School culture refers to the written and unwritten rules that define how a school functions. It also encompasses personal and collective well-being, the effective utilization of physical and human resources, and the extent to which a school acknowledges and celebrates diversity.

Standard: Culture through policy implementation (0301)

Schools develop, implement, communicate and review effective policies that help to create a school culture in which IB philosophy can thrive.

Practices

Culture 1: The school secures access to an IB education for the broadest possible range of students. (0301-01)

Culture 1.1: The school implements and reviews an access and/or admissions policy that clearly describes the conditions for participation in the school’s programme(s). (0301-01-0100)

Culture 1.2: The school provides relevant support materials, resources and structures to promote access to the school’s programme(s) for as many students as reasonable. (0301-01-0200)

Culture 1.3: The school provides opportunities to access the programme(s) for the broadest possible range of students. (0301-01-0300)

• PYP 1: The school articulates and demonstrates the PYP to include all students, regardless of learner variability, unless the school’s regulatory environment precludes full enrollment and requires the school offer the relevant national or state/provincial curriculum to certain students. (0301-01-0311)

• PYP 2: The school implements the PYP across all early years and/or primary grade levels offered at the school. (0301-01-0312)

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• MYP 1: The school monitors and evaluates its efforts to provide students with equal opportunities to undertake the MYP. (0301-01-0321)

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  DP 1: The school provides for the full DP, ensures that some of its students attempt the full diploma, then monitors and evaluates its efforts to provide students with equal opportunities to undertake the full diploma. (0301-01-0331)

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  DP 2: The school implements and reviews strategies to encourage students to pursue the full IB diploma. (0301-01-0332)

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  CP 1: The school monitors and evaluates its efforts to provide students equal opportunities to undertake the CP, and implements strategies to encourage students to pursue the full CP. (0301-01-0341)