In the past weeks, two groups of Grade 10 Individuals and Societies students were given an exciting opportunity to take part in the Parlamentarium role-play activity, in the EU quarter of Brussels. The aim of this experience was to allow … Continue reading Grade 10 students visit EU Parliament

Our youngest students had a sharing assembly where the Kindergarten students shared some learning from their most recent Unit of Inquiry. The central idea is that there are different ways to tell a story and children chose to re-tell a … Continue reading Storytelling by our Kindergarten students

We met up with Grace Baldridge, class of 2009, to see what she is currently doing. Please tell us about your life after St. John’s. Life after St. John’s wasn’t exactly smooth. I attended Smith College in Massachusetts, solely to play basketball, but I tore my ACL early in the season. I left after a year and moved in with my parents who had moved from Belgium to Kentucky. Ouch. During my year in Kentucky, I attended the local community college, coached a High School basketball team and tried standup comedy for the first time. After that, I knew I needed to work in entertainment, so I transferred in Elon in North Carolina. My time at … Continue reading St. John’s alumna turns comedian

The very first Dance Day Workshop at our school was a great success. Seventy students from Elementary, Middle and High School enjoyed a whole day of dance last Saturday.  Students were challenged to learn three different choreographies in a rotation, … Continue reading Students enjoy full day of dancing

The Opera Workshop last week was so much fun. We organized this workshop, together with opera singer Diana, to support our learning during our Unit of Inquiry “How We Express Ourselves”. The Timbertops children have been learning to tell stories … Continue reading Timbertops students enjoy opera workshop

The 8th graders started their new unit last week – “Who are we?”. It is an enquiry into genetics and heredity. They did an activity last week to understand how traits are passed down the generations. This led in to … Continue reading Grade 8 studies genetics and heredity

In art, Grade 1 and grade 2 students met with Belgian book writer/illustrator Francoise Rogier. She showed her books and explained her profession. Students learned about the various steps involved in making a book as well as the scratch art … Continue reading Elementary students meet book illustrator

We spoke to Erik Lonnroth, class of 2005, about his life after St. John’s and his current work in Africa. Please tell us about your life after St. John’s. After 11 great years at St. John’s, I graduated and went on to study economics and politics at … Continue reading Alumnus provides education technology in Africa

In their current unit “What is life?”, the 6th graders had an opportunity to look at plant and animal cells through microscopes. However, those slides were already set up for them. Today they learned the names and functions of different … Continue reading First encounter with microscopes for Grade 6

Sigrid Valentin, class of 2010, spent her entire school career at St. John’s. We spoke to her about her experience and about life after St. John’s. Please tell us about your life after St. John’s? Life after St. John’s started with moving to beautiful Montreal where I received my Bachelor of Commerce at McGill University. I personally don’t think I could have ended up in a better place to do my undergrad. McGill is an eclectic school with people from all walks of life who come together in an incredibly creative and supportive community. This type of environment really fed my sense of adventure and inspired me to seek out a variety of … Continue reading St. John’s alumnae thrives in telecom role in Canada

‘OBVERSE’ is an exhibition of works by Audrey Atkinson and Stephanie Slabbert which will open in The Greene Gallery on Friday January 19th from 16:00 – 18:00 Obverse: The opposite or counterpoint of a fact or truth. Corresponding to something else as its opposite … Continue reading OBVERSE Art Exhibition: transformation of the ordinary into the extraordinary

Gordon Court, class of 2004, is a St. John’s alumnus who turned illustrator. We asked him about his St. John’s experience and his life after he graduated. Please tell us about your life after St. John’s? Life after St. John’s … … Continue reading St. John’s alumnus turns illustrator