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What is 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 organizationworks with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

IB Programmes

Primary Years Programme
(PYP)

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The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for children aged 3 - 12 nurtures and develops young students as caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.

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Middle Years Programme
(MYP)

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The MYP is a challenging framework that encourages students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world.

Students who complete the MYP are well-prepared to undertake the IB Diploma Programme (DP) or Career-related Programme (CP).

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Diploma Programme
(DP)

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The DP programme aims to develop students who have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge—students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically.

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Career-related Programme
(CP)

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The CP is a framework of international education that incorporates the values of the IB into a unique programme addressing the needs of students engaged in career-related education.

The programme leads to further/higher education, apprenticeships or employment.

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AZIBS Brags

The Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies has been named the #1 Middle School in Arizona by US News and World Report!

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