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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
(IB)

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Since 1980, Seoul Foreign School has been authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization to offer the IB diploma program, making our school one of the founders of this outstanding program. The IB Organization is a recognized leader in the field of international education, encouraging students to be active learners, well-rounded individuals and engaged world citizens. Founded in 1968, the IB currently work with close to 2000 schools in approximately 124 countries.

The IBO is proud of its reputation for high-quality education sustained for over 35 years. The curriculum represents the best from many different countries rather than the exported national system of any one. The challenging Diploma Program assessment is recognized by the world's leading universities. The IB maintains high standards by actively training and supporting teachers, and by authorizing and evaluating IB World Schools.

The IB encourages international-mindedness in IB students. To do this, the IBO believes that students must first develop an understanding of their own cultural and national identity. All IB students learn a second language and the skills to live and work with others internationally—essential for life in the 21st century.

The IBO encourages a positive attitude to learning by encouraging students to ask challenging questions, to critically reflect, to develop research skills, and to learn how to learn. The IB encourages community service because we believe that there is more to learning than academic studies alone.

The IB programs are accessible to students in a wide variety of schools—national, international, public and private—in approximately 124 countries. These IB World Schools form a worldwide community in which there is no such thing as a “typical” school (more than 50% of IB students are in state-funded schools). IB World Schools cooperate in curriculum development, student assessment and the governance of the IBO, making this a unique international collaboration.

Schools that have been authorized by us to offer one or more of the programs are known as "IB World Schools". These schools:

  • Share the mission and commitment of the IBO to quality international education
  • Play an active and supporting role in the worldwide community of IB schools
  • Share their knowledge and experience in the development of the IB programs
  • Are committed to the professional development of teachers.

Authorization to become an IB World School is an intensive process that typically takes two or more years and includes site visits by an IBO team. A regular process of evaluation is undertaken by schools that have been authorized.

See the IBO’s official website for more information: http://www.ibo.org