The love of reading is one of the most important things we can gift a child with. Reading truly is a skill that informs most if not all areas of the curriculum and arguably life. read more
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Sports are starting back up again in January! Here are the sports that start when we return from holiday break! read more
August until December, Grade 12s have experienced a busy semester at ISD. Highlights from the past month include university acceptances. We celebrate four students who have received five acceptances so far. read more
In approaching teaching and learning MYP Design it is necessary to have a Problem-Focus, Solution Focus mindset that;
Boosts Empathy and awareness; for example, “What type of problems do you face in daily life?” “Are there more people who are facing the same problem?”, and “What can we do to solve it?”. read more
Thursday 2nd December was our ‘3 Way Conferences’ in Primary. Children from the ages of 2 to 11 were given the opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with their teacher and their parents and share their learning and what their next steps in their learning are. read more
Primary Student Council is made up of an enthusiastic group of students ready to take action for global betterment! There are two representatives from each grade. In our first meetings we spent time brainstorming ways to help our planet and those in need. Here is a list of what the children were most interested in: read more
Each school day brings so much for me to look forward to, welcoming students at the gate, seeing and joining in on casual conversations among students during breaks and lunch, and watching out student athletes practice after school. Additionally, there is so much exciting teaching and learning occurring as students openly discuss and analyze key concepts, conduct experiments and gather data in science classes, bring ideas to physical form in Design, and share complex thoughts on Theory of Knowledge prompts. read more
One of the differences between Language B SL and HL is that students must analyze two pieces of literature. The difference between Language and Literature and Language B is that the exploration is into the culture of the native speaking countries of that language. In English B HL, we analyze one piece of literature from the UK and one from the USA. This helps students prepare for attending university in that country as they make connections to the culture and issues a potential future place of study or home. read more