In honour of the 40th Anniversary Twinning of St. Catharines and Port of Spain, Brock University established a four year scholarship for an eligible undergraduate student from Trinidad. Maia Andrew, a student of Maple Leaf International School was awarded this full tuition scholarship and will head off to Brock in September to study Psychology and … Continue reading Maple Leaf Student Awarded Scholarship to Brock University
Maple Leaf International School held an Academic Assembly on Wednesday 24th February. Students from Grades 7 to 12 were recognised for their achievements and were awarded certificates in the following categories: Award of Excellence Honour Roll Award of Merit Perfect Attendance The complete list of awardees are listed here.
During the students Carnival Break our teachers were busy enhancing their teaching skills at our Professional Development sessions which were held on February 11th and 12th. One particular session on Student Assessment: Learning Goals and Success Criteria was hosted by a visiting Educational Consultant, Dr. Yvette DeBeer. The information shared was relevant, useful and up-to-date and the teachers appreciated … Continue reading Professional Development for Teachers
The Business Leadership class organized a car wash and bake sale at the school last Saturday, January 16th to raise funds for the Just Because Foundation. The grand total from the car wash, bake sale, t-shirt sales and donations was $4,134. All proceeds go towards the Just Because Foundation, which supports children with cancer. Thanks … Continue reading Car Wash Fundraiser a Success
Congratulations to our Marathon Relay team who won the Secondary School Marathon Relay on Sunday 17th January and made Maple Leaf proud. Leigh Anderson, Caleb Bachew, Edgar Bodu, Dylan Lee, Jonathan Thompson and Kristopher Simmons each ran 4.37 miles to finish the race in a total time of 3 hours and 41 minutes. This was … Continue reading Marathon Relay Win for Maple Leaf
Some Maple Leaf students took part in the first ever Mountain Bike Eliminator (XCE) held here in Trinidad & Tobago.
The 10th anniversary edition of the What’s Your Write contest is set to be launched in March 2016. As a lead up to the contest, there will be a series of writing workshops for Grades 9-12 students taking place in the library on Tuesdays at 2:15pm to 3pm. These workshops will begin next week Tuesday … Continue reading What’s Your Write? Writing Workshops 2016
The Maple Leaf International School Library is celebrating reading with its Forest of Reading Challenge 2016: Maple Leaf Reads! The Forest of Reading Challenge begins on the 1st of February and will end on the 8th of April 2016. The Forest of Reading is an initiative of the Ontario Library Association, which aims at encouraging … Continue reading Forest of Reading 2016: Maple Leaf Reads!