ICU Graduate School has established the unique and innovative learning program (also corresponding to the '5-year Program') since April, 2019 to develop its liberal arts to further steps.
IB Teacher Certification Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is an international educational program hosted by the International Baccalaureate Organization. This program is designed for ICU graduate students (including 5-year students) who are considering teaching International School and IB World School.
Based on cross-cultural and interdisciplinary background, where ICU aims at cultivating promising individuals who make contributions to lasting peace, IB and ICU share the same ideals and goals. ICU has been aspired to build strong academic foundation of critical thinking, high multilingual proficiency and interdisciplinary learning. ICU also has been successfully adopted number of students who completed IB education since 1970s.
The IB curriculum is largely different from the so-called traditional Japanese education (teacher-led, cramming), and develops interdisciplinary, inquiry-based learning. Students will seek out questions themselves and learn in critical thinking and communication with their classmates.
This program is open to ICU graduate students (including 5-year students) who are considering teaching International School and IB World School. Students choose either MYP (Middle Years Programme/equivalent to junior high school in Japan), or DP (Diploma Programme/equivalent to high school in Japan) and fulfill program requirements including teaching practicum at an IB world school. Those who completed the program can apply for the IB Educator Certificate which is issued by the IBO.
