ING Grants for Innovative U.S. Teachers

By International Baccalaurate on June 18th, 2013

ING Bank is now accepting applications for its 2014 Unsung Heroes award program, an opportunity for inspiring teachers to receive grants to conduct innovative classroom projects with their students.

PYP: Embarking on a learning journey

By International Baccalaurate on June 13th, 2013

This article originally appeared within Sharing PYP Practice. Jennifer Fenton is currently a Grade 4 teacher and team leader at the Canadian International School of Hong Kong.

She is a PYP workshop leader and has previously worked in Kenya and Canada as a teacher, administrator and curriculum coordinator.

Century-old school adds IB to traditions

By International Baccalaurate on June 12th, 2013

Founded in 1886, the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) is a Methodist institution and part of the ACS family of schools with over a century of tradition.

A comparatively new addition to the school is the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which includes about 900 of the school’s 3,000 students.

Bringing the IB to South Africa

By International Baccalaurate on June 12th, 2013

Denise Michel is the Primary Years Programme coordinator and vice-principal at the International School of Hout Bay in Capetown, South Africa. The school is one of two in the country that offer the PYP and the only one to offer the Diploma Programme.

Michel was instrumental in implementing the programme at her school, which she describes as “teaching heaven.” In addition to her responsibilities at school, she works as a consultant for new IB schools, workshop leader and site visitor.

IB student uses art to reflect on tough issues

By International Baccalaurate on June 12th, 2013

Annemarie Bresson is in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at South Lakes High School and will be going to college next year. Among her IB classes is art. “She does very personal work about identity and growing up mixed-race,” says art teacher Matt Ravenstahl.

Pathways into North-East India

By Sky on May 23rd, 2013

Pathways World School, Aravali recently traveled with students from New Delhi to the region of Purvanchal in North-Eastern India. This part of India is connected by a thin strip of land called the Siliguri Corridor. The corridor is as narrow as 21 kilometers wide and connects a diverse region that is squeezed between Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, China, and Myanmar.

IB Higher Education Symposium: Oct 2013

By Sky on May 15th, 2013

The 2013 IB Higher Education Symposium is at Stanford University from the 9-10 October 2013. Developed to support senior admissions leadership to discuss globalization, student mobility, promoting access, and the preparation with which IB students enter university.

Registration now open at ibo.org/recognition with ‘Early bird’ rates before 15 June 2013.

Ramiro Febres: Expanding access and inspiring students

By Sky on May 13th, 2013

In his daily life as an IB coordinator at Colegio Pestalozzi (Colegio Suizo del Peru) in Peru, Ramiro Febres works to improve access to an IB education for as many students as possible regardless of their personal circumstances. He also is the president of the Peruvian Association of IB World Schools (La Asociación de Colegios IB Perú).

IB student wins prestigious award in UK

By Sky on May 13th, 2013

Eighteen-year-old Arthi Nachiappan recently won a national award in the UK for making a significant contribution to promote international understanding and global awareness. Arthi is a Diploma Programme student at Bilborough College in Nottingham.

Yokohama International School, Japan – Piloting Open World Schools for DP students

By Sky on May 10th, 2013

Yokohama International School in Japan is one of four IB World Schools participating in the Open World Schools pilot.

The pilot is exploring how an authentic IB Diploma Programme (DP) experience can be extended to students online, who would otherwise be unable to access an IB education.

Get the latest news from the IB on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIN

By Sky on May 6th, 2013

Join more than 50,000 followers on the IB’s official Facebook page and official Twitter feed (there are also eight other regional and programme specific Twitter handles and more than 20,000 members across eight official LinkedIn subgroups.

World Student Conferences: Unplugged

By Sky on May 6th, 2013

In 2013 there are four conferences designed for IB students:

• Social Justice: Contemplating the Past, Confronting the Future
• ECOnomics: Creating a Sustainable Future
• Utopian Visions: Employing the Arts for Social Change
• iResponsibility: Explore how we Engage in the Online World

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability

By Sky on April 26th, 2013

Students who attend UBC for the 2013 IB World Student Conferences will be able to explore one of North America’s most sustainable buildings, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability(CIRS). The building not only uses solar and wind energy to generate electricity, it filters and purifies rain water and waste water. Rainwater is collected and [...]

Inside IB Classrooms: An online video library

By Sky on April 18th, 2013

Take a look Inside IB Classrooms, an online library of video clips to improve practice and encourage professional inquiry. This resource provides a rich variety of approaches to IB teaching and learning. Featured are more than 20 examples from the Diploma, Middle Years and Primary Years Programmes. Each clip comes with resources such as planning [...]

Thinking globally and acting locally with CAS

By Sky on April 16th, 2013

IB students who attended the World Student Conference (WSC) in 2012 are still drawing from their experiences and blogging about it! The global recognition team caught up with four of last year’s conference participants to see how they are completing their CAS projects. Details at www.ibo.org/wsc. Nafis Jalil — International School Dhaka, Bangladesh Nafis has [...]