International School Blog Sites

Finding two international blog sites was really interesting. I really liked playing around the sites and reading their blogs. I enjoyed comparing and contrasting the ways of the school in Switzerland and the school in Indonesia as opposed to our schools here in the United States.


The first blog that I found was the blog site for the Zurich International School located in Wadenswil, Switzerland. It seems that the main use of their school blog is to act as newsletters to the parents. There were many posts with updates on the different sports teams, community service projects as well as a new post to sign up for lockers in the locker room. I think this is a great way to keep open the communication between parents and the school. So many times students are told things, but often forget by the time they get home. This is an easy, efficient way to relay information.

http://moodle.zis.ch/blogs/

The second site was The Green School in Bali, Indonesia. As opposed the the Zurich International School which seemed alot like schools here in the United States, The Green School was like no school I've ever seen before. Set in a beautiful lush campus, The Green School tries to inspire children to not only love an appreciate the nature in which they live but to inspire education through nature. The Green School uses classroom blogs to give the students an opportunity to reflect and share what they have learned with others. This gives the parents a chance to actively talk and read about what their child is doing in school. They have a blog for each grade level, I checked out the years 3-4 blogs (I guess our equivalent of 3rd and 4th grade). This is the first year that the school is open, so the blog is very active. they are trying to encourage as much support and participation as possible. I was really blown away by this school and their concepts of education. I found it really amazing. Everyone should check it out.

http://www.greenschool.org/