The Guild of IB Schools of the Northeast (GIBS) is an association of International Baccalaureate schools in North America representing schools in New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Eastern Pennsylvania.
Our mission is to promote and develop International Baccalaureate Programs in our region of the U.S. The primary goal is the sharing of expertise through routine contact by member schools. Teacher Roundtables occur throughout the academic year in all major subject areas. At these meetings, GIBS' teachers share strategies for success in their subjects. In this way the curriculum of the three IB Programs can be enriched, so that students in the member schools are presented with the best possible pedagogy. GIBS recognizes the unique and important global context of the IB curriculum and is striving, through student-led initiatives,to emphasize the importance of interschool contact in the U.S. and worldwide. It is an important goal of this organization to establish interschool events which expose students to cross-cultural ideas, and to seek joint ventures that offer service to the greater community. With the tremendous interest in IB Programs in the United States, GIBS seeks to assist International Baccalaureate in North America in its function of disseminating information about its educational programs to prospective schools, colleges, and State Education Departments in the northeastern United States.
About GIBS The Guild of IB Schools of the Northeast is a nonprofit corporation registered in New York State. The Guild was founded in January 1997.
Originally membership comprised 6 schools and now has grown to 56.
Membership Information: Any currently IB-authorized IB school can apply to join GIBS. At present, membership is open
to schools in NY, NJ, MA, CT, ME, RI and eastern PA. The annual membership fee is currently $300. This fee entitles a member school to have up to two teachers attend any PYP, MYP or DP event free of charge. Participants in excess of two pay $25 per person.
View the current directory (updated January 2008) of GIBS' schools.
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Dr. Al Penna, IBNA Board member and principal of Binghamton HS, speaks at the GIBS annual conference in Manhattan
Use this web site to access our directory of authorized IB schools, as well as all information regarding our events.
Beacause of the large geographic area of this association, we are geographically divided into 'hubs' each of
which is administered by a GIBS Vice-President. Use the top toolbar to access information about the regional hubs and their activities.
