http://blogs.ibo.org The IB's blog network Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:07:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/18/ing-grants-for-innovative-u-s-teachers/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/18/ing-grants-for-innovative-u-s-teachers/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:37:10 +0000 International Baccalaurate http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=1187 Unsung Heroes award program, an opportunity for inspiring teachers to receive grants to conduct innovative classroom projects with their students. ]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/18/ing-grants-for-innovative-u-s-teachers/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/13/pyp-exhibition-embarking-on-a-learning-journey/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/13/pyp-exhibition-embarking-on-a-learning-journey/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:03:13 +0000 International Baccalaurate http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=1030 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.]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/13/pyp-exhibition-embarking-on-a-learning-journey/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-school-anglo-chinese-school-independent-in-singapore/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-school-anglo-chinese-school-independent-in-singapore/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:56:30 +0000 International Baccalaurate http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=1067 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.]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-school-anglo-chinese-school-independent-in-singapore/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-teacher-pyp-teacher-in-capetown-south-africa/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-teacher-pyp-teacher-in-capetown-south-africa/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:53:17 +0000 International Baccalaurate http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=1094 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.]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-teacher-pyp-teacher-in-capetown-south-africa/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-student-artist-from-reston-virginia-us/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-student-artist-from-reston-virginia-us/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:52:57 +0000 International Baccalaurate http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=1111 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.]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/06/12/featured-student-artist-from-reston-virginia-us/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/23/pathways-into-north-east-india/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/23/pathways-into-north-east-india/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:49:34 +0000 Sky http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=969 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.]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/23/pathways-into-north-east-india/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/15/ib-higher-education-symposium-oct-2013/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/15/ib-higher-education-symposium-oct-2013/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:56:41 +0000 Sky http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=904 ibo.org/recognition with ‘Early bird’ rates before 15 June 2013.]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/15/ib-higher-education-symposium-oct-2013/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/13/featured-teacher-ramiro-febres-colegio-suizo-del-peru/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/13/featured-teacher-ramiro-febres-colegio-suizo-del-peru/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 15:03:27 +0000 Sky http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=866 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). ]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/13/featured-teacher-ramiro-febres-colegio-suizo-del-peru/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/13/ib-student-wins-prestigious-award-in-uk/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/13/ib-student-wins-prestigious-award-in-uk/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:33:05 +0000 Sky http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=832 Bilborough College in Nottingham. ]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/13/ib-student-wins-prestigious-award-in-uk/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/10/yokohama-international-school-japan-piloting-open-world-schools-for-dp-students/ http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/10/yokohama-international-school-japan-piloting-open-world-schools-for-dp-students/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 20:21:03 +0000 Sky http://blogs.ibo.org/?p=787 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. ]]> http://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2013/05/10/yokohama-international-school-japan-piloting-open-world-schools-for-dp-students/feed/ 0