Celebrating Diversity

In this final installment related to the MBIS mission, the third aspect of our mission is highlighted. Diversity within our community is seen as a key strength of the school by design as well as by composition. Last weekend’s PTA sponsored Mela was a great showcase of our diversity. A poignant reminder of our shared humanity, love of differences and enthusiasm for great food, it allowed our community to gather and celebrate our values. A huge thank you needs to be given to all the organizers from the PTA as well as all parent contributors for all the effort and planning that goes into such a large event. I am told that we had over 680 attendees! The student, staff and parent performances were wonderful. Thank you all for being risk takers!

Our view of celebrating diversity certainly includes and is strengthened by opportunities to share cultures, food, celebrations and dress. However, it also extends beyond these ‘traditional’ understandings of diversity into a broader sense of difference. MBIS is an inclusive school where learners who are diverse in their languages, learning needs and styles and whose experiences enrich our education. We understand that a holistic education values the different domains of learning and allows students to synthesize learning from these different areas (you might remember my detailed discussion on holistic education from 2 weeks ago).

Similarly, celebrating diversity means developing an appreciation and tolerance for different world views and opinions. In the words of the IB Mission, to ‘encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right’. The development of international mindedness and global awareness moves students through the study of complex issues to internalizing these values.

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Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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