How Do Students Benefit From The IB Curriculum?

How Do Students Benefit From The IB Curriculum?

“IB World School students develop strong academic, social and emotional characteristics. They are also likely to perform well academically – often better than students in other programmes,” writes the IB website. 

The IB curriculum is balanced and holistic, providing varied opportunities for your child to learn and demonstrate their learning. It benefits your child by allowing them to gain understanding and skills in ways that are disciplinary, transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary. It will encourage them to be reflective and to act upon their learning.

In addition to a balanced, holistic curriculum and developing well-rounded characteristics, there are three specific benefits this unique form of education will provide your child. 

Love of Learning

Through the IB curriculum, your child will have the opportunity to drive their own learning, an experience that will create a lifelong love of educating themselves. 

At the International School of Tanganyika (IST), your child has opportunities in the curriculum to pursue any area of interests, whatever that may be, through extra-curricular activities, co-curricular activities and service learning initiatives just to name a few. 

One branch of the service learning initiative at IST is the CAS Programme which is incredibly beneficial to student balance. 

“Students consider what they did, why it matters to them and others and what they’ve learned as they move forward,” said Deanna Milne, CAS Coordinator at IST. “It helps them to use the experiences they take part in outside of classes and look inwards to discover who they are as a person, and who they want to be.”

Innovative IB Programmes 

The IB curriculum in Dar es Salaam is divided into three innovative programmes each aimed at developing different areas of your child.

International School of Tanganyika IB Programmes:

•  Primary Years Programme (PYP)
• Middle Years Programme (MYP)
• Diploma Programme (DP)  

According to the IB website, each section of the IB curriculum encourages both personal and academic achievement, challenging your child to excel in their studies and in their personal development.

Global Thinkers who are Culturally Aware

Through the development of a second language, the diverse curriculum and student body and the constant interaction with both the local and global community, your child will become more culturally aware. 

Having each of these embedded into the IB curriculum provides extensive benefits for your child. 

For example, learning a second language allows insights and appreciation, opens more career doors and enhances brainpower. Witnessing diversity from the point of a young age onwards allows children to become open-minded, it gives them stronger communication skills and allows them to become knowledgeable inquirers. 

Finally, having constant interaction with both the local and global community gives your child an understanding of all walks of life and how they can personally lend a helping hand. 

These are three of the key benefits of the IB curriculum. Not only will your child be challenged, inspired to love learning and thoroughly enjoy their schooling, they will also be equipped with all skills necessary to have a successful future. 

Following graduation, 95 percent of IST students who studied the IB curriculum receive admission to four-year university programmes or colleges. 

Your child will be able to attend whatever school is most appealing to them and have one of the most important elements in their life: choice. 

Learn more about the benefits of the IB curriculum - and the programme as a whole.