G12 English Language and Literature (HL & SL)
2019.11.20 Wednesday
IOC – The Awakening, Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the poetry of Langston Hughes Grade 12 students, from the beginning of the school year, have been studying their necessary texts for their Part 4 – Literature: critical study. For many, part 4 is especially daunting because the assessment for this part is the Individual
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G7-8 I&S/ G10 History/ MUN Design
2019.11.20 Wednesday
G7 I&S: Fighting the First World War G8 I&S: Stalin’s Soviet Union G10 History: The Hungarian Revolution MUN Design: The Social and Economic Council in Afghanistan For G7 I&S, students learned about how World War One affected Africa and Asia. We used Lake Tanganyika and Qingdao as specific case studies of colonies who were caught
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Discover the World with Sensory Play
2019.11.20 Wednesday
Boston International School Early Years Center adopts the IB framework and, at the same time, is inspired by Reggio Emilia practices which enhances the existing environment to inspire and investigate active learning through structured play. We place a strong emphasize on teachers’ and students’ interaction and communication to establish learning models through daily exploration. On
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Weekly Events Review
2019.11.20 Wednesday
Secondary Assembly – KIVA & Movember On November 12, the Secondary School held a student-led assembly. Students from Design Cycle MUN and Entrepreneurship presented two projects: KIVA and Movember. MUN students introduced KIVA, an NGO that helps people in trouble to get loans. They have decided to support several individuals and groups on KIVA by
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G9/ G11 Business
2019.11.20 Wednesday
Business Simulation On 14 November 2019, our G9 and G11 students had a great opportunity to experienceASDAN Business Simulation in our own classroom. Ms. Kemi Lu, the ASDAN Business Simulation trainer, introduced the students to how the simulation works and the basic knowledge required. The students then logged into the ASDAN business simulation system and
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US and British Top Universities Visited
2019.11.20 Wednesday
During this week, we are honored to welcome another three top universities from US and UK, including Northumbria University Newcastle, the State University of New York at Buffalo and Foothill and De Anza College. Northumbria University Newcastle On November 14, Ms Sohvi Riekkinen, International Recruitment Coordinator for China & East Asia from Northumbria University
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G7 German
2019.11.20 Wednesday
First Contact in Social Life The topic of unit 2 in Grade 7 is a countries overview of the major German-speaking countries: Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein. In this unit the students got to know about the society, technology, economic, politic and different customs in these four countries. G7 students were asked to organize their
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G8 Science
2019.11.08 Friday
Life and Living The grade 8 Science class has started Unit 2 Life and Living, and they have kicked off with the Search for Starch. Students had a hands-on experience in the laboratory by doing the classic starch test on a green leaf. The topic is photosynthesis and respiration and this particular activity also link with concepts that they
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G6 Design
2019.11.08 Friday
Dream Bedrooms In G6A Design class, students are referring to the Design Cycle which includes four main steps: inquiring and analyzing, developing ideas, creating the solution and evaluating to create and decorate their dream bedrooms. Students have a design cycle template to be gradually filled in as they progress in their new findings of the ways to improve their
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G9 Chinese Language Literature
2019.11.08 Friday
Drama The Grade 9 students in Mandarin Language Literature class are learning about Drama. In this unit, they have learnt the literary knowledge about the drama. They read the excerpt from the famous movie script “The sound of Music”. They rewrote Maupassant’s representative work “The Necklace” into a script and then they act one of the parts in
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G7 Music
2019.11.08 Friday
Latin Beat In order to develop the Latin music perception and understanding the students learnt Andean piece of music “Floreo de Llama”. Learning objectives and outcomes: – Understand rhythms, ostinatos and melodies related to Andean music, some of which use syncopation; – Use thinking skills (analyzing and evaluating) to contribute towards improving performance and to consider why a piece
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