As the mother language of their host country, the Sultanate of Oman, Arabic plays a vital role in the local culture. From the first sessions, students showed great excitement—starting with greetings, they quickly began using Arabic to interact with one another.

A favourite moment was learning to write their names in Arabic, which they did with focus and pride. The children also explored numbers, colours, body parts, fruits, and vegetables—all in Arabic—through fun and interactive activities.

Their curiosity and motivation remained strong throughout, and many have expressed a desire to continue learning.

We are proud of their accomplishments and excited to support their continued language journey. Thank you again to all the families who made this experience possible.

The Entry Point was filled with excitement and curiosity. We followed clues to another classroom where the children soaked the mystery eggs and were thrilled to discover baby dinosaurs inside. Later, loud dinosaur sounds led us out to the big grass pitch, where we spotted even more footprints. Back in class, we found a photo, proof that a dinosaur had really visited! The children were highly engaged and full of questions, which set the stage for enquiry-based learning. Through this unit, we are supporting Sustainable Development Goal 4 by creating a joyful and inclusive environment where children are encouraged to explore, think critically and work together. 

Our Greenfields IPC unit has truly taken root in Year 2—especially for Ethan, who was inspired to take his learning beyond the classroom! After bringing in seeds from home and explaining their types to the class, Ethan asked if he could create seed art to share his growing passion. With support from Ms Haifa, Ethan designed his very own lesson plan and led a fantastic art session with the whole class. This wonderful moment showed how our IPC learning connects school and home, and how Ethan used his communication and thinking skills to guide others. We’re so proud of his leadership and creativity—what an amazing example of child voice in action!  After the lesson, Ms Arlene interviewed Ethan about what it was like to teach his classmates and how he knew it was successful. Ethan confidently replied, "Well, they followed the steps—and I enjoyed being in charge!"

In Term 2, Year 4 pupils became 'Champions of Antarctica' and joined Rob's Challenge to learn about the world's last great wilderness and the importance of learning about and protecting a landscape that belongs to all of us and therefore we all have an ethical duty to look after. The children were delighted to have their learning and efforts acknowledged by a polar explorer! 

To kickstart our learning, we played a fun 'Quiz, Quiz, Trade' game where children exchanged facts about 15 different landforms. This helped us remember key features while having fun with our classmates.

Next, we worked in groups to match photographs, names, and facts about five landforms. This hands-on activity helped us make clear connections between landform names, their appearances and their defining features.

After visiting each table to learn even more facts, we took part in a Kahoot! quiz to show off all the knowledge we had gained.

Finally, we returned to our Knowledge Harvest to update it with everything we had learned.