Ms. Katya Warrington - PSHE Teacher
Katya Warrington
Katya Warrington
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL-MINDEDNESS
This May the Grade 3s performed a dance on ‘International-Mindedness’ for assembly. They started the assembly by explaining their thoughts on International-Mindedness, and then went on to join hands and begin their performance.
Verdala International School lends itself very well to the understanding of international-mindedness; with an impressive 43 different nationalities within the student body, the children have the opportunity to experience being part of a global community every single day.
Being internationally-minded, at its foundation, means taking on a particular view of the world - one in which we view the world as a global community; accepting and valuing the differences and similarities we see in each other. Moreover, being internationally-minded communicates a desire to connect and share ideas and experiences. An environment that promotes international-mindedness provides the child the opportunity to begin to experience working in collaboration with others, in a moral, respectful and understanding way.
Taking on an international perspective means wanting to do better for the world at large. Being internationally-minded is founded on the premise that one accepts and feels a certain level of responsibility to connect with others even when we recognise differences so that we may, together, work to protect and maintain the world we live in.
The children took on this project with fervor and enthusiasm; it was inspiring to see how easily they came together and worked in collaboration, how from the very start they showed us that they already knew what being internationally-minded was all about!