Thursday 13th March 2014

Dear parents, We are about to welcome our IB PYP visitors to GAA. Therefore I would like to share more information with you. What is the purpose of the visit? The visit will verify the schools claim that it has taken all the necessary actions and is prepared to become an IB World School. For this purpose, the visiting team will: gather evidence showing that the school has met all the requirements for authorization identify practices that are beyond the requirements and those whose further development will contribute to the effective implementation of the programme. (The aim of the visit is not to appraise or assess individual teachers or school administrators.)

When and how long? Each visit normally lasts two days, but the IB may decide on a greater length depending on the size of the school. Our visit is planned for two days; Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th March. How is the visiting agenda decided? The visiting team leader decides which visiting team members and representatives of the school should attend which meetings. The agenda has been drafted to ensure that all different stakeholders will be able to attend at specific times, this includes parents. Any visits to classes will be carried out with the consent of the teacher(s) concerned.

Who are our visitors? Our visitors are currently working in The Hague, India and Saudi-Arabia. They show international diversity as they travel on American and European passports. Please visit our WEEBLY side for more PYP information: http://gaa-ad.weebly.com/. Or log-on to www.ibo.org.

Thanking you for your support! Kind regards, Maritte Williams IB PYP/Curriculum Coordinator & IB PYP Workshop Leader