The Village School intends to pursue authorization as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. We are interested in an educational approach that encourages children to ask meaningful questions, connect learning across subjects, consider different perspectives, and use what they learn with purpose.
For our proposed elementary grades, we intend to explore the IB Primary Years Programme as part of our planning.
Important status note
The Village School is a proposed charter school and is not currently an IB candidate school or an authorized IB World School. Pursuing authorization is a future intention. Any IB programme offering would depend on completing the applicable authorization process.
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Why we want to pursue IB
Our vision begins with the kind of learning we want children to experience: challenging, engaging, connected to their lives, and open to the wider world.
We want students to develop strong academic foundations while also learning to investigate, explain their thinking, collaborate, and reflect. Our interest in IB grows from these goals and our belief that children should have opportunities to understand both their local community and their place in a wider world.
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One connected school model
We envision the different parts of The Village School working together.
Strong Academics
Reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies would provide the knowledge and skills students need to investigate ideas and communicate their understanding.
Language Acquisition
Daily Spanish instruction would give students consistent opportunities to develop communication skills and explore cultures and perspectives beyond their own.
Real-World Learning Through MicroSociety
Our proposed MicroSociety model would provide opportunities to apply academic learning through community roles, shared decisions, and student-created enterprises.
Our IB Aspiration
Our interest in IB reflects our desire to connect these experiences through purposeful inquiry, reflection, global awareness, and student participation in learning.
These connections represent our proposed educational vision. Detailed curriculum alignment and programme planning remain to be developed.
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What this could look like for children
Imagine students investigating what makes a community work.
They might read about community roles, write proposals, use mathematics to plan resources, and discuss how decisions affect others. They could explore related Spanish vocabulary and apply their learning through a MicroSociety project.
Students would have opportunities to ask questions, explain choices, consider other viewpoints, and reflect on what they would change.
This is an illustrative example of our intended approach, not an approved IB unit or a finalized curriculum.
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How this would support teaching
We want our school model to support thoughtful planning across subjects and grade levels.
As we explore IB, we would examine how its approach could help our team:
Pursuing authorization would require intentional planning, professional learning, resources, and ongoing evaluation. We would approach that work as part of building a sustainable school.
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The Blazer distinction
Our ambition is for students to become people who explore possibilities and help light the path for others.
Our IB vision connects with the graduate qualities we aim to cultivate:
- Curious Learners
- Confident Explorers
- Critical Thinkers
- Connected Collaborators
- Responsible Citizens
- World-Ready Communicators
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Our path forward
As The Village School develops, we intend to explore programme requirements, assess the resources needed, and determine an appropriate path toward applying.
We will share updates as formal milestones occur. We are not announcing an IB authorization date or guaranteeing authorization by the school’s proposed opening.
Our initial exploration would focus on the elementary years. Any future IB programme plans for middle school would require separate planning and the applicable authorization.
The Village School
Rooted in Community. Ready for the World.
Our interest in IB reflects the future we envision for our students: grounded in who they are, connected to others, and prepared to contribute thoughtfully to the world.