We had the pleasure of inquiring into the IBPYP with our Primary School parents. We discussed the framework that the IB provides for us and how we have incorporated our own context into it at ISS Sindelfingen. After exploring some theoretical aspects, we engaged in an open inquiry that explored the connection between different natural … Continued
The sun was shining, the sunflowers for all of our new students were in full bloom and our new and returning parents were together to celebrate the start of the new academic year at ISS Sindelfingen. A huge thank you to the Parent Group Sindelfingen for organising such a warm welcome for our community!
Our ISS Sindelfingen community came together for a very successful Runathon. Students across all grade levels were treated to the perfect weather as they completed each lap of the running track, and all the while raising funds for our sponsored school in India. By all reports, the ’vibe and buzz’ of the day was really … Continued
Learning beyond the classroom for Sindelfingen Campus Middle Years students with the focus on castles and gardens/parks. These trips also incorporated aspects from Language and Literature, and Individuals and Societies classes as students journeyed to Schloss Ludwigsburg, Schloss Lichtenstein and the Fairy Tale Garden.
Our school highly prizes students engaging with the world around them as much as possible. Class 3/4K have taken this to heart, and have adopted a local forest, easily reachable from our Sindelfingen Campus. We are visiting ‘our’ forest once (or more) per season, observing changes in plant life, bird life, and much, much more! … Continued
Japanese students participated in #ArtForPeaceInUkraine during Home and Family Language class. After talking about what “peace” means to them, they made Origami cranes, which represents peace in Japan, with Ukrainian colors. The chains that were made represented connections, support, and strength. Some students also made flags with dominos (Ukraine, Germany, and Japan) and wrote 平和 … Continued
Our partnership with the Stuttgart Opera and their outreach organization JOiN had Grades 1 and 2 traveling to JOiN’s (Junge Oper im Nord / Young Opera in the North) theatre to enjoy a finger puppet making workshop and interactive experience for the performance of a House for the Mouse / Ein Haus fur die Maus.
Grade 6 students on our Sindelfingen Campus had the task of observing an animal on the playground. For this endeavour, one student volunteered to bring in her dog Lily, a chocolate Labrador, to school! Why, might you ask? The Grade 6 students will write their own fable in their English and German Language and Literature classes! This observation … Continued
Grade 6 students had the task of interviewing people around the Sindelfingen Campus to find out more about their life journeys. This round of interviews served as a practice run for the students in order to get ready for their summative assessment in class next week: a short presentation featuring a person of their choice … Continued
We were pleased to be able to invite parents and students onto our Sindelfingen Campus to give an overview of the IB Middle Year Program (our academic framework for Grades 6 – 10) in person and how we help students in Grade 8 move into our MYP high school program in Grades 9 & 10, heading … Continued