ISY Elementary Blog Big Ideas Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal September 24, 2021 Once a week in their Culture and Communication classes, our students in Grades 2 to 5 read a chapter of The Odyssey – the Ancient Greek tale of hero Odysseus and his men...
ISY Elementary Blog Wisdom and Humility Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal September 17, 2021 I have watched a lot of tennis over the last couple of weeks. The US Open finished on Sunday and both the men’s and women’s champions were not supposed to win. Daniil...
ISY Elementary Blog Adapt and Contribute Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal September 10, 2021 Last week I wrote about our goal to develop self-efficacy in all of our students. This goal came out of a six year self-study as part of our accreditation as a...
ISY Elementary Blog Self-Efficacy Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal September 3, 2021 Last year we completed a six year self-study as part of our accreditation as a leading international school. One major goal that we have set ourselves is: All students will...
ISY Elementary Blog Self-Belief Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal August 27, 2021 After months of having no COVID cases in the community, New Zealand finally had to lockdown last Wednesday. To make sure COVID does not get out of control, we cannot leave our...
ISY Elementary Blog A good start! Mike Simpson, Elementary School Principal August 20, 2021 Our focus for our first three days was to get to know each other and make sure every student is comfortable and excited about the school year. Judging by the laughs and smiles...
