Healthy Cooking with Toddlers
In the Bamboo cottage the children have been preparing their own snacks every day. This has been a great project that the children enjoy as part of their daily routine. As one of our students Austin exclaimed on Tuesday, “I can’t believe how wonderful the food is in this school. It’s amazing!” There’s no doubt […]
PYP Portfolios – What did you do at school today?
On Monday the 1st December, students will have the opportunity to share their learning with their parents during the Student Led Conferences. The Portfolio will play an integral role in this discussion of challenge and growth between parent and child. Within the realms of the IB Primary Years Programme curriculum, this journal of student learning […]
The Inklings.
What do the authors of “The Lord Of The Rings”, “The Hobbit” and “The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe” have in common? They share a location (Oxford), a friendship and a membership of a famous group known as “The Inklings.” Made of many other famous authors, this was a group that met every Tuesday […]
The Starry Night
Arguably the Dutch artist’s most famous work, The Starry Night resides in The Museum Of Modern Art in New York but its sinewy brush strokes and nocturnal colours were very much alive in Grades 4, 5 & 6 this past week. Coming to the end of our unit examining cites and their characteristics, the students […]
Peek in the Lotus Cottage
This picture was taken during lunch in the Lotus Cottage! In a Montessori Early Childhood (age 3-6) classroom, students eat lunch together every day. These students set the table, serve themselves, eat, and, when they are finished, they wash their own dishes.
Lao Tse on Peace
“If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, […]
International Day of Peace
These posts are preparation for our International Day of Peace celebration on September 20, 2013. As we move toward the date, students at Qingdao Amerasia International School are inquiring into the origins of ‘Peace Day’; the causes of conflict around the world; and actions that we can take to promote peace in our classrooms, in […]
Fine Italian dining, great for families
Trattoria Verde For special family occasions, ever since our boy was three months old, we almost always go to Trattoria Verde. The food is really wonderful (with some healthy toddler-friendly options); the service is excellent; and it tends to run about 2/3 the price of other Italian restaurants of similar quality. We eat very well, […]
Qingdao seafood, classy joint
Blue Horizon Hotel This weekend my family rediscovered Shilaoren’s Blue Horizon Hotel as a great place to eat. This well-appointed Qingdao eatery adjoins Leader Plaza (so gets points for convenience). The kitchens are clean, actually shown on cctv feed from the ordering area. The ‘aquariums’ are hugely entertaining for kids. The food was terrific, even […]
