Associations of IB World Schools in the Americas
Associations of IB World Schools are groups formed by and for IB school practitioners to assist IB World Schools, teachers and students in their communities—from implementing IB programmes to providing a forum for dialogue. Many associations also offer orientation and training workshops in cooperation with the IB.
Launched as informal gatherings of teachers from nearby schools, they have become effective advocates for the IB among universities and governments. Today, there are now more than 30 Associations of IB World Schools in the Americas.
These groups and their individual members are an indispensable resource for schools inquiring about the IB. Individual members serve as officers and committee members of their association, educate others about the IB, and form a powerful network of support for the larger IB community. Associations are listed alphabetically below depending on location: Canada, Latin America, and the United States.
CANADA
Alberta Association of IB World Schools (ABIBS)
Member: Alberta
http://abibs.ca/
Atlantic Canada Association of IB World Schools
Members: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Bermuda
*Website coming soon
British Columbia Association of IB World Schools (BCAIBWS)
Member: British Columbia
http://www.bcaibws.ca/
Ontario Association of IB World Schools (IBSO)
Member: Ontario
www.ibschoolsofontario.ca
Prairie Association of IB World Schools
Members: Manitoba, Saskatchewan
http://www.paibws.org
Société des écoles du monde du BI du Québec et de la francophonie (SEBIQ)
Member: Québec
http://www.sebiq.ca/index_en.htm
LATIN AMERICA
Asociación Andina de Colegios de Bachillerato Internacional (AACBI)
Member: Colombia
www.aacbi.org.co
Asociación Chilena del Bachillerato Internacional (ACHBI)
Member: Chile
(No Website)
Asociación de Colegios del Bachillerato Internacional del Rio de la Plata (ACBIRP)
Member: Argentina, Uruguay
(No website)
Asociación de Colegios del BI de Costa Rica (ASOBITICO)
Member: Costa Rica
http://asobitico.org/
Asociación de Colegios IB
Perú (ASCIBP)
Member: Perú
www.ascibp.net
Asociación Ecuatoriana de Coordinadores de Colegios B.I. (ASECCBI)
Member: Ecuador
(No website)
Asociación Mexicana de Colegios Autorizados por la Organización del Bachillerato Internacional (AMEXCAOBI)
Member: Mexico
www.amexcaobi.org.mx
UNITED STATES
Alabama Association of IB World Schools (IBSA)
Member: Alabama
https://sites.google.com/site/ibschoolsofalabama/home
Arizona Association of IB World Schools
Member: Arizona
http://azibs.org/
Arkansas Association of IB World Schools
Member: Arkansas
(No website)
Association of Great Lakes IB World Schools (GLIBS)
Members: Illinois, Kentucky
(No website)
Association of IB World Schools of Georgia (IBGA)
Members: Georgia and Mississippi
http://ibgeorgia.org/
Association of IB World Schools of Utah
Member: Utah
(No website)
Association of Texas of IB World Schools (TIBS)
Member: Texas
http://www.texasibschools.org/
California Association of IB World Schools (CAWS)
Members: California, and Nevada
http://www.c-ibo.org/
Florida League of IB Schools (FLIBS)
Members: Florida and Louisiana
http://flibs.org/
Guild of IB Schools of the Northeast (GIBS)
Members: Maine, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania (East)
http://www.gibsib.org/
Hawai'i Association of IB World Schools (HAIBWS)
Member: Hawai'i
http://haibws.com/
Indiana Association of IB World Schools (HOOSIER AIBSW - HIBS)
Member: Indiana
https://sites.google.com/site/ibhibs/home
Michigan Association of IB World Schools (IBSOM)
Member: Michigan
http://www.ibsom.org/
Mid-Atlantic Association of IB World Schools (IBMA)
Members: District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia
http://www.ibmidatlantic.org/
Midwest Association of IB World Schools (MIBS)
Members: Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa
http://www.midwestibschools.org/
Minnesota Association of IB World Schools (MAIBS)
Member: Minnesota
http://ibmn.org/index.htm
North Carolina Association of IB World Schools
Member: North Carolina
(No website)
Northwest Association of IB World Schools (NIBA)
Members: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho
http://sites.google.com/site/nwaibws/home
Ohio Association of IB World Schools
Member: Ohio
http://www.ohioib.org/
Rocky Mountain Association of IB World Schools (IBARMS)
Members: Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico
https://www.ibarms.org/
South Carolina Association of IB World Schools (SCIBS)
Member: South Carolina
http://scibs.org/
Tennessee Association of IB World Schools (TIBA)
Member: Tennessee
(No website)
Wisconsin Association of IB World Schools (WAIBWS)
Member: Wisconsin
(No website)
