Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges

The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be taken in any country and recognized by colleges in any country. The United World Colleges (UWC) are a chain of schools in various countries, where young people of all nations and backgrounds can live and learn together. Both of these institutions have expanded rapidly since their establishment in the 1960s, and are gaining increasing recognition almost everywhere except in Eastern Europe. This book is a personal and anecdotal history of the IB and the UWC, by Alec Peterson, who played a pioneering role in forming them. Under the inspiration of visionary educator Kurt Hahn, a dedicated group of individuals responded to the challenge of the interdependent international post-war world by laying the foundations for international education. As His Royal Highness th Prince of Wales points out, governments played little or no part in conceiving the IB or the UWC, through recently their interest and contributions have grown.

Education & Teaching

Peterson, A.D.C.

Schools & Teaching

Open Court Pub. Co

The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be taken in any country and is recognized by colleges in any country. The United World Colleges (UWC) are a chain of schools in various countries, where young people of all nations and backgrounds can live and learn together. Both of these institutions have expanded rapidly since their establishment in the 1960s, and are gaining increasing recognition almost everywhere except in Eastern Europe. This book is a personal and anecdotal history of the IB and the UWC, by Alec Peterson, who played a pioneering role in forming them. Under the inspiration of visionary educator Kurt Hahn, a dedicated group of individuals responded to the challenge of the interdependent international post-war world by laying the foundations for international education. As His Royal Highness th Prince of Wales points out, governments played little or no part in conceiving the IB or the UWC, though recently their interest and contributions have grown.

H.R.H the Prince of Wales

Open Court Publishing Company

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.

History

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Open Court

This is the story of two initiatives in international education, one originating in Switzerland, the other in Britain, but both now established in most countries of the world, including especially the United States and U.S. schools overseas. The International baccalaureate (IB) is a college entrance examination which can be taken in any country and is recognized by universities in any country. Adoption of the IB curriculum in a school ensures tht the school is brought up to international standards. Currently, for example, nearly 400 U.S. schools offer the IB, and the number is rapidly growing. The United World Colleges (UWC) are a chain of schools in many countires, where young people of all nations and backgrounds can live and learn together. There are now ten United World Colleges, each drawing students from all over the world. Schools Across Frontiers is an inspiring, sometimes amusing, highly personal and anecdotal history of the IB and the UWC by the late Alec Peterson, who played a pioneering role in forming them. This second edition has additional chapters by Ian Hill and David Sutcliffe, bringing the story of the IB and the UWC up to date.

Let Go My Shadow

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Thunderhead Books

The Future of the Sixth Form (Routledge Revivals)

Originally published in 1973, the nature of the sixth form and the objectives of sixth-form schooling were important issues in the field of education at the time. The author here provides a searching analysis of the changing structure and composition of the sixth form. He surveys the continued expansion in sixth-form numbers and suggests ways in which the curriculum could be improved. He examines critically a number of myths about the actual practice of sixth-form education, and considers the case for sixth-form ‘blocks’ or colleges. In a final chapter the author discusses the mechanism of change in this crucial area of education.

Routledge

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Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges

Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges

Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges

Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges

Let Go My Shadow

The Future of the Sixth Form (Routledge Revivals)

The Future of the Sixth Form (Routledge Revivals)