An interdisciplinary service project for ib schools to commemorate the centennial of wwi and the role of the United States in the war and in the peace
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The catastrophic impact of WWI, which led to the horrors of WWII was a call for action for the IB founders, a small group of resolute, forward-looking men and women who, having lived through the world wars, were searching for international peace, seeking the means to educate young people to become the next harbingers of hope. These IB founders were visionaries, educators who gathered together to develop a program to promote peace and international understanding and to offer graduates the ability to enroll in universities around the world. The idea of such a diploma came to some teachers at the International School of Geneva, a school that had been created to serve the children of employees of the League of Nations, an institution meant to end all wars, a predecessor to the United Nations. This IB program was also very much needed by the students attending Atlantic College in Wales, the first United World College, whose idea had been born in the mind of a brilliant German educator, Kurt Hahn, who started his career as the private secretary of Max von Baden, the last chancellor of Imperial Germany. In the 1960s, International Schools felt more and more the need to create an end of High School diploma that would be recognized by many countries and allow international students to return to universities in their countries of origin. Under the leadership of the International School of Geneva and of Atlantic College, the IB was first piloted and became the organization we know today. The guiding principles of the IB were to develop a rigorous academic program, promoting a more peaceful work and an understanding that people with their differences can also be right. The world, more than ever in our troubled times, needs such a vision. Under the leadership of IB past chair of the board of Governors, Dr. Monique Seefried, who has been appointed to the World War One Centennial Commission, IB Americas is promoting a commemorative school project to remind IB schools and students of the roots of the IB and its values. The project entails: The creation of a WWI commemoration section on the IB website offering tools like the WWI Inventory Project for the US, but also links to all other WWI centennial projects in various parts of the world. The adoption of a WWI memorial by IB schools in their communities: Searching for memorials Restoring the memorial, many of them being in disrepair and needing some funding Researching the soldiers in these communities who fought in WWI The impact of WWI on the home front in their communities Once in place, the project will be offered to IB schools around the world and allow joint projects between schools It will lead to a student conference in 2017 or 2018 with students from all over the world presenting their country perspective and debating how to solve world problems without resorting to an armed conflict The 50th anniversary of the IB in 2018 where the best IB WWI commemoration projects will be highlighted and publicized. How to document a memorial In the US, the IB collaborates with the US WWI Centennial Commission http://worldwar-1centennial.org/index.php/education/classroom-resources.html http://worldwar-1centennial.org/index.php/education/monuments-and-memorials-3.html Documenting a Memorial Title(s) Location --physical address, including county and zip code --brief description of location (e.g., in a building; on the green; courthouse lawn, etc.) --GPS coordinates Inscriptions (all text on a memorial, including names) Physical properties --materials --dimensions History --dates of creation/dedication --artist/architect/sculptor/foundry/contractor --sponsor --cost --committee members --has the memorial been relocated? Condition --good, fair, poor --brief description of condition --who is responsible for upkeep? --contact information for responsible party --conservation history References/Bibliography Photographs --general --significant details --conservation issues Directory: upload documents upload documents -> Torts Outline Daniel Ricks upload documents -> Torts outline Functions of Tort Law upload documents -> Constitutional Law (Yoshino, Fall 2009) Table of Contents upload documents -> Arrest: (1) pc? (2) Warrant required? upload documents -> Civil procedure outline upload documents -> The Value of Modeling and Simulation Standards upload documents -> Criminal Procedure: Police Investigation upload documents -> Regulation of Agricultural gmos in China upload documents -> Rodriguez Con Law Outline Judicial Review and Constitutional Interpretation upload documents -> Standing Justiciability (§ 501 Legal/beneficial owner of exclusive right? “Arising under” jx?) 46 Statute of Limitations Run? 46 Is Π an Author? 14 Is this a Work of Joint Authorship? 14 Is it a Work for Hire? Download 10.88 Kb. Share with your friends:
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