Spicewood Parent IB NIght

Please join us on Thursday, October 24th at 6:00 pm for a parent information session called "What is an IB Education?"

“constructing meaning”       “sustained inquiry”       “critical reflection”
“broad and balanced”         “effective teaching and learning” 

"meaningful assessment"            “creativity and imagination”

“conceptual”        “rigorous”    “aspires to empower”        “principled action”

Driving questions:
What is the leaner profile and how does it impact my child’s education?
How is inquiry used to drive student learning?
What is the action cycle?
How can I support action at home?
What is the IB continuum?
How does reflection enhance learning?

What Do We Value?

The IB recently released a new document that aims to clearly communicate what lies at the heart of of an IB education.
It states: "The aim of all IB programs is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world."
With that in mind IB programs focuses on learners, develops effective approaches to teaching and learning, works within global contexts and explores significant content.

Spicewood's own vision echoes these values:

Spicewood aspires to be a community of caring, global-minded thinkers.

This summer Spicewood teachers and administration sat down together and asked ourselves: What do we value? Why are we here? What do we want our students to know and be able to do? This vision is our answer to that question. We value students treating each other, the planet, and fellow humans with dignity and respect by being caring. We value our community, and what it means to collaborate and exist as a member of it-our commitment to one another and our roles as members. We value looking outside of ourselves, our families, our city and our state-to the wide world around us and asking: What can we learn?and What are the different perspectives?

We live our vision and are proud to embody it along with you, our Spicewood community.