International Baccalaureatte Candidacy

AIB understands people´s singularities and encourages students to become proactive, compassionate, lifelong learners. Along with academics and cognitive development, IB takes in consideration student’s social, emotional and physical well-being. Its programmes offer opportunities for students to become active and caring members of local and global communities. Student inclusion, access to education, language and culture diversity in schools are also important aspects to be considered. IB is a community whose members are constantly involved in learning and improving themselves.

The essense of the primary years programme

The Primary Years Programme entails the education from early years up to the end of Elementary. Just like us, world schools affiliated to IB usually work with both their common core and the international curriculum interwoven. PYP aims to get children ready, prepared and willing to become world citizens. PYP´s essence translates into working now to build the best possible future for all. St. John´s students will become young adults with a deep international mindset, prepared to take action in finding solutions for global issues that may distress the society, and the planet. PYP promotes in each child the unstoppable search for knowledge, and always for the most adequate solution for a problem. Students learn in different ways, and demonstrate different abilities when it comes to process information. PYP understands our individuality and how important it is to identify and strengthen individual attributes during the learning process. PYP believes in helping children to nurture their own self-care, self-responsibility, to respect each other and our planet. Above all, it is very important to be bold, to develop self-awareness and confidence to decide and plan for their own future.

St John´s International School is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme and pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision.

Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary YearsProgramme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org

Mission Statement from the IB 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 programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.