David Paterson Elementary School

The Mission Statement:

* The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

* To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. 

* These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.