The Role of Independent Schools in Global Education

Room: Colorado

presented by Richard DiBianca, Upper School Principal, Newark Academy

Unlike many of their public school counterparts, independent schools often have the professional and administrative freedom to make innovative curricular decisions. One might even argue that, in a nation such as the United States, educational innovations are the duty of independent schools. This session will explore the landscape of such innovations as they relate to global education and, wherever possible, to IB programmes. It will also provide time for the sharing of ideas among participants.

Richard DiBianca, Upper School Principal, Newark Academy
Dr DiBianca holds degrees from Colgate University, St. John's College and The University of Chicago. He is the Upper School Principal at Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey. He served as the IB Diploma Coordinator for seven years and has been a TOK examiner. He teaches TOK and serves as the Executive Vice-President of the Guild of IB Schools of the Northeast. His primary work has focused on the intellectual engagement of adolescents, as well as on global education. He presented at the IB North America ARC in Montréal on "Making Extended Essays Public" and contributed to the IB North America's Journal of Best Practices (2004).