Author: northlands

As part of their UOI "A Trip Back in Time", Year 1 students enjoyed a very special field trip to the National Railway Museum in Retiro. This museum preserves over 160 years of railway history, making it the perfect setting for our young inquiries to explore how transport has evolved. The visit was full of [...]

In Design & Technology lessons, our Year 7 students immersed themselves in the exciting world of programming and telecommunications. Their challenge was to make their BBC micro:bit devices communicate wirelessly with one another. Using radio wave technology, students explored the key concept of Connection, investigating how data is transmitted in the real world through the [...]

Year 4 students had the pleasure of welcoming the children from San Francisco Kindergarten (4-year-old class) for a special reading and sharing experience. In preparation for the visit, the Year 4 students carefully selected a book to read to their guests and spent time getting ready for this meaningful opportunity. On the day of the [...]

Hockey Final Result: 7th Place Highlights: Although the tournament started in a challenging way, the team showed steady improvement throughout the competition, reaching its highest level of performance during the final stages. Special recognition goes to several players who successfully adapted to unexpected positional changes, demonstrating great tactical maturity, commitment, and an excellent willingness to [...]

Hockey Final Results The Hockey team finished in 5th place, winning the Silver Cup. Team B, whose participation we considered highly valuable in providing competitive opportunities for a greater number of students, also delivered an outstanding performance throughout the day. The school photographer took photos of both teams as well as the awards ceremony. Highlights [...]

Year 2 enjoyed a wonderful Friendship Day filled with fun, connection, and meaningful moments together with their teachers. We started the day with a whole-year-group game, where students laughed, collaborated, and had a great time alongside their teachers. Later, they participated in three different activity stations, mixing with classmates from across the year group and [...]

As part of the How We Organise Ourselves Unit of Inquiry, Year 3 students explored different forms of government, citizenship, and the rights and responsibilities that help communities function effectively. Throughout the unit, students investigated how democratic systems work and even organised their own classroom elections, experiencing each stage of the electoral process. The highlight [...]

In Year 1, students took part in an innovative learning experience using Animated Drawings, an artificial intelligence-based tool that transformed their artwork into animated characters. Using illustrations they created themselves, students watched as their characters began to move, dance, and express themselves in dynamic ways, sparking excitement, curiosity, and new opportunities for creative exploration. This [...]