THE IB LEARNER'S PROFILE

INQUIRERS

'Doubting is the beginning and not the end of the process.'

OPEN-MINDED

'To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead.'

PRINCIPLED

'We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly.'

RISK TAKERS

'We are equipped with a neck, its purpose is to stick out.'

REFLECTIVE

'To arrive at the simplest truth requires years of contemplation.'

BALANCED

'Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.'

COMMUNICATORS

'Good communicators are first and foremost good listeners.'

CARING

'He who sows the ground with care and diligence gains a greater stock of merit than he could gain by wealth or power.'

THINKERS

'The best lack of conviction while the worst are full of passionate conviction.'