We are pleased to announce that Oakland University and IBSOM are collaborating to provide an Official IB Training in Michigan featuring Category 2/3 Sessions for PYP, MYP & DP. The workshop will be on the campus of Oakland University and is scheduled for June 25, 26 & 27.
Registration will begin on March 16!
Registration will begin on March 16!
The IBSOM Spring Symposium will be held on March 16, 2015 at Macomb County ISD
PYP Session - Approaches to Learning (Robin Long, Facilitator)
MYP Session - Articulating the Approaches to Learning (Jill Pearson, Facilitator)
DP Session - TOK Across the Subjects (Megan Phillips & Drew Shankles)
Click here to register!
PYP Session - Approaches to Learning (Robin Long, Facilitator)
MYP Session - Articulating the Approaches to Learning (Jill Pearson, Facilitator)
DP Session - TOK Across the Subjects (Megan Phillips & Drew Shankles)
Click here to register!
| 2015 Spring Symposium Session Descriptions.pdf |
Apply now for the IB World Student Conference Scholarship!
IBSOM is excited to sponsor one Michigan IB Diploma Student to attend the IB World Student Conference in New York! All registration and travel costs are covered! Check out the application for details. Applications are due by April 15, 2015.
Click here for more information about the 2015 IB World Student Conference
IBSOM is excited to sponsor one Michigan IB Diploma Student to attend the IB World Student Conference in New York! All registration and travel costs are covered! Check out the application for details. Applications are due by April 15, 2015.
Click here for more information about the 2015 IB World Student Conference
| IBSOM Scholarship Application - 2015 IB World Student Conference.pdf |
Our 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:
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
The 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.
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.
