Wellspring Learning Community
Wellspring Learning Community is a comprehensive school for grades Nursery - Grade Five (US Grade-numbering system) located in the Mathaf area of Beirut, Lebanon. It was founded in 2007 with grades Nursery - Three. [1] [2]
Mission
Wellspring Learning Community aims to establish a unique school learning environment in which students from diverse backgrounds are given every opportunity to develop their intellectual, emotional and social capacities, academic skills, and individual talents in all areas.[3]
Bilingualism
Wellspring's founders designed its curriculum and staffing to support student learning in both Arabic and English equally, and in all subject areas.
The International Bacclaureate Programme
Wellspring is notable in Lebanon for its participation in the IB Primary Years Programme. The subject areas of the PYP are language, social studies, mathematics, science and technology, arts, and personal, social and physical education. Students are required to learn a second language during the programme. At Wellspring, this is a third language, French. Assessment is carried out by teachers according to strategies provided by the IB, and with respect to guidelines to what the students should learn specified in the curriculum model.
Technology
Computer-assisted teaching and learning, and interactive whiteboards are utilized in keeping with Wellspring's emphasis on technology in the classroom.[4]
Community Service, Career Education, Sustainability, and the Environment
As its name suggests, Wellspring seeks to foster a sense of community among all its constituents - students, teachers, staff, parents, and area residents - and community service activities are integral to this spirit of community building.[5] Wellspring has active environmental awareness and recycling programs, and includes education on careers and their impact on the world [6]
References
- ^ The Daily Star [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_ID=1&article_ID=82154&categ_id=1 "New school stresses role of learning in community - and vice versa." Retrieved 4 October, 2009
- ^ The Daily Star [http://www.dailystar.com.lb/starscene.asp?edition_ID=1&article_ID=84948&categ_id=6# "Wellspring kicks off academic year." Retrieved 4 October, 2009
- ^ "Wellspring Mission". Retrieved 12 Sep 2009.
- ^ The ITG Newsroom [http://www.itgholding.com/Events_Detail.asp?id=94 "Wellspring students benefit from technology." Retrieved 4 October, 2009
- ^ Global Youth Service Day [http://gysd.org/events/2009/lb/wellspring-learning-community-one-day-buddy-day ""One-Day Buddy" Day." Retrieved 4 October, 2009
- ^ The Three Poles http://thethreepoles.com/blog/?p=1259 Retrieved 4 October, 2009.
External links
- Wellspring Learning Community [1]