{"id":9712,"date":"2022-06-23T22:20:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T22:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/glad\/?page_id=9712"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:42:45","slug":"ib","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/glad\/ib\/","title":{"rendered":"International Baccalaureate\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;100deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#00b3e3 37%|rgba(255,255,255,0) 77%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#00b3e3&#8243; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;51%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_image_height=&#8221;150px&#8221; 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