William Rainey Harper is an authorized school for the International Baccalaureate Program Primary Years Program and pursuing authorization as an IB World School in the MYP program. 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.**

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. 

What is an IB Education? 

IB learners strive to become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, openminded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective. These attributes represent a broad range of human capacities and responsibilities that go beyond intellectual development and academic success. This is the IB’s educational philosophy. - from the ibo.org website

The International Baccalaureate education is all about active learning. We want our students to be scholars who participate, guide, and direct their own learning from preschool through 5th grade. The IB education provides an amazing foundation to build a greater future. 

¿Qué es la educación del IB?
Los alumnos del IB se esfuerzan por convertirse en inquisidores, conocedores, pensadores, comunicadores, con principios, de mente abierta, solidarios, tomadores de riesgos, equilibrados y reflexivos. Estos atributos representan una amplia gama de capacidades y responsabilidades humanas que van más allá del desarrollo intelectual y el éxito académico. Esta es la filosofía educativa del IB. - del sitio web ibo.org

La educación del Bachillerato Internacional tiene que ver con el aprendizaje activo. Queremos que nuestros estudiantes sean académicos que participen, orienten y dirijan su propio aprendizaje desde el preescolar hasta el quinto grado.

6 IB Themes

Over the course of a student's learning at our IB school, they will learn about the world through six different transdisciplinary themes that have been chosen because of their relevance to the real world. IB says "Young learners explore the commonalities of human experience by investigating these themes through a programme of inquiry."

The 6 themes include: Who We Are, Where We Are in Place and Time, How We Express Ourselves, How the World Works, How We Organize Ourselves, Sharing the Planet

En el transcurso del aprendizaje de un alumno en nuestra escuela IB, aprenderá sobre el mundo a través de seis temas transdisciplinarios diferentes que han sido elegidos debido a su relevancia para el mundo real. El IB dice que "los estudiantes jóvenes exploran los puntos en común de la experiencia humana al investigar estos temas a través de un programa de indagación".

Developing global citizens through a global mindset

At Harper, we believe that it is important for students to develop into global citizens. As such, every educator in our building encourages our students to develop the 10 "IB learner profile" attributes each and every day. Each attribute helps students develop a growth mindset, as well as encouraging them to think, and care, about the world outside of their own front door. Throughout the year, we will be encouraging students to take these learner profile attributes home - because we should be global citizens everywhere, not just at school! The Learner Profile Attributes include: inquirer, knowledgable, reflective, balanced, principled, thinkers, communicators, risk-takers, caring, and open-minded. 

Desarrollar ciudadanos globales a través de una mentalidad global
En Harper, creemos que es importante que los estudiantes se conviertan en ciudadanos del mundo. Como tal, cada educador en nuestro edificio alienta a nuestros estudiantes a desarrollar los 10 atributos del "perfil de la comunidad de aprendizaje del IB" todos los días. Cada atributo ayuda a los estudiantes a desarrollar una mentalidad de crecimiento, además de alentarlos a pensar y a preocuparse por el mundo fuera de su propia puerta. A lo largo del año, alentaremos a los estudiantes a que se lleven a casa estos atributos del perfil de aprendizaje, porque deberíamos ser ciudadanos del mundo en todas partes, ¡no solo en la escuela!

Consulte el cuadro a continuación para obtener ideas sobre cómo actuar con los atributos de nuestro perfil de aprendizaje

Approaches to Learning

The IB program emphasizes certain skills, called the Approaches to Learning. Each of the 5 categories, thinking, social, communication, self-management, and research emphasize different skills that students will acquire as they participate in the PYP program.

El programa IB enfatiza ciertas habilidades, llamadas Enfoques del Aprendizaje. Cada una de las 5 categorías enfatiza diferentes habilidades que los estudiantes adquirirán al participar en el programa del PEP.

Learn more about PYP by visiting ibo.org!