The Learner Profile at Lexington

The IB Learner Profile provides students and staff with a long-term vision of education. As IB MYP learners, Lexington Middle students and staff strive to embody the ten traits.

We celebrate and acknowledge our IB learners throughout the year. In particular, each month students who most embody the trait of the month are nominated and selected by their teachers. Students' pictures are displayed on each grade level's IB wall at the end of the hallways and students receive a certificate.

Balanced
They understand the importance of intellectual, physical, and emotional balance to achieve personal well-being for themselves and others.

Caring
They show empathy, compassion, and respect towards the needs and feelings of others.

Communicators
They understand and express ideas and information confidently and creatively in more than one language and in a variety of modes of communication. They work effectively and willingly in collaboration with others.

Inquirers
They develop their natural curiosity that lasts throughout their lives. They acquire the skills necessary to conduct inquiry and research and show independence in learning.

Knowledgeable
They explore concepts, ideas, and issues that have local and global significance and, thus, acquire in-depth knowledge and develop understanding.

Open-minded
They understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values, and traditions of other individuals and communities. They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view and are willing to grow from the experience.

Principled
They act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice, and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups, and communities.

Reflective
They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and experience.

Risk-takers
They approach unfamiliar situations and uncertainty with courage and forethought and have the independence of spirit to explore new roles, ideas, and strategies.

Thinkers
They exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems and make reasoned ethical decisions.

Lexington Middle School
An International Baccalaureate World School