Interconnectedness - Day 4

Many visitors were welcomed to the school today for an MYP community workshop for new MYP teachers from all over Indonesia. Pak Andy (the expatriate music teacher) introduced his year 9 music class who played the kolintang (Indonesian xylophone). In his introduction he stated: “The next performance is very ‘MYP’. We are using Indonesian instruments, western mallets, an Indonesian song called ‘Pesta’ (party) and a western style of music" The cultural interconnectedness between PYP and MYP was evident.There were about 15 students in the group who all played on their own kolintang.

I also witnessed the Year 5 students filming a Balinese tale under two beautiful red umbrellas as they were finishing their Central Idea:’ Legends help us in understanding our heritage’.

This afternoon, Allison (PYP coordinator and Year 4 teacher) organized a meeting with the 2 teachers who will be visiting St Leonards in mid-November. Pak Joni works with Year 6 and Ibu Juni works in the Year 2 team. Both have never have travelled overseas and are excited about seeing another PYP school in a different context. They are keen to gain new ideas concerning math and teaching practices in Australia. They also are keen to share their assessment and reporting ideas with staff at St Leonards during their visit in November.
- Liz Bawden - Nixon