Mission Statement:
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.

Jim Cullen Elementary is a Candidate School* for the Primary Years Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Cullen believes is important for our students.

Admission Policy

*Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the PrimaryYears Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme, or the Career-relatedProgramme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit The International Baccalaureate Website

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