Our Second Graders are facing a challenge this Friday, March 31. To raise money for cancer research, they have been asked to read for two whole hours! In order to make it a great day, grade 2 students (and teachers) will come … Continue reading Grade 2 raises money for cancer research by reading
On Friday April 21 from 18:00 – 20:00, the Visual Art Class of 2017 will be showcasing a selection of their work from the past two years as a final exam/exhibition. But this isn’t any regular showcase! This exhibition gives … Continue reading IB Visual Arts Final Showcase and Auction
This past weekend, St. John’s hosted the Educational Collaborate for International Schools (ECIS) Early Childhood conference. More than 250 educators from around the world gathered at our school for two days of workshops and presentations related to early childhood education. … Continue reading St. John’s hosts conference for educators from around the world
As part of our health education program and commitment to prevention and wellness, we invited the organization Freedom from Chemical Dependy (FCD) Prevention Works to visit our community. A part of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, FCD is a non-profit organization that provides substance abuse prevention education for schools world wide. The FCD speaker addressed the students at St. John’s from 5th grade onwards this week, with a particular focus on grades 8, 9 and 10, as well as teachers and parents. During their visit, FCD prevention specialists : Promoted awareness of addiction, including alcoholism, as a progressive, chronic, and … Continue reading Teaching students about the dangers of drugs
Elementary School students had a fun activity in French class recently to celebrate « La chandeleur » (Candelmas). Students went to the shop, made the dough and finally tasted their “crêpes” with chocolate, jam, sugar, “cassonade” (brown sugar) and even “sirop de Liège”. Continue reading Celebrating La Chandeleur in French class
Every year, the very active and engaging St. John’s Parent Teacher Program (PTP) puts together an evening of fellowship and fun with the aim of fundraising. This year’s gala took place over the past weekend, and what an unforgettable event … Continue reading Fun and fellowship at PTP’s Casino Royale
Each year, the St. John’s community comes together to remember Tom O’Donnell, a former student who passed away to cancer in 1998, by organizing an indoor soccer tournament in his honor. This past Friday night, the “Junior Tournament” was held … Continue reading Charity indoor soccer tournament held in honor of former student
Earlier this week, our grade 7 students had an important cultural experience in their Religious Studies class. They learnt in detail about the Jewish celebration named Seder. The instructors had first-hand experience of this celebration and were able to explain … Continue reading Grade 7 Learns about Seder
Recently the term Fake News is popping up everywhere. It has been blamed for the unexpected victory in the elections that shook the United States and the world, late last year. It is the reason that many stories become viral … Continue reading Helping students understand fake news
Grade 9 is spending time experimenting in their lab. Dressed in their pristine white lab coats, the students were ready to test out Hooke’s Law for themselves. The teachers find that rather than just explaining a law, having the students carry out the experiment for themselves, allows the material to be understood far better. Hooke’s Law states that the strain in a solid is proportional to the applied stress within the elastic limit of that solid. To demonstrate this, the students were given different objects such as weights, a thin elastic band, a thick elastic band, a measuring scale, a … Continue reading Grade 9 Science Experiments with Hooke’s Law
At the end of the unit “Power and Democracy,” grade 8 Social Studies class held a debate to determine what the best way to win the vote is: peaceful protest, or violent action. We take for granted that the right to vote is already a fact in many democratic countries around the world. This was not the case in England, 1848. The grade 8 students took on the role of industrial workers of England from 1848, and debated the issue from the perspective of the working class during the height of the industrial revolution. These “workers” collected and used arguments … Continue reading Grade 8 Debates Voting in 1848
Recently, St. John’s conducted its International Baccalaureate (IB) self-study for both the Diploma Programme (DP) and the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in the fall. Last month, a team of visitors conducted the visit that is part of this 5-year evaluation of both programmes. We have now received the report from the visiting teams and the results are outstanding! First of all, the visiting team noted that the school’s Self-Study process in preparation for the visit took place well within the IB’s expectation in terms of duration, involvement of all stakeholders, evidence gathering protocols, collaboration and reflection. Here are some of the commendations that … Continue reading St. John’s receives glowing report on IB programmes
We are ecstatic to announce that the St. John’s senior economics team, made up of grade 12 students Akari, Casper, Brendan, Justin and Nicolas, has won the prestigious European Central Bank (ECB) Generation Euro competition! St. John’s has an excellent reputation in … Continue reading St. John’s wins prestigious ECB competition
The St. John’s dance team competed in its first competition last weekend, in London. On Friday 3 March, they learned a new choreography from coach Damien, the dance coach for the American School in London (ASL). For this choreography, they had 2 hours 30 minutes and collaborated together with the dance students from ASL and the American School from Israel. On Saturday 4 March, they performed this dance together: The dance showcase was over one hour and our STJ Dance team performed 3 routines and the choreography they learned from coach Damien. There was a large audience, very enthusiastic and encouraging all … Continue reading St. John’s dance team impresses in London
The Elementary School had a fun and informative Assembly last week. The students have been studying patterns in their Unit of Inquiry. Hence, the central theme of the assembly was Patterns. In every subject, the students are being taught to … Continue reading Elementary School Assembly Focuses on Patterns
The Middle School Student Council (MSSC) has fast become the talk of the St. John’s hallways! The structure of the council has allowed some of the students to thrive in leadership positions and taught them what it means to be good in power. The students are chosen based on appointment or election within the advisory, that consists of about 15 representatives from grades 6, 7 and 8. Initially, the students had to be coaxed into becoming a part of the Student Council, however over time and seeing how helpful it is, they have now begun to volunteer themselves! The positions … Continue reading Developing leadership skills in Middle School
On Tuesday evening, our High School students attended Career Nights, an in-house event that was spearheaded by the student-led National Honor Society (NHS). This special event focused on “alternative careers.” The aim of this event was to show students the … Continue reading HS Students Learn about Alternative Careers
The St. John’s senior economics team, made up of grade 12 students Akari, Casper, Nicolas and Brendan, is one of only 5 schools in Europe to make the finals of the prestigious European Central Bank (ECB) Generation Euro competition. St. John’s … Continue reading St. John’s finalist in prestigious ECB competition
Grade 5 has been very lucky during the week before the break for they got to enjoy ‘Inspiration Week’. Grade 5 is now in the process of finding a topic for their PYP Exhibition. PYP Exhibition is a very big project which will improve the strategy of 5th graders so they can start Middle school with a whole new set of useful skills. PYP is going to focus on changing the world, the students will be asked to form a team in which they will work together to create presentations, find research and in the end set up a booth. … Continue reading Grade 5 student tells about “Inspiration Week”
