On May 30th , Grade 6 & Grade 7 ISB MS students will be engaged in the first annual ISB Innovation Day (called One Day). ONE DAY is a great opportunity for our MS students to identify a passion/idea to focus on for an entire school day.
Besides being aligned with our school’s definition of learning, many other reasons make this a great opportunity.
- It’s fun.
- It fosters creativity and innovation
- It gives kids a sense of ownership and voice.
- It fosters intrinsic motivation.
- It highlights talents and interests that don’t necessarily get revealed at school that often.
- It’s a great place to develop 21st century skills like collaboration, problem-solving, and project management.
For the next few weeks during advisory, students will identify topics of their choice and brainstorm ideas to develop a product or project to complete for ONE DAY. Some possible projects include:
- Make a Rube Goldberg machine.
- Write a song and perform it
- Write a piece of music and perform it
- Write and performing a one-person comedy act or play
- Write a short story and publish it
- Write a children’s story and publish it
- Create a podcast to tell a story for children
- Create a podcast or movie about a science topic or experiment you tested
- Create a podcast or movie on an important environmental issu
- Create a new app.
- Create a new board game
- Create a new video game
- Create a painting
- Create a sculpture
- Create a website to share or teach something educational
- Sew or knit a handicraft for charity
- Choreograph a new dance and perform it
- Create a how-to tutorial on how to bake or cook a recipe
- Build a model of the Eiffel Tower or other interesting landmark
- Research and presenting on a topic your are passionate about
The final projects will be captured digitally and exhibited on our ONE DAY Google Site. We will share more information once we have uploaded all of the student work.
Students will be working on their projects in various venues throughout the day on Wednesday, May 30, so we invite you to visit and see what our amazing students create on this day! The next day, Thursday, May 31 in the morning, students will exhibit and showcase their work. Please come by this day as well. Also, if you are interested in mentoring our students in any of the above project ideas, please contact me via email for more information.
