International Colloquium on Jesuit Secondary Education
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Transcript of International Colloquium on Jesuit Secondary Education
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International Colloquium on Jesuit Secondary Education
International Baccalaureate Americas
Paul CampbellHead of Regional Development
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In the 1950s, a small group of passionate educators asked themselves difficult questions.
•Can education cultivate intercultural understanding?
•Can education reap peace?
Can peace be taught?
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The Diploma Programme Curriculum Model
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PYP MYP DP
INQUIRINGINQUIRING KNOWLEDGEABLE KNOWLEDGEABLE CARINGCARING
AUTHENTIC, CRITERION-RELATED ASSESSMENTAUTHENTIC, CRITERION-RELATED ASSESSMENT
INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS includingincluding MULTILINGUALISMMULTILINGUALISM
ACTIVE, STUDENT CENTERED LEARNINGACTIVE, STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING
programmes that promote. . .
inspiring lifelong learners who become more. . .
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Key Elements of IB Programmes:
• Cross-cultural study of a broad range of subjects
• Language learning
• Learning across disciplines
• Learning to learn
• Inquiry
• Action and reflection oriented community service
Towards a Continuum of International Education
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The Diploma Programme Curriculum Model
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IB educators prepare students to become representatives of their own nations and cultures:
The IB is more than a set of high academic standards
Principled, multilingual, and possessed of the highly-developed critical thinking and interpersonal skills required to bridge gaps in understanding across cultures.
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IB and Ignatian philosophical similarities
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IB and Ignatian philosophical similarities
IB Education Creativity, Action, Service Lifelong Learners Student-centered
Learning Critical, compassionate
citizens in a complex global community
Jesuit Education Education in the Service
of the Faith that Does Justice (5.2)
Life-long openness to growth (5.3)
Activity of students in the learning process (2.2)
The total formation of each individual within community (1.2)
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A pathway for Jesuit schools to adopt IB that would promote transferability
Outreach to the developing world Network to network exchanges Joint documents emphasizing the
philosophical and pedagogical similarities All done under the auspices of local control –
ultimately programmatic choices are in the hands of individual schools
Possibility for Partnership