Questioning the World in Secondary School
Questions are a window into our world. If the role of school is to help prepare our children to understand, shape and grow the world of tomorrow, then questions are the only way to do this. For, it is only when young minds start to puzzle, wonder, imagine and explore that children can begin to identify with the world around them and come to see themselves as an agent for change in that world. Explore with us some of the questions our NIS learners are wondering about, right now…..
Grade 8 Design Students went on a semester-long deep dive into the concept of “Design Thinking” ...
For nearly 30 years, NIS has participated in some form of a Model United Nations, and despite the COVID conundrum, this year was no exception. Instead of...
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...and protect an egg from a four meter drop?
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With UN Human Rights Day coming up soon, Gr. 10 students inquired into human rights and what kind of rights...
Q: What can schools, educators, and educational institutions do to prevent victim-blaming attitudes?
This was one of the initial questions that spurred action by a group of NIS high school students. The “Nagoya Action Heroes”, consisting of seven high school students, were inspired by the Blank Noise community/public art project that seeks to confront sexual harassment.