Engagement and Learning

Background and Benefits:

In addition to what is already included in the K-12 school curriculum, which is developing to explicitly meet our Global Citizenship and Environmental Sustainability learning goals, AIS-R created dedicated time and learning engagements to explore and apply these goals.

Current Practices and Engagement:

Explicit connections to Environmental Sustainability in AIS-R classrooms:

• Survey

• Results

Technology Connections in Education:

• • These strategies promote environmental sustainability through a reduction of printing and paper consumption

• One to World: Students G3-5 bring iPads, students G6-12 bring their own devices

• Teacher Dashboard: used to disseminate curriculum, learning objectives and collect evidence of student learning in a paper free environment

• Moodle and Blogs: all teachers have a moodle page or blog which is used to share information digitally with students and parents

• Apps: Apps are used to document student learning in digital format

  • AIS-R paperless handbooks and forms are housed in the AIS-R Eagle Site

Eagle Ambassadors:

• • EAGLE ambassadors are a group of students from grade 3 to 12 who exemplify attributes that promote the EAGLE Honor Code

  • Ambassadors assist in the planning of special AIS-R events such as U.N. Week, International Festival, and Earth Week

  • Ambassadors will give guided tours of the campus to guests and prospective AIS-R families

  • The program strives to enhance student voice during some of the educational programs and celebrations on campus, as well as inform guests about the many aspects of life at AIS-R

Resources:

• Sustainable Thinking Slideshow - An explanation of Implementation (K-12)

• Steps for Using Compass Model - How Compass Can be used for Sustainable Thinking

• Sustainable Compass Model Template - The Simple Model to Think Sustainably

  • Other Models - Pyramid Model, Sustainable Web

Success story:

As a part of CIS Project 5, a curriculum for Global Citizenship including Environmental Sustainability was implemented on Early Release (ER) Days. Through this curriculum, students are engaged in discussions, projects, and action experiences that have created a deeper understanding of environmental sustainability.

• ES Global Citizenship Learning Framework

• MS Global Citizenship Learning Framework

• HS Global Citizenship Learning Framework

Goal:

It is AIS-R’s goal to further develop and implement a more comprehensive Global Citizenship Curriculum which incorporates Environmental Sustainability. This will be completed through our Social Studies curriculum review cycle, the further development of our ER Day K-12 Curriculum and, by adapting our Earth/EAGLE Week activities from a focus on awareness to action.