IBDP Learner Profile: How should I approach learning?
Nurture curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research.
Learn independently and with others.
Learn with enthusiasm and sustain love for learning throughout life.
Develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines.
Engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance.
Think critically and creatively to analyze and take responsible action on complex problems.
Exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions.
Express confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways.
Collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups
Act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere,
Take responsibility for our actions and their consequences.
Critically appreciate own culture and personal histories as well as the values and traditions of others. Seek and evaluate a range of points of views and are willing to grow from the experience.
Show empathy, compassion and respect.
Have a commitment to service and act to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in the world around us.
Approach uncertainty with forethought and determination.
Work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies.
Resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change
Understand the importance of balancing different aspects of life – intellectual, physical and emotional – to achieve well-being for ourselves and others.
Recognize interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live.
Consider the world and our own ideas and experience thoughtfully.
Work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support learning and personal development.
