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WIS grade 7 students interviewed the Executive Director of Gobabeb
Gillian Maggs-Kölling Recently our entire grade, 7th grade, went on our grade camping trip. On that trip, our group landed the opportunity to interview the Executive Director of Gobabeb, Ms. Gillian Maggs-Kölling. She stated that she has been working at Gobabeb for 15 years and has had lots of experience in science prior to coming to Gobabeb. She had worked in botany for many years before coming to Gobabeb and still gets to handle plants regularly. Ms. Gillian said she works
WIS Socials
Oct 312 min read


WIS - International Accreditation - We need your input
We need your ideas We need your voices Shared Understanding of High Quality Learning (SUHQL) WIS is currently working on our re-accreditation with NEASC. One of the major developments for this reaccreditation that will drive our work in the coming 12 months is to review teaching and learning with the 10 ACE Learning Principles by using our SUHQL. During our Staff Work Day on the 7th of November, we will be discussing what high-quality learning looks like. To include parent
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Oct 311 min read


The WIS Teacher Academy 28 October 2025 - Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Five WIS teachers - Deidre Leonard (Thinking), Paige MacDonald (Inquiry), Danielle Henry (Differentiation), Kate Linder (Collaboration) and Rick Fitzpatrick (International-mindedness) - shared an array of engaging IB Approaches to Teaching and Learning tips with twenty teachers from schools around Windhoek in the inaugural session of the WIS Teacher Academy for 2025-2026. Four WIS Secondary students - Kazuki Sadamoto, Naeem Robiati, Hala Ayoub and Tinashe Musavengana - sha
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Oct 301 min read
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