Learner Profile

IB values their hard-earned reputation for quality, for high standards and for pedagogical leadership. It aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

Students who have gone through IB will develop into:

Inquirers
They develop their natural curiosity that lasts throughout their lives. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning.

Knowledgeable
They explore concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance and, thus, acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding.

Thinkers
They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems, and make reasoned, ethical
decisions.

Communicators
They understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.

Principled
They act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups and communities.

Open-minded
They understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities. They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view, and are willing to grow from the experience.

Caring
They show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others.

Risk-takers
They approach unfamiliar situations and uncertainty with courage and forethought, and have the independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas and strategies.

Balanced
They understand the importance of intellectual, physical and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for themselves and others.

Reflective
They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience.
IB 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.