A successful IB visit

A successful IB visit

by | Apr 22, 2024 | Leadership

Many coordinators ask about IB visits and how to prepare for them. Let’s start by looking at the different types of visits: Consultation: This visit takes place during the consultation phase. The IB consultant supports the school with readiness in preparation for the...
Developing or reviewing the POI

Developing or reviewing the POI

by | Mar 14, 2024 | Concept, Transdisciplinary

Many PYP coordinators face challenges when developing a programme of inquiry (POI) for the first time or revising it with the team. In this blog, as usual, I will share the PYP perspective based on the IB documents and then give you some tips and ideas. Let’s start...
Collaborative planning in the PYP

Collaborative planning in the PYP

by | Mar 2, 2024 | Leadership

This blog can be read anytime in connection to a previous blog, “Stand-alone or Integration”. We hear a lot of the following questions related to collaboration in the PYP: When do we meet? What is the frequency of the meetings? Who needs to attend the collaborative...
Inside or outside POI?

Inside or outside POI?

by | Feb 1, 2024 | Transdisciplinary

As a PYP workshop leader and experienced PYP coordinator, I hear a lot of the following questions: Do specialist teachers (Arts, PSPE) need to do 6 units per year? Do we need to create a unit outside POI? Can we connect to one line of inquiry? Where do I write my...