It's Bahnhofstrasse - reputed to be the most expensive street in the world. But teams of observant teens aren’t shopping – they’re gathering data and recording qualitative observations for a progressive educational experience.
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As anyone involved in the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program knows, there’s a compass built in to every activity that eventually leads to a meaningful destination: The PYP Exhibition. It’s the ultimate culminating event and a public demonstration of each student’s commitment to the PYP learner profile attributes. Progressive school educational teams lean into the PYPx as their chance to promote the best outcomes among learners who are capable of showing great empathy as they learn to engage with the world around them.
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Reflecting on the three-year partnership that ICS Zurich has had with Inspire Citizens, Primary Principal Nat Atherton and Primary Years Program Coordinator Claire Febrey agree that it’s been time very well invested. And the impact of truly meaningful action components in the curriculum is well beyond what anyone could have imagined at the outset.
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At Seoul Foreign School (SFS), Jamie Bacigalupo, a 9th and 12th grade English teacher, is applying idea after idea from the Inspire Citizens’ Global Citizenship Certificate (GCC) course to curriculum and strategic planning.
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Seoul Foreign School (SFS), under the leadership of Deputy Head of School Jan-Mark Sewald, has embarked on a multi-year transformative journey to integrate global citizenship principles, thanks to a strategic partnership with Inspire Citizens.
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Educator Dom Verwey is a committed proponent of the positive outcomes that emerge from deep professional learning opportunities like the Inspire Citizens’ Global Citizenship Certificate. The leadership competencies acquired through this type of professional learning can shift one’s self-image “from expert to along-sider,” he says.
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2023 marked the rebirth of the Primary Years Program (PYP) Exhibition at the Canadian International School of Beijing (CIS). After three years of Covid restrictions, the grade 5 students were able to host an exhibition on campus that could be shared with parents, community members and other schools. And did CIS ever run with this opportunity!
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Frankfurt International School (FIS) in Germany has become a well-known school for anyone interested in active global citizenship and student leadership. As news spreads of the FIS Changemaker Conference, the story of what is happening at this school is migrating around the world and inspiring interest and action at other schools.
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Grade 5 students at the International School of Prague (ISP) were recently immersed in understanding and creating art for activism. Their “Art Attacks” were vibrant and demonstrated a deep understanding of how students can channel their creativity to create positive change.
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This fall, an Inspire Citizens (IC) partner school, Dulwich College Seoul, decided to invest in enhancing its CAS experience for grade 11 and 12 students. Scott Jamieson and Ivy Yan were excited to help the Dulwich team create a 2-day experience for all students to frame CAS for greater impact.
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Inspire Citizens’ co-founder Steve Sostak takes on a coaching role with NESA youth keynote speaker Said El Kadi.
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If you could walk through the doors of the Primary School at the Inter-Community School Zurich (ICSZ), you would find yourself in an atmosphere of creativity, inquiry and innovation. This is a place where leaders and educators care deeply about students and cultivating a sense of wonder of the world.
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Grade 5 students at the Western Academy of Beijing (WAB) have a special opportunity to get creative with their International Baccalaureate PYP exhibition. Art has taken center stage and has become a frame for expressing a synthesis of student learning.
Intrigued? This novel approach to the PYP exhibition is worthy of your attention.
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What student wouldn’t love working in a design lab to create new products, designs and prototypes? Especially a design lab complete with multiple 3D printers and machines for working with wood, textiles, jewelry and any other product you could imagine?
Students at Seoul Foreign School in South Korea have access to state-of-the-art design labs and maker spaces, and high school teacher Neil Henderson has been working with Inspire Citizens’s Aaron Moniz to create innovative learning experiences this year.
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