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Dragonwaves was started as a way to document the HKIS home learning journey during the time of COVID-19. Hear from teachers, counselors, principals, students, parents, and community members about their perspectives on this unexpected and profound experience. The podcast series is produced by the HKIS Advancement Office.
Episodes
Monday May 18, 2020
Serving Hearts, Sisters in Lockdown
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Classes have been suspended for 14 weeks, but many of our students remain passionate about service. Elanna Mak (Grade 10) and Annalise Mak (Grade 8) wanted to do something to help those in need in Hong Kong amid the Coronavirus crisis and looked for ways to do this while social distancing. Tune in to hear about their video project to bring exercise to kids in need!
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Home Learning, Uninterrupted
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
The HKIS IT department’s most critical task: Keeping home learning up and running. Hear from Roy Bas, the head of IT, about his past week, and how an emergency kept him and his team onsite day and night to ensure our students can access home learning. An HKIS alumnus, Roy also shares about his days as a student at HKIS.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Rethinking the Classroom
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
We speak with Brent Brayko, our High School Associate Principal of Teaching and Learning, about the challenges of switching to an online program overnight, how to make sure students are engaged and learning while off-campus, and what new discoveries may stay with us beyond the Covid-19 closure.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Making Books: Teaching Writing to Little Kids
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
How does bookmaking and writers workshop transform our students into strong writers? Our Lower Primary teachers sit with us to explain the writing process and how they incorporate methods proven to help students progress from level to level.
Parents might find this podcast useful to understand how the writing curriculum was modified to complement digital learning for our youngest students at home.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Parent-Child Relationship during Covid-19
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Meet Jacci and Siena Grawburg, an HKIS family overcoming the challenges that develop between the parent and child while navigating through home learning.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Getting Started in the Upper Primary
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Upper Primary principal, Ben Hart, shares his experience from the day the Hong Kong government announced class suspensions on February 1 to the first eight weeks of home learning for over 600 students in Grades 3 to 5.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wellbeing in the time of Covid-19
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Hear from three of our counselors at HKIS as they discuss wellbeing for students and parents during the extended class suspension. Topics include social isolation, screentime, family dynamics, and social media.