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• Lessons from Ayush Samuel Kumar: balancing CAS, community, and career
  We spoke with Diploma Programme alumnus, Ayush Samuel Kumar about his heartfelt involvement in CAS, the skills he developed to achieve a successful work-life balance, as well as his career aspirations. Additionally, he offers advice to current IB students on maintaining academic integrity and having a positive educational experience.
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• Breaking down barriers by connecting the world through food
  We spoke with Diploma Programme graduate, Earlene Cruz, who has turned her love for food and culture into a career that connects people around the world. In this interview, she talks about her career path and how her IB education has influenced her work.
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• The flexibility of the MYP: three common questions about approaches to learning
  This blog is a continuation of the series looking at the diversity of implementation and the flexibility of the Middle Years Programme (MYP).
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• Tenacity in a time of crisis: “Education is part of the resistance”
  In this blog, we spoke with David Cole, Principal of The British International School, Ukraine. David reflected on the school’s response to the recent invasion in Ukraine and the resilience of the school’s community.
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• Human library: a life-changing conversation
  Ambika Kapur from the International School of North America, Vietnam (SNA) describes the positive experience that she and her school gained when they organised and hosted their own event of this global movement.
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• Student initiative bridges tech and education to break India’s poverty cycle
  In this blog, we speak with current DP student, Adit Nikhil Upadhye, one of the 2022 awardees of the Dr. Siva Kumari MYP Innovators’ Grant for his non-profit organization, Tech4All. Adit tells us about how Tech4All is dedicated to breaking the poverty cycle through tech and educational support, along with the inspiration behind it.
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• Social Emotional Learning (SEL): The powerful impact of emotional intelligence
  This article shares the effectiveness of including wellbeing as a part of virtual learning and how it enhances the social skills of the learners.
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• How hot dogs sparked a conversation about anti-racism
  In February 2020, at the International Baccalaureate’s African Education Festival in Johannesburg, the keynote speaker made a big impact on the IB staff in attendance. In this blog, Rémy Lamon and Wandile Mthiyane explore the impact of representation and community in education settings.
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• Removing barriers to learning: A journey to becoming an inclusive community
  Lyndsay Gregory from Amsterdam International Community School (AICS) shares the school’s journey to opening their Student Support Centre for children with special educational needs.
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• Unveiling the journey of a thinker: Q&A with IB DP alumna, Amanda Luce
  In this Q&A session, we speak with Amanda Luce, IB DP alumna, about her thoughts on the IB Learner Profile attribute of being a ‘thinker’.
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