Prestigious Pursuits for IB Graduate
Konrad Binienda was seeking a more rigorous and international flair in his curriculum. So he transferred from Revere to Firestone High School to pursue an International Baccalaureate diploma.

That was four years ago. Now Binienda has a new pursuit – a diploma from Harvard.

The International Baccalaureate Program is a world-wide, two-year, high school curriculum and examination program sponsored by a Swiss foundation based in Geneva and administered through various regional offices.

High schools like Firestone accepted by the IB organization become partners in an international enterprise striving toward common goals of education – a world-wide, cohesive, comprehensive and liberal education.

There are only 2,226 schools in 125 countries throughout the world offering this program to students. Firestone is one of only 833 member schools in the United States and one of 15 in the state of Ohio.

“The program really helped to lessen the gap between high school and college,” said Binienda. “I was delighted to discover that several of my classmates here at Harvard also came from an IB program.”

Students discover that an IB diploma gives them an upper hand when applying for college. The students are equipped with better time-management skills, have more scholarship opportunities and are more likely to be admitted to prestigious universities.

“Earning my IB diploma was hard work, but it really prepared me for my experiences at Harvard,” said Binienda. “I would highly recommend the program to anyone who truly wants to understand the broadness of learning.”

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