Spicewood Elementary School Spicewood students continued with the tradition of Coding For A Cause, an after school club where kids learn how to code or extend their programming knowledge, raising funds for the American Red Cross of Central Texas. This year students donated $426 to the local...
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The IB encourages students to be inquirers, thinkers, and actively responsible for their own learning. With that said, we explore the design process with our students in a few units of inquiry, Day of Global Design, design challenges in the library, and during our...
read moreKindergarten Explores 3D Printing
Kindergarten students explored the function of a 3D printer in connection with their unit of inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Time. As students began finding out the purpose of play and the characteristics of games, they began exploring the function of a 3D printer...
read moreAuthentic Assessment in the PYP
Our fifth grade classes are just wrapping up their How the World Works unit of inquiry in which students explored the concept of phenomena (what does that word actually mean?) and how different perspectives can influence one's interpretation of the word. The concepts...
read moreTechnology’s Role in PYP
In an age of innovation, it becomes even more crucial that we give students frequent opportunities to engage with technology in our classrooms. At Spicewood, we work to seamlessly integrate technology into learning experiences to support student inquiry, giving them...
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