The International Baccalaureate Program

St. Clement Elementary Junior High School is a fully authorized International Baccalaureate World School, offering the IB Primary and Middle Years Programs to students in South Edmonton. The Primary Years Program is designed for students aged 3 - 12. The Middle Years Program is designed for students aged 11 - 16. The IB Diploma Program, for students aged 16 - 19,  is offered at our partner school, Holy Trinity High School. There are no prerequisites for entry into any of the IB programmes. It is not necessary, for example, for students to complete the Primary Years Program before beginning the Middle Years Program. There are common elements in the three programmes, however, and each one flows naturally into the next. Each of the IB programmes promotes the education of the whole person by emphasizing the student's intellectual, personal, social and emotional health. In keeping with their reputation for academic excellence and innovative teaching strategies, the IB programmes also emphasize knowledge and studies in the major traditions of learning - languages, humanities, sciences, mathematics and the arts.

The mission of the International Baccalaureate is:

... 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 organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

Source: http://www.ibo.org/mission/

The IB mission is given meaning for students largely through the IB Learner Profile , which is the IB mission translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century. The Learner Profile is common to all three IB programs. In keeping with the IB emphasis on intercultural understanding, St. Clement has translated the Learner Profiles into the three most common languages, other than English, spoken by our students and parents:

IB Learner Profile: Multilingual Student Version	IB Learner Profile: Multilingual Parent Version
IB Learner Profile: Multilingual Poster	IB Learner Profile PDF Poster
Learner Profile Video (IB Website)

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The IB maintains strict standards in terms of how its programs are delivered in schools around the world. Each IB World School has a responsibility to meet IB standards in terms of delivering the programs as well as to annually publish the IB General Regulations and Rules and to make them available to parents:

IB Primary Years Program General Regulations	IB Primary Years Program Rules
IB Middle Years Program General Regulations	IB Middle Years Program Rules

St. Clement staff and students have recently completed a year-long self-study regarding our delivery of the IB programmes and we are looking forward to an evaluation visit from IB in October 2007!

IB Registration Information
Choosing to attend St. Clement School automatically welcomes students as participants in either the PYP or MYP program. Registration information is available on our registration page or by contacting us.

For More Information:

Primary Years IB Program Slide Show

Middle Years IB Program Slide Show

Primary Years IB Programme - FAQs

Middle Years IB Programme - FAQS

International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization Web Site

Edmonton Catholic Schools Web Site

International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme Primary Years and Middle Years PDF Brochure

St. Clement IB Information Card

Primary Years IB PDF Poster

Middle Years IB PDF Poster

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