Programmes
Why an IB education?
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world. At Creation Village we pursue it as a Christ-centered school: every attribute is taught through CREATION Life and a biblical worldview.
The IB learner profile
Ten qualities we grow in every student
The learner profile describes capacities that go beyond academic success. Students meet it in PreK3 and carry it to graduation.
Inquirers
We nurture our curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research.
Knowledgeable
We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines.
Thinkers
We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyse and take responsible action on complex problems.
Communicators
We express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways.
Principled
We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice.
Open-minded
We critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others.
Caring
We show empathy, compassion and respect.
Risk-takers
We approach uncertainty with forethought and determination.
Balanced
We understand the importance of balancing the intellectual, physical and emotional parts of our lives.
Reflective
We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience.
The IB through a biblical lens
The learner profile, lived in Christ
We teach every attribute through the CREATION Life principles, so the qualities the IB values grow from a life centered in Christ. Three examples:
Caring
Showing compassion to people and to creation, and serving others.
Principled
Acting with integrity and owning their words and actions.
Reflective
Looking back with gratitude and growing from every experience.
How teachers teach
Six approaches to teaching
- Based on inquiry
- Focused on conceptual understanding
- Developed in local and global contexts
- Focused on teamwork and collaboration
- Designed to remove barriers to learning
- Informed by assessment
How students learn
Five sets of learning skills
- Thinking skills
- Research skills
- Communication skills
- Social skills
- Self-management skills
Students practise these skills in every subject, so they learn how to learn, not only what to learn.
What the research says
IB students are ready for university
Independent studies published by the IB follow graduates into higher education.
- IB Career-related Programme infographic: 542 US CP graduates, classes of 2013 to 2015.
- Pilchen, Caspary and Woodworth (2020): 18,660 US Diploma Programme candidates, class of 2013.
- Duxbury and others (2021): IB Diploma and A-level students in the United Kingdom.
From the IB
Read more about the IB
Guides from the International Baccalaureate. Each opens as a PDF.
What is an IB education?
The IB's own introduction to its mission, learner profile and approach to teaching and learning.
The IB learner profile
The ten attributes IB learners strive to be, on one page.
Making IB credentials stand out
How IB students can show universities what their IB experience gave them.
IB history timeline
Fifty years of the International Baccalaureate, from 1968 to today.
An IB Continuum World School
Three IB programmes, one continuous journey
Creation Village offers the Primary Years, Middle Years and Career-related Programmes, a full IB continuum on one campus.
PYPPrimary Years ProgrammePreK3 to Grade 5 · 8 years
MYPMiddle Years ProgrammeGrades 6 to 10 · 5 years
CPCareer-related ProgrammeGrades 11 and 12 · 2 years
See IB learning in action
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