The unique learning style of the International Baccalaureate program at SM East was what teachers advertised to students the most during enrollment season.  Daily open class discussions and the unique styles of testing, or lack of, are what students are usually drawn to. But, for junior Mae O’Connor — though the style played a large role — the opportunity to travel abroad was the biggest selling point of the IB program. It gave her the possibility of studying internationally due to the classes being set upon global standards. After hearing about her parents going to college out-of-state and her grandpa giving her the idea of studying outside of the country, O’Connor started looking at universities in France. Due to O’Connor previously attending Académie Lafayette — a French speaking school in Kansas City, Missouri — she had years of French already ingrained in her mind. To read more, click the link in bio. #storybysloanehenderson #socialmediabybellabroce