“The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect”. IB Mission. Creating a better and more peaceful world can be a big challenge. As a teacher What I have to teach to make them understand that? As a parent how can you support this idea? Sometimes we can … Continue reading Outdoor Classroom Day
By Ms. García, Kindergarten and Pre-k homeroom teacher. Last week, as you know, MYP students hosted the Science Fair at school, a very important event at an IB school. The students were working hard with Mrs. Sajid and the whole community participated. You can read more about the science fair at CISS in our Teachers’ Blog (Science Fair CISS 2021 and Science Fair Ceremony). IB … Continue reading Science week
Today we are about 8 weeks from the end of the course, … George has dared to write his name only on his mother’s day card. 2 weeks ago I wrote to Henry’s mother to tell her that Henry had said the first complete sentence of him while I was reading “Officer Buckle and Gloria” and he was asking me something about the book: “Teacher … Continue reading Second Language acquisition
There is not right way to play with mud, sand and water. The sheer pleasure of raw materials entices the child, to explore and invent new ways to use them. Dorothy Hills (1977). Today I want to introduce you one of our most valuable tools and activities in our classroom: the sensory table. Sensory development is a very important process in the life of each … Continue reading Sensory Table
Why do I like to invite professionals to our classroom. When young children start going to school it is a great challenge for them: new environment, new adults who did not belong to their immediate circle of attachment, new friends, and new rules. Starting school means expanding your environment and your opportunities to experience the world. For this reason, schools plan a curriculum adapted to … Continue reading Doctors, Chefs, Teachers,..Jobs in our classroom.
Dear Santa,Here in our school, all the children are excited because it is Christmas. In Kindergarten and Pre-k the children have worked hard and been very good. Anna has started to say a few words. In the morning when I ask her “How are you?” She answers: “wonderful!”. Samuel is funny and seems to be finding his place in school. Connie loves learning new things, … Continue reading Dear Santa…
Happy World Kindness day! Today after our Routines and Math and Phonics, we had a special lesson. We talked about kindness. But I don’t teach Kindness in one day, we work every day! In our school we learn how to write our names, numbers, we learn English,… but we also learn to be a citizen of this global world.The demands of the 21st century require … Continue reading I’m Kind!
We are celebrating Halloween at school!!! All the kids no matter the age, are very exited because they have been waiting longer for Halloween. I love to dress up. Im not saying that my favourite party its Halloween but I really like costumes. But what I really like about Halloween it’s how excited are the kids waiting and waiting for this special day. Everything related … Continue reading Happy Halloween!
Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment. Dr. Maria Montessori. The most well-known specialist in Education and children development from the last century to nowadays value the experience as a meaningful way to learn. Every time we teach a child something, we keep him from inventing it himself. … Continue reading Learning through the experience
I’ve been thinking about what to call this article for a while. Why? because it is true that it is about the Festival but it also shows how we connect the inquiry with the culture and the community that surrounds us. Or in other words: How we work interciplinarity in our classA very important aspect for IB is that learning has to be transdisciplinary. But … Continue reading Mid-Autumn Festival 2020
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