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Olivos Primary "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu Congratulations! This Tuesday, Y6 students had their PYP Graduation Ceremony in which they received their Diplomas from their Exhibition Mentors. The ceremony was a joyous occasion, marking the culmination of our students' academic journeys. The event celebrated not only [...]

Olivos Primary - Y6 During the portrait unit, Y6 students applied their prior knowledge through various activities. They began with exercises using a black pencil, practising the chiaroscuro learned in the previous unit. Then, they focused on direct observation drawings of eyes, noses, and mouths, using visual resources. Finally, they modelled portraits with clay, paying [...]

Olivos Secondary BBC Micro Bit is a small 4x5 cm programmable card designed to make learning programming easy, fun and accessible to everyone. Thanks to the large number of sensors it incorporates, hundreds of projects can be carried out with just the card. The students programmed and loaded them into the micro:bit. In the first [...]

During these past few weeks, the Kindergarten children have been celebrating what they have learnt throughout the year together with their families and teachers. Some beautiful moments they enjoyed were: singing, the music lessons, and the beautiful violin concerts performed by the K5 children. Everybody was very surprised and they had fun programming the robots [...]

We are proud to share that Paula Riesenkamp, our University Counsellor, is the first counsellor from Argentina to become a Times Higher Education Accredited Counsellor! We congratulate Paula for the accreditation she obtained and her participation in the Colombia International Schools Forum and Workshop 2023 where she strengthened her knowledge to support our students in [...]

Olivos Secondary We are thrilled to announce a remarkable achievement by two of our secondary school students in the recent 2023 Acorn Debating competition organised by the Argentine Debating Association. It is with great pride that we congratulate Charo Viñales and Ana Jacobs for their outstanding performances, securing places among the top ten speakers in [...]

Olivos & Nordelta Primary - Y4 to Y6 On Tuesday 28 November 28, we held Y4's first Swimming Interhouse of Primary School. On Wednesday 29 November 29, we had Y6's last Swimming Interhouse of Primary School. An finally, on Thursday 30 November, we concluded the series with Y5. The summary was outstanding due to excellent [...]

Nordelta Primary In the Tinkercad session, Year 4 Nordelta students actively engaged with the 3D design application. Through various exercises, they honed their skills in navigating and manipulating the tool. Upon mastering its functionalities, they embarked on the exciting journey of designing and crafting personalised keychains adorned with positive phrases. The culmination of this creative [...]