All Nations Community School

Our Upper School students used pipe cleaners to represent what they believe learning looks like in their own brains. One student said learning looks at first like a knot and then after going over it a few times, it straightens out. Another said learning looks like an X in a box at first, but when you look at it from another side, it becomes a "plus (+) and that’s when you understand.

We love having Mrs. Bailey of @talacoaching teach our students about how our brains work!

Getting started with the #robotics season!! #competitiverobotics #vexiq #vexiqrobotics #stem #stemeducation #girlsinstem

Getting started with the #robotics season!! #competitiverobotics #vexiq #vexiqrobotics #stem #stemeducation #girlsinstem

Blue light blocking glasses spotted…while *not* on the computer?! Guess they are awfully fun/comfortable 🤣 #fourthgrade #funnystudentmoments #spanishclass #reading #readinginspanish

Blue light blocking glasses spotted…while *not* on the computer?! Guess they are awfully fun/comfortable 🤣 #fourthgrade #funnystudentmoments #spanishclass #reading #readinginspanish

How many times were you asked to read a text in your high school English class and then answer a bunch of comprehension questions given by your teacher? Not here! Our teachers believe that it is more important to enable students to think for themselves than to come up with the “right” answers. Students prepare thought-provoking, open-ended questions to bring to the #socraticseminar. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulating their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others. They learn to work cooperatively and to question intelligently and civilly.

On Friday our teachers had an *anonymous* Latin American foods cookoff! The middle school students voted on their favorite dish…EVERYTHING was delicious!! 😍Thumbs up all around! 👍🏼 Stay tuned for the winner announcement… 😉 #middleschool #latinamericanfood #hispanicheritagemonth #latinxheritagemonth #latinoheritagemonth #cookoff #latinfood #yum

On Friday our teachers had an *anonymous* Latin American foods cookoff! The middle school students voted on their favorite dish…EVERYTHING was delicious!! 😍Thumbs up all around! 👍🏼 Stay tuned for the winner announcement… 😉 #middleschool #latinamericanfood #hispanicheritagemonth #latinxheritagemonth #latinoheritagemonth #cookoff #latinfood #yum

Shoutout to @hueandwild.co also who designed our team shirts!! We won Best T-Shirts today!!! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #ydragonboat #dragonboatrace @journey_school_tx

Shoutout to @hueandwild.co also who designed our team shirts!! We won Best T-Shirts today!!! #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #ydragonboat #dragonboatrace @journey_school_tx

#ydragonboat race this morning with @journey_school_tx and @northsiderunningandtri !! #ymcathewoodlands #dragonboat

This semester, we started Journalism as a Friday elective option. These enthusiastic and creative #middleschoolers are hard at work creating the very first ANCS student newspaper! 😍 Stay tuned for this and more! #studentjournalism #electives #middleschool #thewoodlandstx

This semester, we started Journalism as a Friday elective option. These enthusiastic and creative #middleschoolers are hard at work creating the very first ANCS student newspaper! 😍 Stay tuned for this and more! #studentjournalism #electives #middleschool #thewoodlandstx

Simple game of Bingo? Not in #spanishclass! How many years of study did YOU go through to be able to use “Yo LO tengo” vs. “Yo LA tengo” spontaneously in context? 👀 Did you master that in your first two months of language class, like one of the students that was playing Bingo? 😱 In the hands of #expertteachers games can get students using the target language faster than a grammar worksheet ever will. 👏🏼😍#dualimmersion #powerofplay #spanishimmersion

Simple game of Bingo? Not in #spanishclass! How many years of study did YOU go through to be able to use “Yo LO tengo” vs. “Yo LA tengo” spontaneously in context? 👀 Did you master that in your first two months of language class, like one of the students that was playing Bingo? 😱 In the hands of #expertteachers games can get students using the target language faster than a grammar worksheet ever will. 👏🏼😍#dualimmersion #powerofplay #spanishimmersion

Dominican cultural experience! Trying food from the country you are studying is imperative to understand its culture better: you get a sense of historical influences, agricultural products, and more. #republicadominicana #dominicanfood #spanishclass #privateschool #thewoodlandstx #internationalschool #weloveourjobs #culturethroughfood

Giggles and silliness in this snapshot, in a we’re-still-enjoying-childhood kind of moment! (Thank you, Lord, for providing our children this oasis on our campus. Please put your mighty hand over those who do not have the same privilege, amen.) But..while experiencing culture through music and food!! You can’t possibly learn about Argentina without seeing tango, eating empanadas and bizcochos, seeing pictures of Gauchos and Buenos Aires, and yes, even hearing about serious topics like dictatorship and Guerra Sucia. Today we tried two kinds of bizcochos and five kids of empanadas, the latter handmade **right around the corner from us** at @bodegondelsurcorp ! Estuvieron riquísimas y nos encantaron. Las más populares fueron las de carne y las de jamón y queso. 😍😋 #middleschool #spanishclass #heritagespeakers #argentinefood #bodegondelsur #empanadas #internationalschool

Giggles and silliness in this snapshot, in a we’re-still-enjoying-childhood kind of moment! (Thank you, Lord, for providing our children this oasis on our campus. Please put your mighty hand over those who do not have the same privilege, amen.) But..while experiencing culture through music and food!! You can’t possibly learn about Argentina without seeing tango, eating empanadas and bizcochos, seeing pictures of Gauchos and Buenos Aires, and yes, even hearing about serious topics like dictatorship and Guerra Sucia. Today we tried two kinds of bizcochos and five kids of empanadas, the latter handmade **right around the corner from us** at @bodegondelsurcorp ! Estuvieron riquísimas y nos encantaron. Las más populares fueron las de carne y las de jamón y queso. 😍😋 #middleschool #spanishclass #heritagespeakers #argentinefood #bodegondelsur #empanadas #internationalschool

More fun in Community Time! Teamwork required: the first group to call out everybody’s name and toss them the ball wins! No one is anonymous at ANCS; here each child is KNOWN because God knows them. #loveduniquevalued #privateschool

More fun in Community Time! Teamwork required: the first group to call out everybody’s name and toss them the ball wins! No one is anonymous at ANCS; here each child is KNOWN because God knows them. #loveduniquevalued #privateschool

Nothing like the power of (role) play to bring academic concepts to life, especially when learning content in a second language! Last week, G3-4 role played clients and vendors with each other in a “market” to understand the concept of bartering. They loved it AND really got the concept ingrained. This week, they got in line to deposit play money in a “bank” with Doctora Puig as their teller. All in Spanish, of course! They learned what happened with gaining interest on the savings in a bank vs. choosing to keep it at home, when the extra cash got handed out to those who made deposits. 👀💵 But a “ladrón” spontaneously got cheeky and tried to rob the bank💰so the “policía” got called and handcuffed him just in time. 😉Whew! 😂 #learningthroughplay #socialstudies #spanish #dualimmersion

Nothing like the power of (role) play to bring academic concepts to life, especially when learning content in a second language! Last week, G3-4 role played clients and vendors with each other in a “market” to understand the concept of bartering. They loved it AND really got the concept ingrained. This week, they got in line to deposit play money in a “bank” with Doctora Puig as their teller. All in Spanish, of course! They learned what happened with gaining interest on the savings in a bank vs. choosing to keep it at home, when the extra cash got handed out to those who made deposits. 👀💵 But a “ladrón” spontaneously got cheeky and tried to rob the bank💰so the “policía” got called and handcuffed him just in time. 😉Whew! 😂 #learningthroughplay #socialstudies #spanish #dualimmersion

Another of our wonderful visiting grandparents!! This Chinese grandma to one of our 1st graders shared two different noodle dishes AND a sweet fried dough dessert that was a huge hit! 😍👏🏼 We love our families! Thank you for sharing your culture with us and loving on ALL of our lower school/ dual immersion students at lunchtime! #internationalschool #chinesehomecooking #privateschool #dualimmersion

Election season is upon us! Student Council candidates presented their speeches this morning to the student body, and results will come out on Monday. Best of luck! We are thankful for students who have a heart to serve through leadership and lead through service.
#studentcouncil #middleschool #privateschool #loveduniquevalued

Election season is upon us! Student Council candidates presented their speeches this morning to the student body, and results will come out on Monday. Best of luck! We are thankful for students who have a heart to serve through leadership and lead through service.
#studentcouncil #middleschool #privateschool #loveduniquevalued

Sometimes, you just need a little help (up) from your friends! 😆🥰 #helpinghand #kindergarten #1stgrade #friends #playground #friendship

Sometimes, you just need a little help (up) from your friends! 😆🥰 #helpinghand #kindergarten #1stgrade #friends #playground #friendship

In honor of Grandparents’ Day, we invited our families’ grandparents to do read-alouds to our classes throughout this week. Our first visitor zoomed in from Guatemala this morning and read to G3-4 in Spanish! She also left us with some words of wisdom related to the story, which was about learning and friendship and cooperation: “Todos los días aprendo. Los libros son nuestros amigos porque nos enseñan” 👏🏼😍 ¡Gracias, abuela María!

In honor of Grandparents’ Day, we invited our families’ grandparents to do read-alouds to our classes throughout this week. Our first visitor zoomed in from Guatemala this morning and read to G3-4 in Spanish! She also left us with some words of wisdom related to the story, which was about learning and friendship and cooperation: “Todos los días aprendo. Los libros son nuestros amigos porque nos enseñan” 👏🏼😍 ¡Gracias, abuela María!

In anticipation of the impact of Tropical Storm Nicholas, ANCS will be closed tomorrow, Sept. 14. First responders, medical personnel and others who have to report to work will be in our prayers.

We will continue to monitor the weather tomorrow and send updates as soon as possible. Stay safe!

In anticipation of the impact of Tropical Storm Nicholas, ANCS will be closed tomorrow, Sept. 14. First responders, medical personnel and others who have to report to work will be in our prayers.

We will continue to monitor the weather tomorrow and send updates as soon as possible. Stay safe!

Spied in PreK/K music class today: singing “Los pollitos dicen” with hand gestures, and falling down to the ground “asleep” with the lights clicking off as the chickies go to sleep in the last line. 🤣😍👏🏼 Adorable and the kids kept giggling and shouting “buenas noches!” and “buenos días!” every time the lights went off and on 😆👏🏼👏🏼

Spied in PreK/K music class today: singing “Los pollitos dicen” with hand gestures, and falling down to the ground “asleep” with the lights clicking off as the chickies go to sleep in the last line. 🤣😍👏🏼 Adorable and the kids kept giggling and shouting “buenas noches!” and “buenos días!” every time the lights went off and on 😆👏🏼👏🏼

CTC - Curiosity to Creation! Friday afternoon electives to explore things we are curious about! Right now the lineup includes everything from gardening/farm-to-table to robotics to chess to even discipleship! Some options are longstanding favorites, but overall we switch things up every semester based on student areas of interest. 😍 #inquirybasedlearning #studentchoice #electives

Math games with dominos in G3-4! Fun but more *challenging* than they anticipated. 😬 They really had to use their noggins to get through the games! 😆👏🏼 #learnthroughplay #math #mathclass

Math games with dominos in G3-4! Fun but more *challenging* than they anticipated. 😬 They really had to use their noggins to get through the games! 😆👏🏼 #learnthroughplay #math #mathclass

"How to Write Effective Procedures in the Scientific Method."

AKA, "Make a Nutella Marshmallow Puff Sandwich and Write Down Your Steps Clearly Enough So That Your Procedure Can Be Replicated" 👀😆

Hear us out! As we know, scientific writing must be clear, specific, and follow protocol. The point here is that learning *how* to do that does not have to be boring, and young human brains are more likely to remember information that is learned in an interactive, even FUN activity with positive associations. 👍

If you can understand with a Nutella sandwich that your steps have to include a certain level of specificity for someone to be able to follow them accurately, then you can *apply* that concept to any actual scientific experiment and accompanying scientific method protocols.

#middleschool #middleschoolscience #stemeducation #learnthroughfun #scientificmethod

"How to Write Effective Procedures in the Scientific Method."

AKA, "Make a Nutella Marshmallow Puff Sandwich and Write Down Your Steps Clearly Enough So That Your Procedure Can Be Replicated" 👀😆

Hear us out! As we know, scientific writing must be clear, specific, and follow protocol. The point here is that learning *how* to do that does not have to be boring, and young human brains are more likely to remember information that is learned in an interactive, even FUN activity with positive associations. 👍

If you can understand with a Nutella sandwich that your steps have to include a certain level of specificity for someone to be able to follow them accurately, then you can *apply* that concept to any actual scientific experiment and accompanying scientific method protocols.

#middleschool #middleschoolscience #stemeducation #learnthroughfun #scientificmethod

Did you know we have more than 15 countries represented at ANCS!? We love how our students’ family cultures make their way into lunchtime! 😍 Using chopsticks is a totally normal occurrence around here.🥢 It’s a privilege and delight to have such an international body of students and families here at ANCS. ❤️#internationalschool #internationalfamilies #bilingualfamilies #culturethroughfood #chopsticks

Did you know we have more than 15 countries represented at ANCS!? We love how our students’ family cultures make their way into lunchtime! 😍 Using chopsticks is a totally normal occurrence around here.🥢 It’s a privilege and delight to have such an international body of students and families here at ANCS. ❤️#internationalschool #internationalfamilies #bilingualfamilies #culturethroughfood #chopsticks

Chess Club has proven to be a popular choice among the middle schoolers for electives this semester!! #chess #chessclub #middleschool

Chess Club has proven to be a popular choice among the middle schoolers for electives this semester!! #chess #chessclub #middleschool

We are really loving the cooler fall-ish weather at our outdoor seating!! 😍😍😍👏🏼👏🏼 #privateschool #fall #texasweather

We are really loving the cooler fall-ish weather at our outdoor seating!! 😍😍😍👏🏼👏🏼 #privateschool #fall #texasweather

Middle schoolers in Spanish B are writing texts for blank memes on Fridays at the beginning of class as a quick, fun warmup to get their brains going in Spanish. It is a challenge that they relate to and relish every week already! Here’s the reaction when you realize a) the meme your classmate wrote is about *you* and b) it’s spot-on accurate 😂😂👍🏼 #heritagespeakers #spanishimmersion #memewriting #humor #funny #writingprompts #memes

Middle schoolers in Spanish B are writing texts for blank memes on Fridays at the beginning of class as a quick, fun warmup to get their brains going in Spanish. It is a challenge that they relate to and relish every week already! Here’s the reaction when you realize a) the meme your classmate wrote is about *you* and b) it’s spot-on accurate 😂😂👍🏼 #heritagespeakers #spanishimmersion #memewriting #humor #funny #writingprompts #memes