2019年3月，昆明世青国际学校收到了来自IBO组织的官方复函，正式授权昆明世青国际学校为IB校，成为云贵高原第一家国际文凭（IB）世界校，与全球150多个国家同步开设国际文凭大学预科课程。

昆明世青自递交申请到正式授权，历时一年零八个月，能从众多IB候选校的名单中脱颖而出，除了拥有优秀的师资队伍，更得益于全体教职员工的密切配合。今天请大家跟随小编的脚步，同IB DP协调员Mr.Gray先生一起回顾一下世青的授权之路吧。

1.LWJ: As an IB coordinator, it must have been a lot of work. What did you have to prepare for authorization?

Mr. Gray:

As DP Coordinator I am teacher/liaison between the IB and KWYA. In order to follow IBDP regulations, I have had several meetings with parents, students, and teachers about what it means to have an IB education. Details of our meetings, teaching plans and even the budget go into the application for authorization which took about a month for me to write after the consultant came. Based on feedback for the application, we adjusted materials to match IBDP outlines. I organized the official IBDP visit and prepared everyone to be interviewed by our visitors. Finally, the teachers edited the documents to be submitted. Now that we are officially an IB school, we will be working to better our standards and learn more as we begin teaching the IBDP.

IB协调员其实是学校与国际文凭组织（IBO）的一条纽带，负责联络（IBO），并在学校组织实施IBO的所有教育教学工作。想要通过IBO严格的筛选，不是一件容易的事情。据Mr. Gray介绍，IB对申请学校派出专门的工作人员，指导申请校按照IB的要求，建立和完善包括学术诚信、评估、语言、安全、招生、差异化教学等等制度；检查DP老师撰写的学科教学大纲是否符合IB理念和教学要求；通过与老师、学生和家长谈话，了解学校社区成员对教育理念的认可度和对该教育项目的渴求度；检查图书馆环境，是否有足够的资料供学生参考，检查实验室、学科教室、试卷存储等是否满足IB的安全要求；查看学校对IB项目的预算，以确保学校能有足够的资金保证正常教学……所有工作都不是一次能完成的，需要按照IB工作人员的反馈，不断提交修改的材料，直至达到要求，学校才能申请最后的授权访问，邀请授权团队到校考察、授权。经过1年零8个月的艰苦努力，到现在，我们终于成为经过国际文凭组织正式授权的大学预科世界校，而我们也就可以开始教授大学预科课程了。

2. I notice that you met with G10&G11 parents about once a month. What was the purpose of these meetings?

The IB wanted information as to how the community, and even the local government, might support an IB education in Yunnan. This means that they want to know how our parents are involved in the community and how they support student learning. Our meetings helped KWYA parents understand how to approach the interview with the verification visit team. I know parents are worried about their children’s future and getting into university can be very stressful. Knowing that the IB will be helpful for their child is important. For the IB, however, what is just as important is the belief that an IB education will give their child the skills they need to interact with other cultures, inspire others to make the world a better place, and engage with people to become more open-minded global citizens. This is KWYA's mission and it is aligned with that of the IB.

IBO不仅仅关注学生的学习成绩，他们还想知道社区、甚至是云南当地政府是否支持IB教育，这意味着我们的家长必须有更高的参与度，参与学习社区的建设，为学生学习提供支持。为此，我们多次组织10/11年级家长会，帮助家长更好地理解IB教育理念。这不仅对家长和孩子在申请大学时大有裨益，最重要的是IB教育带给学生的不只是学习能力，还有宽广的胸襟；学生和家长都能接纳不同的文化，鼓励身边的人尽己之能，让世界变得更美好。

3. We have spent over one year getting the authorization, how did you feel when you finally got the news?

I have put many hours into our school's authorization, digesting new information very quickly while also maintaining the integrity of the Humanities program at KWYA. This is a lot of pressure on one person. So, of course when I got the news I was excited. But, I was confident our school would be accredited because we have all worked very hard together as a team to make this happen. It is very satisfying to note that we are the first and only IB World School in all of Kunming and all of Yunnan province. We are very fortunate to say "we are the first and only school" to have this distinction.

Mr.Gray先生直言，IB的申请工作让他承受了巨大的压力。在过去近两年的时间中，Mr.Gray花了无数的精力在这一使命中。除了要在短时间内研究和消化关于授权的各种信息外，还承担了学校的人文课教学任务。当他得知我们被正式授权时，非常地兴奋、激动。但是，“我非常自信我们一定会被授权，因为整个团队高效配合，全力协作，按照IBO的每一个细节要求来进行准备和完善工作。”最让他感到高兴和自豪的是：我们是昆明，甚至是整个云南的第一所，也是唯一一所IB世界校。

4. Do you have any suggestions for students who will join the DP programme?

Students (and parents) who wish to join KWYA will notice that our faculty, staff, and students all work together to achieve our goals. We do not and cannot behave as islands. We are connected together. If we fail, we know that there are so many of our friends and colleagues who can pick us back up so that we can achieve our goals. This is important because the Diploma Program is an intensive two years of studying six subjects, plus TOK, Extended Essay, and CAS. It is very stressful, and students should be aware of that. The upside is that by working together, and by being a small school, every teacher knows every student's strengths and weaknesses, and we use this information to help the student grow. Students must practice their English daily, turn in their assignments that meet a high demand for quality, and produce work that promotes intellectual and social growth. But this is just the practical side of the DP. The philosophical side of the IB requires students who are open-minded, inquiring, and risk-taking so that they have the attributes that make an IB learner. Joining this program will require the right attitude to meet all of these goals, and this is what KWYA wants to see in our community as we progress as an IB school.

Mr.Gray先生特别想告诉希望加入昆明世青的家庭：在世青，教职员工和学生通过紧密地合作而达成我们的每一个目标。我们不是也不可能单独行动，我们知道，如果我们失败了，我们的同事、朋友会帮助我们找回自己，帮助我们达成我们的目标。这非常重要，因为修习DP课程的学生要在两年内完成六门学科，外加认识论、拓展论文和创新实践服务活动的学习，强度和压力非常大。学生和家长必须意识到这一点。不过，积极的一面是：KWYA就像一个社区，规模虽小，但所有的学生们都能在一起共同学习、共同进步；这里的每一位老师都了解每位学生的优势和劣势，能很好地帮助学生成长。除了这些，IB教育的理念对学生和家长们都提出了更高的要求，想要成为一个合格的IB学习者，需要思维开阔、勇于创新、勤学好问、乐于反思、敢于冒险。加入到IBDP项目中，对学习者的修习态度要求更高，已成所有的目标。这也是作为IB世界校的昆明世青国际学校所希望的。