Week Eight - October 18th, 2024
Grades 6-12
Ensuring Additional Support for All Students.
This academic year we are launching a new support initiative for all students at GIS. Academic Priority is a system of academic support for students that they can access in addition to their regular classes across all departments.
Each department holds a session once a week. The exact timings and locations for each department can be found on the Academic Priority Schedule posted below. This is also available on ManageBac.
Academic priority is staffed by teachers from the departments, ensuring that students have access to the teachers they need. Any student who needs additional support, has a question or just wants to discuss a particular topic is welcome at Academic Priority. There are no fixed topics for a session. The teacher will provide support based on the individual student’s needs on a particular day.
In addition, teachers make themselves available to any student who needs support whenever possible. We are looking forward to the impact Academic Priority will have on our students progress and attainment.
Grade 10
Now that the grade 10 students have completed their investigations by making creative decisions about their characters Given Circumstances, they are starting to use the background information for each character to determine how they speak, think and act. It has been impressive to witness the IB Learner Profile attributes displayed by these grade 10 drama students as they work together by providing critical feedback to their peers to create believable performances for an audience. It is exciting to see these engaging performances unfold.
Grade 6
Students hosted interactive cultural exchange stations, where other learners were taught and engaged in a specific cultural element. Learners were able to practice their public speaking and articulate applying the very skills they have been learning this term in our “what makes you unique” unit.