International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

Mission

We are here to empower all students to become global thinkers through collaboration, communication, and inquiry.

PHILOSOPHY

We believe in empowering student voice and choice to make learning relevant and meaningful.

We believe in empowering student voice and choice to make learning relevant and meaningful. Students engage in cognitively complex tasks that support conceptual thinking, content knowledge, skill development, and social-emotional well-being. Strong relationships with students are prioritized as we guide them to see themselves as adaptable global citizens who collaborate, communicate effectively, and take informed action in the world.

Vision

Comprehensive Education

Global Readiness

Balance

Collaboration

Excellence in Instruction

Community Pride

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the International Baccalaureate and Arizona State University partnership

Exhibition

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COLLECTIVE COMMITMENTS

As a learning community, we commit to the following shared practices that align with our mission, vision, and philosophy:

Engaged Teaching: Being Present and Purposeful with Students
Language Across Learning

Engaged Teaching: Being Present and Purposeful with Students

We believe that meaningful student learning begins with meaningful teacher engagement. Our shared expectation is that teachers are consistently present, responsive, and interactive with students throughout the learning day. This includes:

Working with small groups to provide targeted support and challenge
Providing 1:1 attention to build relationships and meet individual learning needs
Using proximity strategically, circulating the classroom to monitor progress and maintain connection
Avoiding long periods seated behind a desk, instead being visible, mobile, and available
Truly listening to students—acknowledging their ideas, questions, and concerns
Offering timely, specific feedback that helps students grow
Modeling thinking, strategies, and behaviors that reflect high expectations and a love of learning

Language Across Learning

At Andersen, every teacher is a language teacher. We are committed to a language-rich environment where students learn, practice, and apply academic language consistently across subjects, grade levels and settings. This includes:

Every teacher is a language teacher- helping students grow as confident communicators.
Students use subject-specific vocabulary to think, speak, and write like scientists, mathematicians, readers, and social scientists.
Respectful, inclusive language reflects our PBIS expectations (be principled, be caring, be reflective, be a communicator) and the IB Learner Profile.
Consistent academic and behavior language is used across all classrooms, grade levels, and settings.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

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