As part of their current art unit on creative thinking, Grade 4 students visited Makerstown, a new technology and innovations fair at Autoworld, this week. They had fun trying on the latest virtual reality glasses (Gisa even won the raffle … Continue reading Students meet innovators to discuss 3D printing and robotics
On Monday, some of St. John’s youngest students performed on their violins for the first time in the PAC theatre as part of the Timbertops End of Year Assembly. The students from Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes began learning the violin … Continue reading Young Suzuki student violinists perform
Last week St. John’s, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy, ING, Microsoft and The Bulletin, organised “The Future of Education – how to prepare children for jobs that do not yet exist” – a discussion by Dr. Stephen Spurr, a … Continue reading Four quotes from “The Future of Education”
As the senior school year comes to an end, each student is faced with a final task: the notorious religion essay. After a year of discussing the ontological proofs, miracles, and arguing the doubts and beliefs that come to mind … Continue reading Seniors “mind map” their knowledge of religions
St. John’s grade 4 students participated in a “Creative Battle” during the art assembly last Wednesday and amazed everyone with their inventions. Two teams were competing for the most creative and useful invention, based on a given creative challenge. … Continue reading Grade 4 students showcase their creativity
St. John’s has always been known for its excellence in providing students individual attention and guidance to reach their personal potential. The school is in the process of further expanding those services after an audit that showed the potential of … Continue reading Expansion of student life services at St. John’s
The IB Summer Show is the 11th grade IB HL/SL visual arts student’s first major exhibition in the Greene Gallery featuring a selection of their most recent finished work which stays up over the summer for visitors to see. The Summer Show also forms an authentic and integral part of their end of year diagnostic internal assessment with scheduled exam interviews to go over the ‘comparative study’ and ‘process portfolio’ in their art journal and e-portfolios. The opening on Wednesday 21 June from 16:00-18:00 is when staff, parents and students are invited to talk with the students about their work, share ‘afternoon … Continue reading Come see the IB Summer Show on June 21
Tomorrow, we will celebrate the graduation of the class of 2017. The 50 grade 12 students represent 18 different nationalities, and the group is fairly evenly split, with 26 girls and 24 boys. About one fifth of the seniors started at St. John’s in Elementary School, while two thirds have been at St. John’s since at least 8th grade. After the summer, they will start university in places around the globe but, as with other graduating classes, many will stay in touch for many years to come. We congratulate our seniors and look forward to celebrating with them tomorrow. Continue reading The Class of 2017 graduates tomorrow!
At the end of June, a group of grade 10, 11 and 12 grade CAS students will be traveling to Cape Town to help out at Maitland Cottages Hospital (http://mch.org.za). Maitland Cottages is the only orthopedic children’s hospital in Africa. Free … Continue reading Student service trip to children’s hospital in South Africa
On Thursday, Grade 9 students gathered on C-level for the final round of the Demain project presentations. Following the geography unit on globalisation, students watched the documentary ‘Demain’, in order to see how local initiatives in the areas of energy, … Continue reading Grade 9 students explore local alternatives to globalisation
Do people have a human right to flee to another country? Do people have a human right to enter into another country? What human rights are affected during flight? These are just a sample of the questions that Dr. Corinne … Continue reading Human Rights Education in Theory and Practice
Yesterday, Grade 11 history students visited the British Library and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London accompanied by Mrs. Richardson and Mr. Macdonald. The students were able to spend the day researching in the reading rooms … Continue reading Grade 11 History students conduct research at British Library
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