![]() ![]() ![]() We’ve been successful in melding and fusing the two programmes together. We make sure that this extra work bridges with their Creativity, Action and Service work in the IB programme. There’s only one credit focusing on leadership and engagement with the community that Ontario requires that’s not part of the IB programme – and the students do that course online. I’m happy to say that it’s not double the work, it’s just a little extra work. How do students cope with the extra workload? CDNIS is the only school in Hong Kong to offer a dual-diploma programme, where your senior students take both the IBDP and the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). The heartbeat of the school is Canadian, and then we layer in the international elements of the IB programme. What makes us Canadian? Well, it’s very sensuous – you see the totem poles, you smell the cedar when you walk in, you see the flags, you see the maple leaf on the uniform. I’m Canadian and it’s part of the air I breathe, so I’m always happy when people say that. ![]() But what is it that puts the Canadian into CDNIS? There’s certainly a strong Canadian spirit running through the corridors here. Kaiser talks to about how CDNIS’ innovative philosophy feeds across all subjects and areas of the school’s curriculum, and how education is changing to meet the needs of the next generation. During his 23 years at this popular all-through school, Kaiser has played a key role in driving a unique dual diploma programme, launching the Project Innovate framework for future-ready learning, and balancing innovation and technology across the curriculum. Comment Canadian Tim Kaiser is principal of the upper school at Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS). ![]()
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