IB/PYP

International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme

IB Authorization Roberts Elementary is an authorized International Baccalaureate - Primary Years Programme school. Roberts received authorization on March 10th, 2005. The IB program is administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

About an IB education: "The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect."

"To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment."

"These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right." (From the IB website).

IB Helping Hands: IB schools help Galveston schools recover from IKE.

Roberts Programme of Inquiry 2007/2008 (pdf file) : The programme of inquiry shows what the students are studying throughout the year. Each grade creates a programme of inquiry around six themes of global significance that provide the framework for exploration and study:

• who we are
• where we are in place and time
• how we express ourselves
• how the world works
• how we organize ourselves
• sharing the planet

More Information about IB

• Primary Years Program at a Glance
• Quotes from Educators
• International Baccalaureate Organization at a Glance

Past Programs of Inquiry

• Roberts Programme of Inquiry : 2005/2006 (PDF)
• Roberts Programme of Inquiry : 2006/2007 (PDF)