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At Nord Anglia International School Shanghai we encourage all our students to be ambitious and create the conditions whereby they are able to fulfil their potential and achieve personal, academic and social success.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program informs much of our educational philosophy as we believe that true success is much more than academic accomplishment. The International Baccalaureate Organization recognizes that the development of skills, including thinking skills and communication skills are regularly identified as essential to the success of students beyond school.
In a 2007 study, 400 hiring executives of major US corporations identified their top four requirements of new recruits as being, oral and written communication skills, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, professionalism and work ethic, and teamwork and collaboration skills (Trilling & Fadel, 2009).
Therefore, at NAIS Pudong we have worked to embed the IB approaches to teaching and learning into everyday student experiences right the way through the secondary school to ensure that our students are well prepared for life at university and beyond. These include the development of thinking skills, communication skills, social skills, self-management skills and research skills.
To be successful in the 21st Century, academic learning and subject knowledge is not enough.
The complexities of 21st century life requires a sophisticated toolkit of competencies to enable students to navigate these successfully.
Therefore the IB Diploma Programme gives students a distinct advantage in this regard because it is designed to facilitate the cultivation of international mindedness. This international mindedness manifests as recognition of our common humanity.
At the heart of the IB Diploma Program is the learner profile. These 10 aspirational qualities are designed to guide the actions of our school community and to support lifelong learning. We regard the learner profile attributes as essential for global citizenship. Therefore we aim to articulate them throughout our school community. In our view, to be successful is to aspire to uphold these qualities.
One of the greatest assets at our school is our fantastic students. We are so proud of their ability to collaborate in a thoughtful and reflective manner and are the epitome of internationally minded lifelong learners. Their international mindedness coupled with their ability engage with their learning in a principled manner means that they are able to forge friendships that are based on very deep connections around a shared common humanity.
To be successful in the 21st century is to move beyond superficial designations and recognize this common humanity. Therefore these bonds will last for a lifetime. Wherever our students end up, their key to success is to engage with a program like the IB Diploma which will provide them with not only rigorous academic skills but also critical and reflective enquiry skills.
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