International Baccalaureate
Make an appointment with the IB Coordinator Kim MacDonald using this LINK to discuss your IB Course options or the IB Diploma Program for 11th and 12th grade.
Differences and Similarities between AP and IB Courses?
The IB Theme of Freedom and Justice is woven into the IB courses in a variety of ways.
In English Language and Literature, students explore systemic injustice and the impact of social structures through literature.
In the Modern and Classical Languages, students focus on immigration, human rights, and cultural interpretations of freedom and justice using current and historical examples.
In IB Geography, IB History and Theory of Knowledge, students discuss climate justice, human trafficking, poverty and access to healthcare, the Civil Rights Movements, and the philosophical aspects of the terms Freedom and Justice.
In IB Biology and IB Chemistry students see relevance in environmental justice, health equity, and genetic ethics.
IB Math uses data analysis to examine topics such as voting, income, and literacy rates vs. median income and education.
In IB Visual Arts students connect the theme to artwork as activism and freedom of self expression. While in IB Music, students study Music for Sociocultural and Political Expression weaving in the themes of justice or activism.
GHS IB Teachers 2025-2026
