What is an IB education?
What is an IB education?
What is an IB education?
Published August 2013
Updated June 2015 and May 2017
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Contents
What is an IB education?
About international-mindedness
The IB learner profile
Broad, balanced, conceptual and connected
Approaches to teaching and learning
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