On May 16th, ISB MS students will be engaged in the 2nd annual ISB One Day. ONE DAY is a great opportunity for our MS students to choose an 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 and performing a one-person
comedy act or play - Write a 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 issue - Create a new App.
- Create a new board game
- Create a new piece of art
- 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 an interesting landmark
- Research and present on a topic you
are passionate about
Students will be working on their projects in various venues throughout the day on Thursday, May 16, so we invite you to visit and see our amazing students enthusiastically pursue their passions!
The next day, Friday, May 17th in the afternoon, students will showcase their work. Please come to the showcase to see what the MS students created.
See what kids did in just One Day last year in this video. You can also see last year’s student projects at the ISB One Day website.