Tag: Unit of inquiry

Ceiling at the Palais des Nations, meant to resemble an undersea landscape

15/04/20252024-2025 School yearExhibition, Grade 5, Primary school, PYPx, Residential Camp, School trip, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Grade 5 Geneva Trip 2025

To get ready for their exhibition, the Grade 5 students set off on an exciting three-day residential trip to Geneva. They explored the Ethnological Museum and discovered how artefacts can tell powerful stories from around the world. They also visited the United Nations Palais des Nations headquarters and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, learning how different organisations …

26/03/20252024-2025 School yearKindergarten, Nature, Outdoor learning, SK, Unit of inquiryby ISL

SK’s Wildlife Havens

During our outdoor learning sessions, the Senior Kindergarten Class engaged in an exciting project to create shelters for hedgehogs and insect hotels. Drawing inspiration from various pictures, students brainstormed the essential elements their shelters needed and carefully considered their placement. After constructing their designs, they reflected on their projects, identifying any aspects that could be improved and making adjustments as …

Students raising hands while listening to their teacher

30/01/20252024-2025 School yearExperiment, Grade 3, Grade 4, Primary school, Science, Sharing the Planet, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Animal Adaptations with Grades 3 and 4

The Grade 3s and 4s recently had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience learning about animal adaptations in the school’s biology lab. As part of their Sharing the Planet unit of inquiry, they eagerly took part in an experiment demonstrating the effect of huddling in penguins. With the help of Grade 11 CAS students, the Grade 3s and 4s took …

a ring of teddy bear patterns on a purple background

08/01/20252024-2025 School yearArt, How We Organize Ourselves, Kindergarten, Sewing, SK, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Teddy Bear Creations in Senior Kindergarten

The Senior Kindergarten students have made teddy bears as part of their Unit of Inquiry on Toys. Under the theme of How We Organise Ourselves, the students have been exploring how toys are made and how they move. They all worked hard at sewing their bears, learning lots of skills along the way. They had to learn how to do …

11/12/20242024-2025 School yearHow We Organize Ourselves, Inquiry, JK, Kindergarten, Pre-K, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Exploring Toys in Kindergarten

Recently, Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten students participated in a sorting activity, categorising toys into moving, building, pretend, and soft toys. This activity was part of our new unit of inquiry (How we Organise Ourselves), during which students are exploring how toys move and their characteristics. It was a fun and engaging way to go further with our investigations in this …

collage of photos of students doing science experiments

08/02/20242023-2024 School YearExperiment, Grade 1, How the World Works, Primary school, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Scientist of the Week

In our unit of inquiry ‘How the World Works’, G1 students have been enthusiastically engaged in our Scientist of the Week project, where each student presented a science experiment to their classmates. We delved into hands-on activities, exploring static electricity, experimenting with the interactions of acidic and basic ingredients, and exploring the properties of magnetic and non-magnetic items. The classroom …

2 boys holding water bottles connected together, demonstrating how a vortex works

20/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 3, Grade 4, How the World Works, Primary school, School trip, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Grades 3 & 4 – ÉbulliScience

Grades 3 and 4 recently had a fantastic visit to ÉbulliScience in Vaux-en-Velin, where they participated in a workshop on levers, linked to their current Unit of Inquiry titled “How the World Works”, which is about simple machines. Students were invited to follow the procedures for scientific investigation by observing, hypothesising and then trying out various experiments!

15/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 4, Grade 6, Middle school, Primary school, Secondary school, Service learning, Unit of inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Timeby ISL

Service Learning with Grade 4 and Grade 6

Grades 4 and 6 recently joined forces to teach each other about different aspects of Ancient Rome as part of their current curriculum studies. Who knew that the Romans ate peacock brains and flamingo tongues?! Or that they marched their soldiers in formation for kilometre after kilometre before the battle even began?!

A science teacher mixing liquids in a test tube in a primary classroom

07/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 1, Grade 2, Guest speaker, How the World Works, Primary school, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Science with Grade 1 and 2

The Grade 1s and 2s had a visit from our very own Dr. Feeney to kick off our science unit of inquiry, which falls under the transdisciplinary theme of How The World Works. He taught us about chemistry and demonstrated the importance of his many science tools and safety equipment. The students got a good look into the world of …

A 3D cityscape made from coloured paper on a dark-blue background

07/12/20232023-2024 School YearArt, How the World Works, Kindergarten, Mathematics, SK, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Kindergarten Cityscapes

As part of our transdisciplinary theme on How the World Works and our studies on height and length in Maths, the Senior Kindergarten students made 3D cityscapes from paper and cardboard. They had to think carefully about the size of each of the buildings that they created when placing them in their cityscapes, placing the taller ones at the back …

Unit of inquiry

Grade 5 Geneva Trip 2025

SK’s Wildlife Havens

Teddy Bear Creations in Senior Kindergarten

Exploring Toys in Kindergarten

Scientist of the Week

Grades 3 & 4 – ÉbulliScience

Service Learning with Grade 4 and Grade 6

Science with Grade 1 and 2

Kindergarten Cityscapes

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