IBSOM Spring Symposium Cancelled


With many Michigan schools facing an unprecedented number of days out of school this winter due to weather -- we have decided that it would be best not to ask teachers and administrators to take more time off campus to attend our Spring Symposium.

We look forward to hosting our usual Fall Symposium on November 25, 2019 and hope to see you all then -- if not before.


NEXT COORDINATOR MEETING - FEB 26 @ HURON HS (ANN ARBOR) 


​Download the Complete Profile of IB Programs in Michigan

The IBSOM Mission

IBSOM formed to support schools in Michigan throughout the IB application process, to share our IB expertise, and to create an environment conducive to the continued growth of our students.

Furthermore, IBSOM strives to:
  • Improve University recognition of the IB curriculum
  • Spur legislative action in support of the IB and our work with students
  • Serve as a liaison between IB schools and the MI Department of Education
  • Offer symposia and informative sessions on a variety of topics concerning the PYP, MYP and DP
  • Continue to develop the learner profile attributes within our schools 


​About the International Baccalaureate

IB 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 IB works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.