Irmo High School International School for the Arts is a nationally certified magnet school by Magnet Schools of America, offering a wealth of opportunity for motivated and curious students. For academically gifted 9th and 10th grade students, IHS offers a continuation of the Escolares course of study, an interdisciplinary approach to learning, focusing on universal themes integrat
ed throughout each of the Escolares core courses in Science, Social Studies, Math, and English Language Arts. The IHS Escolares program leads to our International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. Students may choose IB Career or IB Diploma. IB Career is a unique collaboration between our school and The Center for Advanced Technical Studies that connects students to skills needed in the 21st century global economy and provides authentic, real world learning opportunities. The IB Diploma program includes IB courses in six areas: Math, English, Science, World Language, Individuals and Societies, and the Arts. The aim of an IB education is to develop internationally minded people who are inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open-minded, caring, risk-takers, balanced, and reflective. Students in our IB Diploma Programme are prepared for success in college and beyond. Irmo High School is also a whole-school Arts Integration Magnet School, allowing students to explore their talents and specific interests both within and outside of the classroom. The unique approach of arts-integration within a globally-focused learning environment encourages students to nurture skills within concepts, issues, and themes and equips them with real-world experiences as a foundation for their next steps after graduation.