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Category: International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
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In much of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, the start of the school year is not just another day on the calendar. September 1st is celebrated as the “Day of Knowledge”, a festive occasion marking the beginning of the academic year and a milestone in children’s lives. The heart of the celebration is…
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Twenty years ago, we still wrote letters, filled in forms by hand, and scribbled notes in margins. Today, most of us type, swipe, or tap. Keyboards and touchscreens have transformed how we communicate—but they risk erasing one of humanity’s most elegant skills: handwriting. One of my two most treasured belongings is a sky-blue Caran d’Ache…
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A week ago, the IB Diploma results landed — the long-anticipated climax to two gruelling, rewarding, unpredictable years. For us teachers, it’s the end of a journey marked not just by planning, teaching, and assessing, but also by sleepless nights, student meltdowns, awkward parent meetings, internal deadlines, and navigating the relentless tide of CAS logs,…
I think, therefore IB 