Two Boston schools have been designated
International Baccalaureate (IB) world schools.
Muriel S. Snowden International School at Copley and the
Josiah Quincy Upper School located in Chinatown will serve as IB sites starting immediately. The world-renowned non-profit organization is known for high standards and pedagogical leadership. Students at both schools will spend their junior and senior years studying college-level material in six, two-year long courses. Students will also work on substantive research papers, integrative thinking, and achieving goals they set to become people of creativity, action and service. The BPS
Acceleration Agenda, unveiled in November 2009, sets a goal of having 100% of BPS students take at least one college-level course (Advanced Placement, Honors, International Baccalaureate and/or dual enrollment) during high school. Read more in the
press release.
The addition of Snowden and Quincy brings to 13 the total number of IB programs in Massachusetts. A July 2
New York Times story discusses the rise in popularity of the IB program in U.S. schools.
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