"The IB Diploma Programme  (IB/DP) is an academically challenging and balanced programme of education that prepares students, in grades 11 and 12, for success at College/University and life beyond. It has been designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional and physical well-being of students. The programme, has gained recognition and respect from the world’s leading universities." The IB/DP began at Rampart High School in the Fall of 1998 and graduated its first IB/DP class in the spring of 2000.

DP prepares students for effective participation in a rapidly evolving and increasingly global society as they gain:
   · In-Depth Academic Knowledge     

   · International-Mindedness & Life Long Learning
   · Cultural Awareness…Learn a Second Language  

   · Student Led Inquiry Based Learning
   · Community Involvement & Experiential Education
   · Integrity, Honesty, Compassion & Fairness; Learner Profile in Action
   · Personal and Interpersonal Development through Creativity, Activity and Service

The DP curriculum contains six subject groups together with the DP core: Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS); the Extended Essay (EE); and Theory of Knowledge (TOK). The subject groups and the core elements are illustrated in the Diploma Programme model shown here.