IB Community Blog

We spoke with Diploma Programme alumnus, Ayush Samuel Kumar about his heartfelt involvement in CAS, the skills he developed to achieve a successful work-life balance, as well as his career aspirations. Additionally, he offers advice to current IB students on maintaining academic integrity and having a positive educational experience.

We spoke with Diploma Programme graduate, Earlene Cruz, who has turned her love for food and culture into a career that connects people around the world. In this interview, she talks about her career path and how her IB education has influenced her work.

This blog is a continuation of the series looking at the diversity of implementation and the flexibility of the Middle Years Programme (MYP).

Dr Dimitrina Trendafilova from UWC Adriatic, Italy, reflects on how curiosity and creativity can be nurtured in schools and shares examples of how science concept can be conceived in a creative way

Matt Glanville, Head of Assessment Principles and Practice at the IB, shares his views on the short-term impact that new artificial intelligence (AI) technology will have on IB assessments and how it could change education as we know it in the long-term.

This article shares the effectiveness of including wellbeing as a part of virtual learning and how it enhances the social skills of the learners.

Earlier this year a study led by the IB and Harding High School was selected by HundrED as one of the most impactful education innovations in formative assessments in the HundrED Spotlight “Formative Assessment: Improving Learning for Every Child”. Read more in this blog.

This article shares the effectiveness of including wellbeing as a part of virtual learning and how it enhances the social skills of the learners.

Lyndsay Gregory from Amsterdam International Community School (AICS) shares the school’s journey to opening their Student Support Centre for children with special educational needs.

From August 2023, Diploma Programme (DP) teachers will need to ensure they are using the recently published chemistry subject guide (first assessment 2025).  We asked an educator who was involved in the development of the curriculum to speak about the course.

This blog gives an insight into the design cycle process and how it helps to enhance critical and creative thinking using technology.

In this Q&A session, we asked IB DP alumna, Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann, a few questions about her career in engineering and her time completing the Diploma Programme (DP).