The school holidays are often seen as a chance to unwind and relax after a busy term of hard work and learning. It is a very real need to unwind and relax, and getting into good habits of how to do that is tricky.
Some might prefer to go outside; others take up exercising or a creative hobby. One way we also try to encourage students to help them unwind is also through reading.
As you may be well aware, reading is a big part of our school life here at AIS. Each classroom has a reading corner with books students can access and read, either for fun or to expand their knowledge around a unit topic. There is a dedicated quiet reading time in PYP and MYP, where students can read a book of their choosing. We also hold an annual Book Fair, where families can purchase new and pre-loved books for home. We have a Book Week with many activities centred around reading and literacy. And our brand-new library is stocked filled with so many books in various genres, in over 10 languages.
Getting into good reading habits is important therefore for us and the students, and something we continually encourage and reinforce.
It is therefore no surprise that reading has also become a fun hobby for students, who want to both unwind and expand their knowledge through a good book. And one annual initiative to help give students that extra bit of motivation, is the Danish A Læsemarathon in MYP.
Their task is simple. Over the school holidays, spend some time each day and dedicate it to reading. Anything. Everything counts. Whether it is a novel or a comic or a newspaper article. It is complete free choice, as long as it is in Danish and there is reading. The goal is to read a minimum of 50 pages, but many of our students far exceeded this limit. Out of all 51 students who took part, 41 of them made this goal. But our top scorers go as follows:
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- MYP 2 student – 890 pages
- MYP 3 student – 600 pages
- MYP 2 student – 590 pages
- MYP 4 student – 400 pages
- MYP 3 student – 395 pages
- MYP 2 student – 310 pages
- MYP 1 student – 305 pages
- MYP 3 student – 300 pages
- MYP 4 student – 260 pages
- MYP 4 student – 245 pages
- MYP 4 student – 240 pages
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This is a fantastic achievement and well done to all who took part and got some valuable reading time in.
