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Welcome to ISSR Parent Night. So what exactly is the International Baccalaureate?. “... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a not-for-profit foundation, motivated by its mission to create a better world through education”.
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So what exactly is the International Baccalaureate? “... The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a not-for-profit foundation, motivated by its mission to create a better world through education”
...The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect...
...Our programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right....
The IB continuum of international education IB mission statement IB learner profile Programme standards and practices MYP PYP PYP MYP DP IBCC • 1997 • 1994 • 1968 • 2012
Agenda • Introduction of PYP staff and Fritids • Communication betweenhome and ISSR • Afterschoolactivities • schoolsponsored • Privatelyorganized • Fritids (afterschoolcare program) at ISSR • What is the PYP? Presentation from staff… • Classroom meetings (before and after)
PYP staff • PYP homeroomteachers • PYP specialist teachers • PYP fritids program teachers/classassistants • PYP coordinator • PYP deputyhead • Head of school
Communcation • Parenthandbookand otherimportantdocuments on ISSR.se under schooldocuments • Weekly letters from classroomteacher • Weekly newsletters primaryschool (PYP & MYP) homeeachweek (Mondays) • Fritids willbegin a Fritids cornerin newsletter • Managebac for academics (reports and progress) • Emailsbetweenteacher and home • Emailsbetweendeputyhead &/or PYP coordinator and home
Happening in the PYP • Extracurricularactivites • School sponsored • Privatelysponsored • ParentTeacher Association (PTA) • Fritids (afterschool program) • PYP and MYP socials (1 each term) • Bonding day, outdoorday