Dwight School Dubai IB Education
Dwight School Dubai is an authorized school of the International Baccalaureate for the Middle Years Programme (MYP), Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Diploma Programme (DP).
IB World Schools share a common philosophy - a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision.**
For further information about the IB and its programmes visit IBO.org.
**Mission Statement from the IB The International Baccalaureate 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 organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
Preparing graduates for jobs of the future
Today’s graduates are entering a global world in which the rate of technological change is fast and furious, and the future of the workplace is yet unimagined. While tomorrow’s career paths remain uncarved, we can prepare students to embrace whatever opportunities await by teaching them skills that go beyond academics or mastering the latest technologies; brainstorming, creating, designing, collaborating, communicating, problem-solving, and innovating.
These entrepreneurial skills, coupled with flexibility, perseverance, resilience, and resourcefulness, are essential to success in the competitive marketplace and in life. We teach these skill sets and nurture these character traits within and beyond the classroom.
Cultivating entrepreneurship through the IB
The International Baccalaureate, recognized as the “gold standard” worldwide in pre-university preparation, is the ideal framework for educating entrepreneurs.
With inquiry as the cornerstone of the curriculum, IB teachers champion independent thinking and empower students to drive their own learning, instilling confidence to go down their own paths and become risk takers.
Dwight, which has long been on the forefront of the IB, continues to innovate by integrating IB values with unique opportunities for students to take on new challenges and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
The IB fosters an entrepreneurial mindset through:
- Inquiry – sparking curiosity, exploration, investigation, and independence
- Design – sparking ingenuity, creativity, determination, and problem-solving with practical applications
- Service – sparking initiative, collaboration, decision-making and action
Teaching the IB Design Thinking Process
The IB curriculum framework emphasizes student-driven inquiry. It encourages students to work on projects of their own imagination, take risks, and to become problem-solvers through design thinking and hands-on learning in graphics, design, architecture, engineering, filmmaking, programming, robotics, and more.
Our faculty ignite the spark of genius in every child and customize the IB educational journey for each student based on his or her passions and talents.