“This is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, and our livelihoods.” This week all classes at MYIS focused on inquiring

At MYIS, we value existing at the frontier of learning in this ever-changing and growing world of education. As new knowledge, concepts and approaches to teaching and learning emerge, it is our mission to stay informed and establish connections to our practice.   MAP Assessment Training Last week our Primary

At MYIS, all of our students in Grades 3, 4 and 5 take the MAP assessment in Math, Reading and Language Usage two times a year.  WHAT IS MAP TESTING? Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®). We give students MAP tests to determine their instructional level and measure academic growth throughout

What is DEIJ? DEIJ stands for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice and is a practice that aligns with MYIS’ mission to develop a caring community that moves together to celebrate and respect people from all cultures. The school’s commitment to DEIJ also correlates with IB’s value of international mindedness: “An

As we look towards returning full-time to school in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, what is of the utmost importance to us is the mental, physical and social wellbeing of the children in our MYIS community. As we begin learning within a classroom environment again, something we want to

  By Tahireh Thampi, PYP Coordinator at MYIS International School   At the beginning of the school year it is always amazing to observe the different kinds of reading experiences my students bring into the classroom.  Depending on the reading culture at their previous school and at home, students often