Organization: International Baccalaureate Organization
Mission: INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE AIMS TO DEVELOP INQUIRING, KNOWLEDGEABLE AND CARING YOUNG PEOPLE TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD THROUGH INTERCULTURAL RESPECT & UNDERSTANDING.
Activities: THE IB ASSESSES THE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM STUDENTS THROUGH A SET OF INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXAMINATIONS. IB WORLD SCHOOLS PAY EXAMINATION FEES, WHICH ENABLE THEIR STUDENTS TO TAKE THE EXAMINATIONS OFFERED BY THE IB.
THE IB AUTHORIZES AND EVALUATES IB WORLD SCHOOLS. CANDIDATE IBWORLD SCHOOLS PAY CANDIDATE AND AUTHORIZATION FEES FOR THE HELP THE IB PROVIDES TO THOSE SCHOOLS IN PREPARING FOR THE IB PROGRAMS AND BECOMING AN IB WORLD SCHOOL, TOGETHER WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF EVALUATION FEES PAID FOR ON GOING EVALUATION OF IB WORLD SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, THE IB DEVELOPS CURRICULUM FOR ALL OF THE IB'S PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPS THE DIPLOMA PROGRAM ASSESSMENT CONTENT (I.E., FOR THE DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS). IB WORLD SCHOOLS PAY ANNUAL SCHOOL FEES FOR THE CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM AND SUPPORT MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT THE IB WORLD SCHOOLS.
THE IB PROVIDES TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS FROM INTERESTED, CANDIDATE AND AUTHORIZED IB WORLD SCHOOLS. INTERESTED CANDIDATES AND AUTHORIZED IB WORLD SCHOOLS PAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR THE TRAININGS PROVIDED TO THE TEACHERS OF THOSE SCHOOLS.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Education