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CAWS 2027 IB Workshops

Where pedagogy meets the pines and the Pacific

San Diego

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February 28-March 3

Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe Information

18-21 June

22-25 June

Registration will open on August 1, 2026

Please contact Matthew Davis if you have any questions: Matthew Davis or 619 631-5444.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

Warm regards,
Rick, Robin, Matt, Tom and Jerry

Featured

Nurturing the IB DP Journey: Well being, Self-Management & Celebrating Success Thursday, October 21, 4:00PM - 5:00PM with Michelle Mahoney

The IBDP journey is one of growth, challenge, nad achievement. This presentation explores how nurturing student well-being, developing self-management skills, and celebrating success can help students thrive throughout their IB Diploma Program experience.

Leveraging Language in the PYP, Tuesday, October 20, 3:30PM - 4:00PM with Liz Weiser & Mireya Spacher

What to Expect

One of the IB language tenets is that “Language development thrives in environments that by design embrace it.” Let’s connect with other teachers and coordinators to brainstorm how we might leverage language to support our learners in the areas of Identity, International-mindedness, Literacy, Inquiry & Social Learning.

Open for Zoom link.

An Invitation to Attend Bonita Vista High's School TOK Summit, October 16

My name is Jared Phelps, and I’m the DP Coordinator at Bonita Vista High School.

For the past few years, I’ve hosted a multi-school TOK Exhibition event in the San Diego area. I’m really proud of the work that we do for this event, and I’ve seen it be a really exciting event for students, so each year, I like to invite coordinators and teachers from schools in Southern California to come and check out the event that’s coming up in about two weeks. This year I'd like to open the inviation to all IB programmes in California.

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Your're Invited: CAWS 2026 Fall Forum

Monday, October 26, 2026

The IB Framework: The Key to Aligning School-Wide Systems

Dr. Stefan Bean

Orange County Superintendent of Schools

Keynote Address

Lifted to Lead: Turning Adversity into Purpose

Orange County Department of Education

200 Kalmus, Costa Mesa, CA

Details and Registration

Events

21 Oct

DP Roundtable: Nurturing the IB DP Journey: Well-being, Self-Management, and Celebrating Success with Michelle Mahoney

Time: 4 PM – 5 PM

26 Oct

CAWS 2026 Fall Forum

Time: 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Location: Orange County Department of Education 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

29 Oct

MYP/DP Roundtable: Maximizing the High School MYP to Support the Transition to DP with Amy Pasko, IBEN

Time: 11 AM – 12 PM

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Recent News

Schedule Change - MYP Roundtable: Enhancing the MYP: An Overview

Thanks to all who had planned on attending my Enhancing the MYP Roundtable. We know that there is a lot of information coming directly from the IB, including recently published webinars. In light of this, we are cancelling next week’s roundtable to give folks time to attend to the IB webinars. We will be back in the Spring for another space for conversations around the enhancements. In the meantime, please review the following resources made available to you.

CAWS 2026-2027 Event Calendar

Welcome back! As we begin a new academic year together, CAWS is pleased to share our 2026-2027 Calendar of Events. We continue to offer a variety of in-person and virtual events designed to share best practices, foster collaboration, and bring us together as a community. Our hosts are global, regional and local IB leaders, CAWS Board Members, IBEN trainers, the Orange County Department of Education Coordinator and CAWS vetted vendors.

Subject Strengthening Spanish Programs in California schools

CAWS is pleased to share a world language resource that I believe could be especially valuable for our CAWS IB schools and introduce you to a new vendor.

Sarah’s Spanish School provides comprehensive PYP and MYP Spanish programs designed specifically to support inquiry-based, internationally minded learning. The curriculum is built for IB schools, connecting Spanish instruction to transdisciplinary themes and Units of Inquiry while using proven language-learning best practices.

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CAWS 2026-2027 Membership is now open!

CAWS brings together dynamic educators who are committed to the IB and to strengthening globally focused learning in our schools and communities. As your regional advocate for the IB, we are proud to connect educators, share ideas, and create opportunities for collaboration.

Open here for further details

This year we are excited to expand the ways our members can be involved, with more opportunities to engage with colleagues, contribute to local and statewide efforts, and promote greater understanding of the value of an IB education. We invite you to join us in our shared mission and be part of our learning community that brings global perspectives to meaningful local impact.

Services Provided by CAWS to all California IB Schools

· CAWS IB Training in San Diego and at Lake Tahoe, CA

· Annual Fall Forum where IB Educators come together to share best practices, network, and work with IB

Managers

· Invitations to attend CAWS roundtables which provide collaboration on best practices, program updates and

further networking

· Advocacy with the California state legislators

· Advocacy within the California Department of Education

· Advocacy with Universities and Colleges for IB recognition

· Representation and advocacy at the IB Global Conference, IB Association Meetings and IB Provider Meetings

on behalf of California IB Educators and students

· Email updates on CAWS events and changes in California legislative measures and university recognition

policies

EXCLUSIVE CAWS MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

· CAWS Educator Awards - Each CAWS Member authorized program is eligible to submit one applicant per

CAWS Award. Details to follow.

· CAWS 2027 Student of the Year Awards, SOTY - Each Member authorized program is eligible to select one

student for a $200.00 award. Membership dues must be received by March 25, 2027.

Check our CAWS Membership page to verify your eligibility.

Reminder - PO's are not a payment. Payments are made by a credit card charge or deposited check. As payments are processed by CAWS, your Programme Membership will be posted on our website.

Membership in the California Association of IB World Schools (CAWS) organization is extended to all IB schools in the state of California. The price of annual membership is $200 for each Authorized IB Program and $100.00 for Candidate schools.

All membership fees will be allocated for the CAWS Student of the Year and IB Teacher Awards.

JOIN NOW

We hope you will join us this year as we continue to grow our IB community and expand the work we are doing together across California.

Warm regards,

Robin