WHAT’S HAPPENING IN BEIJING ISB Futures Academy The International School of Beijing’s Futures Academy unveiled its new flexible learning space on August 6. The new location allows the Futures Academy to serve as a hub for learning opportunities as it expands to include students from Grades 7 and 8 in 2015-16. The split-level learning space’s design combines traditional instructional areas with an openplan layout, reflecting ISB’s commitment to create 21st century learning opportunities.
Keystone Welcomes New Leadership Team Members Keystone welcomes Dr. Maureen McCoy (left), head of middle school, Mr. Rick Spadafora (middle), assistant head of high school and IBDP Coordinator, and Ms. Pan Fan (right), assistant head of primary school and director of Chinese Curriculum. Dr. McCoy has over three decades of experience in teaching and education administration. She holds a BA and MA from Reed College in Oregon, and a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University on Teachers’ Experiences with English Language Learners’ Difficulty with Mastering Academic Literacy. Mr. Spadafora has wide experience with the administration of IB programmes at the highest level in a number of schools in Hong Kong. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Canada, and is currently completing a second Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Change from the Hong Kong Institute of Education and Vanderbilt University. Ms. Pan has 20 years experience in education, especially in teaching Chinese in primary school, primary school administration, as well as teacher training. Before joining Keystone, she was the director of guided discovery (in Chinese) and a Chinese teacher at ISF in Hong Kong.
BCIS Celebrating 10th Anniversary – 2005-2015
Early Childhood Montessori Teacher Training at IMTI International Montessori Training Institute’s Academic Director, Debbie Gillespie led a team of local and international educators to deliver the Early Childhood Montessori Teacher Training program in July.
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photos: Courtesy of isb, Keystone, bcis, and IMTI
As the 2015-2016 academic year begins, Beijing City International School has commenced a year-long celebration marking the 10th Anniversary since the school’s opening in 2005. Notable events this year will include the opening of the school’s now 10-year-old time capsule created by the first generation of its students and teachers back in 2005. In addition, this year’s students will create a second time capsule to be opened in 2025 when the school celebrates its 20th anniversary. The celebrations are inspired by a special new 10-year motto: “A Decade of Achievement; A Lifetime of Success.”