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Lessons at WIS usually come in 45-minute periods in the PYP and 55-minute periods in the MYP and DP.
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Once you join us as a student, you can look forward to a packed and exciting timetable of lessons, activities, sports and socialising. Life at WIS is fun and busy. We study for three terms in the year – January to April, May to August, September to December – with a few days holiday in the middle of each term for rest and other activities!
Lessons at WIS usually come in 45-minute periods in the PYP and 55-minute periods in the MYP and DP.
As well as classroom time, your weekly timetable at WIS will be made up of:
Homeroom Teacher takes care of academic and pastoral issues. He or she will also tell you about up-and coming events or successes to be celebrated.
The Assemblies are held fortnightly in both Upper and Lower Primary School and Secondary School – MYP and DP. These assemblies are entirely led by the students and display a glimpse of learning activities that happen in the classrooms across all disciplines and year groups.
In the PYP, this includes: athletics, gymnastics, dance fitness, fundamental skills, football games, hitting sports, throwing sports and swimming. Students discover the capabilities of their bodies by being exposed to a number of situations, which develop motor skills that may later be applied to various sports. Students learn about a healthy, active lifestyle and the way exercise affects their bodies and overall well-being, as well as compete against other CHOPS and ISSSA schools, in both PYP and MYP.
Westwood International School is an English medium international school in Gaborone, Botswana. It was founded in 1988 with sponsorship from the American and British governments and in collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Education. US, British and South African teaching materials are employed.