by admin | Mar 26, 2020 | Approaches to Learning, ATL
By Andrew Mitchell Recently in a side project from my day job, I was involved in some conversations (video conferences) with colleagues and friends in China. Our new working arrangement in the Corona enforced reality of 2020. And we are not alone… Carlos Perotta of...
by Malcolm Nicolson | Mar 12, 2020 | Approaches to Learning, ATL, Pedagogy
Introduction The Programme standards and practices define what it means to be an IB World School and are used to ensure quality and faithfulness in the implementation of IB programmes. They are made up of criteria against which schools and the IB can measure the...
by admin | May 10, 2019 | Approaches to Learning, ATL, Pedagogy
By Kevin Hawkins Mainstream schools, for historical reasons as well as somewhat self-serving societal demands, traditionally focus on cultivating a very limited range of skills and competencies in their students. But if we want to support the growth and maturation of...
by admin | Apr 13, 2019 | Approaches to Learning, ATL, Pedagogy, Uncategorized
By Camilla Cook I was once locked in a room with a class of thirteen year olds for over two hours. This disturbing situation occurred because Alissa had worked out that she could steal the door handle, leap out of the room, and slam the door behind her, leaving the...
by admin | Jan 25, 2019 | Approaches to Learning, ATL, Leadership, Pedagogy, Service
By John Cannings “No problem about contacting….I do that all the time with my friends” One of the great goals of any high school service-learning programme is that by the end of the programme students can take responsibility for planning and initiating a project. That...
by admin | Jan 9, 2019 | Approaches to Learning, ATL, Pedagogy
By Maxine Driscoll 21st Century Skills For almost two decades educators, politicians, business leaders and parents have been talking about 21st century skills and what schools must do to prepare our children for their future. While the International Baccalaureate,...
