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17/10/20242024-2025 School year, , , by

PreK and JK Students Explore Programming with BeeBots

Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten students have been exploring BeeBots to learn basic programming skills. Using their thinking skills, they discovered how to give simple commands to complete tasks, such as moving a card from one side to the other. In the video below you can see two students who enjoyed playing with the Beebots so much that they continued the …
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A plate with some foods made out of play dough (egg, bread, peas, etc.)
02/10/20242024-2025 School year, , , by

Sense of Taste: An Artful Exploration

As part of our “Who We Are” Unit of Inquiry on the Five Senses, the Senior Kindergarten students have been learning about how to use their sense of taste. They have tasted lots of different foods to map the taste buds on their tongues, and decided on foods they liked and disliked. In Art, we have made some tasty looking …
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A student wearing a blindfold, reaching into a blue and purple box.
18/09/20242024-2025 School year, , , by

Searching with our Senses in Kindergarten

In their current Unit of Inquiry “Who We Are”, the Kindergarten students have been learning about the five senses. Recently, the Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten students participated in an engaging classroom activity designed to explore the sense of touch. Each student had to wear a blindfold and guess what was inside the mystery box, while only relying on their sense …
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2 kindergarten students posing with their teacher in front of a sign reading "American Library"
27/06/20242023-2024 School Year, , , , , by

Young Author’s Fiction Festival

ISL is proud to announce that we had 2 winners of the Young Author’s Fiction Festival (YAFF) this year. Congratulations to Leonardo and Lysander in Senior Kindergarten on their accomplishment! You can read more about their experience below. A special thank you to Anna Clow for organizing and for accompanying the winners to the ceremony in Paris!
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20/06/20242023-2024 School Year, , , , , , by

ISL Concert 2024

On Tuesday 4th June, ISL held its annual music concert at the Salle L’Ellipse in Sainte-Foy. With over 120 students involved, spanning from Senior Kindergarten to Grade 8 students, it showcased a variety of musical styles, instruments, languages and types of ensembles. A testament that music is very much alive and celebrated within the ISL community, the concert also highlighted …
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13/06/20242023-2024 School Year, , , by

SK Reflection On The Summer Fête

On Saturday, the PTA organised our annual Summer Fête. This year we not only had a giant bouncy castle, but a burger and fries truck too! Students and families of all ages attended, enjoying the friendly atmosphere as well as all the games and activities that the PTA put on for us all. Leonardo in Senior Kindergarten reflected on Summer …
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A kindergarten student doing a yoga pose
07/06/20242023-2024 School Year, , by

Yoga in Kindergarten

Yoga lessons in the Pre- and Junior Kindergarten class are always a joyful part of their Wednesdays. Linked to the current Unit of Inquiry, a thematic yoga lesson on transportation was enjoyed by the students. Using coordination, balance, and focus, the students practised various poses imitating different types of transportation. Here you can see some of their best poses!
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Student using over-sized scissors to pretend to cut his classmate's hair
24/05/20242023-2024 School Year, , , , by

Hairdresser’s Role Play in Senior Kindergarten

The Senior Kindergarten students have been busy in their class hairdresser’s salon, as part of their role play this week. The salon offers a wash and blow dry, curling, dyes, wigs and styling and even beard and moustache trimming! The students have had to take turns being the hairdresser, write appointments on their booking sheets and keep the salon tidy …
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Students sitting on colourful carpets, looking at a dog and her owner
27/03/20242023-2024 School Year, , , , , , , by

Tand’Aime

Kindergarten recently had some very special visitors. Céline Gorin and her dog, Luna, came to ISL to talk about their work in Tand’Aime, where they provide animal mediation services. They taught us more about dogs and how to interact with them. The Pre-, Junior and Senior Kindergarten students participated enthusiastically in the activities, displaying great listening skills. They were caring …
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Grade 9 and kindergarten students sitting in a circle on a blue carpet in a kindergarten classroom.
11/01/20242023-2024 School Year, , , , , , , by

Gruffalo Retelling with Makaton

In their pastoral lessons, the Grade 9 students recently prepared a story for the Kindergarten and Grade 1 classes.  They told the story of The Gruffalo using “Makaton”. Makaton is a unique language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. This activity enabled Grade 9 students to work on adaptation and improvisation skills, empathy and communication …
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