Learner Profile Qualities

Learner Profile Qualities are the heart of every International Baccalaureate Programme. According to IB's Learner Profile Booklet, the Learner Profile Qualities are ".... a set of ideals that can inspire, motivate and focus the work of schools and teachers, uniting them in a common purpose."

At Sullivan, we challenge ourselves and our students to demonstrate the following qualities:

Inquirers - love learning, researching and are independent in this learning. They don't accept the easy answer.

Communicators - express and understand information. They are creative and collaborative and can work in more than one language. They explore and use a variety of communication methods (verbal, written, etc.).

Knowledgeable - students explore a myriad of issues of local and global significance. This exploration leads to both understanding and the acquisition of knowledge across many disciplines.

Thinkers - are critical, creative and ethical when they approach complex problems. They tend to not accept the first answer.

Principled - students are ethical in their approaches to individuals, themselves, communities and other groups. They take responsibility for their actions and try to remain fair and just.

Open-minded - individuals are aware and appreciative of their own cultures and beliefs, but are also open to those of others. Open-minded students look for and evaluate opinions that are different from their own.

Caring - students are committed to helping others, whether locally or globally. These students seek to make a positive difference. Our students are challenged to perform community and service both with their classes and independently.

Risk-takers - are not afraid to offer their own opinion or ask questions. They are able to go against the flow to try out new ideas and strategies. They are brave in risking their opinions and expressing their beliefs.

Balanced - students understand how important it is to have a mix of social, physical, academic and emotional health.

Reflective - individuals think about their learning and their experiences. They know their strengths and limitations and are able to work with each to enhance their learning.

Areas of Interaction

These five Areas of Interaction serve as lenses through which each subject area focuses its content. Because the five Areas are in all subject areas, students begin to see the links between them.

Approaches to Learning - seeks to teach students the skills needed to be successful in school such as organizing, researching, collaboration and communication.

Human Ingenuity - emphasizes both the positive and negative impacts of how the human mind has shaped our world.

Environments - asks students to think about the ways humans interact with the world at large and the part we play in it.

Community and Service - challenges students to identify their communities (large or small) and seek to find ways in which they may serve these communities.

Health and Social Education - delves into the physical, mental, emotional and social well-being of individuals and communities.

What is MYP-IB

The Middle Years International Baccalaureate Programme has at its heart the desire to make our students aware of their interconnected natures. We strive to show them how all content areas are connected to one another through the five Areas of Interaction. We strive to show them how all three IB programmes are connected (primary years, middle years and diploma programmes) through the scope of the learner profile qualities. Most importantly, we strive to show our students their connections to others in the world by emphasizing international-mindedness.