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Syria and Turkey Earthquake Community Bake
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the fundraising for the victims of the recent earthquake in Syria and Turkey. The amazing community support was incredible. The delicious donations of baked items and all those who bought in a few dollars to buy something helped to raise just over $2800 which is being donated to a charity who are supporting education for some of the children who have lost their families in the earthquake.
Thank you to the Year 12 and 13 Seoyeon, Arda and Calista learners for initiating the event and to all those who came and helped out on the day!
Ms Jo
Our Community Project with Y9 (& Y2!)
Our Community Project with Y9 (& Y2!)
The Year 9 learners are well on their way to indentify a problem they have reserached either within the Nexus community, Singapore or beyond! Once they have found an area they have an interest in, the groups will decide ways they can take action.
There are 4 ways that they can do this. Direct, Indirect, Advocacy and Research
Direct Service is service that directly affects people. This may include volunteering or cleaning up a park.
Indirect Service might take the form of fundraising or collections. It is they type of service in which you are not in the presence of the person or thing you are impacting.
Advocacy is when you speak up for or against an issue or solution. When we use our voices, we are being advocates.
Research involves finding out new information that informs or demands action. For example, collecting scientific data or surveying a group.
Our Year 2 learners popped in to the Year 9 planning session to tell them all about their trip to Sungei Buloh that morning where they had seen a giant lizard with rubbish around it. They are now planning what actions they are going to take!
The handlebards: Romeo & Juliet
Our Y9 learners have been studying the play Romeo & Juliet in both English and Drama this term. It was a real treat to have the Uk based theatre company Handlebards visit us at Nexus as part of their South-East Asia Romeo & Juliet tour. Our learners had a blast exploring character development and Shakespearean language through drama workshops with the talented theatre company.
The Handlebards are a group of cycling Shakespearean actors who carry all of our set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, performing extremely energetic, charmingly chaotic and environmentally sustainable Shakespeare plays.. They specialise in open air theatre, and making Shakespeare more accessible to young people.
The workshops focused on bringing characterisation into the body, making our learners more aware of how they carry themselves, using a few simple key words
Big to small, heavy to light, direct and indirect - our learners used these keywords to practically explore how they could develop key characters from Romeo & Juliet. They then paired up to act out scenes that explored the power dynamic between Juliet and the Nurse in a fun, engaging way.
After the workshop the Y9’s and some of our older IB and IGCSE learners were treated to a full scale performance of Romeo & Juliet in our auditorium. With just 3 actors taking on over 15 different roles, this was a side splittingly funny version of this well loved play. We are excited to see what inspiration our learners take from this event and look forward to their performances of Romeo & Juliet next term!
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Romeo & Juliet
Year 8 Service as Action
Year 8 Service as Action
It’s now been six months since our Year 8 learners enjoyed an adventurous escape to the island resort of Telunas. In addition to muddy hikes, swimming in waterfalls, deck jumping, and even setting up our own hammocks for a night in the jungle, many learners have said that their highlight was visiting a local school. After arriving to the island via boat, we were warmly welcomed by the staff and learners at the school with musical performances and an extremely tasty lunch. At the school, we were responsible for helping to build a new canteen, and so our Year 8 learners received a crash course in construction to get them started! They also had the opportunity to relax with children at the school by learning musical instruments, traditional dance moves and, of course, playing football.
This week the Year 8 learners have been introduced to the MYP Service as Action programme and, as part of this, they have reflected on the skills they demonstrated and developed during their school visit. In order to maintain connections with the school, learners have been working together to write an introduction to the penpal programme that will be shared with students at the school in Indonesia. Learners have even been looking up translations in Bahasa to include in their letters, developing their international mindedness and intercultural awareness skills.
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