Global CitizenshipCreativity, Action and ServiceThis is a core component of the IB Diploma Programme and has been successfully implemented across the whole of Year 12 recognising the clear benefits it offers to our students in personal and professional development. All Year 12 students provided global citizenship lessons to lower school students. A Level and IB students provided workshops in a Chinese New Year event in February 2010. Tutorial and Citizenship Programme Year | Area | Tasks | Year 7 | Africa | Assemblies with African initiatives Series of workshops delivered and disseminated through ‘Global Eyes’ project Scheme of work on The Gambia delivered
| Year 8 | South East Asia | Scheme of work on climate change developed as part of British Council Connecting Classrooms East Asia project. Family trees posted to partner schools in SE Asia Involvement in Chinese New Year along with students from YIA and local Yate primary school
| Year 9 | Middle East | Assemblies delivered by Afghan Connection Scheme of work on Afghanistan delivered Scheme of work on Millennium Development Goals delivered Competition on Millennium Development Goals BBC Radio teleconference to Kabul Videoconference discussion about military involvement in Afghanistan with New York Fund raising events led by DHY9 Letters sent and received to partner school in Afghanistan
| Year 10 | The Americas | | Year 11 | India | | Year 12 | Europe | - European Day to take place in Term 6
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International Events
World Food Day World Literature Day World History Day Chinese New Year Oxfam Global Citizenship student conference ‘Your World, Your Say’ student conference BBC Student News Report day ‘Speak no Global’ Global Learning Network conference Year 7 International day International day at Bailey’s Court
Coming up…Year 12IB students giving workshops during Frampton Cotterell’s Primary International week later this month 12IB and SCS will be delivering a workshop for teachers on international learning at UWE International education Teacher Conference on 23rd June Large International day for all local primary schools to be held in July
Working with Yate International AcademyRegular meetings with international staff at YIA International students and teacher group formed Involvement in WIA Chinese New Year event by YIA and local primary school to YIA Students from YIA and WIA attended Oxfam Global conference Students from YIA and WIA attended Year 8 ‘Your World, Your Say’ conference Participation of YIA international staff at international learning meetings held at WIASupport provided for International School Award
Coming up…
Local and national PartnershipsNew south west group formed and regular meetings held to support the development of international learning. Next meeting to be held on Thursday 22nd May with speakers from British Council, ISA and UNICEF. WIA now part of Global Learning Network focus group Meeting held for Schools in Bristol and South Gloucestershire to support International School Award progression with John Pinch, Senior Assessor. Last meeting well attended by both primary and secondary schools. IBSCA conference attended IBSCA South West Co-chairs have both resigned (due to illness and change of schools). New co-chairs will be elected at AGM in June WIA now lead a new British Council Connecting Classrooms East Asia group for South West Year 12IB and SCS gave presentation to PGCE students at UWE on International education and the IB Diploma Programme Support provided to schools in forming links with new partners across the world
Global PartnershipsVideoconferences with school in Orissa on women’s rights and Afghanistan Visit by Principal from SAI School in Orissa, India taking place on Friday 7th May Visit by Teachers from Singapore to take place in June to develop drama links WIA Teachers and students visited Germany Norway and Germany students visited WIA WIA Teachers and students to visit Norway on Friday 7th May as part of Comenius visit New projects developed on ‘elanguages’ British Council-funded calendar competition developed involving schools from around the world New partnerships formed with IB Schools in Egypt, Cyprus, Switzerland and India Joint ‘International Achiever’s’ business project running between Orissa, India and WIA business studies classes
Video-conferencesIndia on Afghanistan and women’s rights Ohio on holocaust New York on Genocide series Children in Kabul at BBC studio Washington Air and Space museum meeting astronauts
Coming up…
Invited to take part in large UN peace conference via videoconference Leicester University to visit later this month to explore how we use videoconferencing to enhance learning in the curriculum. A portfolio will be completed following the research showcasing our work
International BaccalaureateRecruitment strategy developed and implemented successfully as follows: Assemblies held for Year 11 and Year 10 at WIA Open evening held Parents’ information evening held Leaflets distributed Parents and students met individually Videoclips produced of previous IB students for marketing purpose
Currently 12 Year 12 IB students and 17 Year 13 IB students
Over 40 applications received for IB DP for September, currently, approximately 24 are definite to start in September. Year 13IB students currently completing their final exams, results due on 5th July IB examination spot inspection took place on Wednesday 5th May and overall no reported well. Coming up…IB reaccreditation process to take place next academic year Report on Year 10 opinions about the IB Diploma Programme and their most popular course options. This will be fed into consideration of offering new, more popular course options currently no available such as ‘environmental systems’, design and technology and film.
OtherTwo IB students successfully gained places on the Prime Minister’s Global Fellowship. International club runs every Tuesday currently developing video projects comparing national traditions using elanguages 12IB run the monthly International newsletter Developments made on the WIA website Languages department now offering Mandarin afterschool classes International staff working on activities for the World cup Applying for UNESCO award WIA to reapply for International School Award Ambassador status next year
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