In this Q&A session, we asked Gioia Riboni Verri, an IB DP alumna, to reflect on her IB journey of becoming an inquirer – an attribute that the IB Learner Profile encourages students to be.
How to develop confidence – an alumna perspective
For many people, developing self-confidence can be difficult. According to IB DP alumna, Sammie Walker Herrera, it’s worth the effort.
“My IB education showed me that I have the power to make change”
IB students around the globe make a huge difference to their communities by taking action when they apply what they are learning in the classroom and beyond. Sahib’s hard work was recognized when she was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
Resilience, resourcefulness, and resistance in the face of war: “Nothing would get in the way of our students’ education”
In January 2022, a full-scale Russian invasion into Ukraine was a very real threat. Rachel Caldwell, School Director of Pechersk School International shares the resilience of the school community.
Saving Earth Club: The innovative ideas and actions of PYP students
Pooja Jain, PYP teacher at Pathways School Noida, India shares her students’ journey to help save the planet.
Helping students access higher education during one of the longest Covid lockdowns
We spoke with German European School Manila, Philippines (GESM) on their work in creating and organizing a virtual event connecting students to universities around the world.
Inclusive education: Student with total vision impairment shares his IB experience
Hear from Arijeet, who graduated in 2022, about the support he received from his school, Bombay International School, and how the IB’s access and inclusion policies impacted his studies.
Meet the talented young people studying with the first fully online Diploma Programme
Until March 2022, it was not possible for students to study the entire Diploma Programme online. Hear from just a few of the students from Dwight Global Online School who are learning with the IB in this new innovative way.
Meet the talented students making the most of the first fully online Diploma Programme
Until March 2022, it was not possible for students to study the entire Diploma Programme online. Hear from just a few of the students from King’s InterHigh who are learning with the IB in this new innovative way.
Cool core connections: transferable skills in the DP core
The core is essentially the heart of the IB Diploma Programme. To highlight the significance of the core, Trapti Tivedi, Aditya Sil and Ilina Shah from Overseas Family School (OFS), Singapore have attempted to make the purpose and connections in the DP core more explicit.
Microscopic perspectives: An interdisciplinary approach to learning
Bhakti Ahire, Middle Years Programme interdisciplinary unit (IDU) coordinator and design department coordinator at International Sharing School, Taguspark, Portugal shares her school’s insightful experience of organising an immersive performance.
Promoting student agency and classroom collaboration through formative assessment
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.
Anti-discrimination task force: Creating diverse, inclusive, safe, equitable and welcoming international schools
As part of our DEI journey, the IB has come together to establish an International School Anti-Discrimination Task Force with the Association of International Educators and Leaders of Colour (AIELOC), International School of Geneva (ECOLINT), and The Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS).
An educator’s view of IB philosophy: “the more they know, the less they know”
In February 2023, an updated IB philosophy subject guide will be published. We spoke to one of the educator’s involved in the curriculum review of the course.
Integrating ICT and performing arts: The evolution of art forms through other disciplines
Primary Years Programme (PYP) students use of integration of both ICT skills and dancing skills to inquire, respond, create and reflect through a dynamic process and how this opened new dimensions for creative thinking.