Social Constructivist
"In social constructivist classrooms collaborative learning is a process of peer interaction that is mediated and structured by the teacher. Discussion can be promoted by the presentation of specific concepts, problems or...
Author: Adrian Cheung
Grandparent’s Day Celebration
Our Grandparents are a part of who we are. They share their stories and instill pride within us all. In order to honour their progressive lives, and to give them an opportunity...
Creating Opportunities to Develop Relationships
The grade 7/8 students were very welcoming to the shy and nervous grade 1 students. All they knew was that we were going to share our afternoon snack time with them. We...
Exploring Letters from Early Years
Now that the children have all settled into our classroom and the daily routines, we can finally let the learning unfold. This week we have began introducing letters to the children. We...
SK Graduation
It felt such a bitter sweet time of the year for us all. It has been a wonderful year of shared discoveries, and relationships, only strengthened by mutual respect and support in...
Why Play Math Games?
Games are an essential tool for learning in the elementary school setting. A few benefits of math games in the classroom include: Encourage strategic mathematical thinking Development of computational fluency Present opportunities for practice ...
Communication skills development
Our students reach a critical level of fluency and have most of the vocabulary necessary to communicate with relative ease, confidence, and with complete thought in all classroom interactions. As teachers we...
“Only 1% of water on earth is drinkable” ~ I.L.
Our IB PYP unit on ‘How the World Works’ has been filled with new discoveries and global perspectives. As you know we have been taking a critical look at energy use in...