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International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
The German School Manila offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme for students in Grades 11 and 12.
What distinguishes our school from other IB schools in this part of the world is the distinctly European flavour of our curriculum with English, German and French as standard languages.
The IB Diploma is a qualification that is welcomed by universities in Europe, the US, Australia and most other countries worldwide. If certain requirements are met, the IB Diploma is recognised as fully equivalent to a German Abitur obtained from a school inside Germany.
The IB Diploma Programme aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. Students are encouraged to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
This is achieved through a balanced education: students choose one subject from each of the six subject groups. These six academic subjects are integrated and supplemented by three core elements: The Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and the CAS programme, which involves students in arts, sports and community service work.
The primary medium of instruction is English. Students with a very good knowledge of German are eligible for the bilingual Diploma course (GIB), which is supported by the German government.
Mission Statement of the IB
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
The IB learner profile
The attributes of the learner profile express the values inherent to the IB continuum of international education. IB programmes promote the education of the whole person, emphasizing intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth through all domains of knowledge.
IB learners strive to be:
- Knowledgeable
- Thinkers
- Communicators
- Principled
- Open-minded
- Caring
- Risk-takers
- Balanced
- Reflective
