" As an educator, I have been so impressed with the manner in which the IB program has served to develop the critical thinking skills of my students. "
Steven Bligh McNutt, The Korea Times, 18 March 2008
"Education should, in my view, be lifelong. We should be seeking to learn and re- learn, to keep up to date, to challenge our own assumptions, to reflect, and to change our minds when logic and the evidence compel."
AC Grayling - Guardian Unlimited, 24 March 2008
The IB Americas includes IB World Schools in 31 countries and territories in Central, North and South America. IB World Schools in the Americas are state/public, private, magnet, charter, international, parochial and secular and serve a broad and diverse range of students in urban, suburban and rural communities.
IB Africa, Europe and Middle East (IBAEM) covers a diverse range of cultures, languages and economic realities. In a continually changing region, the IB delivers its education standards beyond borders. More than 80 countries in the region offer IB programmes today.
The IB Asia Pacific region supports more than 400 schools offering more than 560 programmes in 27 countries. We are responsible for authorizing new schools, evaluating IB World Schools, providing professional development services in the schools and in sub-regional locations, and ensuring that the IB Diploma Programme is recognized by universities worldwide.
