Our continued engagement with history is vital for our students. Black History Month is an opportunity to understand Black peoples' indelible imprint on world history, spotlight achievements, and frame a context for the present. It also provides a vehicle for racial transformation forever.
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Black History Month was created to focus attention on the contributions of African Americans to the United States.
Each week this month, our Language and Literature Department will highlight teaching units created by our teachers and taught to students during the year to tackle the invaluable work of understanding black history in the U.S. and beyond.
For more information about Black History Month, visit the Library of Congress.
Roxanne Giampapa,
Head of School
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Ms. Darya Kostikina and Ms. Andromachi Lenou specifically planned their 8th-grade Language & Literature classes with Black History Month in mind. While working on their literary unit on Maya Angelou's iconic memoir,
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the 8th graders learnt about where Black History Month began, doing research on famous Black people in a number of disciplines throughout history. |
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The students played a jeopardy-style game at the end of class which quizzed them on these people. Next, as they segue to their Argumentative Writing unit next week, they will re-examine MLK's "I Have A Dream" speech through the lens of argumentation--focusing on ethos, pathos, and logos in particular. They will also examine Barack Obama’s 2004 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Why We Should All Be Feminists" as further examples of argumentation before students choose their own topics to write persuasive essays on. Lastly, students will watch
The Great Debaters, a movie depicting the true story behind the Wiley College (an HBCU) first-ever debate team as it takes on Harvard in the national championship of debate.
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Scholarships awarded for exceptional summer school
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Each year, thousands of students from all over the world enter the famous Immerse Education Essay Competition in the hopes of winning one of the coveted 100% scholarship places.
This year four of our Pinewood Students have been awarded scholarships for attending a Cambridge or Oxford summer school through the renowned Immerse Education Essay Competition!
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They have worked hard to submit their original individual essays and their selection is not related to one another. They competed against just over 10.000 applicants in a competition that is at the forefront of scholarship opportunities worldwide. Their writing skills have now earned them a prize that serves as a passport to a bright future!
Congratulations are in order for: |
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Duru Ceylan, (Class of 2026) |
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Yukai (Matteo) Huang,(Class of 2026) |
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Sofia Papakosta (Class of 2026) |
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2023
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This year's Pinewood Holocaust Remembrance Day event was a tribute to the Women in the Holocaust. Our students conducted research and created unique works of literature and visuals in order to acknowledge this dark stain on human history and vow to never let it happen again. You can find our Holocaust 2023 presentation below.
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NESA Educators Training Institute (ETI)
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Three of our teachers attended the NESA Educators Training Institute (ETI) in Manama, Bahrain last week.
The
NESA ETI supports
educators in a powerful stance of inquiry, growth mindset, practice, and reflection on high-impact topics. |
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Science Teachers, Dr. Clare Squires, and Dr. Maria Karaveli, attended a workshop on AERO Science Standards: From Standards to Storyline & Assessment while Kindergarten teacher Ms. Afrodite Valogiorgi, attended a certification workshop on Positive Discipline in the Early Years.
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Love is in the air! Valentine's Day is approaching, and our beautiful tradition is back! Celebrating the true spirit of Valentine's day and in line with our focus on building and strengthening relationships. A committee formed by Secondary students has been working hard to prepare a special Valentine's day and raise money for this year's Senior Prom Dance.
EY/Elementary and Secondary parents get the chance to surprise their child with a rose, chocolates, cookies or even a mug with marshmallows or a heartshaped necklace! There is something for everyone.
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Elementary Student Council initiatives - February
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FEB 14 - Valentine's Initiative |
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Elementary Library Update
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In Pinewood, we all know that Books create warm emotional bonds between adults and kids when they read books together. Books help kids develop basic language skills and profoundly expand their vocabularies—much more than any other media.
In light of our Operation Kindness and Valentine's Day, our Elementary Librarian Ms. Helen Fillipidou has created a list of recommended books. Enjoy!
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We invite EY and Elementray parents to complete the Survey for our new campus. Your opinion is valuable as a school partner and your feedback is part of the assessment and continued progress of our transition to the new campus. The survey is confidential. No names or emails are collected. |
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We would like your feedback on how to better support you, the parents! On February 21, our "I Have a Question" Parent Edition podcast will be broadcasted live for all to listen to. During this podcast, our Student Services will address questions parents have regarding their children, topics ranging from academic and learning to social-emotional and health. |
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Congratulations to the following students for their college acceptances:
Ioannis Amanatidis for his acceptance to Roger Williams University, Rhode Island with a scholarship of $25,000
Nikolaos Konstantinidis for his acceptance to Elmhurst University with a scholarship of $23,000
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ELEMENTARY
Feb 14: Valentine's day Initiative
Feb 16: Kindness Day
Feb 17: Professional Development Day
(no school)
Feb 27: Clean Monday (no school)
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SECONDARY
Feb 7: G8 visits Math Fair
Feb 14: Valentine's day Initiative
Feb 17: Professional Development Day (no school)
Jan 17-18: Junior Aegean Tournament G7 and G8
Feb 20-24: Entrepreneurship Week
Feb 22: Career Day
Feb 27: Clean Monday (no school)
March 3: NHS Ceremony
March 10: End of Term 2
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