Our second semester, still in process, is at least equally grand as the first, and in many respects even better. Students have kept improving, growing, taking more control of their learning, and becoming more responsible.
7th graders have worked hard on collaborating with SSIS on a mandala-on-umbrella project. They hosted SSIS students to teach them, visited them to learn from them. Their umbrellas are now hanging in the room and getting more beautiful by the week.
6th graders have kept learning about a variety of topics, came up with a possible schedule for an International Peace Day event at LSTS, and submitted their ideas in an email they wrote to the head of school and head (Mr Chen) of students' affairs (Ms Kim Anh), who were both happy to see students working on such big issues.
All classes have been doing a good job teaching! Over 6 weeks, groups of students taught their class mates for a whole period (and sometimes even 2!) per week. Many showed a good sense of leadership, responsibility, and creativity. Many grew from their first attempt at leading a group for such a long period of time, understanding how it feels to teach and manage a group of 30 students!
Our semester is not over, so keep it up students! You are amazing and I have faith you'll keep impressing me in the two months that are left!
Mr Baptiste
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
An amazing first semester!
6A2, 6A3, 7A1, 7A2 students: we've had an amazing first semester, thank you!
It has been a pleasure to work with you all from August to December. We've had great learning moments with many interesting projects of all sorts. In grade 7, the highlight has definitely been the Global Parners Junior program (NYC) for which I have organized a field trip to the Fine Arts Museum of HCMC (along with Teacher Angel), skype calls with artists around the world, guest speakers visits, and even a collaborative project with Mrs Jardin's art students at Saigon South International School. In grade 6, the highlights were probably the visitors that I invited for our Gateway units 4 and 5: Australian yoga instructors, and two US-New-Zealand chefs.
Students, you amazed me with your talents, your enthusiasm, your skills, your desires, your sense of maturity, and the quality of some projects and works you produced. I have high hopes for you in your future lives and careers. Our world is in good hands.
In the meantime, I am also confident that we will spend a highly productive and fulfilling second semester and I very much look forward to spending more time with you all. I hope to expand our collaboration with Mrs Jardin's classes (SSIS), to invite more guest speakers, make more skype calls, and am eager to discover what you will make our class become for the rest of the year.
It has been a pleasure to work with you all from August to December. We've had great learning moments with many interesting projects of all sorts. In grade 7, the highlight has definitely been the Global Parners Junior program (NYC) for which I have organized a field trip to the Fine Arts Museum of HCMC (along with Teacher Angel), skype calls with artists around the world, guest speakers visits, and even a collaborative project with Mrs Jardin's art students at Saigon South International School. In grade 6, the highlights were probably the visitors that I invited for our Gateway units 4 and 5: Australian yoga instructors, and two US-New-Zealand chefs.
Students, you amazed me with your talents, your enthusiasm, your skills, your desires, your sense of maturity, and the quality of some projects and works you produced. I have high hopes for you in your future lives and careers. Our world is in good hands.
In the meantime, I am also confident that we will spend a highly productive and fulfilling second semester and I very much look forward to spending more time with you all. I hope to expand our collaboration with Mrs Jardin's classes (SSIS), to invite more guest speakers, make more skype calls, and am eager to discover what you will make our class become for the rest of the year.
Mr Baptiste
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