John F. Kennedy, The American School of Querétaro, was selected among the top 15 high-performing academic institutions in Latin America to participate in a university counselors’ meeting organized and funded by CEU universities in Spain. During this experience, representatives from these institutions visited their campuses in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and…
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K1&G1 Connection
Our K1 students are in their unit How we express ourselves with the central idea, “Stories can help us communicate in different ways.” K1 visited Grade 1 classrooms where our first graders were great role models and great communicators as they read them stories in English. Grade 1 students are in their Who we are unit with…
Readers and writers explore their world through stories
Prefirst students are growing as readers, writers, and illustrators. This week the grade 5 students joined them to help extend their writing skills. They all enjoyed reading and writing and growing together. Prefirst is so excited to invite their parents to see how much they have grown for their presentations…
IB Workshops at JFK for the DP/Talleres IB para el DP en el JFK
On November 17th, JFK invited two external IB Workshop leaders from the IBEN Network to provide the workshop “Extended Essay in Focus” to all of our Extended Essay supervisors. Allison Navas who came from Peru and Leonor Álvarez from Ecuador gave the workshops in English and Spanish. These workshops allowed…
Achieving the Extraordinary: MS Honor Roll
Congratulations to our Middle School Honor Roll students for Trimester 1 success. These students were able to maintain a 95 or above average in their MYP classes. This is no small feat, as organization and perseverance are keys to their success. You are achieving the extraordinary! Camille Casses, Middle School…
MYP Coffee Talk: Understanding the MYP Report Card
Thank you parents for attending our MYP Coffee Talk on Thursday, Understanding the MYP Report Card. We all learned a great deal about how to use the MYP grading system to reflect with our children, allowing them to have agency in their learning and set goals for future success. Thank…
The Benefits of MUN (Model United Nations) for Young Learners
As an IB world school, we strive to educate open minded and knowledgeable students who can solve real world problems with empathy and intercultural understanding. Model United Nations is an educational simulation activity in which students engage in debates and discussions and address global issues from the perspective of an…