Sharing an evening together with friends we were able to watch a great fireworks display last night on the foreshore. I guess it was a combination of Victory Day celebrations as well as commemorating the life of the previous President. It was the “85th jubilee of the national leader of Azerbaijani people” according [...]
Fireworks on the Boulevarde
May 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Azerbaijan · Baku
Teacher display goes up
May 9th, 2008 · No Comments
I don’t have photos yet but Michael and I with Natasha have put up our teaching time-line and teaching process display for the Exhibition. We’ve also included a display on the Student Profile, which is jargon for the characteristics that we believe students should have in the PYP. Monday we get to [...]
Tags: Azerbaijan · Freedom of the Press · school
Authorisation visit
May 6th, 2008 · No Comments
The Exhibition was reviewed today under the two visiting people from the PYP, who are here for the 5-yearly re-authorisation visit. They are principals in Munich and Kazachstan (is it Almati?)
Michael and I had 30 mins with them along with the two ex P8 (Grade 5) teachers from last year. The assessment [...]
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Re-authorisation visit to TISA
May 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Today the school re-authorisation visit began by two men from the Primary Years Program.
We are a well-established school so there are only two of them but I understand that four is more common. They have meetings all day for three days, including the P8 team for the Exhibition (that’s Michael and me) as well [...]
