Print this page
Email this pageIB Asia Pacific Newsletter
Quarter One, 2007
China and Mongolia
School Authorization
Congratulations to the four ESF Schools in Hong Kong which have now been authorised to offer the Diploma.
- South Island
- Island School
- West Island
- King George V
Victoria Shanghai Academy is now authorised to offer MYP.
Shanghai World Foreign Language Primary School had its PYP pre-authorization visit from Mrs. Julie Todd and Wang Hong on 11 -12 December 2006.
A further six Kindergarten and primary schools have had preliminary visits in the last few months.
IBSCM activities
A successful MYP AOI job-alike meeting was held at the International School of Tianjin in December.
The MYP Coordinators’ meeting from South China met on 1 December 2006 at Utahloy International School. The focus of discussion was on community workshops.
The first meeting of PYP Coordinators from the central area of China was held on 4 December 2006 at Nanjing International School (NIS).
The coordinators from schools in Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi and Nanjing shared information about their schools and also shared the current strengths and future challenges for their schools.
The PYP Co-ordinators formed valuable connections and made a list of ways that our schools could work together to support each other in our educational endeavors. Their next meeting will be at Suzhou Singapore International School before Chinese New Year.
The Pearl River Delta South China group of IB Diploma Coordinators met on 8 December 2006 at Li Po Chun UWC. Discussion included workshops provison, University issues in Hong Kong and a Coordinators section on the OCC.
Wang Hong, Regional Representative China and Mongolia
Xia Juan, Personal Assistant
Email: china@ibo.org
IB Americas region →
The IB Americas includes IB World Schools in 31 countries and territories in Central, North and South America. IB World Schools in the Americas are state/public, private, magnet, charter, international, parochial and secular and serve a broad and diverse range of students in urban, suburban and rural communities.
Useful links →
IB Africa, Europe, Middle East region →
IB Africa, Europe and Middle East (IBAEM) covers a diverse range of cultures, languages and economic realities. In a continually changing region, the IB delivers its education standards beyond borders. More than 80 countries in the region offer IB programmes today.
Useful links →
IB Asia Pacific region →
The IB Asia Pacific region supports more than 400 schools offering more than 560 programmes in 27 countries. We are responsible for authorizing new schools, evaluating IB World Schools, providing professional development services in the schools and in sub-regional locations, and ensuring that the IB Diploma Programme is recognized by universities worldwide.
Useful links →
Click an area of the map to show links for that region →
