Richmond Schools is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme and pursuing authorization as an IB World School.

IB World Schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision.

In the PYP, the classroom operates as an active discovery laboratory. By centering student agency, children construct meaning by integrating multiple subjects under broad, transdisciplinary themes.

Active, play-based early learning models

Broad transdisciplinary conceptual units

Showcase of agency via the PYP Exhibition