Merici College Announces International Baccalaureate at Awards
Principal Loretta Wholley announced that Merici College is a candidate for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Years Program during an Awards Ceremony celebrating academic achievements of students who are striving to reach their full potential.
Mrs Wholley said that Merici students are independent learners who take risks and challenge themselves to try new things while enjoying the learning journey.
“These goals and attributes are the principles of powerful learning that link in perfectly with the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile,” she said.
“The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who will create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.”
Mrs Wholley said that the challenging international educational program will be beneficial to all Merici students and will involve rigorous assessment.
“The IB programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right,” she said.
“We all want you to be the best you can be by doing things that push you out of your comfort zone and having a growth mindset; standing up for the values you believe in, acting with integrity and having a strong sense of justice.”
“Take responsibility for your own actions and the consequences that accompany them because this will be a life long journey of understanding yourself and others.”
The introduction of an IB curriculum will additionally provide Holy Trinity Primary School and Early Learning Centre students with a natural pathway from their IB Primary Years program into the Diploma Years Program at Merici.
