IB Diploma: Overview
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme has been offered at Sherborne School since 2007. Delivered in conjunction with Sherborne Girls, the Diploma Programme provides an alternative to A Level study in the Sixth Form. The Diploma Programme seeks to develop a student's personal and intellectual abilities through experiential learning and the promotion of global awareness.
The Diploma Programme was conceived to fulfil the International Baccalaureate's mission statement:
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.
The aims of the International Baccalaureate are embodied in the Learner Profile, a list of ten characteristics that should define all Diploma students:
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Balanced |
Caring Inquirers Open-minded Reflective Thinkers |
The aim of this site is to provide information about all aspects of the Diploma Programme at Sherborne School.
Dr Benjamin Wild
Diploma Programme Coordinator
bwild@sherborne.org
+44(0)1935 810512
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