Harare International School has continually invested in technological infrastructure to help support staff, teachers and students in delivering the full IB curriculum. As a result the school has a wide range of hardware and software readily available to staff, teachers and students. These developments have opened up an incredible array of online, and offline, opportunities, to help assist with teaching and learning.
Just as importantly though, is to bridge the technology infrastructure to the curriculum being taught to our students. As such the school has a dedicated technology integration specialist who supports students, teachers and parents in getting the most out of the technology on offer.
Many projects have been enriched with students being able to talk to leading experts from around the world via online meeting tools, collaborating using Google Docs on their devices, creating content through the use of video equipment, and so much more.
HIS is proud to have such a plethora of technology available to the school community, and view integration as key to the successful use of it all.
The Gr 3 to 12 students have access to the Google Workspace for Education (Plus) accounts which enables them to work collaboratively, in real time, and access their work irrespective of the device they are using. Each year group makes use of this in unique ways.
Primary Years Program (PYP) (EC1 to Gr 5) units of work are becoming progressively diverse and complex and we are finding the next generation is increasingly IT literate and capable of more than we imagined. It’s important to lay a solid foundation of tech skills within the ES and as the teachers continue to grow in confidence, with the rapidly changing technology, we are excited with what the students will be engaged in this school year.
Middle Years Program (MYP) students (Gr 6 to 10) have either a Chromebook (Gr 6, 7 & 8) or a MacBook laptop (Gr 9 & 10). Teachers materials are online and enable students to view videos, sites and other material outside the physical classroom. This means that when they attend class the teacher can focus on helping them apply what they have learned rather than using valuable time teaching theory.
Diploma Program (DP) (Gr 11 & 12) teachers are taking the opportunity, where possible, to flip their classrooms to take advantage of online resources their students can access while away from the classroom. Our diploma students work with a variety technology to help with their final 2 years of study.