FULCRUM 30 – Convocatoria
Dear members of the Lancaster Community, The FULCRUM Committee would like to invite you to collaborate in the next edition of the school’s magazine. The subject we’re focusing on this time is Resiliency and the challenges of change. 2020 has undoubtedly been an unusual and challenging year for the whole world and we are only starting to grasp the scope of what is happening. The future holds many questions but we’re convinced that humanity can learn from this
Reflection
“We do not learn from experience… We learn from reflecting on experience.” John Dewey Last Friday, all Lancaster staff participated in our first Professional Development day of this school year. These days are important for us as they allow us time to engage in professional dialogue; to focus on our learning and growth as professionals and this, in turn, has a positive impact on student learning (we hope). This plays a crucial role in ensuring
The importance of dialogue
“In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.” Thich Nhat Hanh I will admit that this week, I was struggling to find inspiration for my weekly Newsletter musings. Then, the first presidential debate took place in the USA whilst, coincidentally, I was preparing a presentation for teachers that includes the theme of professional dialogue. I doubt many would describe that particular debate as «inspirational» – but it certainly made me think about the topic
Autumn
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson This week, on Tuesday 22nd September, we saw the Autumn Equinox. The first official day of Autumn (tell it to the thunderstorms!) and the day that we celebrate a time of balance and wholeness as day and night are (almost) the same length and light and darkness find brief equilibrium. It is also a time when
Lanky Talky: The IMYC program.
A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to host a Lanky Talky conference in which students from Forms 1-3 and their families joined us to discuss the IMYC program. IMYC stands for the International Middle Years Curriculum and it’s a program geared towards the youngest students at the Diligencias campus. The program aims to provide a unifying prism through which to view and process the different subjects our students engage in. These prisms are