Grade 3 Economics
Students in Ms. Szyman’s Grade 3 class started last Wednesday without books, supplies, or furniture, but with lots of ‘dollars’ to spend! Over the course of the day, they bought, sold, traded, and shared their books, pencils, paper, tables, chairs, and everything else they needed. At the end of the day, the class looked at […]
Middle Years Programme Math and Science Fair
Last week, students participated in the Middle Years Programme Math and Science Fair! MYP students created and managed stations, where they introduced students from the Primary Years Programme to concepts and skills in Geometry and Perception. In Geometry, MYP students taught how to create different shapes using a ruler and compass. The Perception stations looked […]
PYP Exhibition: “The only cure for boredom is curiosity…..
…There is no cure for curiosity.” So said Dorothy Parker. The journey continues, and much has happened since the last post about the Primary Years Programme Exhibition. As an authorized IB PYP school, QAIS now takes part in The PYP Exhibition in all its facets. These are exciting times and our students are truly pioneers […]
Spring 2015 Co-Curricular Activities
Students at Qingdao Amerasia International School receive a holistic curriculum that emphasizes social and emotional development as much as academic abilities. But what about other essential skills, like needlepoint? Cooking? Computer programming? Zumba? Alright – juggling? Last week, QAIS teachers launched a co-curricular activities program in which students in Grades 1-10 could pursue another skill, […]
PYP Exhibition: A journey of a thousand miles…
…begins with a single step! The Primary Years Programme Exhibition has started in Grades 4/5/6. In some ways, this unit of inquiry is like others in the PYP: It falls within a transdisciplinary theme; students work toward enduring understanding of a central idea. But while every other unit of inquiry is developed by their teachers, […]
Elementary Community and Mother Tongue Activity!
Last Wednesday, Elementary students celebrated culture and community. Mother Jessica Ramsey and her daughter, Julia, shared a presentation of holidays and foods from her native Sweden, introducing Easter (Påsk), Midsommar, St. Lucia Day (Luciadagen), and more! Right before the presentation, Jessica had baked kanelbulle (cinnamon buns) in the library, and the students got to experience […]
How the World Works – Unit Celebrations
Last Wednesday, Grades 2-6 presented their new understanding around the theme of ‘How the World Works’, inviting their parents and friends to celebrate the completion of their recent unit of inquiry in their classrooms. Each child also delivered a portion of the presentation in Chinese, demonstrating how their Chinese language instruction is intimately connected to […]
Grade 3 Inventors
In the Primary Years Programme unit on How the World Works, Grade 3 tackled the central idea was that “People apply their understanding of forces and energy to invent and create.” During one classroom activity, the students set out to experience the thrill of invention for themselves! Equipped with string, straws, and knowledge of Newton’s […]
Dr Seuss Delights Toddlers, Grade 3
Last Monday, March 2nd, marked 110 years since the birth of Dr. Seuss, the international superstar of English literature for early readers (and grown-up appreciators!). For generations, his imaginative illustrations and ear-tickling rhymes have sparked a passion for reading in children around the world. His books are so magnetic that toddlers will pick them up […]
Learner Profile
The Learner Profile is one of the first things you see when you read about the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. It follows quickly after the IB Mission Statement, and for good reason: this is the embodiment of the qualities which must be actively promoted in students in every IB school. They equate these qualities […]
