the work of our houses: building international mindedness ib academy 2015
TRANSCRIPT
THE WORK OF OUR HOUSES:
BUILDING INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS
IB ACADEMY 2015
AGENDA
WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS
THE SKILLS FOR TOMORROW
REVIEW OF HOUSE SYSTEM
ACTIVITIES OF HOUSES
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE VOLUNTEER/NOMINATIONS/VOTING
DESIGNING OUR BANNER
SCHEDULE NEXT HOUSE MEETING
The realit
y of our
interc
onnected w
orld
Our students must develop the
necessary skills, habits of mind and
the moral and ethical values to be able to
understand and manage the
interconnectivity andcomplexity of the
modern world.
INTERNATIONALLY MINDED
The aim of all IB programs is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS
Malala Yousafzai is the girl who stood up for education and was
shot by the Taliban
Nelson Mandela was
a South African anti-apartheid
revolutionary, politician,
and philanthropist who served as President
of South Africa from
1994 to 1999
Mother Teresa the order,
"The Missionaries of Charity",
whose primary task was to love and care for
those persons nobody was prepared to look after.
Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian children's rights and education advocate and an activist
against child labor.
EVERYBODY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
RaSia Khepra created the anti-violence awareness campaign Project Orange Tree, which helps co-ordinate community activities to stimulate a conversation about the causes of gun violence and is supported by the rapper Lupe Fiasco.
Jack Andraka created an inexpensive way to detect protein increases that are the early warning signs of pancreatic cancer.
Kristen Powers, 18Chapel Hill, North Carolina Organized other students in developing a community garden. Students bag and donate all the produce to the community.
INTERNATIONALLY MINDED: LEARNER PROFILE
Communicators
Thinke
rs
Reflective
Inquire
rs
Caring
Knowledgeable
Principled
Risk-takers
Open-minded
Balanced
DEEPENING INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS
FAMILIES NURTURING INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS
Have conversations with your child/children about world news . Make the discussion age appropriate for the students.
Here are some examples of things you could explore through the internet.
how other countries celebrate the beginning of winter
monitor the weather around the world
time zones and there relevance to a country’s culture
politics, health issues, poverty
In what ways are countries dependent on each other, financially, politically, etc….
LET’S REVIEW: INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS
Our students must develop the necessary skills, habits of mind and the moral and
ethical values to be able to understand and manage the
interconnectivity and
complexity of the modern world.
INTERCONNECTIVITY
Interconnectivity refers to the state or quality of being connected together.
CIS HOUSE SYSTEM
WITH YOUR HELP, THE CIS HOUSE SYSTEM WILL TEACH OUR STUDENTS THE COOPERATION SKILLS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN SUCCESSFUL IN THE GROWING INTERCONNECTIVITY OF OUR WORLD SOCIETY.
WE (YOU AND US) WILL MODEL THE SKILLS AND TEACH THE SKILLS OF:
COOPERATION
PROMOTING POSITIVE INTERNDEPENENCE
LEADERSHIP
INDIVIDUAL AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABLITY
BALANCEDOPENMINDED
COMMUNICATOR
KNOWLEDGEABLE
------------------ACADEMIC
GAIN
THINKER
REFLECTIVE
INQUIRER
---------------
LIFE LONG
LEARNER
PRINCIPLED RISKTAKERCARING
OPENMINDED
-----------------SKILLFUL LEADER
Leadership• VOLUNTEER• LEAD
Individual & Mutual Accountability• POINT SYSTEM• PRINCIPLED/CARING/HONEST
COLLABORATION• PARTICIPATE IN HOUSE ACTIVITIES
LEADERSHIP
Each House is led and managed by a Head of House supported by House Captains.
The House Captains are responsible for organizing community service opportunities, social events, and fund raising activities for the House.
HEAD OF HOUSE (parent)
HOUSE CAPTAINS
Assistant Captain
(parent/faculty)
Activities Captain (student and parent)
House Historian (student and parent)
House
Treasurer
(parent)
House Monitors (1 parent and 1 faculty)
COLLABORATION: HOUSE ACTIVITIES
The house activities are designed to benefit our entire school community while we model and teach the collaboration and leadership skills for our students.
TUTORING PROJECT Each house needs to facilitate peer tutoring for students. Tutoring can be done outside of school.
COLLABORATION: HOUSE ACTIVITIES
ONE STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Every HOUSE will be responsible for a 15 minute
assembly, at the start of school day, focusing on
your community service project.
BUILDING FUNDRAISER
Each house will be responsible for organizing at
least one fundraiser to contribute to the purchase
of our building.
COLLABORATION: HOUSE ACTIVITIES
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Each house will need to plan and strategize inventive ways to work as a team to impact our local and/or global community
Go to Global Youth Service Day http://www.gysd.org/causes a project for the school year.
Human Rights
Education
Health
Environment
Com
mun
ity B
uild
in
g
Hunger
COLLABORATION: HOUSE ACTIVITIES
FAMILY FIELD DAY
Parents, students, and faculty participate in an annual family field day.
ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL EVENTS : International Day
IB Parent Nights
PTA Meetings
Science Night/Science Fair
6th Grade Exhibition Project Presentation
10th Grade Personal Project Presentation
INDIVIDUAL & MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
The HOUSE POINT system will promote individual and mutual accountability.
Students and adults who actively participate and contribute to the success of their House win House points and rewards.
Throughout the school year a running total of the House points will be awarded.
The House with the most number of points at the end of each grading period earns a field trip.
The House with the most number of points at the end of the school year, receives the School House trophy, engraved with the House name, as well as individual certificates for students in various categories in each House.
LET’S CREATE OUR BANNER
In most cultures, colors have significant meanings. For the colors of the houses, we take inspiration from the Chinese culture of Feng Shui.
On your table are slips of paper that have the meaning of the color of our house according to the art of Feng Shui, (pronounced "fung shway“)
-meaning wind water-
LET’S CREATE OUR BANNER
Discuss in your group What are the words that stand out the
most? What images come to mind?
Come to a consensus on which image/picture best represents your group based on the definition of the color, your group’s personality, and the IB goal of International Mindedness.
CREATING OUR BANNER
Have someone in your group draw the image on the white construction paper on your table.
NOW review the words from the definitions of your color, international mindedness, and the learner profile.
Which words does your group most associate with?
Write the words around your picture.
Tape your contribution to the banner on the board.
BANNER EXAMPLE FOR ONE HOUSE REPRESENTATIONS FROM EACH GROUP.
DIVERSITYTRUSTLOVE
HAPPINESS
Group 1
TOMORROWJOY
STRENGTH
Group 2
PRINCIPLEDKNOWLEDGEABLE
ENERGY
Group 3