THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM AND ELGIN HIGH SCHOOL
Beginning in 2008, a group of Gifted Academy educators at Elgin High School began exploring the idea of bringing the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP) to the students of the Elgin High School Gifted and Talented Academy. Over the years, this exploration evolved into a school-wide effort to see Elgin High School become one of the few schools in Illinois to become an authorized International Baccalaureate World School. 2023 marked the successful conclusion of the Candidacy phase and Elgin High School is an Authorized International Baccalaureate World School offering the IB Diploma Programme.
The Academy/IB program is designed to uphold the highest standards of intellectual growth and enrichment for academically talented students. The EHS Academy is designed to prepare adept and curious students for the rigors of academic work through a freshman and sophomore curriculum which is founded in accelerated and Advanced Placement coursework which will prepare them for the rigors of the IB Diploma Programme. With the foundation for college-level coursework laid as freshmen and sophomores via the AP program, EHS Academy students enter the International Baccalaureate Programme as juniors. The end result of this course sequence is that students will have immersed themselves in the two most challenging high school curricula that are recognized worldwide: AP and IB.
Elgin High School is proud to count itself among the few IB World Schools in Illinois outside of Chicago Public Schools, and the only one in the Northwest Suburbs. There are approximately 5,000 schools in the world which are authorized to offer IB programming in more than 15 countries.
The International Baccalaureate Organization(IBO) is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 at the behest of European diplomats seeking an education for their children that was consistently rigorous and relevant as they traveled the world for work. The result of this need was the International Baccalaureate Programme. The IB Diploma Programme serves students in their junior and senior years with an academically challenging and well-rounded academic study designed to foster academic content knowledge and maturity. IB Diploma Programme graduates are recognized world-wide as well-rounded students who are capable communicators, critical thinkers, and who possess a global perspective.
Beginning in 2008, a group of Gifted Academy educators at Elgin High School began exploring the idea of bringing the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP) to the students of the Elgin High School Gifted and Talented Academy. Over the years, this exploration evolved into a school-wide effort to see Elgin High School become one of the few schools in Illinois to become an authorized International Baccalaureate World School. 2023 marked the successful conclusion of the Candidacy phase and Elgin High School is an Authorized International Baccalaureate World School offering the IB Diploma Programme.
The Academy/IB program is designed to uphold the highest standards of intellectual growth and enrichment for academically talented students. The EHS Academy is designed to prepare adept and curious students for the rigors of academic work through a freshman and sophomore curriculum which is founded in accelerated and Advanced Placement coursework which will prepare them for the rigors of the IB Diploma Programme. With the foundation for college-level coursework laid as freshmen and sophomores via the AP program, EHS Academy students enter the International Baccalaureate Programme as juniors. The end result of this course sequence is that students will have immersed themselves in the two most challenging high school curricula that are recognized worldwide: AP and IB.
Elgin High School is proud to count itself among the few IB World Schools in Illinois outside of Chicago Public Schools, and the only one in the Northwest Suburbs. There are approximately 5,000 schools in the world which are authorized to offer IB programming in more than 15 countries.
The International Baccalaureate Organization(IBO) is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 at the behest of European diplomats seeking an education for their children that was consistently rigorous and relevant as they traveled the world for work. The result of this need was the International Baccalaureate Programme. The IB Diploma Programme serves students in their junior and senior years with an academically challenging and well-rounded academic study designed to foster academic content knowledge and maturity. IB Diploma Programme graduates are recognized world-wide as well-rounded students who are capable communicators, critical thinkers, and who possess a global perspective.