A QUIET
TRANSFOR-
MATION IN
THE ICS
LIBRARY
We also hope to have more
parents borrowing books for
their children and themselves
from both the ES and MS/
HS libraries.”
(Kim
Shumlanski,
ES Librarian)
projects such as the Passion Project.”
An even more delightful addition to
the library, is the Loft. With its beautiful
table and chairs, sofa and comfortable
pillows, the loft in the ES library aims to
enhance the reading experience of the
children. The Loft gives students their
own special space to read and makes
reading an inviting, and
fulfilling experience.
From the new colorful carpet to the new
shelves and displays to the new home-
like loft, the elementary school library
has seen quite a lot of changes. With
its fresh design, the ES library is solid
proof of where ICS is heading in terms
of personalized learning and
student agency.
The new child friendly shelves in the
library make it accessible for students
to independently search for books they
like and make the library all the more
exciting place to be for the children.
With a new sofa and bin cards arriving
soon, Ms. Kim, the ES librarian, hopes
the library will become even more
exciting to children, transferring more
responsibility and independence.
“We are making the library more
organized.”, Ms. Kim explains. “With a
better organization of the library, we
Along with the preparation to host the
Librarians’ Conference for International
Schools in Africa, there has been a
lot of excitement around the library
this year. Mara Menzies, a renowned,
African storyteller is came to perform
and lead workshops. The ICS Library
has also been working in collaboration
with other international schools in east
Africa to make the Nile Book Award
bigger and more influential.
Ms. Kim notes, “With the new block
schedule in the elementary school, we
are hopeful that there will be even more
collaboration with teachers and leaders
in the elementary school this year.
We also hope to have more parents
borrowing books for their children and
themselves from both the ES and MS/
HS libraries.”
are confident that students will grow
more self-reliant in their daily use of
the library as well as with their bigger
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