The PYP Learner Profile at Spicewood

IB programs promote the education of the whole person, emphasizing intellectual, personal,

emotional and social growth through all domains of knowledge. By focusing on the dynamic combination of knowledge, skills, independent critical and creative thought and international-mindedness, the IB espouses the principle of educating the whole person for a life of active, responsible citizenship. Underlying the three programs is the concept of education of the whole person as a lifelong process. The learner profile is a profile of the whole person as a lifelong learner.(© The Learner Profile Booklet, IBO 2006)

The attributes are: balanced, caring, communicator, inquirer, knowledgeable, open-minded, principled, reflective, risk-taker and thinker.

At Spicewood the Learner Profile is at the heart of who we are, and what we do. We infuse these attributes into all aspects of the curriculum and into our  instruction.

This summer the Texas IB Schools association (TIBS) held the Annual Regional Conference for the IB Americas in San Antonio. Spicewood joined with other TIBS schools to perform on the last day. This IB Choir demonstrated the qualities of the Learner Profile by taking risks, demonstrating balance in what they love, and by communicating in a very universal way: singing.  We congratulate those students, and their caring teachers, Mr. Steinburg and Ms. Bray, for organizing this experience and modeling the Learner Profile.



The IB Choir on stage in San Antonio.