In the 1950s, the leaders of the Children's Institute decided that building a cultural and international awareness was a task that needed a broader objective, and again, they changed the name of the organization to the Boards of International Education (BIE). Throughout the 1960s the name changed to the Des Moines Area Council for International Understanding.
In the 1950s, the Children's Institute's leadership recognized that broadening cultural and international awareness was a significant objective. They rebranded the organization as the Boards of International Education (BIE). In the 1960s, they changed the name to the Des Moines Area Council for International Understanding.