Category Archives: International Education
2013 Personal Project Exhibition Opens Today!
Ninety-nine students have pasted, glued and stuck posters, displays and explanations of their personal projects together. At 10.00am we will have our official opening ceremony with a number of performances related to their personal project. All year 9s will be … Continue reading
School starts back on Tuesday 9th April
Just a reminder that school starts back on Tuesday 9th April. (all teachers start back one day beforehand in order to work on planning and preparation for Term 4.) What’s Happening this Term at GJIS We are going to be … Continue reading
South East Asia IB Schools Network/Association
At the IBAP Regional Conference in KL we had a (inaugural) meeting of several of the IB Networks within the region. (Philipines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) We shared ideas that each of our networks do and we have plans to strengthen … Continue reading
Posted in IBO, Indonesian Education, International Education, MYP, Uncategorized
Tagged Dunia, Education, IBAP, korean students, Networks, South East Asia Association
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Innovate, educate and create at the IBAP Regional conference in KL
The IBAP Regional Conference starts today; the theme is “innovate, educate, create”. I’m really looking forward to the Keynote Speakers - Dr. Sohail Inayatullah, Ben Walden and Professor Paula Barrett. They are considered to be some of the world’s most inspirational … Continue reading
GJIS students place 2nd in regional National History Day competition 2013
National History Day was formulated and designed in America, initially to assist History and Humanities teachers to improve their teaching practise. Over the last 30 years it has spread across the globe and most recently has reached South East Asia. This year … Continue reading
New IB Journal of Teaching Practice
In its 45th anniversary year, the IB introduces an all-new resource for the IB community and beyond: the IB Journal of Teaching Practice, an online journal, is written by, reviewed by and published for teachers. The new journal is a … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Honesty, IBO, International Education
Tagged Education, IB Journal, international, Teaching Practice
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GJIS Parents’ Workshop on the IB Learner Profile
Last week we had over 60 parents at school attending a Parents’ Workshop on the IB Learner Profile, which is at the heart of all three programmes. The coordinators of all three IB programmes were involved and we … Continue reading
MYP gains recognition from Association of Indian Universities
The Singapore Office of the International Baccalaureate has announced that they have signed an agreement with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) that the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is equal to grade 10 of an India Board Assessment Certificate. … Continue reading
Posted in International Education, MYP
Tagged AIU, India, indian nationals, International Baccalaureate, myp, Recognition
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Days of Significance Semester II
Just to let you know that I have placed the follow Days of Significance for Semester II onto the school calendar. This does not mean we are doing anything in particular, but it could be something you may want to … Continue reading
