Worried about TOK? Join us this Saturday for tips from IB grads!💭
Monday, March 22nd, 2021
Hey IB students!
We’re looking forward to seeing you this Saturday, where you’ll hear from TEN high-scoring, committed grads about their IB experiences and Theory of Knowledge insights!
Here’s what you’ll find in today’s newsletter:
Katie’s video: Starting a non-profit as a student (behind the scenes of IBlieve!)
Sign up for Global Virtual Summit this Saturday
NEW Blog posts
Community Spotlights: Priyasha’s podcast, Estefy’s ‘Campaign Broken’ and Amal’s art magazine
Student Spotlight: Millie, IBlieve’s Graphic Designer
Best wishes,
Imogen and Katie❤️
🎬 New Video: A Day in my Life: Starting a Nonprofit as a Student
In this video, the co-founder of IBlieve, Katie, shows us how she runs our organization! Katie takes us behind the scenes, to show you our bi-weekly Team Syncs and Zoom calls, as well as meeting new grads! You also get to meet some of our events team.
💬 Global Virtual Summit
We are so excited to announce we will be hosting our monthly Global Virtual Summit this Saturday!
In this month's virtual GVS, we’re featuring personal IB Grad Experiences, Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Overview and advice, and a Q+A with grads! You will have the opportunity to learn about the TOK from top graduates who’ve gone through this process and succeeded! You have the opportunity to also get direct advice from them through our exclusive Q&A with IB graduates, where you get to ask them any questions! Can't wait to see you there!
Meet our amazing IB grads!
🇪🇸 Ben - IB in Spain (45), Gap year
🇭🇰 Hellas - IB in Hong Kong (42), UC Berkeley
🇬🇭 Yeyo - IB in Ghana, University of Ottawa
🇵🇭 Jonathan - IB in the Philippines, Fordham University
🇬🇧 Imogen - IB in the UK (45), Oxford
🇵🇭 Francine - IB in the Philippines (44), UBC Sauder
🇸🇬 Eleanor - IB in Singapore (38), University of Toronto, will be attending University of Cambridge in the fall
🇸🇬 Joseph - IB in Singapore (45), National Service
🇿🇦 Wangari - IB in South Africa (41), Gap year
🇸🇬 Dorothy - IB in Singapore (44), Gap year
Schedule
March 27th, Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST (Eastern Time). Make sure to convert it your country’s time using this timezone converter.
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: IB Welcome: Icebreakers
9:30 AM - 11:15 AM: Workshops! Each held twice, from 9:30-10:15 and 10:30-11:15.
1. TOK Overview, Advice & Q&A
2. Subject-specific IB Grad Experiences11:15 AM - 12: 15 PM: Open Hours: Q&A with grads
This is a 100% FREE event. We will do our best to accommodate everyone for the Workshop + Q&A, but we will prioritize students whose learning has been most affected by the pandemic for our Q&A with grads, as we have limited spots.
How to Join
Tag a friend in IB on our Instagram post! (Or refer a friend by email)
Sign up with the form below by Thursday 11:59 PM ET
We will email you Zoom link invites within 24 hours. See you soon! 👋
📚Blog Posts!
Whenever you have a question about IB, check out our Blog! With over 120 posts, you’re sure to find super helpful advice from our amazing IB graduates and High School Ambassadors. Here are all our most recent articles!
⏰ Time management
How can I balance my time? - Bianca
How can I work at a good pace? - Victoria
📚 IB
How different is IB from university? - Marisa
What is a ‘good’ grade? - Imogen
What do you need to get the diploma? - Imogen
🎙Community Spotlights
This week, we’re super excited to be spotlighting IBlieve Community members and friends who are launching inspiring projects and initiatives!
1. A Scent of Success - Priyasha, our HSA, and Anagha, and IBlieve community member, IB in the Philippines
Priyasha and Anagha are both 18 year old sisters in the M21 IB session. Their podcast "Scent of Success," is about the learning journey of self-growth and self discovery. They cover topics like productivity, friendships, college applications, and global issues, in hopes of helping others become more informed and better versions of themselves. This is as much a learning journey for them as it is for their audience! We often use research and expert theories to supplement our personal advice/experience and to provide new information! They hope they can serve as your friends or older sisters and help you navigate through different aspects of life!
2. Campaign Broken - Estefy, HSA, IB in Mexico
Estefy and her friends have created Campaign Broken, for their CAS project. It’s an Instagram account where they raise awareness about domestic violence!
3. Biscuit Digest - Amal, IBlieve community member, IB in Pakistan
Amal and her friends have started an Art Magazine this past summer! It’s called Biscuit Digest and they aim to promote the artistic youth of Pakistan and all that they have to offer. Each issue revolves around a specific theme that people need to curate their submissions towards, and they're currently working on the second issue!
📲Stay updated with IBlieve!
Find beautiful illustrations of our best advice on our Instagram and Facebook. Here’s Vaishnavi, our HSA, and her tips on how to deal with academic setbacks!
🌟 Student Spotlight
As you may know, we’re changing things up by inviting new High School Ambassadors (HSAs) or IB graduates to write messages every week, so we can hear more student voices and IB experiences around the world. Today, we’ll hear from Millie, our graphic designer!
Hi IBlievers!!
I’m Millie, an upcoming IB student from Vietnam and IBlieve graphic designer. You may often see me designing posters for GVS and posts on Instagram!
Despite the importance of keeping up with work during virtual school, this is also the time where we should take care of our mental and physical health. Work hard but don’t forget to take breaks and reward yourself. You can do some physical exercises right inside your house like yoga or binge some Kdramas on Netflix (I would love to give some recommendations!). While staying in your bedroom all the time can be quite depressing, you can do something to fill up your time (not just studying and academies) whether it is trying out new creative hobbies or reorganizing your desk.
If you’re having a hard time, please reach out and communicate with teachers, friends or our IBlieve community on Slack! We are always here to support you
With cheers and (virtual) hugs,
Millie
👋 Catch you next week!
Thanks so much for reading this week! We believe in you.
Sending virtual hugs,
Celine
High School Ambassador (HSA) from Canada🇨🇦
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