Here are some of the highlights of what has been happening in our virtual classrooms in high school:

Learning Through Google Meets

Students presenting in Ms. Farhana’s Algebra class

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Learning ICT with Mr. Raj

Student presentations in Ms. Lee’s IB Business Management class

Big smiles in IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK)!

Showing our connectedness via Google Meets in Ms. Grace’s IB Mandarin class

Notable Student Work & Projects

Through their various subjects, students were given opportunities to develop both content knowledge, as well as their video editing skills, such as Ms. Viessa’s IB Psychology classes, Ms. Sandy’s IB Economics classes, and Ms. Farhana’s Algebra II classes. In IB Psychology, Ms. Viessa and the Grade 12 students also put together a ‘Speaker Series’, where professional guest speakers visited the class Google Meets to share their knowledge about Psychology and the real world, as the seniors prepare for their next phase of life after high school. As an example, Mr. Jeff Harry, motivational speaker from , talked about the importance of creativity and play in the process of working towards goals. The student projects and videos can be accessed by clicking in the following links:

Expression through the Arts

In Mr. Ren’s Grade 10 classes, students were given a platform to express their ideas about the current pandemic through creative artwork.

‘Covid-19’ by TiffanyÌý

‘Corona’ by Miho

‘Covid-19 Awareness Poster by Maya

‘We Will Win the War’ by Daigo

Here are more examples of student artwork and collaboration through the arts:

Digital Fun

In high school, we also made time for fun in the digital world. The Student Council organized a virtual sports day, where students competed in virtual rock-paper-scissors, chess, Kahoot!, and more. They also organized a Spirit Week to boost morale and add some extra fun to online learning. We have also been able to have some guest speakers join us to share with our students and keep them inspired during these times.

Students competing in a game of virtual rock-paper-scissor

Grade 9 students celebrating hat day!

Grade 12 students choosing to wear their school uniforms during online learning

High School Student Council Meeting

Guest speaker from A21 NGO

Focus on Wellness

In an effort to increase the well-being of our school community during these times, we have decided to focus on wellness for the month of May.ÌýWellsÌýWellnessÌýis an initiative created to inspire, support and promoteÌýwellnessÌý(physical, mental and emotional) within ourÌýWellsÌýInternational School community. Our mission is directly aligned with our ESLRs and school mission to change the world, one student at a time.ÌýWellnessÌýstarts from within. Students, teachers, staff and parents can follow the challenges on theÌý

For the firstÌýwellnessÌýchallenge, students were challenged to complete the following BINGO board by engaging in some healthy activities. Everyone is encouraged toÌýshare photos or videos of themselves and their family members participating inÌýwellnessÌýactivities to the page, or sharing the completed Bingo boards on your preferred social media page. Teachers are also contributing motivational videos for our Motivation Monday series!

This past week, we have also had an SDG-themed week of wellness activities led by our Student and Engagement Committee focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Each day sends different challenges focused around specific SDGs, as well as resources for further learning and ideas on how to contribute to different causes, the environment, etc. We also had Max, the owner of , join us after school to discuss how the cafe supports and creates a strong sense of community by shifting mindsets around the topic of inclusion.

We hope that our students, staff, and teachers know that they are appreciated and valued and we acknowledge the effort and dedication that everyone has been making to foster a strong sense of community through distance learning and resilience in our current global situation. One thing is for certain: We continue to strive for our mission of changing the world, one student at a time…even virtually!

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Last week (November 13 – 17), the High School Student Council hosted Spirit Week 2017, a weekÌýdedicated to raising school morale through conducting inter-class competitions accompanied with a set of activities. Each day had a theme, starting with Pajama Day on Monday.Ìý

The following days included Triplet Day and Disney Day, where students had to dress up and impersonate their favorite Disney character. Thursday’s theme was used to promote raising awareness for men’s health with Movember and mustache-themed class photos.

The final day of Spirit Week found students representing their class colors and graduating years. One could feel the unity and enthusiasm through the halls of Wells as students worked together to complete their daily photo and video challenges aligned with their ESLRs related to communication and ICT use.

A special thanks goesÌýto the High School Student Council for organizing Spirit Week, Photography Club for capturing the moments, and to all those who participated and showed their school spirit!

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