By Cindy Plantecoste, MS Dean of Academics
To ensure that our ISB MS is helping to create the conditions that allow our students to lead healthy, active, balanced lives, while at the same time promoting academic achievement, we have a Home Learning Policy. Our policy outlines the amount of time students should spend on home learning, and the types of activities that are appropriate to the developmental needs of our students.
On average, students should expect home learning to take up to:
Grade 6 – 60 minutes per day
Grade 7 – 70 minutes per day
Grade 8 – 80 minutes per day
Music practice is an additional 20 beyond the home learning expectations
As some students may have one day (even or odd) that has more academic classes that assign home learning, it will be important for students to balance their workload over the two days so that time spent on home learning is reasonable. On occasion, students may not be assigned home learning for a given course.
In our MS you should expect home learning assignments to allow for practice, reinforcement, or extension. Home Learning is not intended for students to access or learn new concepts, content, or skills that are unfamiliar to them.
Should you notice that your child is spending more time than expected on home learning, on a regular basis, please reach out to the teacher of the course concerned. If the overall workload is of concern to you, please feel free to contact your child’s counselor or a member of the administration.
You can best support your child with their home learning by helping them to establish a routine that ensures a healthy balance of downtime, family time, active time and sleep.