IB History/Future- Burks

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  • Founding of the IB Program

    IB program starts in 1968 with 7 schools and 7 programs.
  • IB add MYP Program

    The IB program adds the Middle Years Program to help middle and early high school aged students (U.S. system) to develop connections between content learned in school, their personal experiences, and real-life contexts. Also a focus on helping students understand their role in protecting the planet and the peoples living on it. 481 Schools
    488 Programs
    Forrest is born :D
  • IB launches Career-related Program

    IB begins their Career-related Programs to provide an alternative pathway for students who need or want to follow a specialized pathway that requires a specific set of career-based skills. This program pulls from the traditional DP program curriculum and supplements it with coursework developed in partnership with organization partners to provide students with career path-oriented skills and knowledge. Schools- 3530
    Programs- 4425
    Forrest graduates High School
  • IB adopts internship program for CP/DP

    IB program through CP and DP programs builds partnerships with a wide variety of companies, organizations, and government agencies to provide students the opportunities to work with an organization in their field of interest in their community or abroad to develop skills for career transition after primary education or to continue providing career related support throughout a student's college experience.
  • IB launches customized track programs for early and mid year students

    IB launches program to allow for mixed pacing for students in early and middle year programs. This allows students excelling or interested in specific topics/fields to advance their rate of study by being grouped with peers of different ages, but similar skills and interest levels. This also allows for students with limited interest or weaker skills in other areas to progress on pace with others that share their skills/interests in a class tailored to their needs.
  • IB adopts years abroad program

    IB opens optional international exchange learning program designed to give students aged 15-18 the opportunity to continue education abroad for 1 full school year as they continue to learn core curriculum and 1 specialty subject of their choice based on location offerings. This provides students a fully immersed, connected, IB experience within another country.