This blogpost summarises the impact that the evolving outdoors learning program that is being developed at our North Campus is having. This blog showcases the impact that attending the ECIS & ISD Outdoor Learning Conference had on our secondary team.
This blogpost shares insights on the impact of the concept-based inquiry model in Language and Literature courses in Middle School and High School. We firmly believe that the concept-based inquiry approach truly prepares students for the IBDP.
In this entry, Ms. Aarthi shares a snapshot of the way play-based learning and discovery can empower children in Early Years to engage with memorable experiences.
In this blog post, Mr. Roberto Duro, Chair of Subject Collaboration and Head of the PE Department, shares insights on the patterns he has notices in our Middle and High School learners.
In this blog post, Ms. Parinaz shares the outcome of a community engagement that resulted in an art installation that now finds its home in our North Campus.
This blog post describes a reflection by Ms. Olga, an educator in our Early Years team. Ms. Olga narrates her observations on working with parents during the first day of school.
In this blog entry, Ms. Caitlan Nys describes the power of inquiry and action as students investigated the process of a social enterprise, how social enterprises consider purpose and needs and wants, the market forces that influence decision making and positive social impact.
This blog entry shares a brief insight into a design experience in which our Middle School students evaluated the impact of a toy they produced for our students in Primary.
BIS North Campus aspires to authentically integrate service learning into our students' lives and in the experience we offer them to grow as learners and citizens.
Ms. Olga Ntina, lead educator in Early Years 2, shares an appreciation of the way her young learners took action on a matter of personal impact, and shared their learnings with students in other classes.
Mr. Arturo Viola, lead educator of the 5th year of our primary program, shares a reflection on the learning journey in which he accompanied his students as they sought to design a presentation to share the outcome of their personal inquiries with the school community.
Mr. Georgios Giannakopoulos, BIS North Campus Integrated Humanities teacher, shares a reflection on the power of addressing literacy-related aspects in his subjects, while making a connection to students' personal lives.
In this blog post, Mr. Georgios Giannakopoulos, BIS North Campus Integrated Humanities lead, shares his experience designing assessment experiences that move beyond essays and presentations, and incorporate elements of gamification.
Bogaerts International School North Campus is a truly family-oriented institution. As such, we create opportunities for families to spend quality together and to share their positivity and enthusiasm with the community.
This blog post is an invitation to reflect on the following question:
How do architecture and interior design give context and meaning to art intentions?
Bogaerts International School North Campus primary and secondary students take part in Science is Wonderful, an exhibit organized by the European Union.
Why should language teachers exercise patience to identify what students cannot understand and provide them with tools that can help them achieve this goal? What is there to lose in the acquisition process of a language by slowing down, instead of aiming for coverage?
This entry celebrates Middle School Year 1 students' design project presentation. Our community came together to support MY1 students' unit culmination, and to try the toys they created.
Arturo Viola, lead educator in our Primary Program Year 5, welcomed parents to explain the meaning of the culminating experience for their children, as well as the role they play in this process.
MY1 Design students visited the early years in order to learn about children's interests and skills, in order to determine their future toy's features.
Bogaerts International School North Campus is 4 months old now. Walking along the corridors framed by white walls and seeing shades of brown at the bottom, and letting our eyes wander along with the displays of students learning confirm that we are indeed growing.
We are thankful for knowing you are hosting our learning community. The growth and reputation of our South Campus empowers us to believe that we are able to create a thriving learning experience for students and their parents.
On November 19, 3 months after our doors open to welcome our community for the first time, We at Bogaerts International School North Campus finally celebrated our first international day
At Bogaerts International School North Campus, we believe that in order to achieve our aspirations, all stakeholders need to develop a deep understanding of the elements which are part of our teaching and learning community
I believe that when putting a team together, the individuals leading a school should be fully aware of the way the new members will role model cherished values and practices in the organization, while enabling new developments and opportunities
We can fill up walls with posters about school values. We can share glossy photos about the aesthetics of our school. We can show off a buzzword-filled, creative description of a school facilities. We can display hundreds of samples of authentic students work.