Exploring AI and Learning with Visiting Expert Rita Bateson
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Grade 11 Students Connect with Ugandan School in Art Project
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What Does the Board of Trustees Do?
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Inside WAB’s Middle School House System
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Inside WAB’s Dual Language Program
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WAB Podcast | Digital Citizenship: Students Navigating Life Online
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In this week’s episode, Middle School Counselor Solomon Cruz sits down with students Sarafina (G8) and Thomas (G7) for an open, honest conversation about what it means to be a responsible and respectful digital citizen. From managing group chats to navigating online friendships, our students share how they make thoughtful choices in a constantly connected world and what they wish adults better understood about growing up online. Throughout the discussion, Solomon and the students explore practical strategies that parents can use at home, including: Starting early: Having...
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WAB Podcast | Global Citizenship in Action with Angie Crouch and HS Students
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In this episode of the WAB Podcast, hear how students are putting Global Citizenship in Action: leading projects that empower communities, build empathy, and develop future-ready skills.
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Student Takeover! Meet our new MYP Coordinator, Rebekah Hommel
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Grade 8 hosts Hugh and Emma interview WAB’s new MYP Coordinator, Ms. Rebekah, in a lively conversation about learning, community, and curiosity.
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Flourishing Together: What’s Ahead for WAB This Year
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Year-End Reflection with Students and School Leadership
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As the school year draws to a close and the summer holiday approaches, we bring you a special end-of-year episode and the season finale. In this episode, two Grade 11 students, Francesco and Grace, took the mic. They sat down with our Head of School, Marta Medved Krajnovic, and Stephen Taylor, WAB's Director of Innovation in Learning and Teaching, to reflect on the year’s highlights and look ahead to the future. A Year of Celebration and Connection From September 1, when our community came together to launch the 30th anniversary, this year has been a joyful celebration of WAB’s...
info_outlineWelcome to the 13th episode of WAB Podcast Season 5! In this episode, we are joined by three Middle School students: Veronica from Grade 8, Claude from Grade 7, and Jasmine from Grade 6, along with their design teachers, Andy Cole and Simon Furmston. Together, they discussed the Middle School Design Showcase, highlighting the unique features of their projects, the challenges they encountered throughout the process, and the skills they developed along the way. Join us as we explore their creative journeys.
Simon introduced the purpose behind the Middle School Design Showcase, which served as a platform for students to exhibit their creations, receive feedback from peers, and share their work with parents. The design projects are intricate, involving the entire design cycle, from research and material selection to sketching designs, crafting test prototypes, making the final selection, and producing the project. From August to December, students worked on their projects, deserving recognition for their learning and perseverance.
Andy highlighted that students are required to familiarize themselves with various software tools to successfully complete their projects. Grade 6 students, who were tasked with designing banknotes, were introduced to the Adobe suite. They usually start with Photoshop, emphasizing the importance of understanding layers. The banknote project allows students to explore the complicated details and security features in the 2D graphic that is a banknote. This project also allows students to identify and integrate key elements from their culture or existing designs into their final product.
Grade 6 student Jasmine shared her journey of creating a digital banknote, starting with hand-drawing different layers on plastic and transferring them to Photoshop. After learning about the different security features of banknotes, she implemented these elements into her design. Jasmine also found organizing layers in Photoshop challenging, but she managed to arrange and label them effectively at the end.
Claude, a Grade 7 student, detailed his project of designing rocket packaging for NASA. He expressed his enjoyment throughout the process, highlighting the creative freedom to choose any brand and logo for the packaging design.
Veronica from Grade 8 crafted a hexagonal Bluetooth speaker, pushing her creative boundaries. She shared how she addressed the shape-related problem with the teacher's help and her difficulties in housing all the components within a compact design. Despite the hurdles, Veronica made a functional speaker, testing it with multiple devices and playing music on it.
If you're interested in discovering more about WAB's exciting student activities and inspiring learning stories, be sure to tune into this episode.