PYP Students Promoting an International Mindedness by Collaborating through Skype

PYP Students Promoting an International Mindedness by Collaborating through Skype  “The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect” (IBO Misssion Statement) My PYP 5 students sat down on the carpet and waved to themselves on the … Continue reading →

What does it means to be literate?

IB Dunia Conference 2012 (Sekolah Pelita Harapan, November 24th, 2012) Tantri Almira Wardhani and Daniel Weaver Synopsis The modern world has truly forced educators to redefine what it means exactly to be literate as there are new forms of literacy evolving constantly.  This reality is worth exploration. The workshop is dedicated to a discussion and … Continue reading →

Prezi: Our Rituals and Traditions

My students and I made this prezi presentation for our fortnight assembly. Dewi, Aldo, Coco, and Khrisna will tell you about their experiences in celebrating their rituals or traditions. Check this out! [gigya src=”http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowfullscreen=”true” allowFullScreenInteractive=”true” allowscriptaccess=”always” width=”550″ height=”400″ bgcolor=”#ffffff” flashvars=”prezi_id=22b8xsx1enxd&lock_to_path=0&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0″] Continue reading →

We are Explorers!

My students learn about exploration. Amelie and Olin have made this video uploaded in youtube. Check this out: Continue reading →

Authentic Learning: Students’ Action in the EXPLORATION unit

It was actually a holiday project that I gave to my students in relation to our unit of Exploration. I asked my students to be an “explorer during their holiday, where ever they went to. I asked them to ask questions and being curious of what they might see and observe during their vacations. The … Continue reading →

Teaching Idea: Watching some Videos of Cahyo Alkantana’s Expeditions

In the last unit of EXPLORATION, one of the most engaging teaching journey is when I introduced my students to Cahyo Alkantana, the inspiring Indonesian modern explorer who is a photographer and contributor of National Geographic, cave and diving instructor. We got connected through facebook and in his busy day he got a chance to … Continue reading →

Angle song by PYP 5 students Iwak Peyek

Our PYP 5 students created a song about Angles! Check this out Courtesy: yosef susetya and PYP 5 students Continue reading →

Language as a window into human nature

The video shows how language plays many roles in human relationships. Interesting!!! Continue reading →

Using “Hamburger Writing Organizer” to organize ideas

WALT: To write an article about challenges faced and strategies used to deal with Puberty Task: You are a journalist who publishes your articles in the online websites. Your job is to write an article in a teen magazine about puberty and its changes, the challenges faced and strategies used to best deal with those … Continue reading →

Nicholas’ Bahasa Indonesia speech about basketball

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Belajar Bahasa Indonesia: Memperkenalkan diri

Check the video out to watch my student introducing himself using Bahasa Indonesia! Great job, kid! Continue reading →

PYP 5 students learned Leadership using Steve Covey’s 7 Habits for Happy Kids

PYP 5 students have learned about Leadership. During the unit, they find out that before you lead other people, you need to be able to lead your self. Because you’re the one who take a lead of your self. And here is the video that shows their understanding of Leadership and 7 Habits that you have … Continue reading →

PYP 5 Leadership Journey

This is the video of my students learning about Leadership. It is always great to learn together with students because sometimes they are the ones who inspire us as teachers. Courtesy: content by almiratantri, song by David Cook -Time of your life Continue reading →