Guiding Questions

Last week the students continued to think about the areas that interested them. They started some initial research and developed questions that they needed to answer in order to know more about their issue. This week the students have been thinking about the main concepts (important ideas) related to their issue and have developed a guiding question that will not only lead their inquiries, but will also link directly to their aim - their social activism. Today they worked in groups taking it in turns to share their goal and their question to check if the rest of their group could see the connection.

Teambuilding in PE & Brainstorming Possibilities

Brainstorming How We Express Ourselves and Teambuilding

The Exhibition

The Exhibition has started and the students have been involved in a number of activities to get them thinking about the central idea. They started by looking at the Transdiciplinary Theme: How We Express Ourselves and broke it apart.

They also brainstormed the arts and what they are. They then went on to look at different examples of art that have been used for social activism.

During the week there was a visit to the Red Cross, Red Crescent museum and a jazz performance to help develop ideas on how information can be communicated.

We also had our parent information evening and the mentor meeting for mentors. A big thank-you to all those who came along.

Update

It has been a while since the last post and the students have been complaining! So with that fresh in their minds they are now taking over.

We have finished the Beliefs and Values unit and we are half way through Personal Growth and Change. In the first two weeks of the unit there has been a lot of information to take in but there has also been a lot of creative writing and reflection. The next few posts will share some of this with you.

Enjoy.

Escalade

Following an assembly to celebrate the history and tradition of Escalade the students of 6b enjoyed breaking the chocolate marmite.

Trip to the Islamic Cultural Centre December 10th

On Friday 10th December, Mrs Ali-Khan arranged for year 6 to visit the Islamic Cultural Center of Geneva in Petit Saconnex. We spent some time appreciating the interesting architecture and art. We were shown the different prayer rooms and Mr Idris also spent time talking about the various activities that take place in the centre. We spent time in the classrooms and the students had the chance to ask many questions. This was a great opportunity to see how beliefs and values help shape communities and daily life and it was a great way to start our new unit.