International Baccalaureate Program
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The International Baccalaureate® (IB) offers a continuum of international education. The programme encourage both personal and academic achievement, challenging students to excel in their studies and in their personal development.IB’s Mission
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) aims to do more than other curricula by developing inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who are motivated to succeed. Students will help to build a better world through intercultural understanding and respect.The IB is different from other curricula because it:- Encourages students to think critically and challenge what they are told and is independent of governments and national systems, and therefore able to incorporate best practice from a range of international frameworks and curricula
- Encourages students to consider both their local and international environment.
District 205
Students at IB World Schools are given a unique education. They will:- be encouraged to think independently and drive their own learning
- take part in programs of education that can lead them to some of the highest ranking universities around the world
- become more culturally aware, through the development of a second language
- be able to engage with people in an increasingly globalized, rapidly changing world.
IB Authorization Ceremony
IB Staff
Name | Title | School | |
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Fickes, Brett | Curriculum & Instruction Director International Baccalaureate Programme Director | District Office | fickes.brett@district205.net |
Ablin, Brad | International Baccalaureate Programme Coordinator | Thornton | Ablin.Bradley@district205.net |
Conry, Leo | International Baccalaureate Programme Coordinator | Thornridge | Conry.Leo@district205.net |
DeYoung, Andrea | International Baccalaureate Programme Coordinator | Thornwood | deyoung.andrea@district205.net |
Russell, Wanda | International Baccalaureate Programme Administrator | Thornton | russell.wanda@district205.net |
Beilfuss, Bradley | International Baccalaureate Programme Administrator | Thornridge | Beilfuss.Bradley@district205.net |
Brown, Maria | International Baccalaureate Programme Administrator | Thornwood | brown.maria@district205.net |
IB Teachers
Name | School | |
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Carlson, Carrie | Thornton | carlson.carrie@district205.net |
Dominik, Daniel | Thornton | dominik.daniel@district205.net |
Fricke, Deborah | Thornton | Fricke.Deborah@district205.net |
Graham, Michelle | Thornton | Graham.Michelle@district205.net |
Mitidiero, Lee | Thornton | mitidiero.lee@district205.net |
Olson, Devin | Thornton | Olson.devin@district205.net |
Ornelas, Anna | Thornton | Ornelas.anna@district205.net |
Sieber, Randal | Thornton | Sieber.randal@district205.net |
Baird, Jeffrey | Thornridge | baird.jeff@district205.net |
Franco, Viviana | Thornridge | franco.viviana@district205.net |
Joseph, Lisa | Thornridge | Joseph.Lisa@district205.net |
McGhee, Erica | Thornridge | Mcghee.Erica@district205.net |
Miller-Almond, Tinesha | Thornridge | almond.tinesha@district205.net |