Information about online IB courses offered through Open World School and Pamoja Education

1. Online IB Diploma Programme Courses
through the IB Open World School Project
Information for
Parents and
Students
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2. Why choose to study an online IB Diploma Programme Course
through an IB Open World School?
The IB vision for online education
• Strategically extend subject choice for students.
• Promote rich student-student and student-teacher
interaction in a global class environment.
• Enable students, increasingly socialized in the
digital world, to develop essential skills to life after
school.
Why do students choose IB online courses though an IB Open
World School?
• Allows them to study IB subjects otherwise
unavailable at their school.
• Allows them to connect with an IB Open World
School to benefit from an “IB experience”.
• Provides an exciting and truly global classroom.
• Exposes them to a form of learning which they
know will be important to their future studies and
careers.
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3. Our Two-Year Courses
Two-year courses beginning in September
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4. Course Quality
Course quality: Key facts
• Courses are designed by IB-experienced instructional
designers, working with IB-approved subject matter experts.
• Each course is approved by the IB prior to delivery. Course
delivery is monitored by the IB on an ongoing basis.
• Teachers are IB-experienced and specially trained in online
pedagogy – selected in accordance with strict IB guidelines.
• Internal Assessments are subject to the same requirements
as (including moderation) as in ‘face2face’ courses. Students
can sit the regular External Assessments at nearby IB
schools.
• No distinction is made on the IB Diploma as to whether the
course was taken face2face or online.
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5. Course Delivery
Course delivery: Key facts
Lessons follow a weekly schedule
• Students should expect to commit the same amount of
time to the online courses as they would with a typical
face to face IB course (including homework).
During the week, students can work on courses
anytime, anywhere
• Pamoja Education encourages students to access their
courses in regularly scheduled ‘in-school’ and ‘out of
school’ work periods.
Students work closely with their online teachers
• In addition to direct support of class work, teachers
provide extra support through monitored ‘discussion
threads’ and ‘real time’ office hours.
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6. Course Delivery
A Pamoja Education trained Mentor supports students at their
school
• The Mentor is a coach for students and facilitates
communication between Pamoja Education and the school.
Students can connect with their IB Open World School to benefit
from an “IB experience”
• The IB Open World School offer students opportunities to
experience key aspects of the IB Mission, principles and
practices.
Class size and diversity
• Courses are offered in multiple sections of 10-25
students, each is carefully balanced to ensure a high degree
of global diversity.
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7. Online Learning Tools
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8. Student Qualities
What qualities make a successful online student?
• High level of interest in the course.
• Self-motivated and well-structured.
• Independent learner.
• Reasonably strong oral and written communication
skills in the English language.
• Tech-friendly (though not necessarily experienced in
online learning or Web 2.0 tools).
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9. How to enrol in a Pamoja Education course
• Enrolments are made through authorized IB Open
World Schools.
• Students should contact an IB Open World School
to discuss options with the Diploma Coordinator.
• Students and schools can visit the IB Open World
School section of the Pamoja Education website for
additional enrolment information.
• The registration deadline is August 15., but
registration requests will be considered on a case
by case basis after the deadline. Schools are
encouraged to enrol students by mid-spring if
possible; courses fill up quickly and it may be
difficult to add additional course sections once the
originally planned sections are full.
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10. Our Social Enterprise
Who is behind Pamoja Education?
• A dedicated team of professionals, based in Oxford UK –
many with IB teaching or administrative experience
and/or children enrolled in the Diploma Program.
• Pamoja Education is a social enterprise, and future
profits will benefit the charitable McCall MacBain
Foundation in support of its work in sub-Saharan Africa.
For information on these organizations and
commitments, please visit the ‘About Us’ page of the
Pamoja Education website.
• Pamoja Education, Pamoja Capital and the MacCall
MacBain Foundation have no political or religious
affiliations, respect diversity of backgrounds and points
of view, and seek to encourage constructive global
dialogue and understanding in conducting their
business, investment and charitable activities.
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11. For more information
Please contact a representative at Pamoja
Education or at an IB Open World School for
more information.
Contact Pamoja Education directly:
– By email admissions@pamojaeducation.com
– On Twitter @pamojaeducation
– By Phone +44 (0) 1865 636 100
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