On Friday, June 21st, the sixth graders of the Omololu Institute staged another annual global concepts exhibition. These kinds of developmental exhibits have been featured as a prominent activity of the school since it became an International Baccalaureate Institute in 2016.
The exhibition consisted of various themes including: information technology, cultures, religion, migration, mining and natural resources, etc.
Commenting on the displays was the Primary Years Program Coordinator, Ms. Lorraine Thompson. She explained that the exhibition gives the students a chance to eloquently express, in their own way, what they have learnt throughout the six years of schooling from grade one to grade six. “Because we are an international school,” Ms. Thompson said, “we expose our students to concepts that they can learn about and relate to globally.
“By learning these concepts they become able to contribute to the development of our country and our communities, and they are in a position to teach others what they have assimilated. That is what they are doing here today – teaching their peers, and the many visitors from the public about the concepts they have grasped in various areas of concentration.”
Ms. Thompson stressed that the students will enhance their interests in these exhibition themes, and they will build on what they have learnt until they graduate into 2nd Form. She said that there they will be focusing on phenomena that affect the world, such as pollution and the need for water conservation, and they will present possible solutions to these global problems. She finally said that the students design, develop and create their own brochures that depict their various areas of global interest.
The teacher of Grade 6 at Omololu is Ms. Althea Morgan .With regard to the students’ dedicated work in putting on the exhibition, she commented: “The students were very cooperative and the parents were quite supportive. The students were exceptionally eager to get their exhibit works started and completed.
“Everyone of them were excited to share the knowledge which they had acquired through their research and exploration efforts, not only with people in Anguilla, but around the world, because these exhibit programs will be uploaded up on our IB sites.
“We want these students to be world changers. We are raising students who are open-minded and reflective. It has been a very rewarding experience to work with these youngsters. They were enthused about the experiences because it is they who got to plan the projects — not the teacher, for I am just the mentor and the guide.”
Ms. Morgan noted that the exhibits looked easy but it is because when they all had completed their displays, they took time to practice their presentations for their peers.
– Staff Reporter, James R. Harrigan
