IJ goes Global

Overseas partnerships prepare our students to be part of a globalized community through cross-cultural exposure. The IJ Goes Global Programme includes cultural exchanges through hosting students from other countries as well as travelling overseas, which help our students’ global awareness and rootedness. As the global IJ community includes sister schools in other countries, partnership programmes with these schools (chiefly the Yokohama, Shizuoka, Denenchofu and Fukuoka Futaba schools in Japan) foster an inclusive IJ community and strengthen the IJ identity.

Overseas programmes also give teachers the opportunity to engage in professional dialogue when students are attending lessons, as is the case with the twinning programmes with St Paul’s Co-Educational College and Diocesan Girls’ School in Hong Kong, and with Trung Vuong School in Vietnam. Besides enabling our students to gain insights into the cultures of the ASEAN region, the IJ BEACON programme provides our students with the opportunity to use their talents and skills to serve those who are disadvantaged and develop important qualities such as empathy and resilience.