BULLETIN No.14

Upcoming Dates
 

 
General
 
Health and Wellness Week
This week our Learning Community has been participating in a number of activities related to health and wellness – please see our Social Media for pictures.  We would like to thank all of our guests who participated in talks and presentations throughout the week as well as the various staff members and students who worked so hard both before and during the week to make it such a success!  The week will conclude with our Gran Classica race on Saturday.
 
Filmmaking Success
Congratulations to BSCR graduate, María Paula Quesada Quirós, on winning the Audience Award at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth, the world’s largest and most prestigious festival for young filmmakers.  Her short film, entitled “Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday” was also nominated for Best Narrative Short Film.  Please click on the following link to read a news article about María Paula’s achievement – Article
 
SDS Coordinator Update
It is with sadness that we share with our Community that Lloyd Helmn, our SDS Coordinator, has informed us that he will be leaving us in September due to family reasons in the UK.  We are very grateful for the energy and professionalism that Lloyd has brought to our community during his short time with us and he has certainly had a very positive impact on both students and staff members alike.  Please be assured that we are already undertaking a comprehensive recruitment process to identify a suitable replacement while also ensuring continuity and ongoing support for each of our students.
 
Early Years and Primary
 
Year 4 Service Learning
Year 4 welcomed Sylvia Brenes, one of the volunteer teachers from La Escuela de Arte (part of Chepe Se Baña) which provides a range of services for those people who find themselves in a situation living on the streets of San José. Sylvia spoke proudly of the work being done by her organization whilst explaining to the students what type of support they will be providing as part of their current project. Year 4 look forward to visiting La Escuela de Arte in early June. Photo / Photo / Photo

Parent Workshop – ‘Puberty: Changes and Challenges’
We are delighted to invite all parents from Year 4 and Year 5 to the workshop “Puberty: Changes and Challenges”, which will be delivered by our Psychologists Andreína Azofeifa and María José González from the school’s Student Development Services (SDS).  The workshop will be on campus, in Spanish, on Wednesday 21st May from 8:30 to 10:00 am. This workshop serves as a complement to the activities which our Year 4 and Year 5 students will be participating in. In this workshop, we will examine subjects such as the physical and psychosocial changes during puberty, the social patterns that emerge in the conformation of gender roles and the role of sexual education within the family.
 
Secondary
 
Secondary Library – ‘Whose Bookshelf Is It?’ challenge
Thank you all to all members of our Learning Community who participated in the “Whose Bookshelf Is It?” challenge! It was a great opportunity to test your intuition and observation skills.   We are excited to announce the winners of this challenge:
 
Teacher Ana Rojas:   11 out of 17 correct guesses
Roberto Zúñiga:          8 out of 17 correct guesses
Charlie Bullock:           7 out of 17 correct guesses
Correct Answers
Congratulations to our top three Literary Detectives for their sharp thinking and for earning valuable House Points!

Extended Essay Deadline
We would like to wish all of our Year 12 students the very best as they complete their IB Extended Essays in the next week and a half – the deadline for submission is 3:00 pm on Monday the 19th of May.  The Extended Essay provides students with the opportunity to undertake detailed research on a topic of their choosing.  We would like to thank all family members for their ongoing support of our Year 12 students as they complete this mandatory component of the IB Diploma.