The IB learner profile

“The IB learner profile is the IB mission statement translated into a set of learning outcomes for the 21st century. The learner profile provides a long-term vision of education. It is a set of ideals that can inspire, motivate and focus the work of schools and teachers, uniting them in a common purpose.”

IB learners strive to be:

• inquirers
• knowledgeable
• thinkers
• communicators
• principled
• open-minded
• caring
• risk-takers
• balanced
• reflective

Please feel free to read more about the learner profile and to download the free Learner Profile Booklet through the IBO website:
www.ibo.org/programmes/profile/

Source: www.ibo.org/programmes/profile. Last accessed October 5, 2010