The International Baccalaureate Program
The International Baccalaureate Diploma program is a rigorous pre-university course of study, leading to examinations, that meets the needs of the highly motivated secondary school student. Designed as a comprehensive curriculum that allows its graduates to fulfill requirements of the various national systems of education, the IB is based on the pattern of no single country. It provides students of different linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds with the intellectual, social and critical perspectives necessary for the adult world that lies ahead of them.
The education of the "whole person" takes on a special significance in the twenty-first century when knowledge continues to expand dramatically; when advanced technologies and global economics have tied together vastly different cultures; when the world is bound too closely for provincial ideologies to guide political thought; when to exist in a world community requires appreciation and understanding of cultural diversity; and when cooperation alone will solve global problems. It is essential that academic training provide students with the values and opportunities that will enable them to succeed in the competitive, modern world.
All IB Diploma candidates are required to engage in the study of Languages, Sciences, Mathematics, and Humanities in the final two years of their secondary schooling. This program is a deliberate compromise between the preference for specialization in some countries and the emphasis on breadth often preferred in others. The intent is that students should learn how to learn, how to analyze, how to reach considered conclusions about people, their languages and literature, their ways in society, and the scientific forces of the environment.
| Co-Coordinators | Availability |
|---|---|
| Carlota Bernal Shewchuk carlota.shewchuk@fcps.edu (703) 714-5580 Fax: (703) 714-5596 |
Red days: All periods and lunch-and-learn 2:15-3:00 Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays 2:15-4:00: Wednesdays |
| Eston Melton eston.melton@fcps.edu (703) 714-5340 Fax: (703) 714-5596 |
Blue days: 2nd period, 4th period, lunch-and-learn, and 6th period |
- General Regulations for the Diploma Programme
- Where were the 2009 internal and external assessment items scored?
- 2010 internal assessment schedule
- 2010 exam schedule
- IB orientation sessions, for potential Marshall and/or IB students/families, will occur December 9, 2009, and March 17, 2010