Our Future Problem Solving process fulfills a wide variety of education standards, including those measured by International Baccalaureate (IB) programs around the world. Educators can easily tailor our content to meet their specific education system and local requirements as needed. Future Problem Solving’s interdisciplinary programs provide teachers with standards-based and skill-based resources to meaningfully engage students while building knowledge and skills.
The International Baccalaureate is a student-centered international education program that prioritizes developing learners who are inquiring, knowledgeable, confident, and caring. IB asks its almost two million students to take ownership of their own learning as they develop future ready skills and go on to make the world a better place.
Alignment with IB Learner Profile
The IB learner profile describes the qualities they hope to develop in all IB students. Future Problem Solving programs support IB students as they develop these skills and traits.
Inquirers
Students learn how to think critically about global issues and their communities. Global Issues writers learn to ask the right questions when developing solutions.
Knowledgeable
Learners engage in research related to real-world and interdisciplinary topics.
Thinkers
Our core programming is designed to support students in achieving positive futures through problem solving using critical and creative thinking.
Communicators
Students share their ideas through project based learning in their communities, writing about their plans or hopes for a better future, and through telling creative stories on stage.
Principled
Empowered with critical thinking skills, learners develop a strong sense of self.
Open-minded
As part of a global organization, students interact with ideas, topics, and people from all walks of life and all parts of the world.
Caring
Students consider the impact of issues at micro and macro levels through research based Global Issues topics, Community Projects implementation, Creative Writing ideation, and Storytelling.
Risk-takers
Students not only write, but also create, perform, and take action! Students create real, lasting change through Community Projects and perform their own stories and action plans for an audience.
Balanced
Students engaged in multiple programs will leave with more advanced literacy skills, strong community connections, and a better understanding of the world around them.
Reflective
Students are empowered to reflect on their own progress as they develop their problem solving skills. Students receive feedback on their progress through rubric-based scoring, evaluator feedback, and self-assessment.
Program Connections
Global Issues
IB asks students to engage with research, investigation, and strong communication skills in preparation for their extended essay. Global Issues writers are tasked with researching real-world topics, making connections across disciplines, and clearly communicating a plan of action for the future.
Community Projects
Students engaging in community projects will quickly see the connections between their self-selected community action project and the requirements for IB’s CAS project. Student agency and empowerment are core connections between these two aspects of these organizations.
Creative Writing & Storytelling
Just as IB wants students to go on to make the world a better place, Future Problem Solving asks students to envision this in creative storytelling. Through research and preparation, students present these ideas in writing, on a stage, or both. Both of these time-tested organizations equip learners with the skills needed to make a positive future a reality.
