Schools to Schools: IB Volunteer Opportunities, Sri Lanka

Room: Colorado

presented by Anne Evans, ,

A commitment to action is currently being modeled in Sri Lanka following the tsunami of 2004 by teachers and teacher trainers. After an initial response to train national level teacher trainers in how to care for the traumatized population in preschools, the IB was asked to provide more training opportunities. Involved since its inception, PYP workshop leader, Anne Evans shares the personal story of a project now reaching 200 village preschools and presents the opportunities that exist today for schools to adopt preschools within the project and for teachers and trainers to participate.

Anne Evans, ,
Anne Evans, M.A., a teacher and administrator in many countries for over 30 years, gained her Teachers Certificate at the University of London Institute of Education. She then moved to Iran to teach at Iran Girls College. During this time, she learned Farsi and navigation using ancient Arab tools and designed a sailboat, eventually crossing the Atlantic and founding an elementary school in California. She was the administrator of Santa Rosa Charter School and has participated in service projects in Russia and Asia. She also served as a School Management Advisor in Qatar, is a member of the Society of Educational Consultants and works with schools around the world.