“As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) constructs a Culture of Achievement in an environment where students are energized, engaged and empowered to become active participants in their communities.” The ‘Culture of Acheivement’ referred to comes from the text ‘How to Create a Culture of Acheivement – in […]
Continue ReadingAn in depth look into how “the journey” is celebrated, documented and assessed in Studio 5.
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Ever wondered what agency in assemblies could look like?
Continue ReadingPart 2: Provoked and ready for action In part 1, I described how the feeling of having no agency provoked my colleagues and me into reflecting on our beliefs as educators and taking action to develop a peer coaching program that supported. After being reminded that we had creative control of this project, we took […]
Continue ReadingPart 1 When I started hearing the word “agency” I believed I understood it. That, in fact, I had been doing this for years and this was just the newest buzzword for differentiation or choice. I offered my students loads of choice! Certainly, this wasn’t anything different than I was currently doing. In the words […]
Continue ReadingLast week, I was interviewed by Kevin O’Shea who is currently working in Beijing, China as a PYP/Nature/Outdoor educator. Kevin it the host of the BRAND NEW Making Better Teachers Podcast From following Kevin on Twitter and listening to his podcast it is obviousl that Kevin is a learner – and has this thirst for wanting to […]
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I am fortunate to be working at a school that understands education needs to change in order for students to be prepared for their very different future that lies ahead of them. ISHCMC encourages us to experiment with new ideas in the classroom and push traditional boundaries. The whole school has been moving towards something […]
Continue ReadingStudio 4 are currently beginning a long unit that will run until the end of March. There has been a lot of thought and planning into how this unit might run and it is already feeling VERY right! Here is a sneak peek of ONE week for our students (and this is only 2 periods […]
Continue ReadingIn my last post, I wrote a little about the changing structures and routines we are going through on our Studio 4 journey at #ishcmcIB. In this post I will reflect a little on how that went. After a How We Organise Ourselves unit with the central idea “Economic Systems Impact…” students had to finish the […]
Continue ReadingMy first term working at ISHCMC has come to a close. And I cannot believe that my last post was after week 1! It has been hard work, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. I am still so happy and grateful to be here. I love blogging to help me reflect on the process […]
Continue ReadingAfter a short summer and a big move… I am feeling incredibly welcomed into my new home in Ho Chi Minh City. The employees at my new school have such a fantastic vision for education. Accepting a job at a “dream school” is scary. What bubbles will be burst? Can I keep up with what […]
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