It is less than a week until the big exhibition night for the Grade 5s and I want to document some of the progression in their learning towards the night. There has been lots of work towards display boards, websites, interviews, speeches and artistic components and it is all starting to all come together in various different stages.

One of the students has decided to look into the global issue of women’s rights and they have also translated parts into their home language, which is a requirement of all the students to have at least 2 languages shown within their exhibition somehow.

So much hard work has gone into the event and the students are really feeling the hard work, however, they know that it is all worth it in the end when they will complete their presentation on the exhibition night and be able to present, not only their findings, but also their development as learners in an international setting.

Both the display board and artistic component that was completed by the student that is looking into Artificial Intelligence in education – a topic I myself am interested in as it could mean the difference in my future job prospects!

On the 9th of May, the school will be hosting the exhibition night and all the parents and guests of the students will be able to experience the learning in one showcased-event. It also lines up perfectly as being the last full-day that I have at ISS before I make my return to Scotland to end my Learning from Life placement.

The beauty of this project – it gets to showcase the various backgrounds of the student as an individual learner. They get to explore a topic of their choosing and get to evidence it in both English and their home and family language.

The Invitation – Notice the PYP’s Central Idea for ISS’s grade 5s this year was to focus on global awareness and action to establish a better world around us.

We have all worked exceptionally hard and it shows off in the learning that we have gained, emphasising further that we are all learners no matter the stage in life.