Hong Kong student activism – is it CAS?
Last Saturday evening, after facilitating Day 2 of a DP-CAS workshop in Victoria Shanghai Academy, I was in a hotel courtesy bus on the way to dine with an ex-student who now resides in Hong Kong. He’s...
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Doing good is good for you: Ethics and the Human Sciences, TOK and CAS
(re-post from December 16, 2013 blog. It’s so appropriate for this time of year!) Is there really anything newsworthy about the value of doing good to others? So much has been said over so many...
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Transform Yourself & Others in Service
What better way to partner up in a service activity than to share your skills and expertise in a fun and enjoyable activity, not only to help a partner in a real life challenge but also to learn much...
View ArticleTravel
I firmly believe that travel can offer many opportunities for growth in CQ (Cultural Intelligence) and international mindedness. Many schools now offer their students days or weeks off campus wherein...
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International Mindedness
“The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better more peaceful world through intercultural understand and...
View ArticleCAS and History changes – are you ready?
The new CAS and History subject guides for students taking exams in 2017 have been released. For History there have been some substantial changes to the curriculum and assessment; whilst CAS has deemed...
View ArticleSyllabus and Criteria Changes – what you need to know
IB students who are about to embark on the IB Diploma Programme will be starting new courses for many DP subjects such as History and CAS. As a student, it’s important to know what has changed and how...
View ArticleOnline Curriculum Centre
It is easy to forget to look at possibly the best IB resource – that of the Online Curriculum Centre – the OCC. Apart from routine resources, such as programme guides, examination papers and session...
View Article“We need to harness Youthful Idealism”
I still remember the context of this ‘resource’. As I was entering the room for our weekly HS Leadership meeting at JIS (Jakarta Intercultural School), the Departmental Head of HS Science handed me an...
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Vale John Goodban – his CAS legacy.
News of John Goodban’s passing reached me just prior to Christmas. He was a landmark character, forever associated in my mind with the IB. I first met John at a regional Asia Pacific Language B...
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Bye bye plastic bags
Transformational learning – changing habits and attitudes on a big scale The term transformational learning commonly emerges in CAS. Students can often cite moments and experiences wherein they have...
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The world’s largest lesson – carpe diem!
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” ……Nelson Mandela A unique learning opportunity occurs starting week of September 18. It would be remiss of me, and...
View ArticleStudents Can Take 2 IBDP Arts Subjects!
It’s February, and grade 10 students in my school are starting to consider and possibly start selecting the subjects they would like to study in grade 11 as part of their Diploma Programme courses. My...
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