Dear Sir or Madam,<\/p>\nOur middle school is in the process of becoming an IBO\u00a0school. I have some questions about this process. How\u00a0long does it\u00a0take for the “accreditation” process to be\u00a0complete? Once complete, does the school have any\u00a0special privleges attached?<\/p>\n
One other question:\u00a0Robert Muller who is the\u00a0acknowledged father of education within the U. N. has\u00a0developed what has\u00a0become known as “World Core\u00a0Curriculum”. In looking for this information, perhaps\u00a0you could offer some information\u00a0as to how IBO\u00a0compares with this curriculum. Is it similar? If it is not\u00a0similar, is it close?
\nAnything you could tell me would be greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n
Ms. XYZ
\nUSA\/AMERICA\u00a0
\n___________<\/p>\n
Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 20:16:12 +0200\u00a0
\nFrom: “Ellen Wallace” \u00a0
\nTo: Ms XYZ
\nCC:\u00a0ibna@ibo.org<\/p>\nDear Ms XYZ,<\/p>\n
I’m forwarding your message to our IB North America\u00a0office, since schools working towards authorization deal\u00a0directly with our regional offices. I’m not quite sure if you\u00a0work at the school; if not, your best source of information\u00a0is the\u00a0person at the school who is working with the IBO.\u00a0I’m not familiar with the world core curriculum but one of\u00a0my colleagues\u00a0who works closely with the UN\u00a0undoubtedly is and I will pass your question to him.<\/p>\n
Best wishes,
\nEllen Wallace, Geneva\u00a0
\n_____________________<\/p>\n
Dear Ms XYZ,<\/p>\n
Further to the response of my colleague, Ellen Wallace,\u00a0who kindly copied her reply to me, I can tell you that\u00a0I\u00a0have the world\u00a0core curriculum material of Robert\u00a0Muller who started in 1979 with a small experimental\u00a0training school in Arlington,\u00a0Texas. I find that it is\u00a0remarkably similar to the IB Primary Years Programme\u00a0(PYP)<\/strong>.\u00a0We have used very similar terms\u00a0(without having\u00a0consulted his work as far as I know) to describe the main\u00a0PYP transdisciplinary themes; for example, where\u00a0are we\u00a0in time and place? Who am I? (Muller: our planetary home\u00a0and place in the universe; our place in time; the miracle of\u00a0individual human life, and so on.)<\/p>\nOur three programmes have almost identical aims\u00a0and objectives to that of Muller<\/strong>, based on\u00a0intercultural\u00a0understanding and respect, and the\u00a0consideration of global issues in an inter-dependent\u00a0world. Muller’s curriculum\u00a0places more emphasis on\u00a0spirituality than the IBO curricula, otherwise we are\u00a0very very close in philosophy.<\/strong><\/p>\nBest wishes,<\/p>\n
Ian HILL
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