IB Americas
The IB Americas includes IB World Schools in 30 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.
There are 451 schools providing the Primary Years Programme in 17 countries, 655 providing the Middle Years Programme in 18 countries and 1,189 providing the Diploma Programme in 30 countries.
Contest winners announced!
In the December 2010 enewsletter edition, we invited you to submit student videos highlighting the culture of your school, and how that culture has been affected or enhanced by the International Baccalaureate. We had an overwhelming response, and are pleased to announce the winning videos from each programme:
Primary Years Programme: Glennwood Academy in Decatur, Georgia, USA
Middle Years Programme: Saluda Trail Middle School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Diploma Programme: Colegio Mayor Secundario Presidente del Perú, Chaclacayo, Lima, Perú (video in Spanish and English)
Countries in this region
Information about IB World Schools and university recognition policies are available for each of the countries in this region.
Workshops and conferences
The following workshops/conferences are a sample of scheduled events to be run in this region. For a complete listing please visit our calendar pages.
- Canada, 16 February 2012 — Category 1 and 2 DP Workshops in Vancouver (ISTA) (4 days)
- United States, 16 February 2012 — Category 3 MYP Workshop in New York, NY (AMNH) (3 days)
- Canada, 16 February 2012 — Category 1, 2, and 3 MYP Workshops in Vancouver (BCAIBWS) (4 days)
- United States, 17 February 2012 — Category 3 Continuum Workshops in New York, NY (IB Americas) (3 days)
- United States, 17 February 2012 — Category 1, 2, and 3 Diploma Workshops in New York, NY (IB Americas) (3 days)
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Associations of IB World Schools
Many IB World Schools have chosen to form local associations with other IB World Schools at a national or subregional level.
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