Happy M5s (above) celebrate after their final exam.
So much news to report from all our MYP classes! From exams and work experience to subject choices and taster days, students across all year levels have been busy.
Between 3–15 May, our M5 students completed their IB on-screen examinations across a range of subjects. These externally assessed exams gave students the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and critical thinking they have developed throughout the MYP. Results will be released by the IB in early August.
Following the exams, the M5 students took part in five days of work experience. This programme aims to encourage young people to take risks in new environments, work independently, interact professionally with adults and gain insight into possible future career paths. This year’s placements were particularly diverse and closely connected to students’ interests, including aerial photography, conservation and anti-poaching, law, computer engineering, human rights, marine conservation and rehabilitative surgery. Please join us on Tuesday 26 May, from 1.20–3pm at the Rhino Tower, where students will share their work experience journeys.
The final event of the school year for our M5 students will be the M5 Ceremony on Friday 29 May at 4.30pm, where we will celebrate their achievements and mark the end of their MYP journey.
The M4 students are currently in the middle of their end-of-year exams. These assessments encourage them to revise content and skills from multiple units and practise demonstrating their knowledge and understanding in an exam setting. This provides valuable preparation for the MYP eAssessments in M5, as well as future DP assessments and examinations. Here, students are pictured relaxing in the sunshine with a book after completing another exam.
On Thursday 22 May, M3 students and their parents attended an information session about subject choices for M4–5. Students learned more about the Arts options available to them, as well as the choice between continuing with French or Swahili. Subject teachers presented the different pathways within their subjects, while Mr Adam Kendis, our university counsellor, spoke about future pathways beyond school and some of the considerations families may begin thinking about as students start the final four years of school.
Students learn best when they can make meaningful connections to the real world. In Ms Katy’s M2 Maths lessons, students have been engaging in fun and practical data collection activities, helping them see how mathematics can be used to investigate, analyse and understand everyday situations. Through collecting and interpreting real-life data, students develop important skills in problem-solving, critical thinking and communication. Pictured are Pierre and Zahra actively gathering data as part of their learning.
Miss Anoek, Head of MYP
Pictured below, Ellen (M3) making cheese under the guidance of Nathalie as part of the M3 Food Design unit
