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We’re taking advantage of this school year to build bonds among our school community — between students, teachers and our staff! Read some snippets of Middle School social life that help cultivate our sense of belonging.
As a school, we focus a great deal on what happens inside the classroom, which is to be expected. However, what happens outside of the classroom can be equally important for our students’ development.
After an almost three-year hiatus, French teacher Emmanuel Labadie has started taking his Middle School students back to the Lower School. This is part of M. Labadie’s longtime classroom tradition— to help encourage the younger students to read, work and play in French, while supporting the cognitive and social-emotional development of his Middle School cohort. This year’s theme is Living well together at EB: the older ones accompany the young ones!
“Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to teaching and learning for kindergarten through eighth grade that focuses on the strong link between academic success and social-emotional skills. The Center for Responsive Schools believes that a high-quality education for every student is built on the foundation of a safe, strong, and joyful school community. The Responsive Classroom approach is grounded in a core belief and six guiding principles, which form the foundation for a wide range of practices that help students develop the academic and social-emotional skills they need for success. These practices become a part of everyday classroom life and help educators integrate the four domains of the approach: positive community, engaging academics, effective management, and developmentally responsive teaching.”1
When most people think of evaluations for students, their mind goes straight to formal testing from a testing agency like NWEA (MAP Growth), or the French Ministry of Education (National Evaluations). These tests are given high importance and provide valuable information, but they are not the only types of assessments happening in the classroom!
Chrissy Greer, Middle School Dean and Social Studies Teacher
Google Classroom is a resource that allows teachers to streamline communication with parents and students (G5 & up) in a paperless way. Teachers are able to easily assign work and share resources, and students can just as simply complete and return assigned work. Google Classroom is your one-stop-shop for all homework, classwork, and due dates!
Bien à la maison, bien dans mes routines. Routines are repetitive and predictable habits and actions that occur in your daily life. They are different depending on a person’s family life, priorities and plans. My intention is not to describe the perfect routine because there is none. My intention here is to tell you why your children need a routine, and how you can provide one
French Learning Specialist & SST Coordinator, Bénédicte Cambon
We know homework can sometimes feel like a stressful experience for our kids. But, we can implement some helpful routines to make this an easier part of everyone's lives.
Elodie Resurreccion, French Curriculum Coordinator
As part of the Litt. Jeunesse 2022 (Youth Literature 2022) event, organized by Made in France, Orianne Lallemand visited our Kindergarten and G1 classes to introduce books touching on diversity and inclusion, such as le Loup qui avait un nouvel ami (The Wolf Who Made a New Friend) et Le petit monsieur (The Little Gentleman).
Elodie Resurreccion, French Curriculum Coordinator
At EB, we believe that students need to be equipped to confidently embrace the delights and challenges of an interconnected world. Yet in our rapidly changing world, our nation’s wildlife continues to be faced with critical challenges.
Magali Noth, Head of Primary & Elodie Resurreccion, French Curriculum Coordinator
Our entire community, including our students, has been affected by the attacks in Ukraine. The Lower School Student Council and Eco-Council decided to take action. They unified their forces and worked together to support the children in Ukraine.
Meet Stephanie Colker, our new Middle School Social Studies Teacher! This semester, Ms. Colker's G6 class explored mosaics, which were popular and common in the Ancient Roman world.
World Savvy is a 7th grade program that asks students to research a serious issue that could be in their community or in another community or country. After researching their topic, students will offer a solution to create an impact.
At EB, the teaching staff recognizes the individuality of each student, and is dedicated to helping each and every one of them reach their full potential.
Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley does not exclude from participation in, deny the benefits of, or subject any individual to discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin. This policy applies to all programs, services, and facilities, including applications, admissions, and employment.