We’re halfway through our #generationIB campaign and we’ve already received dozens of submissions from students around the world. IB students have been coming up with exciting, innovative and practical ways to solve global problems, and using social media to engage with the world around them. Teams have set up Twitter and Instagram accounts, some using […]
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Dame Ellen MacArthur’s advice and challenge for #generationIB
All alone, on a boat, circumnavigating the globe in harsh conditions, and a very real understanding of what it means to rely on a finite supply of resources and their link to success or failure … and an idea is sparked for ways to shift society to a more sustainable future.
Student solutions to global challenges—five steps to #generationIB
Climate change, hunger, human rights … We invite IB students of all ages to showcase their creativity and skills in working together to find solutions to some of our most pressing global issues. Students can share their work and ideas any time from now until 21 September for a chance of having their work featured on […]
Three generations at India’s oldest IB World School
Corey Stixrud is the middle of three generations from the same family to either study or teach at the oldest IB World School in India. Now principal, he explains his loyalty to Kodaikanal International School in an Indian hill-station town.
Living the IB Learner Profile: one school’s commitment to Ukrainian refugees in Poland
Rebecca Pohl, High school counsellor, at American School of Warsaw shares her school’s inspiring efforts to fundraise and help Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
Five pieces of advice from a lifelong IB learner
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Sobina Yu shares advice for incoming IB students as they embark on their learning journey. This is her second story in our graduate voices series.
The world is one global village: Growing a tradition of IB schools in Pakistan
Development and Recognition Manager Uzma Shujjat shares how the shift in education has led to the growth of IB programmes in Pakistan.
Creating the next generation of world leaders
Middle Years Programme (MYP) students from the UAE and Germany share how they use MUN to create long-lasting change in the world.
Advice from IB alumni entrepreneurs
We asked Diploma Programme (DP) graduates-turned-entrepreneurs to share their best advice for IB students interested in expanding their passion projects into business ventures. They offer their expertise on topics from building the right team to the inspiration that keeps them going.
Finding a passion for social responsibility by understanding privilege
We welcome Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Marcel Bandur of Regents International School Pattaya to reflect on the value of empathy and the need to share our privilege through meaningful engagements. This is his first story in the graduate voices series.
Celebrating women at the IB
In honor of International Women’s Day, we spoke to 10 different women here at the IB to hear their thoughts on women in leadership.
Who is responsible for taking action against climate change?
In March 2019, hundreds of thousands of students took to the streets to protest against climate change, but should this be a job for adults? IB World investigates.
How IB schools are celebrating International Year of Indigenous Languages
Since the UN declared 2019 as the ‘International Year of Indigenous Language, more than 800 events have taken place around the world. Here is how SenPokChin (senpaq’cin) celebrated this important holiday.
Bilingual IB diploma offers tools for reviving forgotten history through biographies
Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Daniel Pedreira shares how the IB helped him hone his research and writing skills at Coral Gables Senior High School and put him on the track to become a published author. His second book An Instrument of Peace: The Full-Circled Life of Ambassador Guillermo Belt Ramírez, was released June 2019.
Fireside chat unites generations of students
Each year we invite IB alumni to share their experiences, interests and advice with our global community in the graduate voices series. We welcome Diploma Programme (DP) graduate Rya Buckley who recently attended a “fireside chat” at her alma mater, St. Francis Xavier Secondary School in Canada to help transition DP candidates.