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Rowan Maria, former IB Diploma Programme student

Mindfulness and the development of empathy in social situations

This article investigates the effectiveness of mindfulness programmes in the development of empathy in social situations among Primary Years Programme students. The results and information referenced are based on a thesis by a former IB Diploma Programme student, which is an IB diploma graduation requirement.

Levi Allison, music teacher, Western International School Shanghai, China

Music for all

The article talks about the use of social media to connect what is going on in a single-subject classroom with the outside world. It illustrates how Twitter enabled the music teacher at an IB World School to share his lessons with music educators around the world.

Avrl van Zyl, PYP coordinator, Windhoek International School, Namibia

Windhoek International School—Part 1

Four schools at different stages of their IB journey share their approach to understanding and implementing the Primary Years Programme enhancements in their own context. Here is the fourth story in the series that features an IB World School in Namibia and illustrates how the school began exploring the enhanced content.

Anthony Hamblin

Stonehill International School—Part 1. The learning community

Four schools at different stages of their IB journey will share their approach to understanding and implementing the Primary Years Programme enhancements in their own context. Here is the third story in the series that features an IB World School in India and illustrates how they began exploring the enhanced content.

Tracy King-Holmes, PYP coordinator, Burgess-Peterson Academy, USA

Burgess-Peterson Academy—Part 1

Four schools at different stages of their IB journey will share their approach to understanding and implementing the Primary Years Programme enhancements in their own context. Here is the second story in the series that features a candidate school in the USA and illustrates how they began exploring the enhanced content.