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IB Program

International BaCCalaureate Mission Statement                                                          

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.

D. M. Therrell High School 

Mission Statement

Through rigorous and relevant instruction, we will create a global environment that fosters pride in self, school and community, and encourages students to become active, compassionate, lifelong learners who realize their college and career goals in an international community.

Sutton Middle School is an International Baccalaureate® World School

Willis A. Sutton Middle School has the distinction of being an International Baccalaureate® (IB) World School.  We are part of the Middle Years Programme (MYP) that goes from 6th through 10th grades. All schools within the North Atlanta Cluster are IB schools:

  • Bolton Academy, Morris Brandon, Garden Hills, W. T. Jackson, E. Rivers, and Sarah Smith all offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP)
  • North Atlanta High School offers the MYP, the Diploma Programme (DP), and is currently in the authorization phase for the Career-related Programme (CP).

Vision:

An IB education:

  • focuses on learners
  • develops effective approaches to teaching and learning
  • works within global contexts
  • explores significant content

Mission: 

The IB aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

It is the IB's goal to develop life-long and well-rounded learners who:

  • are open-minded and optimistic when faced with challenges
  • confident in their own identities
  • make ethical decisions
  • join with others in celebrating our common humanity
  • are prepared to apply what they learn in real-world, complex, and unpredictable situations.

Please visit the additional side links for more information about the IB MYP and how this program supports and enhances your student's middle school experience.