The IB Difference
The IB framework differs from traditional educational formats because it:
- Helps students “learn how to learn” by teaching them to
- think critically and creatively
- manage their time, resources, and emotions
- develop research skills
- reflect upon their learning
- collaborate effectively
- Incorporates research-based best educational practices used in classrooms around the world.
- Encourages students to be actively involved in their communities and to take their learning beyond academic study.
- Offers instruction in a world language.
- Focuses on developing the “whole child” with student-centered, differentiated instruction.
Students in the MYP learn all of the skills outlined by federal, Maryland, and Montgomery County requirements. They also begin to make practical connections between their learning and the world outside of school, preparing them for success in further study and in life.
Research shows that students participating in the MYP:
- Build confidence in managing their own learning
- Learn by doing, connecting the classroom to the larger world
- Outperform non-IB students in critical academic skills
- Consistently have greater success in IB Diploma Programme examinations
- Thrive in positive school cultures where they are engaged and motivated to excel
- Develop an understanding of global challenges and a commitment to act as responsible citizens