[Dianna]

Tasting foods from around the world, learning about world economics,art,history, customs, music, languages---really that is not subversive-

Can they read, write grammatically correct sentences and do math? What you listed is important but reading, writing and math are essential. As long as the essentials are well covered without being compromised and indoctrination kept to a minimum, I probably wouldn't argue much with it.

[the Real fifi]

They can do this better than anyone--if you doubt me check the admissions pamphlets of the country's most selective schools--the admissions officers prefer an IB diploma..I listed what I did in response to the language you quoted from the curriculum to explain what that meant. My son who scored high on the IB's was admitted to Harvard at 17 with sophomore standing (and placement at the junior level in science) You might check out the Washington Post's education writer who has repeatedly noted that the school my son attended is the most rigorous in the entire Washington metro area--and that area is, believe it or not, one of the(if not the) most competitive in the country.

Quite by chance by husband learned that 2 of the most capable young members of his firm ( The IT manager and an associate) BOTH have IB's--one attended school in South American where his father who was in the military was stationed, the other in Italy, the home of his birth.

The curriculum was originally established to provide a universally recognized educational standard for children of organizations who were living away from their home countries. The diplomas is recognized by Universities around the world for admissions purposes.