When excursion week was cancelled in February due to coronavirus, our Physical and Health Education (PHE) team issued a challenge to all secondary MYP students: to create a fitness obstacle challenge. Renee Bellavance, PE MYP Subject...
Lakeside primary students battled it out in the CIS Readers Cup trials on 12 March and for the first time, each grade level had the opportunity to win a Readers Cup. Marjan Slaats, Lakeside’s primary teacher...
Parents have made some pretty big adjustments as their children stay home and learn virtually during COVID-19. Christa Craats, coordinator of our innovative Open Minds programme, has designed some fun, Open Minds-inspired activities you can do...
Being able to read and write is a skill that many of us take for granted. While literacy is a fundamental component of our curriculum, have you ever wondered what our libraries’ role is in supporting...
Meet Emilija S, our primary literacy coordinator. CIS recently updated its approach to literacy, based on the latest research on bilingual learners and to take into account that some of our student body are non-native English...
What happens when students are asked to play board games for homework? TK grade 3 teacher Laura Coulter shares how her project ‘Family Game Night’ brought families together and taught some valuable life skills in the...