Magnet Programs
International Baccalaureate - Elementary School
Theme Description
- Inquiry-based approach to learning
- Curriculum enhanced by six trans-disciplinary themes of global connections
- Instruction in a second language beginning in Kindergarten
All levels of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme:
- Offer study across a broad range of subjects
- Promote international understanding and a global perspective responsible members of a community
- Emphasize the learning of a second language
- Develop responsible members of a community
- Promote the attributes of the IB learner profile
Objectives
Magnet Programs will be used to foster healthy schools throughout the Wake County Public School System by using choice to help:
- Reduce high concentrations of poverty and support diverse populations
- Maximize use of school facilities
- Provide expanded educational opportunities