IBO Mission Statement: The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

Heritage Mission Statement: The Mission of Heritage Elementary is to foster lifelong learning in a global community by providing innovative, quality, inquiry-based educational experiences, which emphasize critical and creative thinking.