The IB Philosophy and International Mindedness

September 17, 2018
Why teach the International Baccalaureate above another programme? What sets it apart? First, a little history The very idea of the IB was conceived within the International School of Geneva back in 1962. Schools participating in the development of the programme...

My IB

September 20, 2017
The Online Curriculum Centre is no more.  At times bewildering and at others confusing and for many IB teachers a source of frustration, the OCC has a successor.  Why should IB educators register with My IB?  Announcements, resources Updated 28 August 2017We promised...

Nature of Science

June 8, 2016
This month has seen the first examinations of the new syllabus and the Online Curriculum Centre (OCC) is awash with comments and discussions. Some of the comments I have read relates to disappointment that the Nature of Science had a marginal role within the papers....

Hydrogen bonding and the forming of a snowflake

January 18, 2016
Water molecules are polar molecules, the electronegative  oxygen with two pairs of lone electrons providing a ‘slightly’ negative charge that acts with the ‘slightly’ positive hydrogen atoms to form the incredibly important hydrogen bonds,...

Computational Modelling

January 6, 2016
With the inclusion of computational modelling within the acceptable list of internal assessments (I find it a big struggle to call them IA’s) for the Group 4 sciences I have become intrigued by the possibilities they provide. I have also read read in some...