- give your students a fresh perspective on current events in the Middle East by connecting your class with students in that region.
- facilitate a discussion on a classic British novel with students from the UK, India or other regions of the world.
- join classes in US and Russia to create co-taught units on the Cold War.
- connect with a class in Argentina to work on language fluency.
- organize a Spring Break trip to a school in France.
- teach at a school in Spain for a year.
- look for community service opportunities in ecologically sensitive regions in Alaska.
- connect with a school from a different hemisphere to collect data for a project.
- collaborate with a school in southern California to study an issue of global importance such as water shortages.
- compare life for a typical teenager in cities all over the world.
- calculate the size of Earth by reenacting the famous Eratosthenes experiment between your city and another one at a different latitude.
- organize a debate on genetically modified foods.
- connect with a school from a different hemisphere to collect data for a Math IA.
- compare CAS experiences between schools from other parts of the world.
- have your students give their Theory of Knowledge presentations to a class in another IB school via Skype.
- ask a class in Gstaad, Switzerland to share data and have a discussion on how climate change has impacted glaciers in the region.
- donate books to a school in a region that is recovering from a natural disaster.
- prepare a new lesson plan with the assistance of a more experienced teacher.
- find a new catering service to provide lunch at your school.
- hire a Latin teacher to fill in during a maternity leave.
- begin a teacher exchange program with a school in Colombia, South America.
- find a mentor.