International Baccalaureate students are assured an intellectually stimulating and challenging educational experience that provides significant advantages. International Baccalaureate

(1) offers a strong liberal arts program encompassing
many subject areas;

(2) prepares students for the challenge of university life;

(3) provides students with a definite advantage regarding
admission to post-secondary institutions in the United
States and abroad;

(4) emphasizes a global perspective;

(5) may result in advanced standing and/or course credits
at many colleges and universities;

(6) provides a challenge to the academically motivated
student;

(7) teaches students to think in a logical manner and to
write well-argued and well-supported essays;

(8) requires students to assimilate and apply information
rather than just memorize it;

(9) teaches students to connect ideas from different
subjects and to see them as a coherent whole.