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North Canyon High’s IB program offers rigorous, transferable learning and community service

Paradise Valley Unified District (4241) · December 18, 2025
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North Canyon High School’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme emphasizes small classes, Theory of Knowledge, research projects and community service; the district also offers a K–12 IB continuum with Quail Run Primary years and open enrollment information on school websites.

Matt Case, a staff member at North Canyon High School, described the school’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme as a rigorous pathway that begins in students’ junior year and sits alongside their regular high school diploma. He said students take six IB courses and sit six exams while completing community service and a substantive research project. "One of the most unique things that IB offers is a class called Theory of Knowledge," Case said, adding that the course prompts students to discuss how we know what we know and promotes critical and creative…

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