6 Qualities That An IB Student Graduate Should Possess

International Baccalaureate School

International Baccalaureate (IB) was founded in 1968, and its headquarter is in Geneva, Switzerland. This offers four educational programmes under its curriculum

• International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme for students of age 3 to 12
• International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme for students of age 11 to 16
• International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme for students of age 15 to 19
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

The teachers who teach in the schools affiliated to the IB board needed to be authorized by the International Baccalaureate.

The IB programs focus on shaping an individual from all sides. The schools of India following the IB programme not only focus on academic intelligence but also the all-rounded development of children.

Qualities That An IB Student Graduate Should Possess

Here we have listed some of the essential qualities that an IB graduate student should possess and how they achieve them.

• Motivation

The IB schools motivate students to go beyond the four walls of the classroom, to think outside the box. The school is not confined to the academic knowledge imparted in the classroom, but it gives the student a chance to think on their own.

The CAS module i.e.

• Creativity
• Activity
• Service

Motivates students to take charge and lead things on their own talent, interests and skills.

Students learn from their own experience and take part in various activities like volunteering, co-curricular activities etc., and this helps them in developing various positive qualities in them.

This freedom is not just in the academic structure but in anything they do. The school motivates students who have a thirst for learning and trying new things, and IB schools give them an opportunity and motivation to venture into new activities.

• Cultural Awareness

One of the core activities of IB schools is to prepare students to be more open-minded and globally aware citizens. They want their students to have an opinion of their own and be updated about what is happening in and around the world.

One of the way in which they do this is by organizing discussion among students and encouraging them to take part in it. The discussions held are of international affairs and world issues. 

They make the classroom as an interactive session, where both students and teachers keep their points, share their opinions and listen to others too.

• Confidence

The motivation and other activities conducted in the IB schools develop confidence in the students, and this instils quality in them to feel confident in keeping their views in front of others. It is very vital in today’s era to have an opinion of your own and to be able to present it in front of others. 

Students in IB schools have the confidence and skills to be able to communicate effectively and present themselves in front of people in an effortless way.

• Independence

One has to learn to be independent if he wants to succeed in life, and this is something which IB students are taught since the very beginning.

If you don’t know how to study independently, then you may face a hard time in the IB curriculum. Students here have to learn

• Managing their time
• Complete their work without anyone’s assistance
• Research and prepare additional materials that show their work

And these things make the students’ independent learner and thinkers.

• Adaptability

Adaptability is a quality that will help a person to live a happy life. One should know how to work in difficult situations or at high-pressure times.

The activities conducted in the IB schools like the extended essay mandates students to take the whole project on their own. They have to choose their own topic, research the topic, find the source of information and prepare the complete work on their own. 

It can be a tough task for students in the starting, but it teaches students to be adaptable, to be able to work in any situation and overcome any obstacles in front of them.

• Responsibility

One of the parts of the CAS (Creative, Activity, Service) module is Service which prepares them to be a responsible citizen. The teachers ask the students to take part in various activities in the society than can make a change in people’s lives or help them. Students are motivated to think outside the box and organize some unique activity which can help others and make an impact in their life. This develops quality in students which make them feel responsible for themselves as well as the people around them.

Some of the activities are

• Educating children who cannot afford to go to schools
• Fundraising
• Campaigning
• etc