AGIS Conference 2024 Potsdam

What challenges do IBDP students face when it comes to accessing the curriculum? Do they feel supported in the pursuit of their individual academic goals?

BBIS proudly introduces the ACE (Academic Center for Excellence), an initiative born from our efforts to reflect on these questions.

BBIS has always prided itself on being inclusive, offering wraparound support from EE-MYP.

In 2022, we identified a gap in our support model. Was our support model truly serving DP students?

After a period of reflection and research, a group of inclusion specialists and teachers came together and created the BBIS Academic Centre for Excellence.

The ACE programme gives all Grade 11 and 12 students access to:
- One-on-one academic coaching with subject and inclusion specialists
- Workshops designed to help students fill skills gaps
- A growing collection of resources
- Leadership opportunities (student-led study groups)
- Enhanced teaching and learning through co-teaching.

We connected with educators from around the world, including the AGIS community, in the design and implementation of the ACE programme. We think AGIS is the perfect place to share what we have learned along the way— successes, lessons learned, and ongoing refinements.