Urban School IB Success Stories

Room: Superior B

presented by Paul Campbell, Head of Outreach and Volunteer Services, International Baccalaureate

Some people still think that IB programmes are only for the privileged few. This annual session demonstrates just how far that is from the truth, by highlighting urban schools that are writing IB success stories of their own. These stories are sure to inspire and challenge you. We also use this session each year for an open discussion about best practices in urban IB environments, and also a frank discussion of the challenges that exist in trying to make the programmes work in diverse settings.

Paul Campbell, Head of Outreach and Volunteer Services, International Baccalaureate
Paul Campbell is the Head of the Outreach and Volunteer Services division at IB North America. An employee of IB North America since 1988, he has also worked as the region’s primary liaison to colleges and universities, governments, regional associations, professional associations, interested schools, and the news media. Prior to working for IB North America, Paul was a staff writer and columnist for several daily newspapers in northern New Jersey. At the same time, he worked for two large non-profit organizations. He helped arrange and manage a large ecumenical gathering in Vancouver, and also worked to expedite cultural exchanges between American and Russian lay people. Paul received his education in journalism at the University of Michigan. His wife is an archaeologist and consultant on historic preservation. Their daughter, whom they adopted from a rural orphanage in China in 2000, is now a first grader at a public school in New York City.