Congratulations to Jill Wang, our G12 student for the next academic year, who has been shortlisted for the John Locke 2023 Global Essay Prize and has been invited to attend the awards ceremony at the University of Oxford! Since its start, the competition has attracted thousands of students from around the world each year. Students face fierce competition when trying to get awards. With more than 19,000 students from 138 countries/regions participating in this year's competition, more than twice as many as last year! In such a fierce competition, our ISASC student still won the finalist qualification (the final results will be announced in the award ceremony held in Oxford University), which deserves congratulations and encouragement.
You may be wondering why we have chosen Chinese drama as a crucial component of our festival. Allow me to provide a brief explanation to enhance your understanding of our intention. As you may be aware, the literary drama unit holds significant importance in the study of the first subject throughout the MYP and DP stages. In the MYP learning stage, Chinese literary drama, fiction, prose, and poetry are categorised under the "Language and Literature" subject group, comprising four units of study. The complexity and depth of the Chinese drama unit learning gradually increases as students’ progress through the year groups.
Summer holidays are supposed to be the quietest time in school, but at ISA Science City you can hear children's joyful laughter and see that teachers are busy with their education every day. For the children, this summer has been special, fun and happy. There were many highlights of the summer school and it ended last week, so let's follow the camera and see the highlights of the summer school!
As part of the 3rd Chinese Language Festival's global award ceremony, ISA School Science City International School was appointed the global chair as hosts for the 4th International Chinese Language Festival in 2024. ISA Science City School's World Language Coordinator Debbie Tai, who was elected the chair of the global host of the 4th International Chinese Language Festival, received the letter of appointment to give her acceptance speech at the award ceremony; Mr. Peter Lasscock, Director of Evaluation and Certification of ISA International Education Group, also delivered a speech on stage, expressing his joy that ISA would be hosting the next competition:
Our kindergarten field trips go beyond traditional classroom learning, embracing the IB philosophy's emphasis on hands-on, inquiry-based education. These excursions are carefully planned to spark curiosity, encourage exploration, and foster a deep understanding of the world around us. We are grateful to have dedicated parent volunteers who generously contribute their time and support to ensure the success and safety of these trips. Through our field trips, we aim to cultivate the attributes of the IB Learner Profile in our kindergarten students. As they embark on these immersive adventures, guided by our passionate educators and parent volunteers, they become more open-minded, developing an appreciation for different cultures, environments, and perspectives. By engaging in interactive activities and meaningful interactions during these trips, our students learn to be communicators, thinkers, and reflective individuals.
ISA Science City Primary School provides students with innovative and immersive learning experiences that integrate real-world applications with their curriculum. Through interactive field trips, students are encouraged to explore, discover, and create while making connections between classroom learning and the world around them. On 11 April, Grade 1 students went on a delicious and educational journey as they ventured on a field trip to Pizza Marzano. As part of their unit of inquiry, ‘How the World Works’, students explored the science behind pizza making while creating their unique and scrumptious pizza masterpieces.
