Primary Years Programme, Block 1: Friday 11:15 to 12:45

Addressing the IB Learner Profile Through Global Citizenship

Room: Mayfair

presented by Boyd Roberts, Director, International Global Citizen's Award

Humanity faces unprecedented global challenges. This session (presentation and discussion) considers how schools can address the IB learner profile, and help to develop students as active global citizens now, responding personally to these challenges. Currently being piloted, the innovative International Global Citizen's Award (www.globalcitizensaward.org) encourages and recognizes development of individual students (13+) as "caring", "principled" global citizens. Participating schools cooperate globally and act locally to implement their own versions of the common international model. Although it can build on and incorporate elements of MYP and Diploma Programme, the award can also be offered to non-IB students in IB World Schools.

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Got Specialists? Let's Collaborate!

Room: Arkansas

presented by Karlyn Novillo, Spanish Teacher, Evergreen Park World Studies Elementary School
Kim Korus, Music Teacher, Evergreen Park World Studies Elementary School
Catherine Moore, Art Teacher, Evergreen Park World Studies Elementary School

This session will highlight the importance of collaboration in an IB Primary Years Programme, particularly through the role of the specialists. The presenters will discuss the methods that they have used to create a unified school and a community of learners and how they, as a specialist team, have made connections with the PYP through the programme of inquiry. The presenters will share practical suggestions on ways to incorporate specialists into your PYP school through resources, examples and a multimedia presentation.

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A Shared Future: Building an IB Community Across Eight Schools

Room: Colorado

presented by Sidney E. Baker, Principal, Sarah Smith Elementary School
John Denine, Academic Dean, North Atlanta High School
Deborah Riedmiller, Foreign Language Coordinator/System IB Coordinator, Atlanta Public Schools

The 5,600 students served by North Atlanta's cluster of eight urban schools vary widely in ethnicity, socio-economics, ability, and English language proficiency. We use whole-school implementation of the PYP and the MYP cluster-wide, to foster equity for these diverse populations and to maximize student preparedness to enter the Diploma Programme. Data and anecdotes on cluster growth into K-12 will be presented as a multimedia case study, followed by a facilitated interactive networking discussion. Participants will gain insight into the challenges, strategies, approaches, and successes we experienced in building a true K-12, clearly articulated, IB feeder pattern.

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