Thème central pour la communauté de l’IB: « Notre humanité : une réalité partagée »

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.

advice

we may have the opportunity to relocate to the USA from the UK this year, our issue is that our daughter is almost at the end of year 10 in the UK curriculum and will be mid way in a 2 year GCSE programme, she is predicted to get good grades however will she be able to transfer these into the IB program?

International Conflict Resolution - online survey

Global economic downturn

The recently world recession is leading to a world hysteria, but the solution starts to reduce cost in IB high schools by using recycled products and true community service and help many people.

In this blog I would like to receive practical solutions for this problem that affects all and how to practive real ecological-benefits by taking new solutions

Summer School in 2009

I am looking for any summer Mid-IB course for my girl.  She is attending first year now.  Anybody could give me any idea?

On the other hand, she is attending English A1 standard which she needs more help.  How could we help her in this area?

RCHK Schools to Schools

Simon Says is the movie of a Schools to Schools project in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The horror & reality of poverty

Poverty

In our TOK class, there has been debate on whether a person that grew up in the States or Bangladesh would end up giving more aid or charity. While opinions were divided, I am absolutely convinced that a person like me who has spent his childhood in an impoverished nation will be more sympathetic towards the poor.

Celebrating Our Humanity

In a line with the IB Community Theme (Sharing Our Humanity), Sekolah Ciputra (an IB World School in Surabaya, Indonesia) celebrated the Daniel Pearl World's Music Days in 31 October 2008, whose mission is to build international friendship, croscultural understanding, more humane and peaceful world through music , dialogue, and journalism.

Visit www.danielpearlmusicdays.org for details.

Thank you

Himawan Cahya

IB MYP Music Teacher