The Message at Ain Aar The Amis Girls’ Choir Festival

The Message at Ain Aar

You can’t miss it. Even if you try. “You’re not supposed to,” said Lina Mouchantaf, Ain Aar’s Pre-school and Lower Elementary School Director. “This is what we are all about. I want people who come here to know what we believe in, model and instill in our students.”

Sixteen colorful blackboards were mounted on the 32m circular upper walls of the library. Each board carries a word from the Primary Years Programme attitudes - in English, French or Arabic: appreciation, commitment, creativity, integrity, confidence, cooperation, curiosity, empathy, enthusiasm, independence, respect and tolerance.

Under the supervision of art teacher, Lara Mansour, 200 students, 100 parents and 80 faculty and staff got together over the course of six months to draw their own designs on small cardboard papers. These papers were then glued onto the bigger wooden boards.

The result is an eye catching plethora of colors overlooking the library. No one could possibly miss the message.

“That’s the idea,” beamed Mouchantaf who also drew on her own cardboard. “It’s an ever present reminder what IC is all about.”

The latest art work is part of a PYP Art unit of inquiry that reaffirms how art plays an integral role in a learning environment.

The AMIS European International Honor Girls’ Choir festival

Kathy Heedles, Guest Conductor

THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF PARIS 8-12 April, 2015