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Our IB World elementary school challenges students to think critically on a global scale.
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What’s New
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about Leadership Change at Benjamin E. Mays IB World School
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about Program transition update for Benjamin E. Mays
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about Benjamin E. Mays the Home to 200,000th Little Free Library
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about Dr. Stacie Stanley Will Join SPPS as Superintendent in May 2025
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about 2025-26 Budget Planning & Priorities
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about You Belong Here
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about Family Gathering with Promise Neighborhood
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about Board of Education Approves Upcoming School Year Calendars
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about Dr. Stacie Stanley Selected as Preferred Candidate for Superintendent
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about Update on program transition at Benjamin E. Mays
Welcome to Benjamin E. Mays
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Our school challenges students to think critically on a global scale. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) school, Benjamin E. Mays challenges students to understand the world around them and how to take action within it. The IB program strives to help students develop an international perspective through projects that examine real-life situations around the world.
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Benjamin E. Mays IB World School
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Develop confident, literate, and responsible students who will be able to think critically, make great decisions, and become internationally minded students who pursue post secondary educational options.
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