Maria International School of Bucharest’s plan of action for the reopening of our school will be outlined by the Romanian Ministry of Education (https://www.edu.ro/) as well as discussions our school leaders have had with other international schools around the globe. MISB has prepared for scenarios that we may be faced with and how we will conduct our day to day operations of the school, be that distance learning, in school learning with distancing rules, the…

This week in Science, Year 1 have been learning about food chains. Why do living things need food? And how do they get food? Year 1 have explored how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. This is called a food chain. Food chains usually begin with plants and end with an animal. Year 1 have had so much fun exploring the many different food chains that this world has to offer. They…

In our grand finale of a history lesson last week, Year 4 and their teacher went through various legal systems from Roman Britain, Anglo-Saxon England, the Tudors, the Georgians, Queen Victoria and modern times.  We learned about the early courts, law books, the nature of the punishments through the ages that finally led to a modern police force and a prison system, the naming and protection of human rights and innocence until proof of guilt…

This week, Year 1 practiced their listening skills and their drawing skills. The aim of the game was to listen to Miss Caroline and draw what she says. "It has a big round head! It has a long neck! It has an oval shaped body! It has three eyes and a beak! It has 4 short legs, and a long tail! It has wings like a dragon! It has spiky hair!"  And low and behold,…

Back in March, at the beginning of the lock-down, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles issued a challenge: find a favourite piece of art, and copy it, using whatever household items you have.  Our Year 4 students responded with a hearty "challenge accepted!"  Here are the results, below. Stay tuned for more, coming soon! Copying art is so much fun.