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Gazette Januar y 2021
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A Milestone in the Tudor House Learning Adventure Our unique regional campus The King’s School, Tudor House, is now firmly planted on the global stage with its registration in October 2020 as a prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB) global school.
The IB is more than an international education programme and certificates. Since its establishment in 1968, at the heart of its mission is a motivation to create a better world through education. This aligns directly to the nearly 200 year mission of The King’s School, as we seek to make an outstanding impact for the good of society through our students, and by the quality of teaching and leadership in our Christian Community, as articulated in 1832 by Bishop William Grant Broughton; “The education in The King’s School is not for the exclusive benefit of those upon whom it is bestowed, but for that of the entire community.” The IB has a presence in over 150 countries across the globe, and universities worldwide recognise the strength of the IB programmes.
A Rigorous Journey Tudor House is now one of 20 IB schools in NSW, which also includes The King’s School, Preparatory School. Tudor House is now the only school in the Southern Highlands registered to offer the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP). It has been a demanding, but exciting three year journey to registration. Every student at Tudor House from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6, is now immersed in the PYP curriculum. The Chair of Council, Mrs Rosemary Abrahams joined Ms Anni Sandwell, Head of Tudor House and her team to host an on-site Certification Visit by an IB Panel at the end of Term 3 – a critical part of the IB registration pathway. The IBO panel conducted a review over their two-day visit and were impressed by staff and students alike in the journey thus
