This workshop addressed the needs of the
the effectiveness and coherence of learn-
which were very helpful to all of us. In these
teachers & Coordinators who will be ex-
ing, How to work collaboratively with other
sessions we discussed our planners and the
pected to work with a school’s existing
teachers, Teaching and learning takes place
leader contributed their ideas to make it
when a range and balance of teaching strate-
more happening in the classrooms. The lead-
gies are selected appropriately to meet learn-
ers also shared their experiences working in
ing needs. We also became more familiar
IB schools.
a year with this programme to revisit the
with the Making the PYP happen document
The in school workshop was a great suc-
basic philosophy and programme framework
and the OCC (Online Curriculum Centre).
cess and our understanding of the PYP has
with a view to improve implementation and
Apart from the formal sessions we also had
increased in leaps and bounds.
deconstruct a unit planner, How to collabora-
planned informal sessions with the workshop
By Zahabiyah Shaikhmahmood
tively plan a unit of inquiry which increases
leaders where we exchanged a lot of ideas
Class 1 Teacher.
programme of inquiry and already established units of inquiry. It was also suitable for teachers who have been working since
development of the units in their classrooms. The overall purpose of the workshop was to explore all the aspects of the PYP curriculum through Making the PYP Happen – A curriculum framework for international primary education. The workshop made us all knowledgeable. We learnt how to analyse, refine and evaluate the school’s programme of inquiry, How to
Night in the morning Wednesday was the date for the longest solar
come down at 5:30 AND SEE THIS ECLIPSE.
eclipse, a rare phenomenon and Surat was
But nature had something else in mind, be-
among the few cites which witnessed this
cause of incessant rain on Tuesday and layers
once in a life time view. We at Fountainhead
of clouds in the skies on Wednesday morning it became difficult for gazers to get a view of the total solar eclipse. Students were briefed with the details of the solar eclipse before viewing it by Head Of school. However it did not dampen our spirits, it was a unique experience with morn-
also picked up plastic waste lying on the road
ing turning into night for more than three
which was fun, a sort of an adventure walk
minutes.
and learning experience for them. After a
After the solar eclipse was over students and
walk for an hour they returned back to school
were also all set to view this spectacular
teachers had a good breakfast and went for a
and started with their daily classes.
event. All prior arrangements were made to
morning walk to Kunkni village, in the way to
Overall the solar eclipse was a life time expe-
view this, glasses were gathered from around
the village they saw many creepers like dead
rience for everyone at Fountainhead school.
the city and all students were excited to
snakes, snails, frogs etc and creatures
Sonam & Falguni