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Library
The Upper Primary library is one of our student’s favorite places to spend time during the school day. This purpose built space is dedicated to reading and inquiry and is open daily. Students are encouraged to visit as often as they need or want. Every learner is different and we strive to help each student to understand themselves as a reader and inquirer and act upon their reading and information needs. Students may borrow as many books as they need, provided their library account is in good standing. We encourage students to develop their reading identity by making their own reading choices. Our library expands beyond our physical space, with a large digital collection of audio, ebooks, magazines and databases that students and families are encouraged to use. We value diversity and aim to create a library experience in which everystudent can see themselves and grow their understanding of people and the world around them.
Garage
The Garage is our Upper Primary Maker space. It is a place to come for out-of-the-box and imaginative thinking. Students love spending time in this amazing space custom made to support designing, making, and tinkering. Each student has the opportunity to visit the Garage and utilize this great space through intentional projects tied directly to curricular learning, class collaborations, as well as independent or small group design challenges.
The Garage is a space that invites risk-taking, problem- solving, and critical thinking. It is stocked with tools, materials, and equipment – we have a laser cutter, woodworking tools, and just about anything else students might need to create.Through designing and making, students develop skills in resilience, creativity, and collaboration in this amazing environment.
STEM Lab
The STEM Lab is a dynamic learning hub designed to inspire curiosity and innovation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on exploration, project-based learning, and collaboration. On any given day, when you walk into the STEM lab you might see students explore forces and motion through observing how pendulums work. They use a variety of materials to figure out how to make electrical circuits, design solutions for a landslide engineering design challenge and even observe an ice cube melting to better understand the states of matter and its changes.
This space has specifically designed equipment and materials to support student inquiry, creativity, and innovation within the science curriculum.
Kid Kitchen
The Kid Kitchen is a culinary space where students explore their relationship with food, cooking and sustainability. Each student has the opportunity to visit the Kid Kitchen with their class as part of interdisciplinary units that tie food to other areas in our curriculum. This space is located across from our Dining Hall allowing for natural connections to sustainability and service learning projects. Students will begin to develop culinary skills and an awareness of food while using state-of-the art kitchen appliances and tools. This space includes a large table where classes may experience family- style dining together, enjoying the culinary delights they’ve created.
UP Farm
The UP Farm provides an immersive indoor hydroponics learning environment that empowers passionate learners to explore the world and life through authentic connections and experiential learning while fostering a deep appreciation for the natural world and our role within it. This space provides our students with experiences that are often out of reach in a city such as Hong Kong. With purpose-built lighting and temperature controls, this space holds state-of-the-art hydroponic systems providing opportunities for students to germinate seeds and experiment with growing plants (e.g. lettuce, tomatoes). Most importantly, the Farm allows students to eat what they grow in conjunction with projects in the Kid Kitchen while providing opportunities to deepen our collective understanding of sustainability and the impact humans can have on our environment. Students utilize and explore technology and varying applications to monitor growth over time, track and analyze data, and learn how to perform gardening work and farm maintenance.
Media Lab
Our Upper Primary Media Lab provides space and equipment for students to create a variety of media. We encourage students to not only consume but create media and use the space to develop media literacy and production skills. With flexibility to host an entire class working together, or small group collaborations or independent projects, the space is stocked with different types of cameras, mics, lights and other equipment to promote and support media making as part of the learning journey. Students are encouraged to create videos, produce podcasts, make recordings and edit their work. The creation of media projects is valued and integrated throughout the curriculum to provide students greater voice and choice in how they express themselves and share their learning.