Become Courageous – Week 18

How might we create opportunities for the NIS community to be courageous?

In week 18, a stage environment in front of the library will have the following play/experiment/learn items:

  • Monday – Hula Hoops
  • Tuesday – Simple DJ equipment
  • Wednesday – Juggling Balls
  • Thursday – Art Easels and Supplies
  • Friday – Piano

Courageous learners and creators are invited to enjoy and interact with any articles on the stage.

They will be filmed with the purpose for review by the prototype team to see if activities should be scaled or ditched.

 

This prototype is inspired by Sugata Mitra’s 1999 Hole in the Wall experiment.

Computers were placed in a slum in Kalkaji, Delhi to enable

unsupervised access, informal, public, self-guided and collaborative work

to synergize through creative and courageous play.

 

Enjoy,

The Courageous Prototype Team

G11 & 12 Lounge

It is not nice to see a fantastic initiative of festive decorations ruined by careless people leaving their mess around. Yesterday I had to clean the mess left in the lounge at the end of the day. This is a reminder that your exit privileges at lunch can be lost. G11 & 12 are not allowed to bring food from outside into the lounge (or the school!).  The reason is simple we have a no nuts policy and you cannot guaranty the food you purchase outside is nut free. So NO MacDonald’s or  fried rice or any food from outside please. If you are using plates and cutlery from the cafeteria please return them.

For your information, the graffiti wall will be cleaned over the holidays.

 

MS/US Friday Activities Sign-Up Today!

Hello All MS/US Superstars,

Please see the linked sign-up sheet to see what’s on offer for our annual Friday-before-the-break activities. Your Advisory MUST sign-up for activitie(s), since Advisors are the ones running them! 

Sign-up’s have already begun on the glass outside Mr. Bratton’s office and continue through Thursday at 8:15am. First come, first served! 

Please remember to decide and sign-up BY ADVISORY.

Get down here!

Everything borrowed from Design centre

Can you check your bags,lockers, homes, any places, to see is there anything you borrowed from Design Centre, cameras, SD cards, tripods, microphones or any other things? If yes, please return to us before Friday. Thank you~

MS/US Friday Activities Sign-up Today!

Hello All MS/US Superstars,

Please see the linked sign-up sheet to see what’s on offer for our annual Friday-before-the-break activities. Your Advisory MUST sign-up for activitie(s), since Advisors are the ones running them! 

Sign-up’s have already begun on the glass outside Mr. Bratton’s office and continue through Thursday at 8:15am. First come, first served! 

Please remember to decide and sign-up BY ADVISORY.

Get down here!

Ray of Light Cambodia is after old laptops and mobile phones

Dear all,

Please see the attached poster.  The Underwood’s will be spending time at an orphanage in Phnom Penh over the winter break.  Old laptops are needed as Ati and Ato will be setting up a media centre to help the children there improve their learning opportunities.  Mobile phones are needed to help older students get part time jobs to support their own learning.

Ray of light cambodia poster_Ato

Become Courageous – Week 18

How might we create opportunities for the NIS community to be courageous?

In week 18, a stage environment in front of the library will have the following play/experiment/learn items:

  • Monday – Hula Hoops
  • Tuesday – Simple DJ equipment
  • Wednesday – Juggling Balls
  • Thursday – Art Easels and Supplies
  • Friday – Piano

Courageous learners and creators are invited to enjoy and interact with any articles on the stage.

They will be filmed with the purpose for review by the prototype team to see if activities should be scaled or ditched.

 

This prototype is inspired by Sugata Mitra’s 1999 Hole in the Wall experiment.

Computers were placed in a slum in Kalkaji, Delhi to enable

unsupervised access, informal, public, self-guided and collaborative work

to synergize through creative and courageous play.

 

Enjoy,

The Courageous Prototype Team

Advisory Activity Sign-Ups Tomorrow!

Hello All MS/US Superstars,

Please see the linked sign-up sheet to see what’s on offer for our annual Friday-before-the-break activities. Your Advisory MUST sign-up for activitie(s), since Advisors are the ones running them! 

Sign-up’s will begin tomorrow at 7:46am on the glass outside Mr. Bratton’s office and continue through Thursday at 8:15am. First come, first served! 

Please remember to decide and sign-up BY ADVISORY.

Make your plan today!

 

 

Grade 5 & 6 Basketball Skills Challenge on January 16th!

Dear Grade 5 & 6 Basketballers,

On January 16 from 3:00pm-4:30pm ACAMIS Basketball legend Gautier Freville will host a “Skills Challenge” for any interested Grade 5 and 6 students in the NIS gym as part of his Personal Project. It doesn’t matter if you know how to play basketball or not, just come and you can learn some basic drills and have some fun. There is no cost for this session.

If you are interested in attending in this event, please ask your parents to email him at gautierfreville@nanjing-school.com and cc Mr. Bratton at  kassonbratton@nanjing-school.com. Then, just bring along appropriate shoes and shorts (your PE kit is fine) to the blue gym on Tuesday, January 16th at 3:00pm. It will finish at 4:30pm.

Hope to see you there!

Life 101 Block 2 Today

Dear MS and US Students,

Life 101 today will take place in a few different spaces. Please take note of your location for today.

8A with Mr. Dutton in the Black Box

8B and 8C with Mr. Bratton in The Large Music Room

G9 with Ms. Bezzerides in the Drama classroom

G10 with Mr. Barder Upstairs in the Cafeteria

G 11 and 12 with Mrs. Galaty and Alums in the MS/US LGR

See you then!