03 October 2013

Greenfield Community School (GCS) a Taaleem school, which specialises in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Continuum curriculum, hosted the first day of a three day workshop on understanding the IB curriculum better for educators.

GCS and the IB invited Principals, Heads of Schools, Educators and teachers to workshops that focused on the IB continuum of education which allowed participants to build a better understanding of each programme relevant to their interest. The workshops covered various levels of the IB programme, which included Pedagogical Leadership, Global context and Personal Projects amongst others.

The IB is the recognized leader in the field of international education and offers four challenging programmes for pupils aged 3 to 19.  GCS is a Taaleem School that delivers all four IB programmes that helps students develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills to live, learn and work in a rapidly changing world. 

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About Greenfield Community School:
Greenfield Community School (GCS) provides a high quality, creative and challenging international education based on the International Baccalaureate Philosophy.  We foster within each student, staff member and community member an enduring passion for learning and empowering each individual to become a caring global citizen.  Our philosophy - Where vision lives, children flourish, and learning is at the heart of our community.  www.gcschool.ae

About International Baccalaureate Organization
The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.  To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.  These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.  www.ibo.org

About Taaleem
Taaleem, which means education in Arabic, has been establishing, operating and managing early childhood, primary and secondary schools since its inception in 2004.Taaleem seeks to raise the regional educational standards through the committed development of individual student's talents and passions, which is in turn facilitated and supported by the recruitment of top international educators and the implementation of international education policies, operations and global best practice.

With quality at the forefront of Taaleem's offering, each project is tailored to answer the specific educational requirements of a wide range of families by offering top international curricula including British, American, the International Baccalaureate, International Primary Curriculum and their proprietary custom early childhood programme.  www.taaleem.ae

For more information, please contact:
Nadia Karmali, Pr/Marketing Officer, Greenfield Community School
Tel: +971 4 885 6600 Ext. 215    Fax: +971 4 885 6611
E-mail: Marketing@gcschool.ae
Website: www.gcschool.ae

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