THE WORK OF OUR HOUSES:

BUILDING INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS

IB ACADEMY 2015

AGENDA

WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS

THE SKILLS FOR TOMORROW

REVIEW OF HOUSE SYSTEM

ACTIVITIES OF HOUSES

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE VOLUNTEER/NOMINATIONS/VOTING

DESIGNING OUR BANNER

SCHEDULE NEXT HOUSE MEETING

The realit

y of our

interc

onnected w

orld

Our students must develop the

necessary skills, habits of mind and

the moral and ethical values to be able to

understand and manage the

interconnectivity andcomplexity of the

modern world.

INTERNATIONALLY MINDED

The aim of all IB programs is to develop internationally minded people who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS

Malala Yousafzai is the girl who stood up for education and was

shot by the Taliban

Nelson Mandela was

a South African anti-apartheid

revolutionary, politician,

and philanthropist who served as President

of South Africa from

1994 to 1999

Mother Teresa the order,

"The Missionaries of Charity",

whose primary task was to love and care for

those persons nobody was prepared to look after.

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian children's rights and education advocate and an activist

against child labor.

EVERYBODY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

RaSia Khepra created the anti-violence awareness campaign Project Orange Tree, which helps co-ordinate community activities to stimulate a conversation about the causes of gun violence and is supported by the rapper Lupe Fiasco.

Jack Andraka created an inexpensive way to detect protein increases that are the early warning signs of pancreatic cancer.

Kristen Powers, 18Chapel Hill, North Carolina Organized other students in developing a community garden. Students bag and donate all the produce to the community.

INTERNATIONALLY MINDED: LEARNER PROFILE

Communicators

Thinke

rs

Reflective

Inquire

rs

Caring

Knowledgeable

Principled

Risk-takers

Open-minded

Balanced

DEEPENING INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS

FAMILIES NURTURING INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS

Have conversations with your child/children about world news . Make the discussion age appropriate for the students.

Here are some examples of things you could explore through the internet.

how other countries celebrate the beginning of winter

monitor the weather around the world

time zones and there relevance to a country’s culture

politics, health issues, poverty

In what ways are countries dependent on each other, financially, politically, etc….

LET’S REVIEW: INTERNATIONAL MINDEDNESS

Our students must develop the necessary skills, habits of mind and the moral and

ethical values to be able to understand and manage the

interconnectivity and

complexity of the modern world.

INTERCONNECTIVITY

Interconnectivity refers to the state or quality of being connected together.

CIS HOUSE SYSTEM

WITH YOUR HELP, THE CIS HOUSE SYSTEM WILL TEACH OUR STUDENTS THE COOPERATION SKILLS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN SUCCESSFUL IN THE GROWING INTERCONNECTIVITY OF OUR WORLD SOCIETY.

WE (YOU AND US) WILL MODEL THE SKILLS AND TEACH THE SKILLS OF:

COOPERATION

PROMOTING POSITIVE INTERNDEPENENCE

LEADERSHIP

INDIVIDUAL AND MUTUAL ACCOUNTABLITY

BALANCEDOPENMINDED

COMMUNICATOR

KNOWLEDGEABLE

------------------ACADEMIC

GAIN

THINKER

REFLECTIVE

INQUIRER

---------------

LIFE LONG

LEARNER

PRINCIPLED RISKTAKERCARING

OPENMINDED

-----------------SKILLFUL LEADER

Leadership• VOLUNTEER• LEAD

Individual & Mutual Accountability• POINT SYSTEM• PRINCIPLED/CARING/HONEST

COLLABORATION• PARTICIPATE IN HOUSE ACTIVITIES

LEADERSHIP

Each House is led and managed by a Head of House supported by House Captains.

The House Captains are responsible for organizing community service opportunities, social events, and fund raising activities for the House.

HEAD OF HOUSE (parent)

HOUSE CAPTAINS

Assistant Captain

(parent/faculty) 

Activities Captain (student and parent)

House Historian (student and parent)

House

Treasurer

(parent)

House Monitors (1 parent and 1 faculty)

COLLABORATION: HOUSE ACTIVITIES

The house activities are designed to benefit our entire school community while we model and teach the collaboration and leadership skills for our students.

TUTORING PROJECT Each house needs to facilitate peer tutoring for students. Tutoring can be done outside of school.

COLLABORATION: HOUSE ACTIVITIES

ONE STUDENT ASSEMBLY

Every HOUSE will be responsible for a 15 minute

assembly, at the start of school day, focusing on

your community service project.

BUILDING FUNDRAISER

Each house will be responsible for organizing at

least one fundraiser to contribute to the purchase

of our building.

COLLABORATION: HOUSE ACTIVITIES

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Each house will need to plan and strategize inventive ways to work as a team to impact our local and/or global community

Go to Global Youth Service Day http://www.gysd.org/causes a project for the school year.

Human Rights

Education

Health

Environment

Com

mun

ity B

uild

in

g

Hunger

COLLABORATION: HOUSE ACTIVITIES

FAMILY FIELD DAY

Parents, students, and faculty participate in an annual family field day. 

ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL EVENTS : International Day

IB Parent Nights

PTA Meetings

Science Night/Science Fair

6th Grade Exhibition Project Presentation

10th Grade Personal Project Presentation

INDIVIDUAL & MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY

The HOUSE POINT system will promote individual and mutual accountability.

Students and adults who actively participate and contribute to the success of their House win House points and rewards.

Throughout the school year a running total of the House points will be awarded.

The House with the most number of points at the end of each grading period earns a field trip.

The House with the most number of points at the end of the school year, receives the School House trophy, engraved with the House name, as well as individual certificates for students in various categories in each House.

LET’S CREATE OUR BANNER

In most cultures, colors have significant meanings. For the colors of the houses, we take inspiration from the Chinese culture of Feng Shui.

On your table are slips of paper that have the meaning of the color of our house according to the art of Feng Shui, (pronounced "fung shway“)

-meaning wind water- 

LET’S CREATE OUR BANNER

Discuss in your group What are the words that stand out the

most? What images come to mind?

Come to a consensus on which image/picture best represents your group based on the definition of the color, your group’s personality, and the IB goal of International Mindedness.

CREATING OUR BANNER

Have someone in your group draw the image on the white construction paper on your table.

NOW review the words from the definitions of your color, international mindedness, and the learner profile.

Which words does your group most associate with?

Write the words around your picture.

Tape your contribution to the banner on the board.

BANNER EXAMPLE FOR ONE HOUSE REPRESENTATIONS FROM EACH GROUP.

DIVERSITYTRUSTLOVE

HAPPINESS

Group 1

TOMORROWJOY

STRENGTH

Group 2

PRINCIPLEDKNOWLEDGEABLE

ENERGY

Group 3