Author Archives: Claire Griffiths
A Frosty Morning at ICHK
CAS Projects Spread Cheer
We are pleased to highlight some of the great CAS work being completed by our senior students.
Creativity, Action and Service are terms taken from the IBO’s Diploma programme, and CAS is one of its greatest attractions to universities and employers.
Gymnastics Success
Congratulations to our student gymnasts who collected a haul of medals in the first ever online iGYM competition.
A small group of students had been working extremely hard for last month’s event, spending every break and lunch time practising their moves.… Read more
Bouldering Routes
Over the past term, Year 7s have been benefiting from the creative talents of a Year 10 bouldering route setter.
Isaac Low has been working hard to set new routes on the ICHK Secondary school bouldering wall.
This is creative work, but also time consuming and physically demanding.… Read more
Design Thinking
Creative Year 4s have been working on projects to improve play-times for their fellow students.
The children have been busy constructing new play items and structures as part of a Design Thinking Unit of Inquiry.
Over recent weeks the students of Years 4G and 4L have conducted research among the upper school, distributing surveys and analysing feedback about how to improve break times.… Read more
Human Technologies Learning
Year 7s have been developing their teamwork and communication skills through our groundbreaking Human Technologies curriculum.
They have been working together to build shelters, showing creativity, learning how to solve problems, showing perseverance and entering into a flow of high engagement.
Creative Learning
Year 9 students have been exploring the key themes in Patrick Ness’ novel ‘The Knife of Never Letting Go’ through Lego®Serious Play®
Director of Creativity Phil Morgan ran the session with students of English.
Students built and explained models related to the themes of ‘coming of age’, ‘language and communication’ and ‘rules and order’.
Student led lessons
Leadership, planning and social skills are being boosted in Year 4 with weekly student led lessons.
Every week students in Y4L have the opportunity to take ownership over a lesson and teach the class something they have been learning or are interested in.… Read more