Celebrate the future 2018 graduating class on May 1st for College Signing Day! The Reach Higher initiative, led by former first lady Michelle Obama, uses this time to feature short videos of students to celebrate College Signing Day. Check out last year’s participation! Help us once again support her campaign by creating your own IB […]
Bisma Sheikh is the IB Americas Development Associate and an IB Diploma Programme graduate. Growing up in a rural Virginia community, if you weren’t being encouraged to pursue an advanced diploma with dual-enrollment, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate courses, there was a pretty good chance that you were in one of the vocational training programs, […]
Here in Regional Development, we work to not only support universities and counselors with IB recognition issues, but “development” is truly like “two sides of the same coin.” As interested schools consider bringing on an IB programme, the question inevitably arises, “what will be the outcomes of IB graduates?” “what is the return on investment?” […]
Marie Vivas is the IB Americas Senior Development Manager. She has overall responsibility for university recognition in the Americas region, working closely with admissions professionals counseling university bound students. In our little corner of the IB world we are always looking for opportunities to increase student access to higher education and to prepare them for […]
Rachelle Bernadel is the IB’s University Relations Administrator at the IB Global Centre in Bethesda, MD, USA. She is also an IB graduate of Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland. As we wind down from conference season, I love reflecting on how so many educators come to these events excited with a thirst for knowledge […]
Marie Vivas is the IB Americas Senior Development Manager. She has overall responsibility for university recognition in the Americas region, working closely with admissions professionals counseling university bound students. Dear Colleagues, I just spoke to Karen Phillips of the Texas IB Schools Association and to our former IB colleague, Ann Wink, about the aftermath […]
Marie Vivas is the IB Americas University Relations Manager. She has overall responsibility for university recognition in the Americas region, working closely with admissions professionals counseling university bound students. Ah yes, August…. Everybody is taking advantage of back to school sales, reading back to school blogs, and chuckling at back to school memes on Facebook. […]
Every year, engaged IB educators and others conduct fascinating research on our programmes, students, and schools. Whether large or small, these studies produce valuable knowledge worth sharing. That’s why the IB Global Research team is hosting a research poster session at the IB Global Conference in Orlando, Florida, USA (20-23 July, 2017). Whether you’re a […]
Rachelle Bernadel is the IB’s University Relations Administrator at the IB Global Centre in Bethesda, MD, USA. She is also an IB graduate of Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland. When I heard of Mrs. Michelle Obama’s Better Make Room Movement for College Signing Day, I honestly did not initially associate it with college. My […]
Celebrate the future 2017 graduating class! This year, the Reach Higher initiative, led by former first lady Michelle Obama, features short videos of students to celebrate College Signing Day. Help us support her campaign by creating our own IB version, featuring IB students from all over the world and from all types of IB World […]
