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
At school we have been working the circle. When I have to plan a lesson I need to take into account many factors: the ages of the students, the curriculum (in our case matching New Brunswick curriculum and the IB Scope and Sequence), the timing, the activities,… Although it’s a “simple” content, it’s also a long journey. How can you teach what is a circle … Continue reading Circles everywhere
Extra Curricular Activities, also known as ECAs, are a very important part of our school. They are part of what sets CISS apart from other schools. All our teachers offer ECAs that they are passionate about, and the students participate in two ECAs per week. In PYP, the students can choose from soccer, Yoga, Spanish, dancing, painting by numbers, Chinese paper cutting, Chinese knot and … Continue reading Pre-K ECA
This week in our Kindergarten, we are celebrating “International Literacy Day”. If you are reading this, you might think that Literature is a very big word for a kindergarten student. As Dr. Allers has said in her post about the International Day of Literacy: “Literacy gives a person the ability to communicate effectively with others and to understand written information” Dr. Allers, Grade 3 Homeroom … Continue reading Literacy Week at Kindergarten.
The first day of school seems far away, the tears are left behind. All the children are happy and adapted. It is very important to understand that this is a normal process in Pre-K and Kindergarten schooling. Children go from being in contact with a few people (mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather, babysitter …), to being with completely unknown people and at unknown place.Parents often ask … Continue reading Our daily routine.
CISS Kindergarten 