Ursula O’DonoghueI grew up in London, in a Polish/Irish family, studied French and Russian at Cambridge University (gaining an MA), spending some time living and teaching in each of those countries, as well as volunteering in Ukraine, so the international spirit of ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ is one that feels like home to me. I started my teaching career over twenty years ago, and gained a DELTA qualification in English teaching in 2005. I also completed a qualification in Gestalt counselling in 2013. At ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ, I enjoy teaching in the IB programme because of its emphasis on whole person learning through the Learner Profile, concepts and ATL. I feel every school leaving qualification should include an element like CAS, where students are challenged to provide service for local and global communities, and set themselves non-academic goals that are meaningful to them individually. In my teaching, I want to make sure that students have a clear map of where we are going, work together to choose the route, and have compasses in the form of clear feedback and the tools to assess themselves.
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English B teacher and CAS coordinator (IB2)
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