Families who want to know more about the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme at Pine View Middle School can attend a community information night.
The session is planned for Pine View Middle School, 5334 Parkview Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes, on Dec. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Students who are interested in the program, but are not zoned for Pine View Middle School, may apply to attend the school through the magnet application process.
The community information night will provide information about the program and about how to apply to attend.
Pine View Middle is Pasco County Schools’ first IB Middle Years Programme Candidate School.
It has around 1,000 students.
Its mission, according to the school’s website “is to provide a rigorous, world-class education which inspires students to become active, compassionate, and collaborative lifelong learners who understand and respect other people and their differences.”
The International Baccalaureate program aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect, according to Pine View’s website.
The organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging program of international education and rigorous assessment. The IB program encourages students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
Published December 6, 2017
