Small Miracles in Dusty Classrooms
It is almost 9 am and I am finding my way through the meandering streets of the medina in Essaouira, Morocco. I am looking for an open store to buy […]
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It is almost 9 am and I am finding my way through the meandering streets of the medina in Essaouira, Morocco. I am looking for an open store to buy […]
Small Miracles in Dusty Classrooms Read More »
Congratulations to Elaine Reimann and Kate O’Connell for their presentations at the IB ASEAN conference on the Amoeba and Fostering Sustainable Habits of Mind in Primary School. Their presentations
Compass Facilitators keep busy despite Covid-19 restrictions Read More »
What is the definition of a border? It is a question that we have been asking our students at the Eastern Mediterranean International School since the start of the academic year. It
Sustainable Warrior: Crossing Borders Read More »
To celebrate the learning and innovations from this year’s Compass Youth Camp batch, check out this compilation of their action plan proposals for our host village, Mae Kapiang. Download Action
Action Plans for Mae Kapiang from CYC 2017 Read More »
In Mid-January, our 5th grade class taught Chinese students visiting from Harbin and Dalian, about the 17 Goals for sustainable development. The 17 Goals are 17 problems around the world
DAIS 5th Grade Steps Towards Sustainability Read More »
When we set out on the Jerusalem Week project at the Eastern Mediterranean International School (EMIS), we wanted to gain real-life experience of the issues faced on a daily basis
In January, 2017, many teachers at Colegio Maya had the fantastic opportunity to attend a two-day workshop run by our director, Michael Johnston, one of Compass Education’s master trainers, with assistance from several
Introducing Systems Thinking in Fifth Grade Social Studies Read More »
The Sustainability Compass model was shared with the students in the Dorm Leadership Council. These students make written proposals to the Dorm Administrators to make changes in the system. We
The Grade 4 unit of study, Goods and Services, was a unit which had historically centered around seeing how businesses run and the main ideas behind what businesses need to make a profit. It
Grade Four Business Unit of Study: Goods and Services Read More »
Working with the Sustainability Coordinator, we identified our grade-level trips as opportunities to utilize systems thinking on sustainability with students. As a result, we created several lesson plans utilizing the
Human Impact on Tioman Island Read More »