Schools which offer the IB or International Baccalaureate program adhere to international curriculum and teaching standards. Their teaching and assessment are subject to rigorous and frequent inspection and monitoring. That's one reason why IB schools are so well respected. Their graduates matriculate to colleges and universities worldwide.
"CCC has continued its dedication to traditional Catholic/Christian values coupled with academic excellence to develop into an outstanding college preparatory high school. CCC continues to maintain a low student-faculty ratio and small class sizes that allow for personal attention to the diverse ability levels of each student. Student SAT and ACT test scores consistently rank above the Florida and National averages. Annually, 100% matriculate to college and more than half of graduating Seniors receive academic and athletic scholarships totaling $3.5 million or more."
The Dallas International School offers curriculums oriented towards the French Baccalaureate and also offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
Dallas International School belongs to the Mission Laïque Française school network along with 70 other schools around the world promoting the French language and multiculturalism.
"Founded in 1872, The Dwight School is a PreK-12 private international school located on Manhattan ’s Upper West Side. In 1996, Dwight became the first school in North America to offer the full International Baccalaureate (IB) program from kindergarten through grade 12. With the opening of Woodside Preschool in the fall of 2005, Dwight became the first school to offer the IB Primary Years Program for children ages 2-4. Dwight continues to be a pioneer in international education and today nearly 40 countries are represented in its student body."
"Using nationally accepted Best Practices, California Standards, and the expertise of our own experienced educators, Fairmont’s curriculum reflects our commitment to academic excellence. It conforms to UC requirements and enables our students to take on the challenges of the nation's best colleges and universities upon graduation. From preschool to twelfth grade, we encourage our students to take advantage of all that our rigorously academic curriculum has to offer, while developing a passion for the pursuit of knowledge."
"Established in 1893 by the Religious Society of Friends, George School is a coeducational boarding and day school of 540 students in grades 9 through 12. The 265-acre campus is situated in historic Newtown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located within 30 miles of the cultural centers of Princeton, New Jersey, and Philadelphia and 70 miles of New York City. The school’s rigorous college preparatory curriculum and Quaker values of tolerance, equality, and social justice serve a diverse student body."
Vision, drive, determination have produced an incredible group of schools known as Gulliver Schools. With over two thousand students Gulliver would seem a behemoth as far as private schools go. In reality it is a cluster of smaller schools, each with its own distinct purpose and student body sharing the inspired leadership of one of south Florida's legendary educators, Dr. Marian Krutulis. Visit Gulliver's Web site and you begin to understand what a great private school is. The Miami-Dade area is fortunate indeed to have Dr. Krutulis and Gulliver in its midst.
"Founded in 1784, Harrisburg Academy is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school with a diverse student body in nursery through 12th grade. Harrisburg Academy is located on 24 acres about one mile west of the Susquehanna River in Wormleysburg, PA."
"In addition to becoming competent in additional languages, our 950 students from more than 50 countries at French American and International know much about the notion of “otherness” which they encounter daily, and they quickly learn how to avoid conflicts that may otherwise arise from intolerance, prejudice and cultural misunderstandings."
"In addition to the American High School diploma, ISB offers both the French Baccalaureate Diploma (Diplôme du Baccalauréat) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) - the equivalent of American Advanced Placement (AP) classes - which is recognized at top colleges and universities around the world and often allows students to place out of college classes. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program emphasizes a second language and gives ISB students the International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma."
"ISI is the only school in the Midwest to offer a trilingual program and an International Baccalaureate program for all students. We believe that this fosters open-mindedness, critical and independent thought and a greater understanding of humanity."
