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Qingshan Campus‧November 2021
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~ Roland Claassen
Assistant Director of the International Department
In October 2021, KCIS celebrated its 20 anniversary. It was a special and
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unforgettable week at school with lots of fun activities, surprises, and delicious G1
meals to mark this monumental birthday. The International Department wanted
to do something unique under the current Covid-19 restrictions to ensure our students still get to have a bit of
fun while participating in the school’s birthday. For this reason, we decided to host a live mystery challenge
for each grade level, where they would have to complete a fun design challenge in a short amount of time.
Children love a mystery; and, naturally, they love to solve it! The teachers in each grade were asked to keep
the assigned periods open for the mystery challenge. However, no information was provided to the teachers
to ensure the challenge stayed a mystery to all.
At the start of the allocated time, students arrived at the class as normal and teachers pretended like it Sang songs in their handmade
birthday hats
was just another regular school day. Some teachers even had their daily agenda written on the board with
important learning tasks such as the weekly spelling test. As students settled into their seats, they were G2
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shocked to hear the ID Office calling via Google Meet. Teachers, who pretended to be completely unaware,
quickly turned on their projectors, so the class could engage in this surprise call.
“To celebrate the school’s 20 birthday, English classes will be cancelled for the next two
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periods, and we will all participate in a creative mystery challenge.” As this announcement was
made, you could almost feel the building shake with excitement as screams of joy echoed
around campus. A mystery box was left outside each classroom with some basic materials
needed to complete their assigned challenge. The class was given a short amount of time
to plan, create, and then meet back online towards the end to showcase their completed
work. Classes that completed the challenge received a little souvenir in celebration of Made posters with happy
birthday messages
the school’s 20 birthday. All the completed projects were displayed in the hallways and
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formed part of the celebration around campus, lifting the birthday spirit in a big way.
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Let’s take a closer look at the challenges each grade level had during the
school’s Birthday Mystery Challenge.
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Designed and created special
birthday cakes
Created a digital collage Decorated their classroom doors Collaboratively designed and
decorated their classroom
using their Chromebooks in festive colors bulletin boards
From the Editor
From the Editor
Using Technology To Connect and Engage
Using Technology To Connect and Engage
國際處主任 賴國宜
Education has changed dramatically worldwide, including in Taiwan over the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One positive
outcome from this experience is that it creates an opportunity to rethink how digital technology can be used to support teaching and learning.
During the Mystery Challenge, I was so surprised by how smoothly we were able to connect and engage an entire grade level of around 300
students using our newly gained technological skills. Google Meet and related technologies are incredible tools to bring people together and
foster connection when we are physically apart, and they should be regularly used to build, maintain, and grow a positive educational climate in
our school. Students are using these platforms constantly to connect with their friends, and so why not integrate them into lessons and school
events to facilitate deeper and more meaningful connections.
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ᇖ̈һϞᅁٙอܠၪdܘҞྌ̈ʔա܃ձफॴࠢՓٙݺਗ˙όfீཀGoogle Meetdყஈ܁̺ϋॴᅅज़ੰ͛˚ٙ
ग़ॕܿdफҁϓਕܝdɰᔟഹٜᅧяତЪۜfޥઋਗ਼ɽࠢՓίո֛ٙ܃༁dШஷཀ߅ҦeൈྼஈdΌኪϋٙࢪ͛
ʥঐၳɓੀdɓΝᘩᒄeʝਗձΝᆀfMr. ClaassenʱԮٙ˖ձ˪dҎૐઆɰঐชաՑࣧᅅࣛٙᛇᆀ؟ఖf
Бਗᘉ݊ੰБʘϞϋٙʮूݺਗdʦϋΝᅵΪաՑޥઋᅂᚤҷϓᇞɪᘉfஹഹՇϋdБਗᘉேഐΥߵ˖ሙٙம
ᇊਖ਼ᕚdʬϋॴٙɽࡩࡩձɽ֒֒ࡁࠅࠋப༧ኪҔ֊༆Ⴍࢮැ٫ࠦ࿁ٙ͛ݺѢྤdԨʧୗʦϋᘉٟٙ၅ఊЗdMr. Molloy
ٙ˖આਗ਼һə༆d܀ɿࡁ࿁மᇊᙄᕚٙଉɝଣ༆dϾପ͛ΝଣၾᗫᕿʘઋdԨ೯౨ჯኬঐɢོᎸኪҔ֊ਞၾᘉݺਗf
