What’s going on at NORTHLANDS?

Last Friday, Y2A students presented a shining Assembly to their families showcasing all the work done in the UOI Lights and Shadows. They started by retelling the lovely story “How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow” by Monica Sweeney and then explained how and when light travels and some interesting facts about the Sun, our closest [...]

Within our Personal and Social Education Programme, students in Year 5 participated in a workshop run by AUDELA. This is an organisation that works to increase awareness through special programmes in order to promote the social integration of people with special needs. With their workshops they seek to “transform the social perception of disability by [...]

Y6 students prepared their own musical instruments in the Maker Space using coding technology. The process started by choosing an instrument they liked and drawing it on paper. Then, they made it using recycled materials on a real-life scale. Once it was ready, they connected the prototype to a Makey-Makey, a circuit board that you [...]

This week we enjoyed two unforgettable days at a beautiful camp, surrounded by friends and nature. The sun was with us, and thanks to the shade of the trees, the heat allowed us to carry out all the planned activities. Among them, we shared dynamics that encouraged teamwork, learned different ways to tie knots, selected [...]

In the month of October, we worked on water safety. Over two weeks, we carried out activities focused on accident prevention and how to handle various situations in the water. We mainly discussed the importance of knowing what each person is capable of and not attempting efforts for which they are unprepared. They should never [...]

In the framework of UOI 3 “A changing world”, Y5 students read “Los músicos del Ocho, a book about San Martín and the cross of Los Andes. In this opportunity, we welcomed the author of this novel, Laura Ávila, who kindly came to talk to our students and answer questions that they had prepared previously, [...]

Last week, Y1 students welcomed K5 to their classes to share a wonderful story: “Listo para cualquier cosa” de Keiko Kasza. It was the culmination of a writing process sequence that started by reading the story, understanding its different elements and finally producing a re-writing on their own. Y1 students read their piece of writing [...]

We are proud to share with you the successful participation of our students in the National Stage of the Ñandú Maths Olympics: Olivia Meyer, Tomas Gamerro, Nicole Kaminsky & Lev Dudin. They attended the competition at La Falda, Córdoba, along with one of the school´s Maths teachers. Students had the support of their families and [...]