Explore our online global classroom

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1 Explore our online global classroom Online IB Diploma Programme courses Brenda O Connor, Regional Development Consultant 1

2 Creating an online global classroom Students interact with teachers and classmates from all over the world. Online teachers instruct students in innovative ways using: interactive live lessons audio visual tools group and private discussions 2

3 Audio visual tools 3

4 Wikis 4

5 Discussion tools 5

6 News feeds 6

7 Live lessons 7

8 DP Online IB courses available September 2014 Group 2 Group 5 Mandarin ab initio Spanish ab initio Spanish B SL Mathematics HL Group 3 Business and Management SL Business and Management HL Economics SL (both 1 year and 2 year) Economics HL Information technology in a global society SL Information technology in a global society HL Group 6 Film SL Philosophy SL Psychology SL Psychology HL 8

9 About Pamoja Education approved IB Diploma Programme courses online provider supporting the IB access agenda WASC accredited (The Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges) social enterprise benefitting the McCall MacBain Foundation, supporting health and education 9

10 Learner Profile - Student Blog Business & Management SL Open-minded This course allowed me to develop the open-minded trait. At my normal school there isn t any opportunity to talk to someone from Europe or a different country, let alone to do an assignment with them. It helped me to open my mind and to realize that there is more out there than just a little town in Michigan, and everyone worldwide is probably not going to agree because there are different cultures everywhere.this course helped these traits to grow because you are constantly interacting with other students from other countries and when you have to get an assignment done together you have to be able to accept their reasoning because their experiences may be different than yours. There is a variety of cultures and people worldwide, in a perfect world everyone would agree and have the same ideas, but obviously we don t live in a perfect world, so you have to be open minded to get work done in this course. ~By Elisabeth W. 10

11 Learner Profile - Student Blog Business & Management SL Principled The Pamoja course in Business & Management SL has taught me to be principled. Every week, I have to set aside time to work with the homework on the online course, in addition to all my courses and work at my school. When I am stressed with school work, it is easy to fall behind on Pamoja, and forget about all the responsibilities and how committed I am to the course. Once you have fallen in this trap, it takes a lot of work to catch up and carry through with the work. Therefore, I have learnt that by being disciplined and principled enough to take the time every week, it makes it easier for me in the long run. I know that this skill is something which is vital to carry with me once I go to university and once I start working, and it prepares me for situations in real life. By Amalie K. 11

12 Deadlines May exam session April 2014: Registration open 30 May 2014: Early decision discount deadline 4 June 2014: Scholarship application deadline 2 July 2014: Scholarship announcement 27 August 2014: Registration deadline 3 September 2014: Courses start 24 September 2014: Add / Drop deadline 12

13 enrollment 571 students in year 2 includes 48 transfer students 876 students in year 1! includes 20 Open World School students 1447 students!!!!* * September

14 Exam Results May students 10 subjects 83.5% 4+ (IB 78.54%) Average Score

15 Exam Results % pass rate average score Spanish ab initio 5.21 (65 students) Business & Management SL 4.97 (33 students) Economics SL 5.09 (23 students) Economics HL 5.07 (41 students) ITGS SL 4.25 (5 students) ITGS HL 3.82 (12 students) Philosophy 3.00 (2 students) Psychology SL 5.17 (96 students) Math HL 4.45 (29 students) Film SL 4.19 (18 students) 15

16 Fees and funding Our standard tuition fee is US$ 1150 per enrolment per year. Please contact Brenda to: enquire about our discounts find out more about our scholarship programme 16

17 Next Steps Who will pay for the courses school, grant, parents, scholarship? Decide which courses will be offered at the school Decide which students are appropriate to participate - Choose a Site-based Coordinator serves as the liaison between the students, school and Pamoja Enroll students via Pamoja Education 17

18 Contact Information Brenda O Connor Brenda.oconnor@pamojaeducation.com