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What is the IBMYP?

The official logo of the International Baccalaureate with a blue and white globe design and the text 'COLEGIO DEL MUNDO - WORLD SCHOOL - ECOLE DU MONDE'.IBMYP stands for International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program and is a 5 year educational program that runs from grades 6-10. Students in Fairfield’s IB program have the opportunity to participate in the first three years of the program (6th-8th grades). Once IB students get to 8th grade, they will have an opportunity to apply to our IB Program at Henrico High School or Tucker High School for the chance to continue the Middle Years program in 9th and 10th grade. Upon completing the MYP program in 10th grade, students can continue to the IB Diploma Program in 11th and 12th grades. 

  • Please peruse the All About IB guide. This document will provide detailed information about HCPS IB policies and important documents.

  • The International Baccalaureate Organization 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 IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These 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.

  • There are 10 main characteristics called learner profile traits that IB aims to develop in IB students. Check here for the list and explanation of these learner profile traits. 

  • You have questions? We have answers! Please refer to the Top Ten FMS IB Program Reminders List for some quick information about IB student responsibilities as well as some Service as Action (SAA) guidelines. Email the FMS IB Coordinator, Kashira Turner kmturner@henrico.k12.va.us with any other questions

  • IB Summer Reading should be completed by all students that will be a part of the FMS IB Program in the 2026-2027 school year. Summer Reading will be collected on either September 14 or September 15 depending on when your child’s Language and Literature class meets. IB students completing more than 5 bingo boxes will receive extra credit and a special treat from Ms. Turner. During Quarter One, students will complete activities and an IB Assessment in their Language and Literature class that is connected to their summer reading so it is very important that they complete the IB Summer Reading requirements.

  • You are required to have 15 service as action hours for the 2026-2027 school year which are due by May 8. Students will be able to log their hours online via the IB Schoology Page which will be accessible to all students once school begins. No paper logs will be accepted. 

    Please email Ms. Turner with questions.

IB Assessment Scores

We are proud to be an IB World School, which means we uphold the highest standards and practices for IB schools across the globe. A key component of teaching and learning through IB is assessment based on IB objectives and criteria. Your child will complete at least one IB assessment per unit of instruction in each subject, and those tasks will be scored based on subject-specific IB rubrics that have clear descriptors for each score. We will provide and review the rubric(s) for each task as it is assigned, and you will be able to find them in your child’s notebook and/or on Schoology. In PowerSchool, you will notice that some assignments are listed as “IB Assess Criterion (A, B, C, or D)”, might be entered multiple times for the different criteria assessed, and have scores ranging from 0 to 8 rather than 0 to 100. These IB scores represent current performance levels and, if viewed over the course of the year, are a gauge of your child’s development of subject-based skills, concepts, and content per criterion. As IB scores, these entries into PowerSchool do not factor into your child’s average (you will see an asterisk that notes this next to each IB score). We believe that students deserve credit for their assignments; therefore, the same task will be entered as a Henrico County grade out of 100% that does average into their quarterly grades. As you view the IB and HCPS scores, we encourage you to talk with your child about his/her performance and development in the IB subject areas, using the rubrics and assessment directions to guide your conversations. Please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or our IB coordinator if you have any questions about IB assessment tasks, scoring, or HCPS grades.