved PLTW curriculum Students will work within the approved curriculum
Students will be certified in CPR, First Aide, Concussion Protocols, AED, Heat Illness, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Students must pass the PLTW End of Course Exams for certification Students must pass the PLTW End of Course Exams for certification
Staff
 
Benedikt Olles, IB CP Coordinator | World Languages Faculty |
909.596.1946 ext. 835
 
Angela Curry, Dean of Curriculum |
909.596.1946 ext. 845