A global education for all

George Rupp, the recently appointed Chair of the International Baccalaureate board of governors, shares his insights on global education in an interview with Huffington Post this summer - “In an inter-connected global world, every child should have the opportunity for an international education. Current and future generations will be better prepared if they are world citizens that are able to study, live and work internationally.”

The International Baccalaureate embodies a curriculum that is by intention both inclusive and global. It offers programs of international education that, among other things, give students the perspectives of other cultures, societies and countries while fostering multicultural competence and building relations with underrepresented regions of the world.

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Improving Performance in Cambridge English: Young Learners Tests

Cambridge English: Young Learners Tests are widely recognized as one of the most authentic testing systems for young learners of English Language. It provides students a very clear path to improve their English. While practice makes perfect, we should also find ways to increase students’ motivation if we want them to perform well in the tests. Here are two key steps to remember: 1. We must grab their attention and get them interested through fun activities 2. Then we need to go further and challenge them with achievable goals The following video and slides from Cambridge will explain to you the rationale and help you perform the tasks above. Your students will not only feel much more prepared but also confident about the exams.

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31 Boulevards provides school relations services for IBO in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China

The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) operates in more than 143 countries with an aim of developing inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who can help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

The organization not only works closely with schools and governments to produce challenging programmes for students across the world, it also strives to bring together a worldwide group of supporters who recognize their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet.

To this end, 31 Boulevards has been invited to join the IB community from this September to provide school relations services for the International Baccalaureate in Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China.

Although IBO supports more than 75,000 teachers and 1,250,000 students aged 3 to 19 from over 4,200 IB World Schools, the organization does not own, operate or manage any schools, preferring instead to confine itself to curriculum partnerships. The role of 31 Boulevards therefore, is to assist IB in providing more direct services at the local level in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China.

31 Boulevards embraces the mission of IB in nurturing young people who are confident in their own identities, make ethical decisions, and respond to challenges with optimism and open-mindedness. Do you also wish to be a part of this growing community?

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