MYP & PYP students are working together on a big Visual Arts project aiming for an exhibition! MYP students (Years 7-9) began the project by running PYP classes (Years 1-4) and helping the little ones use their imagination, be spontaneous and use their pure vision around the fictitious characters of their choice: cartoons, films, movies […]
Upcoming University Visits in October
Upcoming University Visits – written by Ms Sharon Zhu, DP Coordinator. We are excited to announce two upcoming university visits that will provide valuable insights into higher education opportunities to our students and families at Hanova. Please mark your calendars for the following dates: University of Toronto: Thursday, 19th October, at 15:10 The University of […]
Hawks volleyball team performs well in official start
U19 Volleyball vs XIS – written by Mr Julian Barnsley, Head of Athletics. On Tuesday, we traveled to XIS for a Hanova first; the official start of Hawks volleyball. The U19 squad performed above expectations and we able to meet and exceed all of the team targets. Success from the match were serves to challenge the receivers, a […]
Boys and Girls Basketball teams strong in first fixtures of Fall season
Hanova Sports News – written by Mr Julian Barnsley, Head of Athletics. Last Saturday the Hawks travelled to KCIS for the first fixtures of this year’s Fall season. U11 Boys Red football and U14 boys and girls basketball teams were up early ready to play. The U11 Boys Red squad started strongly and enjoyed a […]
Year 2 Learning Stations
Year 2 Learning Stations – Written by Mr Graeme Noble, Year 2 Teacher. ‘In our Year 2 classrooms, we allow choice and agency by setting up our classrooms with learning stations purposefully set up. Students enjoy visiting stations and managing themselves by choosing where to go and how to undertake each station. There are open-ended […]
Year 10 Science Biology experiments
Year 10 Science Biology experiments – Written by Mr Russell Glavey, MYP Science. As part of their unit on Biology: Relationships, Form and Function students had the opportunity to prepare and scientifically observe some slides of animal and plant cells. Along the way they learned proper use of the microscope, slide preparation and practiced lab […]
Early Years House Activities
A fantastic start in Upper Primary! – written by Mr Andrew Symonds, Upper Years PYP Coordinator. As we almost doubled the number of teaching staff in our section we began by welcoming a large number of new teachers and introducing them to the Hanova community. The enthusiasm which they brought with them immediately saw the […]
A great start to the 2023-24 school year!
Establishing Routines in our Early Years! – written by Mr Graeme Noble, Early Years Coordinator. It has been a truly wonderful start to the 2023/2024 year in our Early Years classes. The children are happy to be at school, engaged with learning and are building relationships with each other. For the first week, establishing routines […]
Honoring our Graduating Class of 2023!
Honoring our Graduating Class of 2023 – written by Ms Sharon Zhu. We had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Commencement of 2023 on Friday, 26th May. The afternoon ceremony was truly one to remember, as it was filled with an abundance of joy, waves of laughter, and even a few happy tears. When it came […]
A Celebration of a Year of PYP Sport
A Celebration of a Year of PYP Sport – written by Mr Paul Robinson, Director of Sports. On Wednesday 7th June Hanova held its first ever PYP Hanova Hawks Colour Awards, where we acknowledge and recognize those students who have represented the school in inter-school competition. We were delighted to say that a significant chunk […]