Golden Gate Room

Two independent school practitioners will be available to facilitiate a dialogue and answer individual questions regarding issues and challenges facing independent schools. Please note this session is entirely interactive and does not include a presentation.

This session offers a glimpse into what school fees (annual, examinations, workshop etc.) pay for now and what they will pay for in the future. This will include an analysis of IB’s cost base and cross-subsidization of activities. It will also give a view on the development activity that the IB is undertaking (including 2020 restructure work) and how it will be funded.

What does a child possess that can be freely given to other children across the world? Ideas, thoughts, and stories. Children's (and adult's) writing has the potential to provide reading materials for those who do not have books, as well as to spark an examination of differing cultures from across the world.

Personality type theory helps students understand how they learn best and how they communicate. By understanding how they process information and make decisions, students can better advocate for themselves and for what they need in order to learn.

The Cayman Islands is undergoing a sustained period of educational transformation, which begin with a national conference in September 2005 for over 600 participants.

This session will demonstrate ways in which the IB Learner Profile enhances character education in the Middle Years Programme. The presenters, both experienced educators from a National School of Character, will discuss the connection between the attributes of the Learner Profile with the development of students as active global citizens within a diverse school cultural environment.