Mission
Our Mission is to challenge our students to explore their unlimited potential, unlocking exceptional opportunities.
Vision
The Pan American School of Bahia (PASB) is an inspirational learning community that continuously strives for excellence.
Students become passionate learners, embodying the school’s core values and fulfilling their potential, and they are prepared to succeed in higher education and life, making a positive impact on the world.
Values - the basis for the education of those who will build a more humane world
We are a community built on strong values, committed to sharing knowledge. Families who choose to join us become part of a tradition dedicated to providing our children with an exceptional, limitless education, rooted in the values and ethical principles we all believe in and uphold.
Kindness
We act with care, embrace our shared humanity, and treat one another with warmth and respect.Integrity
We are honest and principled, doing the right thing even when it is difficult.Open Mindedness
We acknowledge diverse points of view and cultures through empathy and reflection. We face challenges with resilience and compassion.Respect
We treat ourselves and others with dignity, communicate with kindness and clarity, and create space for all voices.Leadership
We embrace challenges with resilience and creativity, acting to influence positive change.Responsibility
We honor commitments to ourselves, our community, and the world around us. We take accountability for our actions and strive for continuous growth.Collaboration
We work together, share, set common goals, and support each other to grow and succeed as one community.
International Baccalaureate 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.
IB Learner Profile
Our program aims to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.
As IB learners, we strive to be:
- Inquirers – We nurture our curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life.
- Knowledgeable – We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance.
- Thinkers – We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible action on complex problems. We exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions.
- Communicators – We express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways. We collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups.
- Principled – We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. We take responsibility for our actions and their consequences.
- Open-Minded – We critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience.
- Caring – We show empathy, compassion, and respect. We have a commitment to service, and we act to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in the world around us.
- Risk-Takers – We approach uncertainty with forethought and determination; we work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies. We are resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change.
- Balanced – We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives—intellectual, physical, and emotional—to achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live.
- Reflective – We thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experiences. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development.
Child Protection
As parents, we pay close attention to the well-being and safety of our children. Therefore, we have developed a Child Protection Policy and our staff is periodically trained to ensure that our children learn in a nurturing, safe, and healthy environment. Click on the link below to view PASB’s Child Protection Policy.