About IB Source

The source behind thousands of IB classrooms.

For 25 years, IB Source has helped IB World Schools put the right resources in teachers’ hands — textbooks, planners, digital tools and ready-to-teach lessons, curated from the publishers schools rely on.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with schools, teachers and publishers, so finding, buying and using IB-aligned resources is the easiest part of your job.

25+
Years serving IB schools
34
IB subjects covered
90+
Countries served
15+
Trusted publishers

Twenty-five years inside the IB ecosystem

IB Source began with a simple observation: IB teachers were spending too much time hunting for the right resources. For more than 25 years we’ve been fixing that — first as a specialist supplier of IB texts, today as a publishing partner woven into the fabric of the IB community.

From our Chicago headquarters, we supply individual classrooms, IB World Schools, and entire school districts across the United States and Canada — and dispatch to educators in more than 90 countries. Along the way we’ve grown from selling resources to building them: IB toolkits, ready-to-teach lessons, SEL programs, and custom publications designed around how IB classrooms actually work.

We also give back to the network that trusts us — supporting regional IB associations around the world and standing alongside educators at workshops, conferences, and curriculum launches.

  • Supplier to school districts across the USA & Canada
  • Serving IB World Schools in 90+ countries
  • Supporting regional IB associations worldwide
  • An integral part of the IB ecosystem for 25+ years

More than a bookstore

We don’t just stock the shelves — we build what IB classrooms need next.

Ready to Teach

Walk in with the whole lesson ready: plan, worksheet, mark scheme, slides and revision organiser — for every IB Diploma lesson.

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IB Classroom Toolkits

Purpose-built toolkits and resource packs — assembled around real IB units and ready for day one.

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Social-Emotional Learning

Wellbeing isn’t an add-on. Our SEL programs build resilience, confidence and connection across the IB continuum.

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Just-in-Time Publishing

New guide? No panic. We publish curriculum-aligned resources the moment IB subject updates land.

Custom Publishing

Your school, on the cover. Personalised journals, planners and workbooks built around your programmes.

A partner, not just a supplier.

From one classroom to a whole IB World School, our team makes the process efficient, responsive and stress-free.

  • Real people who know the IB — not a call centre.
  • POs, bulk pricing and procurement made painless.
  • Fast dispatch to schools in 90+ countries.

Together, we’re supporting IB educators, enriching classrooms, and shaping globally minded learners.

Trusted worldwide

Trusted by IB World Schools & districts in 90+ countries

2,000+ schools, districts and teachers ordered from us last year — from Chicago to Kyoto.

Indianapolis Public Schools Indiana Hillsborough County Public Schools Florida Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools North Carolina Fresno Unified School District California Issaquah School District Washington Frederick County Public Schools Maryland Halifax Regional Centre for Education Nova Scotia Mulgrave, the International School of Vancouver Canada Brent International School Manila Philippines American School of The Hague Netherlands International School of Luxembourg Luxembourg American Overseas School of Rome Italy St. Gilgen International School Austria Kyoto International School Japan American School of Quito Ecuador American School of Bahrain Bahrain