 As grade 5 learners are inquiring into peace and conflict and inspirational humans, we welcomed Shelly Pollock, co-author of award winning picture book, Lion Lights. This inspirational book has received four different children’s book awards including the 2023 Children’s Africana Book Award (CABA), the Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2022, California Eureka Silver Honoree 2022, and the 2022 Blueberry Award! Mrs. Pollock shares the incredible story of Richard Turer, a Kenyan Maasai who grew up trying to protect his family's cattle from the lions. Through hard work and perseverance, he designed and discovered a peaceful solution of flashing lights to scare the lions away without hurting them and protecting the cattle. As Shelly shared her writing journey she was able to encourage grade fives to take action and find sustainable solutions. 
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Certainly there has been a different feeling on campus in the Secondary School these past two days. The energy and excitement that the students have brought back from their Week Without Walls experiences is truly inspiring, and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the impact we are already seeing on our school community: Whether through service opportunities, outdoor adventures, or cultural immersion, students had the opportunity to step out of their comfort zone and learn something new about themselves and the world around them. Their enthusiasm for sharing these experiences with their peers and teachers has created a contagious spirit of engagement and curiosity. It has been incredible to witness the deepened connections between students and staff. Through teamwork, problem-solving, and shared challenges during the trips, students have forged stronger relationships with one another and with their teachers that has led to an increased sense of community and collaboration on campus, with students showing greater respect, understanding, and support for their classmates and teachers. Many of our students have returned more confident in their abilities, having successfully navigated the challenges of Week Without Walls. Whether they stepped into leadership roles, contributed their unique skills to group tasks, or overcome challenges they have faced, these experiences have helped them realize their potential. This confidence has been evident in the classroom, where students are showing more initiative, asking thoughtful questions, and demonstrating a willingness to engage in new challenges. We are thrilled to see how the experiences from Week Without Walls are shaping our students both academically and personally. The energy on campus is palpable, and we are confident that this momentum will carry forward, enriching our school community for the rest of the year. As always, your support has been instrumental in making this program a success, and we thank you for trusting us to guide your children through these meaningful experiences.  As we do every year, we have been unpacking the AISM Diploma Program May 2024 exam results. Below are some highlights of our results. Congratulations to the Class of 2024!  One of our big goals for this school year will be to develop a Culture of Kindness in Primary School, one that is built around our School Charter, which focuses on three words: Happy, Respected, Safe. One of the first steps in creating this culture is to understand that in order to be kind to others, one has to be kind to oneself first. In order for students to deepen their understanding of how to foster our own wellbeing, Ms Heather, our Primary School Counselor, and I have planned to lead wellbeing assemblies for our students throughout the school year. We started these assemblies this week with our Grade 4 and 5 students, focusing on personal wellbeing strategies to look after ourselves in order to be able to give back to others. After some thoughtful discussions, students engaged in different mindfulness activities to practice some of the strategies they discussed. Mindful Body Scanning, Yoga, Mindful Reading and Mindful Drawing were stations that kept our students engaged.  And look at what I stepped on when walking through campus today: What a beautiful surprise to see this on one of our walkways.   Our Grade 6 students enjoyed a trip to Book Café this week where they had the opportunity to sample several different “tasting dishes” from a wide range of book genres. Mr. Vernijo and Ms. Terry were dressed up as wait staff and took orders and delivered dishes to the patrons. We are happy to say that many liked what they tried so much they took the items “to-go!”
Sometimes, when a young person says they don’t like to read, it is because they have not had enough exposure to books of different genres (adventure, fantasy, true survival, sports non-fiction, to name a few) and in different formats (audio, print, digital, graphic novels). By giving students more choice in what they are reading, and by putting outstanding books in their hands, they have a better chance to grow into life-long readers.  Photo by Nik on Unsplash Here at AISM, we realise that preparing for a new school and/or a new school year is challenging enough so we try to minimise the stress by providing all supplies & books where possible. See below for more information
We had a decent turn-out at the DigCit Parent Session on Tuesday morning with 21 primary and secondary parents attending - some great initial discussions!
This was the first of several sessions where our focus was to share tech challenges and successes, AISM's approach to Digital Citizenship, the importance of home/school partnerships especially in this area & sharing parent-friendly practical suggestions and resources. One of the main aims was to involve parents in deciding other possible foci for future sessions. This truly is an area where community involvement - students, teachers and parents - is needed in order for us to navigate successfully! Here are the resources, presentation and handouts that we included - looking forward to sharing further in future sessions - more information to come! Parent Handouts: Be the Parent The focus of AISM is always focused on achieving our mission to pursue excellence by empowering learners to achieve mastery of self, advance their communities, and flourish in an ever-changing world while living out our core values to: Celebrate Humanity, Cultivate Grit, Inspire Curiosity, and Embody Integrity. The spirit of our mission and core values are intertwined with our new strategic priorities:
 Saturday represented a day of celebration, with the focus being diversity and multiculturalism as mentioned in the Message from the Director. We highly encourage you to read more about the International Day event over on our AISM Magazine, through the beautiful words of our student journalist, Laia. Check out the visual round up of the event on Instagram and/or Youtube. The AISM 76ers “Maybe it’s something we take for granted in our Maputo day-to-day, but this international life really is something to celebrate and we did it in style on International Day 2023. This past Saturday, our community got together to celebrate each and every one of the 76 different countries that make up the school's family in our annual International Day. Not only does AISM have students, teachers and parents from almost 80 countries, but also from 6 out of the 7 continents on the planet, making for an extremely diverse day of celebration.“ Please join the rest of the AISM community for a variety of activities including football/soccer, basketball, volleyball and yoga. Remember that the swimming pool and library are also open for community use on Saturdays too! See poster below for more information:  *Please contact Adrian (843077560) if you wish to join the WhatsApp group for the activities.
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