International

A B R I E F H I S T O R Y O F

Education

1968
IBO founded in Geneva as non-
profit organization offering
diploma programme.
Alex Peterson is the first director

1962
Atlantic collage established
in Wales by Kirk Ham . This
outward bound program
formed basis of CAS element
of IBDP.
1960
Growth of international schools
pragmatic ,market driven for
globally mobile community +
ideological concern for creating a
more peaceful world through
international understanding/

1937
Isaac Kandel leading researcher
in international education at the
time defined IE as " Education for
internationalunderstanding "
1925
International Bureau of
education founded.

1924
International school of Geneva
founded 16 nationalties of
students , 7 teachers
.Also a similar school for children
of foreigners in Japan.
1923
Formation of world federation of
education association formed the
" The Herman Jordan plan". To
build a world based curriculum
through the training of teachers
from a new international point of
view.

1921
League of nations committee on intellectual co- operation
established in Geneva .