Kindergarten 2

  A Tiny Poem for the World  The world’s so big and we’re all so small. Sometimes it feels like we can’t do anything at all. But the world can be better In spite of its flaws. The world can be better And you’ll be the cause. -Kid President How do you teach sustainability to a kindergartener?  This was one of the most pressing questions that I asked myself before starting our unit under Sharing the Planet .    My reflection led me back to an adventure that I had in 2019 when I took a 10-day hike in the Annapurna region of Nepal. It was a gruelling hike with big distance to cover but I learned from our guide that the mindset to have is simple: take it slowly, but always keep moving — one step at a time. And those small steps led me to the basecamp of one of the highest (and most dangerous to climb) mountains in the world. It was a breathtaking sight to behold, but the truth is, it was the journey that changed me. The view was just the icing on the cake. The road to learning and pr

  “So powerful is the light of unity that it illuminates the whole world.” Friede, Paz, 平和 (heiwa), Barış, 평화  Pyeonghwa, 和平 Hépíng, Rahu, Kapayapaan, Hòa bình, Peace. There are currently 7.9 billion people on earth. Each one is different from the other, and no two are exactly alike. Our diversity doesn't just make the world colorful, it helps us to survive and thrive. Ecosystems are the perfect example of how diversity is needed for a community to flourish, as it cannot live with just one species. It needs a variety of plants and animals to survive. This is the same for people. Our differences help us contribute our gifts, beliefs, skills, and ideas to make our communities better, and collectively stronger.  In the IB, our goal is to foster international-minded students who are advocates of a peaceful world through acceptance and respect of our differences as a people, and who value our common humanity. Peace is such a complex concept to grasp, but for kindergarteners, sometimes