ISR Learning Hub & Library

Learning Hub and Library @ISRheintal. Empowering students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skilful researchers and ethical users of information.

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Our #ISRprimary student librarians are busy constructing the bookshelf for the ‘mini library’ they have created in the PYP lunch area #ISRstudentleaders

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Knowing how a book ‘works’, enjoying stories, ‘reading’ to their friends. Our #ISRkindergarten students are showing essential literacy skills in their journey to becoming life-long readers #welovereading

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Our @ISRsenior students switch off by adding to our community literary jigsaw puzzle. Our Learning Hub is a space that supports students’ mental health and wellbeing.

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Books and music! There’s nothing like finishing off our Learning Hub time with an impromptu singalong of our school song accompanied by Mr. Bavaro on guitar! #whoweare

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Our ⁦@ISRprimary⁩ Student Librarians are busy organizing, shelving and displaying books. Visit the Learning Hub & Library Dashboard to see what they recommend!

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#ISRgrade2 and #ISRgrade3 are in the Learning Hub. Enjoying and sharing books is such an important part of their day ⁦@ISRprimary⁩

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Our ⁦@ISRprimary⁩ student librarians got off to a great start designing their own lanyard badges. Watch this space for their author, genre and new book highlights!

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We are so happy to welcome Lill back to ISR! Please come along with your 2-5 year olds.

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⁦@ISRsenior⁩ students can choose from a wide range of literature that has been adapted for the big screen, combining pure reading pleasure with developing the the skill of evaluating similarities and differences across texts.

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When your #ISRstudents become published poets! ‚Eden is a Backyard‘ is a collection of climate poems from Word to Action available to borrow in the ISR library. Thanks @CathyWittmeyer for enabling our students to discover their inner poets!

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Our new ‘community puzzle’ spot in the senior ISR Learning Hub. Add some pieces to the puzzle and inspire your next reading choice! Research supports the importance of school libraries in providing a space for relaxing and recharging.

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⁦@ISRsenior⁩ students showcase their projects about Louis Sachar’s novel ‚Holes‘ in a gallery walk. Giving and receiving constructive peer feedback supports students‘ sense of ownership and opens new perspectives.

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New in the @ISRsenior Learning Hub. Whether reading for pleasure, offering resources to inform or encourage positive mental health or simply providing a calm, safe space, school libraries can play a pivotal role in supporting students' emotional, mental and social wellbeing.

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You can hear a pin drop in the Learning Hub when our @ISRprimary students get absorbed in a good book! 2023 research suggests that early reading for pleasure is associated with better cognitive performance, mental well-being and brain structure in teens. https://t.co/QTBWcj6HI0

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One of the things we love about our Learning Hub is the opportunity it provides for students of all ages to meet, share and connect over their reading and research. It is wonderful to see our #ISRcommunity of PYP, MYP and DP students sharing this space! @ISRprimary @ISRsenior

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Every other Wednesday, we are happy to open our library to parents and their toddlers to enjoy our #ISRlibrary for one hour in "Tell Me a Story", organised by the fabulous Bibliothek Buchs SG and ISR. Join us Wed Jan 24, from 9-10 am @ISRheintal!

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@ISRsenior students visited the Learning Hub to inquire into the features and language common to biographies. Analysing examples is a crucial step for student-led development of success criteria for their own writing. #criticalthinking

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#ISRdp students bouncing Extended Essay ideas around in the Learning Hub. The space encourages relaxed but serious discussion of possible topics. #ISRcommunicators

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Lunch break in the Learning Hub. A calm, safe space where students can choose to connect, share a book or a puzzle or just have some ‚me time‘. #balanced

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Literacy is the key to unlocking infinite possibilities! 🔑 On #UN #InternationalLiteracyDay let's come together to spread the word and celebrate how far we've come! What's your favourite book of all times? Let us know in the comments📚✨ #ISRlearners #welovereading