IB's full name is International Baccalaureate, which is translated into Chinese as International Baccalaureate. It is a globally recognized high school curriculum system that aims to provide high-quality education to students around the world and help students fully develop their potential. This course originated from an international school in Geneva, Switzerland in 1968, and has now spread to more than 140 countries and regions around the world.

The IB curriculum system includes the following courses:

1. IB Junior High School Program (MYP): for students aged 11-16, aiming to provide them with a comprehensive learning experience. Develop students' personal development, social skills and academic abilities.

2. IB Career-related Courses (CP): For students aged 16-19, it aims to provide them with practical learning experience to help them enter their careers.

3. IB Diploma Program (DP): For students aged 16-19, it aims to provide them with a wide range of subject courses, community service projects and research papers to cultivate their academic abilities and social skills. and personal development.

4. IB Preschool Education (PYP): For children aged 3-12, it aims to provide them with a comprehensive learning experience through learning, games and exploration, and to cultivate their personal development and social development. skills and academic abilities.

IB curriculum includes the following six subject groups:

1. Language A: Mother tongue language and literature, including the study of literary works and literary reading and writing.

2. Second language: mainly refers to foreign language, including language learning and cultural exchange.

3. Experimental science: covering subjects such as physics, chemistry and biology, including laboratory practice and scientific methodology.

4. Individual and society: including history, geography, economics, philosophy, sociology and psychology, etc., aiming to cultivate students' thinking and analysis ability on social issues.

5. Mathematics: including mathematical analysis, statistics, calculus and geometry.

6. Arts and humanities: including visual arts, music, drama, dance, cultural studies and literature. This subject aims to cultivate students' artistic literacy and cultural awareness, while improving their creativity and expression.

The following international schools currently offer IB courses:

1. Beijing Qingmiao School: /slschool/bibs/?zstt-zd-zg

2. HD School, Chaoyang District, Beijing: /slschool/hdschool/?zstt-zd-zg

3. Beijing Dehong School: /slschool/dehong/?zstt-zd-zg

4. Kaiwen School, Chaoyang District, Beijing: /slschool/kaiwen/?zstt-zd-zg

5. Nord Anglia School, Shunyi District, Beijing: /slschool/nordshunyi/?zstt- zd-zg

6. Beijing Private Huijia School: /slschool/huijia/?zstt-zd-zg

7. Nord Anglia School, Fangshan District, Beijing: /slschool /NORD/?zstt-zd-zg

8. Beijing New Oriental International Bilingual School: /slschool/xdf/?zstt-zd-zg

9. Beijing Zhizhi School: /slschool /enlighten/?zstt-zd-zg

10. Beijing Royal School: /slschool/bjroyal/?zstt-zd-zg

IB courses have the following advantages:

1. Strong internationality: IB courses are universal courses that can provide students with international educational resources and a multicultural learning environment, helping students adapt to the global competitive environment.

2. Highly comprehensive: IB courses focus on the intersection and integration of disciplines to promote the all-round development of students. In IB courses, students need to master a variety of subject knowledge and have the ability to think comprehensively and solve problems.

3. Strong independence: IB courses encourage students to explore and learn independently, focusing on developing students' autonomy and independent thinking abilities. Students need to make their own study plans and goals and complete various tasks independently.

4. Diverse evaluation methods: IB courses use a variety of evaluation methods, including examinations, essays, oral presentations, experiments, etc., to comprehensively evaluate students' knowledge, skills and qualities, which is conducive to discovering and cultivating students' strengths. and specialties.

5. High recognition by universities at home and abroad: The teaching quality and student quality of IB courses are highly recognized by universities at home and abroad. Therefore, diplomas obtained through IB courses have a certain degree of competitiveness and gold content, which helps For students’ further education and employment.