This article from the Sydney Morning Herald frames a disturbing discussion about the ubiquity of tablets in an early years classroom and asks the question about the wisdom of these changes in schools. As we cascade into this future of technology that seems to be at our children’s fingertips, it is really easy to slide into believing that it is …
Halloween at BIS
Halloween has gradually built in resonance in Australia until now it has become part of our yearly schedule; it is new part of the landscape of childhood. The tricky part of this new celebration is that it can form some pretty deep fears in children at an early age. In the days of old, when belief controlled our lives, these …
Detention and Time-out are strategies to change in behaviour management
Recently our local Western Suburbs community has been in the news with a story of how our State education system responds to student non-compliance, raising a question about the relevance of detention and “time-out” as way to change behaviour in children. Detention has a long history around the world, as a means to both remove a disruptive influence and allow …
Homework, a habit worth challenging!
It may seem simplistic to say that the problem with the concept of homework is that it comes directly from the notion of learning as ‘work’; but this is a notion that we believe our lifelong learners of today simply don’t need. At BIS we are about loving learning, whether at school or at home, and recently it seems other …
Year 4 Scholarship Open for 2019
BIS has a rich history of scholarships for students with two Indigenous Scholarships and Self Directed Scholarships. We are currently accepting applications for a Self-Directed Learning scholarship to offer to an applicant, who is in year 4 starting in 2019. A Self-Directed Scholarship is awarded to students who can demonstrate a field in which they have proven intrinsic motivation and dedication. …
Mindfulness at BIS
Self-Awareness and Self-Management are just a couple of the skills students learn and develop at BIS as they explore their emotional and social capabilities. One of the ways they do this is through the practice of yoga. Increasingly awareness has been growing about the benefits of yoga, breath awareness and mindfulness activities for our overall wellbeing, but particularly so within …