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Grade 2 and the Small Knight The focus this term has been to develop writing skills using the power of reading as a teaching tool. The power of reading is not a way to teach, just an approach. It focuses on high quality age specific children’s literature and uses every aspect of the text to form the foundations of English lessons. This is not just sitting down and writing every lesson! It requires involvement through open discussions, role play, freeze framing, hot seating and much more. We started our topic this term by looking...

DEMA Mangrove Planting in Wheeland Pond, Blue Hills On November 20th, 2015, five children from the International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands participated in a mangrove planting activity at Wheeland Pond in Blue Hills, together with 3 other schools. More about the Primary Schools participating in the DEMA Mangrove Planting. It was a partnership between the Turks and Caicos National Trust and the Department of Environment and Maritime Affairs (DEMA) to promote bird and habitat conservation education and advocacy...

On sale now! International School Calendar 2015/2016 The International School Calendar 2015-2016 - 'Celebrating the child' is now available in the office. This year the calendar showcases the fabulous personal attributes of the children according to their birth month! Please like it and support your PTA! All proceeds from the calendar will go towards important PTA projects from which all the children are sure to benefit greatly. For the past five years, our PTA volunteers have created, photographed and published our popular...

We are Maths Brainiacs! Tuesday October 20th, it was the morning of Maths at the ISTCI! All students from Grades 1-6 came to school dressed ready to represent their house teams: The house teams of Caribs, Arawaks and Tainos. In previous years we hosted general knowledge Brainiac quizzes, which the children really enjoyed, this time the focus was on maths skills. The teachers designed a fun quiz helping the children improve their focus, concentration, memory and of course team work. You could see the confidence...

Celebrating TCI National Heritage Day 2015 at the International School As part of the National Heritage Month celebrations, the International School of the Turks and Caicos Islands joined in and celebrated TCI National Heritage Day 2015 with an array of activities! [cincopa AUEAAAtSzvRg] The children learnt and performed the National Song of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Watch the TCI Heritage Day video to see the and hear them in action. We were very pleased to be joined by Ms. Williams and Mr. Ingham from the Department...