by Graeme Scott
graemes@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents,
It is now several weeks since Passion Day. This was the first time we have done anything like this, and there was nothing of the same scale in other schools that we could use for a blueprint. So, it was a real voyage of discovery for us. Whilst it was impossible to match all of the kids’ needs to activities, we did manage to place over 85% of students in their first or second choice activity. Pre K – grade 2 children had a different type of day but one that involved much more choice than normal. There was a real buzz on and off campus on 8th November – it was a very exciting day.
The purpose of Passion Day was to give our students more individual choice and, where possible, to allow them to spend a whole day going deeper into something they were passionate about, or to try something new. It was also an opportunity for us to come together as a school (we started the day with a whole school assembly with students from grades 3-12) with many activities including students from different grades. We are keen to make future Passion Days even better but to do that, we need your feedback.
We would be most grateful if you could take the time to answer three straightforward questions for us.
- What did your child/children do on Passion Day?
- How were your children when they arrived home? Did they enjoy Passion Day? Did they learn something new? How did they react?
- From your perspective, what could we have done differently to make this a better day?
Please email your responses to any of Graeme Scott ( graemes@isb.ac.th ), Elizabeth Rossini ( elizabethr@isb.ac.th ), Bronwyn Weale ( bronwynw@isb.ac.th )
Thank you so much for your time.
“We must act out passion before we can feel it.”
Jean-Paul Sartre