Activities

The Student Council

The Student Council in the Elementary  School consists of students who are elected at each grade level. The council affords the students opportunities to take part in the life of the school and educates them in the ways of democratic participation. Members are responsible for organizing school functions on a regular basis.

Field Trips 

Educational field trips are encouraged at NIS and considered a vital part of a course of study. They are organized to allow students to participate in regional events to enhance their overall educational experiences.

Buddy  Classes

Students are paired (Buddied Up) with a class from a different age group to work together on their reading, writing, drama and language skills. This allows the younger students to develop trust in an older student and the older students to develop a sense of responsibility for a younger student.

Student Led Conferences

As part of our PYP development, the Elementary section has recently started to introduce a system of Student Led Conferences. During this process each student selects examples of work from their portfolio to share with their parents.

As the student and parent move from station to station the student is in charge of explaining each piece of work, leading the activity and asking and answering the questions relevant to the work. This conference is an opportunity for the student to take a leadership position and accept responsibility for the exchange of information. The teacher playes no part in the process.

All the parents and students who helped us on the "practice day" were very impressed with the process and results of the conference.

In the following school year all students will be trained to lead their own conferences and the parents from this year's conference will be able to encourage other parents to take part.