The 2015 academic year is in its final five weeks and you would expect that we are starting to slow the pace and wind down. Not at IFS. Last week we welcomed the old Year 11 students back from their exams and they joined the new Year 11's at the Stage 6 camp. We had … [Read more...] about Slow Down? Not at IFS!
Term 4…OMG!
I seriously cannot believe that we have just started Term 4 of this year. I thought last term was busy but looking through all the events we have planned already I know that this term will far outdo the last. We have kicked off the term in Stage 4 with Geography. The focus is ‘Investigating … [Read more...] about Term 4…OMG!
Win Bin
I met with many Stage 4 parents on Monday night at our teacher interviews. I am happy to say that for the parents I saw I had nothing but praise for their children. Most of my appointments were regarding Year 7 students and I explained that for the past two terms these … [Read more...] about Win Bin
Integrated Learning
A new term and new topic. Stage 4 are currently engaged in a theme that will be extremely close to their hearts -Themselves! or rather IDENTITY! Within PDHPE students are covering work that allows them to explore and reveal aspects of themselves. They have been busy working on … [Read more...] about Integrated Learning
How do we drive learning?
At IFS, we deliver the required board of studies curriculum content a little differently to other colleges. We present the work to students through project-based learning. PBL is about learning things simultaneously and being guided through the process of researching to gain knowledge and present … [Read more...] about How do we drive learning?
Unknown Frontiers
One of my favourite quotes is 'Your current boundries were once unknown frontiers'. It's my favourite because it makes me feel like I have accomplished something. For me it signifies strength, courage, ambition, determination and motivation. It is sometimes so easy to just work within our … [Read more...] about Unknown Frontiers