ManageBac Curriculum Updates – September 2020

Each year the International Baccalaureate releases new guidance, expectations and curriculum materials. Here at ManageBac, we proactively plan for these changes, seeking guidance from subject specialists and the IB itself. In this blog, we provide a rundown of the...

Curriculum is Critical: Transitioning Back to In-Person Learning

Written by Amber Villa-Zang and Kelby Zenor, FariaPD “An excellent education is not just what gets taught today. It’s the cumulative effect of a coherent, cumulative, thoughtfully sequenced, and knowledge-rich curriculum that broadens and deepens over time, within and...

A Guide to Remote Learning Terminology During COVID-19

Written by Damian Bacchoo and Leila Holmyard. It is well documented that wars and natural disasters can have a dramatic impact on our linguistic landscape. Shock, anger and a search for humour in dark times drive neologisms as people seek to come to terms with their...

International Mindedness in the MYP

Written by Adrian von Wrede-Jervis, Bavarian International School gAG In every guide on about page 7 is a copy of the IB learner profile which states: “The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and...

IBCP: Integrating the Core and Unlocking the Potential Reflective Project

Written by Sara Woodcock Overview The growth of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Career related Programme (CP) continues unabated. Schools from across the globe now offer the programme in all three official languages of the IB. The CP has come of age in a world...