Reopening School As there has been no local COVID-19 transmission for at least 50 consecutive days in Thailand, we are planning to open the school and welcome our students physically back to campus in August with precautions. We need to comply with the government laws, regulations, policies and as a school, it is important to …
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MYP student orientation 2020 ideas @KIS We are getting ready to welcome our schools back to campus next week! The logistics and planning for reopening have been challenging. Our senior leadership team and administrative staff have worked very hard the whole summer to ensure safety and health measures are in place. I am thankful for …
Transcend –> Transit –> Transfer –> Transform My two children decided to keep fish at the beginning of this year. We drove around town and finally found a fish shop. They chose two tiny fish and one small fish tank. My 6 year-old and 9 year-old were so excited. They decorated the aquarium and got …
We had a great success implementing a two-day MYP induction and orientation at KIS last year (2018-2019). Students had opportunities to meet others from different grade levels and participated in various community building engagements. Teachers also got to know students whom they did not teach. In addition, teachers had time to meet in their departments to …
Introduction The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) are two of the four IB programmes offered by the International Baccalaureate (IB). PYP caters to children from the ages of 3 to 12, and MYP is for children from the ages of 11 to 16. The difference between the two programmes isn’t …
What is the alignment between the MYP and DP language acquisition subject? New DP Language Acquisition Guide has been implemented since September 2018 for the first assessment in 2020. When there is a new DP guide being published, teachers often feel uncertain and wonder how they can best prepare their students for the exam. Schools …