IB Voices

While the IB Diploma and Career-related Programme go hand-in-hand since they are designed for students of the same age group, some schools – or rather, one school in particular – is connecting the dots between the Career-related Programme and the Middle Years Programme in some really cool ways. Building a transition plan between the two programmes is Jason Reagin, the CP coordinator at Chadwick In...

Host: Steve Wishart, IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel : Dr Priyanka Malhortra: Counselling Psychologist I Family Counsellor  Dr Angela Donohue : Psychologist I Family Counsellor 

When normal, physical routines are disrupted through unexpected events, students often find it hard to stay motivated and develop new routines. Of course, some of us are more conscious of this now, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. To speak to this, IB Voices met with Dr Adam Carey, a doctor, nutritionist and leading commentator on all areas of sports nutrition and human performance. In our con...

Host: Steve Wishart: IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel : Kathy Saville: Programme Coordinator, Wesley College, Australia Melanie Woodland: Assistant Principal, Kunyung Primary School, Australia Melissa Fitzgerald: MYP Coordinator, Oakleigh Grammar, Australia

Host: Steve Wishart: IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel :  Kathy Saville: Programme Coordinator, Wesley College, Australia Melanie Woodland: Assistant Principal, Kunyung Primary School, Australia Melissa Fitzgerald: MYP Coordinator, Oakleigh Grammar, Australia

The IB’s youngest, but arguably most innovative and future-ready offering is the Career-related Programme, or CP. The CP is an educational framework that incorporates the values and mission of the IB, the rigor of the Diploma Programme and career-related education that prepares students for further education, apprenticeships, and even employment. To talk about the history of the CP, its core eleme...

Host: Steve Wishart, IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel : David Boardman: Principal Senior School, Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand | IB Heads Council member | Secretary of IB Schools Australasia and Chairperson of the New Zealand IB Heads Caucus Josh Blue: Primary Principal, Discovery College Hong Kong Kim Jackson: Principal, Kunyung Primary School Australia 

Host: Steve Wishart, IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel : David Boardman: Principal Senior School, Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand | IB Heads Council member | Secretary of IB Schools Australasia and Chairperson of the New Zealand IB Heads Caucus Josh Blue: Primary Principal, Discovery College Hong Kong Kim Jackson: Principal, Kunyung Primary School Australia 

Jacqueline Brown posee un doctorado y una acreditación a nivel nacional como psicóloga escolar en Estados Unidos. Es profesora adjunta de Psicología en la Universidad de Montana y directora del laboratorio de investigación sobre duelo y resiliencia entre los jóvenes Grief and Resilience Among Youth. En el último capítulo de Voces del IB, nos habla acerca del duelo durante la pandemia de la COVID-1...

Dans le dernier épisode du balado « Les voix de l’IB », Jacqueline Brown, titulaire d’un doctorat, psychologue scolaire, professeure agrégée de psychologie à l’Université du Montana et directrice du GRAY Research Lab, un laboratoire de recherche sur le deuil et la résilience chez les jeunes, parle du deuil vécu pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Elle donne aussi des conseils pour surmonter personnel...

Recommended books on grief for children: Tear Soup by Chuck DeKlyen and Pat Schwiebert I Remember Miss Perry by Pat Brisson (about the death of a teacher) Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (about the death of a friend) The Memory String by Eve Bunting (about the death of a parent) Recommended books on grief for adults: A Grief Observed by CS Lewis Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and t...

Host Steve Wishart, IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel : · David Boardman: Principal Senior School, Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand | IB Heads Council member | Secretary of IB Schools Australasia and Chairperson of the New Zealand IB Heads Caucus   · Matt Baron: Head of Primary School, Kardinia International College Australia   · Chris Barr: Head of Primary School, Discovery Col...

Le métier d’enseignant est exigeant. Dans une année scolaire normale, les enseignants sont déjà confrontés à un niveau de stress élevé au quotidien. En raison des mesures de protection liées à la COVID-19 qui ont été mises en place dans le monde entier, du jour au lendemain, les enseignants ont dû adopter de nouvelles façons de travailler et s’adapter à la situation, que ce soit mentalement, physi...

Dedicarse a la enseñanza es un trabajo exigente, y los profesores suelen lidiar con niveles altos de estrés a diario durante un año académico normal. En estos momentos, como resultado de las medidas de protección implementadas en todo el mundo debido a la COVID-19, los docentes han tenido que adoptar una forma de trabajar completamente nueva y adaptarse mentalmente, físicamente y emocionalmente. ¿...

Teaching is a demanding job, and teachers already deal with a high level of stress on a daily basis during a normal school year. Now, as a result of protective measures that have been put in place around the globe due to COVID-19, teachers have suddenly needed to move to a completely new way of working and adjust mentally, physically and emotionally. So how do we adjust? In this episode of  IB Voi...

En el primer podcast de Voces del IB en español, Natalia Tieso, responsable de desarrollo de América Latina, se puso en contacto con el graduado del Programa del Diploma (PD) Marcelo Galán para conocer acerca de su educación en el IB, sus consejos a alumnos del PD y su experiencia universitaria.

Host Steve Wishart, IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel : · David Boardman: Principal Senior School, Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand | IB Heads Council member | Secretary of IB Schools Australasia and Chairperson of the New Zealand IB Heads Caucus   · Antony Mayrhofer: IB Schools Australasia Standing Committee member | Director of Learning Services, St Paul’s Grammar School | IB...

Host Steve Wishart, IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel : Dr Jennifer Chang Wathall,  Educational consultant | Author | Part-time instructor for the University of Hong Kong Sharron Bailey Assistant Principal/ PYP Coordinator, Auburn South Primary | Victorian & Tasmanian PYP Network Chairperson   Monita Sen IB PYP Global Authorisation Manager   Avi Nanda IB DP/CP Global Authorisation...

Host Steve Wishart, IB World Schools Manager, Australasia   Panel : Dr Jennifer Chang Wathall,  Educational consultant | Author | Part-time instructor for the University of Hong Kong   David Boardman Principal Senior School, Kristin School in Auckland, New Zealand | IB Heads Council member | Secretary of IB Schools Australasia and Chairperson of the New Zealand IB Heads Caucus   Antony Mayrhofer I...

En raison des mesures de distanciation sociale mises en place dans le monde entier à cause de la COVID-19, les enseignants ont dû adopter des méthodes de travail entièrement nouvelles, du jour au lendemain. Beaucoup d’entre eux se retrouvent à travailler à distance de manière synchrone ou asynchrone, mais sans forcément avoir reçu de formation préalable. Aujourd’hui, les enseignants personnifient...

Como resultado de las medidas de distanciamiento social implementadas en todo el mundo debido a la COVID-19, los docentes han tenido que adoptar una forma de trabajar completamente nueva. Para muchos de ellos, eso significa trabajar de forma remota, ya sea usando medios en línea asincrónicos o sincrónicos sin haber recibido necesariamente ningún tipo de capacitación previa para trabajar de esta ma...

To continue to add to the collaborative sharing of teachers globally, in this episode of IB Voices, math teacher, author and educational consultant Dr. Jennifer Chang Wathall, provides top tips on how to manage the remote learning environment as effectively as possible.

Aaron Goh Qi Yang and Klaus Tan Diploma Programme (DP) graduates of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and have been friends and mentors to each other since their DP days. Since our first conversation, Aaron and Klaus started a project to work against the mounds of misinformation about COVID-19, called More Viral Than the Virus. The duo gathered volunteers from over 100 countries to craft their mi...

On parle souvent de gestion du stress, mais parfois certaines choses sont plus simples à dire qu’à faire. Quelle est l’importance de la gestion du stress pour la santé et le bien-être ?

During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, anxiety levels around the world are at an all-time high, and at the IB we are acutely aware that many parents and guardians are being thrust into new, challenging situations. One of the many consequences of stay-at-home mandates means that some IB parents and are working from home while simultaneously supervising home learning. Others may have to continu...