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Help a United World College – Send a tweet to President Chavez of Venezuela
By International Baccalaurate on October 7th, 2011
The Simón Bolívar United World College was opened in 1986 by the Prince of Wales and eminent agriculturalist Dr Luis Marcano Coello. Situated at the base of the Venezuelan Andes, the 676 hectare farm is home to students mainly from the Caribbean and Latin America and is one of the few UWC colleges that does [...]
Keep reading Help a United World College – Send a tweet to President Chavez of Venezuela »International Baccalaureate student develops free IB iPhone app
By James Owen on September 30th, 2011
When you think about what it is to be an IB student, volunteering your time to make things happen is one of the characteristics that comes to mind. A few months ago, we received an email from Peter Bryan, an IB student, who volunteered his time to develop the IB’s first public iPhone app. It [...]
Keep reading International Baccalaureate student develops free IB iPhone app »2011 IB learner profile videos – But what is the IB learner profile?
By James Owen on March 4th, 2011
The IB learner profile is “a set of ideals that can inspire, motivate and focus the work of schools and teachers”…but more succinctly, it represents our mission statement in action. If you haven’t already acquainted yourself with the detail of what that means, why not visit the Learner profile page on the IB website and [...]
Keep reading 2011 IB learner profile videos – But what is the IB learner profile? »IB Answers – a worldwide view of the IB Community
By James Owen on March 3rd, 2011
For the past few months I’ve been heavily involved in the development of IB Answers This project took a holistic view of the support offered by the IB not just to coordinators, but to parents, students and everyone else who makes up the IB community. This is breakthrough stuff for the IB and a genuine [...]
Keep reading IB Answers – a worldwide view of the IB Community »International Baccalaureate Firefox persona
By James Owen on January 18th, 2011
A little free something that you might like if you are working in an IB school or just a fan of the IB in general. Visit the Firefox personas site to install it with a click. If you haven’t already, make sure you join the IB Linkedin group – it’s now public and open to [...]
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