Braeburn International School ArushaYear 2 Taster Day
Year 2 had a fun-filled morning at a very special picnic last Wednesday morning when everyone got together at our Boarding House. 
Making, sharing and eating a picnic went down a storm with all of Year 2 from both Kisongo and Njiro campuses. They had even more fun afterwards playing team-building games and even had a special visitor join them....a crafty chameleon.
The collaboration was all about getting to know each other in preparation for Year 3 and celebrating our first year of transition from Infant School to Primary.We are all looking forward to the next one!
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Second term is known as 'swim term' due to the perfect weather, and last Wednesday did not disappoint with the sunshine and blue skies ready for Swim Gala Day!
Our Primary students had an opportunity to display all they have been learning with Coach Anze with every child in the Primary competing in at least one event for their house team. From the youngest in the school up to Year 6, each child gave their all and showed fighting spirit in their races, cheered on by the classmates and house teams on the sidelines.
It was also an opportunity for our Junior Swim Team to compete in their home pool and show off their developing skills and talents. Coach Anze even got in the pool to race his team!
Twenty-six students and three teachers braved a wintry central Europe to visit several important places in both Germany and Poland over half-term. No sooner had we landed in Berlin, than we were out braving the cold and exploring, beginning immediately with a visit to the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag - Germany's parliamentary building. Our focus in Berlin over the course of our visit shifted between Nazi Germany and Cold War Berlin - some standout highlights being the Berlin Wall, the Stasi Prison, Cold War Bunkers, the Olympic Stadium and the Topography of Terror. Our four days in Berlin were extremely rewarding and very enjoyable.
Our visit to Krakow began with a visit to the infamous Schindler's Factory, where an excellently designed museum introduced our students to life in Krakow both pre-World War Two and during the war. The museum helped to introduce different aspects to the war, for example resistance and survival, whilst informing them about the inspiring story of Oskar Schindler. The next day was arguably the most poignant but certainly the most chilly. Arriving to Auschwitz early morning, we were greeted by considerable snow and bleakness. Our students were guided around both Auschwitz I and Auschwitz Birkeneau and engaged maturely with what they witnessed. Our visit to Auschwitz was complimented on our final full day with a meeting with a Holocaust survivor. She emotively told her story about her survival of the Holocaust from an impossibly unique perspective - something I am sure our students will remember for a long time. - Mr Wheatley
'Matilda' may be finished, but that doesn't stop other areas of the school continuing to delight and entertain with their own performances. This week it was the turn of our FS1 class at the Infant School who brought a series of Nursery Rhymes to their assembly in front of an excited audience of their school friends and mums and dads.
Performing 'Hickory, Dickory, Dock', 'Humpty Dumpty', 'Five Little Ducks' and 'I'm A Little Teapot', complete with accompanying costumes, they sang and acted their little hearts out. Nursery Rhymes are a crucial early step in learning to read and write. Knowledge of rhyme and simple songs are part of the building blocks of reading and it is delightful to
see some of our youngest learners so enthusiastic and excited about sharing their learning.