ANNUAL REPORT
3
Message from
the Head of
School
DR. TIM STUART
Building on the past
Students and teachers during the 2017- 2018 school year
benefited greatly from the direction set, decisions made
and actions taken the year before. This year, ICS students
benefited greatly from the addition of a new middle
school building, a learning space designed to facilitate
a more collaborative, flexible and personalized model
of education. In addition, our students and community
members benefited from the expansion of our athletic
facilities through the construction of a new sports pavilion.
Building the present
ICS is committed to ensuring that all students learn and
engage at the highest levels. This commitment not only
requires an unwavering focus on student learning but also
putting systems in place that create optimal conditions
for learning. ICS adopted a Professional Learning
Community model where teachers are engaged in focused
and intentional conversations about student learning. In
a recurring cycle of collective inquiry, teachers ask and
answer these four critical questions.
Q1. What do we want students to know, understand and
be able to do?
Q2. How will we know that they have learned it?
Q3. What will we do if a child is not learning?
Q4. What will we do if a child already knows it?
The Professional Learning Community process ensures that
we will do whatever it takes to help every student learn at
the highest level.
Building for the future
ICS defines learning as an “ongoing process in which
learners acquire, develop and apply knowledge, skills
and dispositions essential to thrive in and contribute to an
ever-changing world”. We recognize that if our students
are going to have the skills necessary to thrive in and
contribute to this world, we need to change our approach
to learning. Learning to learn is the primary objective of
school. To this end, ICS is committed to providing every
opportunity for students to own and personalize their
learning experience.