IB Community Theme: Sharing our humanity

IB World Student Conference

We are planning an IB World Student Conference for August, 2010, focusing on the six common topics related to the IB community theme, "sharing our humanity."  The conference is jointly sponsored by the Northwest Association of IB World Schools and Oregon State University, and will be held on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis, Oregon -- USA.  Watch for details.  A website should be available soon, and registration is tentatively scheduled to begin in September, 2009, for international participants. 

世界贫穷

• 世界排名最窮的國家第一名的是埃塞俄比亞，人均財富僅1965美元，世界排名最富的國家第一名的是瑞士，人均財富達到了648241

世界贫穷

• 世界排名最窮的國家第一名的是埃塞俄比亞，人均財富僅1965美元，世界排名最富的國家第一名的是瑞士，人均財富達到了648241

全球贫穷问题

名字：陈守义

学校：KGV

The pros and cons of Technological advancement

Yoz,

I have come to think of the topic: if the vast advancements in technology is actually good for human race?

Of course most of the technology that we produce is to help us, to make our lives convinient, but by doing this we put ourselves in a situation where we may become more and more lazy, depending most of our lives onto technology. Even communication technology advancements, would it not be restricting human to human contact?

PYP Exhibition -'Sharing Our Humanity'

PYP Exhibition

“Sharing Our Humanity”

Accepted Today

Hello! CONGRATULATE MEEEEE!! Today I, Ahmed ElHussiny (preferrably Meedz) have had my interview and have been accepted into the IB Diploma Program. I am SOOOOOO happy; I could fly right now.

I'll keep posts coming. Till then.. WISH ME LUCK. 

The SKYPE Classroom: Spanish and Minnesota students find common language

Students from Fridley High School and El Dia de San Ildefonso School in Tenerife, Spain met over a video SKYPE connection during Fridley's annual cultural fair.  Students spoke in Spanish and English about sports, the movies, the new U. S.

Fridley High School in MN hosts Year of Astronomy Kick-off

Fridley High School hosted the Minnesota Planetarium Society's International Year of Astronomy (IYA) Kick-off, which was sponsored by the University of Minnesota.  The IYA marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first astronomical observations with a telescope and will involve more than 125 countries to encourage a global interest in astronomy.  Participants at the event could visit the Exploradome, a portable, black igloo-like structure, in which images from space were projected onto the walls and ceiling.  U of M students pursuing doctorate degrees were on hand to display demonstrations

Recent disasters in Australia

My thoughts and sympathy go out to the families who have been affected by the recent floods in Nadi, Fiji and in North Queensland, Australia and the devasting bushfires in rural Victoria, Australia. 

Financial assistance is absolutely necessary and allows for flexibilty- it can go where most needed for what is most needed. Fantastic organisations like the Red Cross and Salvation Army provide
material and financial assistance in times of emergency, see links
below.