Here’s an interesting piece on International Baccalaureate schools. An important element of IBO programs is contained in its curricular statement:
IBO insists that its beliefs and values form the core of the IB curriculum. IBO calls its curriculum “the best possible curriculum to be enjoyed by all who participate.” What is this curriculum? The same paragraph in which IBO claims to have the “best possible curriculum” also clarifies that the essence of the IB curriculum is teaching students “those human values which are recognized as universal; these are embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, [as stated in Article 26] adopted and proclaimed by the General assembly of the United Nations in 1948″ [“A CONTINUUM OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION,” published by IBO, p. 10, all emphasis in the original].
This commits IBO schools to promoting UN perspectives that the US has squarely rejected. The article lists some discrepancies:
How different are the American creed and the IBO-UNESCO creed? The following table in the article lists some of the differences:
UN-IBO US
Right to bear arms No Yes
No double jeopardy No Yes
Church & state separation No Yes
Limited government No Yes
Reserved powers No Yes
Natural law recognition No Yes