Service Learning and Communication Skills
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…
21st Century Skills and Tracker Apps
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, IB, has been doing something about it…
Making a Difference through Educational Service
By Paul Murphy I have been to Zambia for the past three years working as a workshop leader for the International Baccalaureate, presenting to teachers at the American International School of Lusaka. I was last lucky enough last year to deliver workshops in Malawi and…
What Captures Your Attention May Control Your Life
By Kare Anderson Six years ago, DisneyWorld executives were wondering what most captured the attention of toddlers and infants at their theme park and hotels in Orlando, Florida. So they hired me and a cultural anthropologist to observe them as they passed by all the…