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A world-class learning experience.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a global leader in international education—developing inquiring, knowledgeable, confident, and caring young people. Our programmes empower school-aged students to take ownership in their own learning and help them develop future-ready skills to make a difference and thrive in a world that changes fast.
The distinction of being an IB world school is one sought by schools around the globe because they know it represents a model of learning that puts students at the centre of their own development.
International Baccalaureate
The IB Learner Profile
The IB Programme at
St. John's Academy
The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.
The IB learner profile represents 10 attributes valued by IB World Schools. We believe these attributes, and others like them, can help individuals and groups become responsible members of local, national and global communities.
IB learners strive to be:
St. John’s Academy Shawnigan Lake (SJASL) is one of only a few dozen independent schools in all of Canada offering the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and IB Diploma Programme (DP), and it has quickly become embedded into all aspects of our teaching and learning.
As an MYP authorized school, we hold ourselves to the highest standards and work with our partners at the IB Organization to ensure our learning community continues to adhere to the vision and values that define an IB World School.
SJASL is a IB DP authorized school too. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that SJASL believes is important for our students.
INQUIRERS
KNOWLEDGEABLE
THINKERS
COMMUNICATORS
REFLECTIVE
BALANCED
OPEN-MINDED
CARING
RISK-TAKER
REFLECTIVE
What difference does the IB make?
IB students develop strong academic, social and emotional characteristics. They are also likely to perform well academically – often better than students on other curricula.
Read key findings from IB research to learn more about how the IB programmes impact students and schools
Still not sure what the IB programme is?
To get a more in-depth look at the IB approach check out this 16 page downloadable PDF or visit the International Baccalaureate (IB) website.
Please click on the links below to find out more about the Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme.
