| IB is an educational board that is recognized | | | | student completes the Middle Years Program. The |
| worldwide. This was introduced by International | | | | school concentrates more on enabling the |
| Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) in 1968. The | | | | students to understand 'how to learn' rather than |
| organization was based on Geneva, Switzerland. It | | | | 'what to learn'. |
| is a combination of three programs. | | | | During the PYP and the MYP, there are particular |
| Phase I - PYP (Primary Years Program) | | | | course materials every student will have to |
| Phase II - MYP (Middle Years Program) | | | | complete. In the course of the DP, the students |
| Phase III - DP (Diploma Program) | | | | get to choose their elective subjects from a wide |
| The Primary Years Program is for children under | | | | range of subjects. The training provided in the |
| grade 5. The Middle Years Program is for children | | | | early stages of their education enables a student |
| from grade 6 to grade 10 and the Diploma | | | | to make a choice on the subjects more |
| Program is for children who are at grade 11 and | | | | effectively. |
| grade 12. | | | | The good news is that although the PYP, MYP |
| The IB educational system is more real-world | | | | and the DP are a sequence of programs, they |
| based than application based. Examinations | | | | are offered separately since a lot students |
| conducted by the IB schools test the knowledge | | | | migrate from different educational boards to IB |
| of the students and not their speed or memory. | | | | each academic year. Apart from these programs |
| The system followed by the organization is also | | | | there are various other programs an IB school |
| very different from the rest. It may be surprising | | | | offers for the benefit of the students. IB |
| to know that there are no examinations until a | | | | scholarships are awarded during the DP program. |