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Note: The IB Class of 2008 Diploma Ceremony, originally scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on the 18th of December has been moved to 1:00 p.m. on the same day, in the Choctaw Auditorium.

The International Baccalaureate program is a rigorous pre-university course of study that meets the needs of the highly motivated secondary school student. Designed as a comprehensive curriculum that allows its graduates to fulfill requirements of the various national systems of education, the IB program is based on the pattern of no single country. It provides students of different linguistic, cultural, and educational backgrounds with the intellectual, social, and critical perspectives necessary for the adult world that lies ahead of them.

The education of the "whole person" takes on a special significance as we approach the twenty-first century when knowledge continues to expand dramatically; when advanced technologies and global economies have tied together vastly different cultures; when the world is bound too closely for provincial ideologies to guide political thought; when to exist in a world community requires appreciation and understanding of cultural diversity; and when cooperation alone will solve global problems. It is essential therefore that academic training provide students with the values and opportunities that will enable them to succeed in the competitive modern world.

All IB Diploma candidates are required to engage in the study of Languages, Sciences, Mathematics, and Humanities in the final two years of their secondary schooling.

The high standards implicit in the IB examinations assume high levels of achievements and preparation at the middle school and Pre-IB levels. This program is a deliberate compromise between the preference for specialization in some countries and the emphasis on breadth often preferred in others. The intent is that students should learn how to learn, how to analyze, how to reach considered conclusions about people, their languages and literature, their ways in society and the scientific forces of the environment.

Since the International Baccalaureate Office was established in Geneva, Switzerland in 1965, the IB program has grown to some 700 participating schools in 96 countries. Working in three official languages (English, French, and Spanish), IB enjoys the respect and support of many governments, colleges, and universities.

Students are often accorded advanced standing and college based on their IB work. Significant numbers of IB Diploma holders both from within and outside North America have gained admission to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Stanford, MIT, Virginia, Bryn Mawr and other prominent institutions.

Contact:

International Baccalaureate Program
110 Racetrack Road
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Judy Kane - Coordinator
833-3614 ext. 657