#SWESAction: Art Gallery Night!
At Spicewood Elementary, we strive to provide students with opportunities to choose, to act, to decide on their actions and to reflect on these actions in order to make a difference – all of which are an integral part of the PYP. The actions students take in the...
read moreExhibition 2018: The Culmination & Celebration of the PYP
We were excited to celebrate the culminating event with our 5th graders last week during their exhibition. The students were passionate and excited about taking action for real world issues like ocean pollution, freedom and equality around the world, homelessness, and...
read moreExhibition: 2018 Exhibition Invitation Contest
As a PYP school, we place student driven action and agency at the forefront to learning so what better way than to have our very own 5th graders design the invitation to their Exhibition! Congratulations to our winner and our risk-taking 5th graders who entered the...
read moreInquiry Learning & Curiosity
Inquiry learning is about making connections. As learners, we all have experiences from which we draw when facing new challenges. Inquiry is the process by which a learner uses their background knowledge to approach new situations, and asks questions to find out...
read moreHow We Express Ourselves: Parent Resource
Expressing ourselves is a basic human need. From the very physical or tactile to verbal or visually, we all find ways to express our feelings about topics important to us. Some people may feel called to the arts to channel their creativity and ideas, while others...
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