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“I noticed how diverse the IB programme is because of how many perspectives and people the programme has to offer.”

―Keona Hosteen

“Those are skills that I’ll definitely use for the rest of my academic life and in the rest of my young professional life”

―Bertha Tobias

“We are really looking forward to what things we can do at university”

―Aryan Raigangar

“We’ve really conquered and accomplished all of those different programme components”

―Victor Ye

Henry Lloyd

“It can be a really exciting time for you to discover your interests, so take advantage of it”

―Ebun Akinbode

Patricio Jolly Martínez

Aaryaa Kamdar

Aparajith Dinesh

Maddie Prince

“I have decided to address climate issues by continuing to provide support to those interested and inform those who are uninformed”

—Bertine Lakjohn

Karma Karira

Harry Liu (柳朝成)

“My goal was to spread an important message about unity and cultural diversity through music”

—Aarsha Mukherji

Malcom Moon

“For the first time I realized how exciting it is to explore realities outside of my comfort zone”

—Lino Kessel

Javier Navarro Quijada

“I also came to understand their perspective on the matter and also learned to take their beliefs into consideration”

—Hawi Annette Odhiambo

“Over this past summer, ABWA Alumni Association (AAA) organized an annual reunion for their 400+ alumni members”

—AAA

Matthew Lawler

Rahi Patel

Marsha Harini

Olivia Hale

Madison Jones

Nora Colley

 

“My passion, my responsibility, my ministry, is to positively influence the next generation of world changers, one student at a time!”

—Dakeyan Graham

“If you want to engage more and more people, you need to reach out to audiences outside of your current one. ”

—Lynn Nanticha

Asad Iqbal

 

“Organisations need to foster an environment for everyone to learn about the changes that come with diversity and identity.”

—Ritva Vilppola

“I became interested in the social side of health when I was in college when I found that intersection between biochemistry and society and culture.”
—Mackenzie Kelley

Marcelo Galán

Daniela Alvaran

“My time in IB equipped me with the ability to think critically, to have an inquiring mind and to be in tune with my society and my surroundings.”
—Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey

Reynard Conradie

Aaron Rollins

Marie Sakina

“Truly, we should not only be confined within the four corners of the classrooms.”

—Jude Russel Ulatan Cuntapay, DP educator

Olivia Goncalves

“I was still chasing that passion that I had discovered through CAS.”

—Ernest Ng, IGB International School

Vandita Ritolia

Maria Sainz

“My current teaching profession and interests really stemmed from my MYP personal project.”

—Rebecca Vasconcelos, Shanghai, Singapore

“Music has taught me a wonderful international language”

—Arabella Logan, St Paul’s Grammar School

“Little did I know that I would someday make a literary contribution.”

—Daniel Pedreira, Coral Gables Senior High School

Beatriz Rosario Cornejo Ferré

PrepaUDEM

Peter Anto Johnson

“Chile’s great challenge today is to value these “invisible innovators””

—Sebastián Salinas,  Dunalastair in Chile

“Remember that it’s all about personal development ”

—Diana Ton,  Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts

“If we all made one change then the environment would probably breathe a sigh of relief.”

—Michaela Clancy, Portsmouth grammar School

“Yo-yoing gave me a creative outlet. ”

—Harrison Lee

“This was the opportunity to truly expand my perspective as a global citizen.”

—Leilani Stacy, Richard Montgomery High School

Gideon Tay

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

 

Rafah Mohamed

Tom Rozanov

Pechersk School International, Ukraine

Valentina Guzman

Saint Andrew’s School, Bolivia

Aamir Khan

Oberoi International School

Alfred Cueva Valverde

Colegio Mayor Secundario Presidente del Perú

 

Ishmael Beah

United Nations International School

 

 

 

David Glasner (right) & John Moore (left)

IB alumni & educators

 

Paulina Garza

PrepaUDEM

Adrian

Suncoast Community High School

Blanca Jara

Colegio Mayor Secundario Presidente del Perú

Ben Damus

Heather Wyatt

John Christy Johnson

Summer Theron

“Life does not always have to be straight-forward.”

—Maharani Hariga, Sekolah Pelita harpan Sentul City, Indonesia

Josué Ortega

 

Navjosh Singh Atwal

Law Student

Rena Hänel

UWC Mostar

 

 

Meng Hsu

 

 

Ellen Hart

IB Educator

 

“I love to create and I have had this passion since I was little.”

—Camilo Saravia Aguayo, UWC of Thailand, Phuket

“It is important for us to seek out experiences that help us understand the true breadth of the world we live in”

—Eduardo Flores Linares, Colegio San Agustín

 

Rafael Suarez

Colegio Juan XXIII

Aitor del Rivero Cotázar

IES Jovellanos, Spain

Soo Joo

IB Parent

 

“I feel intrinsic motivation in dismantling my own internalized social stigma.”

—Kymberley Chu, Universal American School

 

Charlotte Parnefjord Gustafsson & Nelly Pohl

Lund University, Sweden

 

“By all means, work hard; but not at the expense of meals, sleep, and a social life.”

—Aaron Goh, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)