Creating a Global Community: IB and BlinkNow

Audience: Diploma Programme
Session: Block 3: Friday 3:45 to 5:00, Room: Pacific I

Maggie Doyne graduated from West Morris Mendham High School in 2005. She had made the unusual decision to take a gap year and spent that time in a LeapNow program settling into an orphanage in India teaching English. She fell in love with the kids, the work, and the landscape of India. After visiting Nepal and observing the needs of children there, Ms Doyne purchased a piece of land with plans to build a school. Three years later, her school is operational and she runs her own NGO, Kopila Valley Chidren's Home. This session will chronicle her journey from her IB Diploma classes to India to Nepal and her future plans.


Kathleen Kremins, Diploma Programme Coordinator, West Morris Mendham HS

Dr Kathleen Kremins is currently the Diploma Programme Coordinator at West Morris Mendham High School in New Jersey. She also teaches IB English and Theory of Knowledge. She is an assistant IB examiner and holds a doctorate from Drew University.


Organization website: http://www.wmmhs.org

Maggie Doyne, Founder, BlinkNow

Maggie Doyne graduated with her IB Diploma from West Morris Mendham High School in 2005. She is the founder of the NGO BlinkNow and directs the Kopila Valley Children's Home in Sukret, Nepal.

Mike Huff, Field Representative, International Baccalaureate

Mike Huff served as the Diploma Programme Coordinator at West Morris Mendham High School from 2000-2005. He has spent his three years of retirement advising new IB schools and is currently a Field Representative for the IB North America.