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Annan, who was on the Governing Board of staff, and parents of the International School,
Ecolint in the 1980s. This enduring relationship members of the wider academic community in
between Ecolint and International Geneva Geneva, as well as United Nations staff members,
underscores a shared mission of promoting delegates, and representatives of the media and
peace, equality, and intercultural understanding international community.
through education.
Innovating beyond the International
Numerous parents from Baccalaureate
international organisations have Students’ League of Nations
also become actively involved Comme mentionné au préalable, l’Ecolint est
in the school through various également le berceau de la Société des Nations des
committees or by being elected to Etudiants (Model United Nations), une simulation
the Governing Board. de discussions diplomatiques lors desquelles les élèves
apprennent à créer, débattre et voter des résolutions.
Notable individuals who have
served as the Governing Board’s The 1953 inaugural session was held in the
Chairman or Chairwoman International Labour Organization, but in recent
include Raimondo Harari and decades the event has been hosted by the United
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Asha Singh Williams from the Nations at its Palais des Nations headquarters in
ILO, Ambi Sundaram from the Geneva.
WHO (an Ecolint alumnus and
subsequently Assistant Director Curriculum relevance
General at WIPO), and Avard Bishop, WIPO’s At Ecolint, the focus is on providing a relevant
Chief Ethics Officer. Ecolint UN alumni include and forward-thinking curriculum that not
prominent figures such as Álvaro de Soto, UN only enhances academic learning but also
Senior Political Adviser, Assistant Secretary fosters a deep understanding of the Sustainable
General, and Special Coordinator for the Middle Development Goals (SDGs).
East Peace Process, and Bob Rae, former Premier
of Ontario and currently Canada’s Ambassador The school is a pioneer in implementing
to the UN. comprehensive programmes on Inclusion,
Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA),
In January 2015, the United Nations Office ensuring that its students are educated in an
at Geneva co-hosted with Ecolint a unique environment that values and promotes these
“Education for Peace” conference in the essential principles.
Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations. This
event celebrated the 70th anniversary of the A cornerstone of the school’s innovative
United Nations and the 90th anniversary of approach is the Universal Learning Programme
Ecolint. The conference was attended by several (ULP), a unique competence-based curriculum
hundred people, including students, teachers, framework developed in collaboration with
UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education.
This programme is designed to equip students
with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive
in an increasingly complex and interconnected
world. Director General, Conrad Hughes, who
is also a senior research fellow at UNESCO’s
International Bureau of Education, has been
instrumental in driving this initiative forward,
ensuring that the curriculum remains at the
cutting edge of educational best practices.
First session of the Students’ League of Nations (SUN) at the
International Labor Office, 1953. Through these efforts, Ecolint is committed to
preparing students not just for academic success,

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