The International Baccalaureate (IB) is an internationally recognized diploma that is increasingly offered by schools in America. Schools Across Frontiers is a history of a phenomenon that now encompasses more than 1,200 schools throughout the world -- a great success story in global education. This edition includes two new chapters and an expanded appendix listing every IB school worldwide.
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Alec D. Peterson (1908-1988) was Deputy Director of Psychological Warfare in Southeast Asia, Director-General of Information Services for the Federation of Malaya, Director of Education at Oxford University, and Director-General of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. His works include The Far East (1948), Educating Our Rulers (1957), The Future of Education (1968), and The International Baccalaureate (1972). He was awarded the Order of the British Empire and made an Honorary Doctor of Pedagogy by the University of Trieste. Foreword by Prince Charles, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Dr. Ian Hill, author of the new chapter on the IB, is the Deputy Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. David B. Sutcliffe, author of the new chapter on the UWC, is the Executive Director of the UWC international Secretariat, a member of the UWC Executive Board, and the Headmaster of the UWC of the Adriatic in Italy.
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Insightful, scholarly, and at times inspirational,
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This review is from: Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges (Hardcover)
Featuring a foreword by the Prince of Wales, Schools Across Frontiers: The Story Of The International Baccalaureate And The United World Colleges by the late educator and academician Alec Peterson (and now in its second edition), presents the story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges. The International Baccalaureate is a college examination recognized by universities in any country, and a curriculum that adheres to a common standard amidst diverse cultures; the United World Colleges is a chain of schools in multiple nations where young folks from around the world can live and learn together. Schools Across Frontiers is commended as an insightful, scholarly, and at times inspirational saga of the establishment and spread of knowledge to build a better future across national borders and political boundaries.
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How the IB started,
By Elizabeth Dwerryhouse "Elizabeth Dwerryhouse" (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges (Hardcover)
I enjoyed reading about the beginnings of the IB. My interest is personal because I was part of that beginning in Latin America.
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In 1954, I returned from Malaya, where I had been summoned from my normal job, as headmaster of a Shorpshire grammar school, to direct the Information Services under General Templer in "winning the hearts and minds of the people". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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North America, New York, United World Colleges, Council of Foundation, Middle East, South East Asia, Desmond Hoare, Alec Peterson, Council of Europe, Eastern Europe, International Council, Latin America, Pearson College, Robert Blackburn, Federal Germany, Prince of Wales, Regional Director, Buenos Aires, International School of Geneva, John Goormaghtigh, Kurt Hahn, Ford Foundation, College Board, Ruth Bonner, South Africa New!
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In 1954, I returned from Malaya, where I had been summoned from my normal job, as headmaster of a Shorpshire grammar school, to direct the Information Services under General Templer in "winning the hearts and minds of the people". Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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North America, New York, United World Colleges, Council of Foundation, Middle East, South East Asia, Desmond Hoare, Alec Peterson, Council of Europe, Eastern Europe, International Council, Latin America, Pearson College, Robert Blackburn, Federal Germany, Prince of Wales, Regional Director, Buenos Aires, International School of Geneva, John Goormaghtigh, Kurt Hahn, Ford Foundation, College Board, Ruth Bonner, South Africa New!
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- Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell by George Orwell on page 217
- France 1848-1945: Intellect & Pride by Theodore Zeldin on page 217
- World War Two: An Illustrated History in Colour, 1939-1945 by Robert J. Hoare on page 282
- George Orwell: An Age Like This 1920-1940: The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters (Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters George Orwell) by George Orwell on page 217
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- The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: An Introduction for Teachers and Managers by Tim Pound on 5 pages
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme by Tim Pound on 5 pages
- International Education in Practice: Dimensions for Schools and International Schools by Mary Hayden on 4 pages
- Supertest: How the International Baccalaureate Can Strengthen Our Schools by Jay Mathews on page 19, page 50, and page 66
- Dreams & Promises: The Story of the Armand Hammer United World College by Theodore D. Lockwood in Back Matter
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