IB DP ESS

  • Marie-Thérèse Maurette creates framework for what will become IBDP Programme

    With her thesis "Educational Techniques for Peace: Do they Exist?", Maurette laid the foundations for what would ultimately become the IB Diploma Programme
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    History and Progression of International Baccalaureate Programme

  • First IB Headquarters established in Geneva, Switzerland

    The IB programme was first launched in this year, being influenced by various leading figures in education and advocating for a pupil-centred, globally minded education paradigm
  • IB Learner Profile introduced

    10 Key principles of IB learners outlined and introduced to the Primary Programme:
    Thinkers
    Caring
    Balanced
    Inquirers
    Communicators
    Risk-takers
    Knowledgeable
    Reflective
    Principled
    Open-Minded These would become accepted programme wide in 2006
  • IB is offered as a fully online course, accessible from anywhere in the world, powered by A.I.

    By combining live tuition with A.I. developments, IB becomes a popular and readily accessible online course, expand the scope of its international impact
  • IB Bachelor Degree Programme Launches, bringing the IB values and mission to Higher Education

  • IB gains further respectability as graduates continue to have global impact