USING STEM TO RESPOND TO THE WORLD’S CHALLENGES
STEM is a combination of Scientific, Technological, Engineering and Mathematics principles that follows a Project-Based Learning methodology. This means that students spend time studying and investigating a particular challenge and then develop responses in how to problem-solve and overcome the challenges posed. The practical application of these important subjects helps our students to learn the […]
SCHOOL ACADEMIC REPORTS: COMPLIANCE OR FEEDBACK?
My youngest son, now 17 years old, is reaching the end of his Secondary schooling. Just like most parents do, I have had many conversations with him about how he is going at school. The usual response I get is, “I’m going OK, dad”. Over the years, as the end of Semester 1 or Semester […]
USING OUR SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY TO MANAGE COVID-19 ANXIETY
It is hard to avoid the constant bombardment of information about the one topic we are all presented with almost every minute of the day. COVID-19 has certainly changed our lives in ways that we could not have imagined only eight months ago. Sudden unexpected changes, compounded by ever-changing levels of restrictions, can have a […]