What’s going on at NORTHLANDS?

Dec
11

K5 Graduation Ceremony

Olivos Kinder Beautiful and exciting ceremony today for the kindergarten 5 children, accompanied by their families, teachers, and many people who have been by their side throughout this important journey through kindergarten. We are very proud of all of you, and we know that Primary School awaits you with new challenges, learning experiences, and dreams [...]
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Dec
06

Y3 – Lab “Natural Pigments”

Olivos Primary As part of the UOI 5 “Peoples Organisation”, Y3 students visited the laboratory to have one of the last science experiences of the year. In this opportunity, they extracted natural pigments to represent nature, simulating techniques used by indigenous peoples. With this activity, they reinforced the inquiry line that explores the connection between [...]
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Dec
06

Y6 PYP Ceremony

Olivos Primary "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu Congratulations! This Tuesday, Y6 students had their PYP Graduation Ceremony in which they received their Diplomas from their Exhibition Mentors. The ceremony was a joyous occasion, marking the culmination of our students' academic journeys. The event celebrated not only [...]
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Dec
06

Art: Portraits!

Olivos Primary - Y6 During the portrait unit, Y6 students applied their prior knowledge through various activities. They began with exercises using a black pencil, practising the chiaroscuro learned in the previous unit. Then, they focused on direct observation drawings of eyes, noses, and mouths, using visual resources. Finally, they modelled portraits with clay, paying [...]
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Dec
06

Micro bit Y7

Olivos Secondary BBC Micro Bit is a small 4x5 cm programmable card designed to make learning programming easy, fun and accessible to everyone. Thanks to the large number of sensors it incorporates, hundreds of projects can be carried out with just the card. The students programmed and loaded them into the micro:bit. In the first [...]
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Dec
06

OLIVOS KINDERGARTEN: OPEN CLASSES

During these past few weeks, the Kindergarten children have been celebrating what they have learnt throughout the year together with their families and teachers. Some beautiful moments they enjoyed were: singing, the music lessons, and the beautiful violin concerts performed by the K5 children. Everybody was very surprised and they had fun programming the robots [...]
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Dec
01

Paula Riesenkamp – an Accreditated Counsellor

We are proud to share that Paula Riesenkamp, our University Counsellor, is the first counsellor from Argentina to become a Times Higher Education Accredited Counsellor! We congratulate Paula for the accreditation she obtained and her participation in the Colombia International Schools Forum and Workshop 2023 where she strengthened her knowledge to support our students in [...]
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Dec
01

Northlands Debating Team

Olivos Secondary We are thrilled to announce a remarkable achievement by two of our secondary school students in the recent 2023 Acorn Debating competition organised by the Argentine Debating Association. It is with great pride that we congratulate Charo Viñales and Ana Jacobs for their outstanding performances, securing places among the top ten speakers in [...]
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