International School Manila

ES PARENT BULLETIN
22 April 2016

Volume 16

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

APR
27

Wednesday Morning Meeting,

Student Late Start 8:30AM

29

School Holiday: No Classes

MAY
2
4,11,18,
25

School Holiday: No Classes

Wednesday Morning Meeting,
Student Late Start 8:30AM

Childrens Musical Theater, 6pm

Fine Arts Theater

National Elections: No Classes

10

Parent Coffee, 7:45 - 9:00AM,

Little Theater

6, 20

Parent Bulletin

20

Kinder Concert - 8:00 - 9:00 AM

Grade One Concerts - 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Little Theater for both concerts

27

4th Quarter Assembly, 8:00 - 9:00

AM

From the ES Administration

OnWednesdaymorningthisweek,ourServiceLearningCoordinatorsinthe
ElementarySchool,IngeStrangeandSophieWaddington,ledthefaculty
andteaching/educa onassistantsinalearningac vitydesignedto
developgreaterunderstandingofwhatServiceLearningmeansforchildren
agedthreetotenyears.Partofthediscussioncenteredontheideaoflevels
ofchildrenspar cipa oninServiceLearningexperiences.UsingHarts
LadderofPar cipa onasaframeworkforourconversa ons,teachersand
TAstalkedaboutthekindsofprojectsthatwouldbeappropriateand
engagingforourstudentsaswestrivetoincreasetheirempathy,provide
themwithopportuni estotransfertheirskillsandknowledgepurposefully,
andmakechoicesthatarehealthyforthemselves,forothersandforthe
environment.

Asadultswecanat mesunderes matethecompetenceofchildren,and

takecontrolwiththeendresultthatthechildrenhaveli leunderstanding
oftheissuesathandortheirac ons.Thereare,however,manyprojects
designedandrunbyadults,withchildrenhavingpredeterminedroles,that
areveryposi veexperiencesforbothadultsandchildren.OnWednesday
welookedatthedierentwaysinwhichwecansupportouryoungest
studentsatISMinge nginvolvedandcontribu ng,andmovefromthe
moretokenis ctomoregenuinemodelsofpar cipa on,wherechildren
areconsulted,informedanddecisionmakingisshared.Indoingso,wewere
remindedbyourteacherleaders,andbytheworkofRogerHart*,thatthe
designofchildrenspar cipa onshouldnotbeconsideredasasimple
measurings ckofitsquality.Wehaveseensomewonderfulservice
learningeventsrecentlythatreflectavarietyofmodelsoflearningsuchas
theRecyclingExpoinKindergartenwithPCFandPapayaAcademy,the
PreschoolPlan ngCommunityService,andGrade4studentsjoiningMSand
HSstudentsinParanaquethisweekend,forabeachcleanupandmangrove
plan ng.Thisweek,theEShaspar cipatedinNoImpactWeekwiththemes
ofNature,ReducingWaste,SavingWater,EnergyUsageandWellbeing
framingtheServiceLearning.Ourgoalistomaketheseexperiencessafe,
collabora ve,developmentallyappropriate,meaningfulandinclusive,in
waysthatstrengthenourcommunityandbringchildrensideastolife.

*ChildrensPar cipa on.FromTokenismtoCi zenship(1992).

UNICEFInterna onalChildDevelopment:CentreSpedaledeglilnnocen
Florence,Italy

Adam Campbell
ElementaryPrincipal

Michael Rourke
ElementaryAssistantPrincipal

Elementary School Parent Bulletin

22 April 2016

ES No Impact Week
Thank you to all families for helping to support No Impact week at ISM with conversations at home. The kids had a
very successful week with many different grade level projects happening throughout the school. Happy Earth Day!