International Baccalaureate (IB) Course Offerings 2022-2023

IB Course Offerings at SBS SBS IB Diploma Programme requires: All CORE courses 1 course from each group, 1-6 3 courses at the Higher Level (HL) 3 courses at the Standard Level (SL)

CORE

Language A

Arts

English Literature SL/HL

Dance SL/HL Music SL/HL Visual Arts SL/HL

Group 3

Extended Essay

Individuals and Societies

Independent research project

CORE

Winter 11th Winter 12th

Theory of Knowledge

Group 5

Group 1

Group 2

20th Century World History SL/HL

Language Acquistion

Winter 11th Winter 12th

CORE Creativity, Activity, Service

French SL/HL Spanish SL/HL

Group 6 Sciences

Group 4 Mathematics

Project/Portfolio

Analysis & Approaches SL/HL

Fall 11th Spring 12th

Applications & Interpretation SL

Environmental Systems & Societies SL

IB 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 IB Diploma Programme is a widely recognized internationally-minded approach to educating students across the country and around the world to succeed in college and university and to be active participants in a global society. The International Baccalaureate (IB) develops lifelong learners who thrive and make a difference.

BY THE NUMBERS:

93 each

number of IB Diplomas awarded to SBS students since 2013

100% SBS IB Diploma success rate in 2022 86% worldwide IB Diploma success rate in 2022

24

SBS students took at least one IB Exam in 2022

• All Grade 11 and Grade 12 students at SBS take IB classes for a certificate while about half enroll in the full Diploma Program, once all prerequisites have been met

“The interconnectedness of the IB allows me to learn more about why I am learning a subject and how it connects to the world around me.”

– Student from the Class of 2022

countries with IB Schools

equals ten diplomas

• SBS is the first and only girls’ school in New England to offer the IB Diploma programme

• IB requirements include participating in Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS), Theory of Knowledge (ToK), and Extended Essay (EE)

143

2011 SBS’s first year as an IB World School

Questions?

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