International Mindedness

and Intercultural awareness

The IB Misson Statement

Mt Mourne Mission StatementMount Mourne School exists to inspire its students to become compassionate, lifelong

learners who are responsible, global citizens.

Our students will use various modes of communication in order to promote peace by learning to accept cultural differences

and to respect our world.

“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…

…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.”

Rank these names from the most to the least Internationally Mindedmost internationally minded, number 1 to the least, number 10

Mother TeresaBarack ObamaNelson MandelaMadonnaBono

Anna KournikovaOsama bin LadenHugo ChavezHillary ClintonDiane Sawyer

IB learners strive to be:

Inquirers

Knowledgeable

Thinkers

Communicators

Principled

Caring

Risk-takers

Balanced

Reflective

Open-minded

The IB Learner Profile

Knowledgeable: they explore concepts, ideas and issues that have local and global significance

Open-minded: they understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values and traditions of other individuals and communities. They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating a range of points of view, and are willing to grow from the experience.

Caring: they show empathy, compassion and respect towards the needs and feelings of others. They have a personal commitment to service, and act to make a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.

Intercultural Awareness is…

More than the Five F’s1. Flags2. Food3. Festivals4. Fashion5. Faces

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Social

Aesthetic

Economic

Political

Values/Beliefs

Historical Context

Geographical Context

World Culture Model

How will we define “Internationl Mindedness”?

“Having an international perspective includes• Knowledge and understanding beyond one’s own nationality.• Awareness and understanding of the interdependence among peoples.• Awareness and understanding of the interdependence among countries.• Awareness and understanding of the independence of people and countries. • Awareness and understanding of the similarities and differences among

peoples.…international is made up of both Inter and national. International understanding

does not replace a sense of nationhood…but uses and builds on a sense of one’s own national identity to understand and work with the national identities experienced and felt by others.”

Skelton, Martin, Andrew Wigford, Pam Harper, and Graham Reeves. "Beyond Food, Festivals, and Flags." Educational Leadership 60.2 (2002): 52-55.

International Mindedness… a goal of IB

Developing this sense of international mindedness is more important now than ever before. It must come about from a thoughtful intentionally planned instruction aimed at raising the students’ as well as the teachers’ international awareness. It deserves to be developed with as much rigor as mathematics, science, language arts and other aspects of our curriculum.

Where are you with regards to International Mindedness?