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MYP 1 Orientation and Park Clean-up Sept '25

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MYP 1 Orientation and Park Clean-up Sept '25

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In order to get to know each other, and the ethos of the school, MYP1 spent their second day of school on a "clean-up and then play" activity in various local parks.

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Student-Brainstorming on Service for 2025/26

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Student-Brainstorming on Service for 2025/26

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MYP 2-5 students brainstormed on what we can do this year for Service as Action.

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MYP 1's ideas

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MYP5 Ideas for both Service & CAS in 2026

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MYP5 Ideas for both Service & CAS in 2026

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Ideas for both this year's SA and next year's CAS.

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Keeping our local park in tip-top condition

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Community Prize from Local Area Association

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Community Prize from Local Area Association

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A certificate from "Il Quartiere che Sogniamo" recognising our work in the local community.

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Ocean Race Community Newsletter featuring DIS

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Ocean Race Community Newsletter featuring DIS

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Banca degli Occhi- Lions- Glasses Collection

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Banca degli Occhi- Lions- Glasses Collection

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Cementing links with the local members of Lions International for our work together fund-raising eye transplants over the years.

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Myp2 students worked on an IDU in MYP1 which connected Art and English, using modal verbs like “ought to” “should” and “have to” to give an understanding into why certain procedures need doing in order to do a good job; in this case, painting a park bench for our local community.

Today we,  finished the work (better late than never!) that  time and weather constraints had previously slowed us down. MYP2 students, stripped the bench of old paint, sanded it down and then cleaned it,  in preparation for today’s glossing, all in order to “Do the Right Thing”.

Mr Ebury, Ms Stansfeld and Ms Sangiovanni

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Perhaps we could interview members of the public who use the park

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Organisation For Local Area Competition Entry 

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Organisation For Local Area Competition Entry 

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Prof. Leo Orlandini put together a full report of our work on this project and entered it for the local area's competition for school engagement in the community; winning recognition for our students' work.

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Local Engagement in Community Competition

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Local Engagement in Community Competition

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Prof. Leo Orlandini put together a full report of our work on this project and entered it for the local area's competition for school engagement in the community; winning recognition for our students' work.

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MYP4 / 5 mandarin chinese, svolgeranno delle attività di story telling e canto con i piccoli di PYP. probabilmente a partire da gennaio, quando starà per arrivare il nuovo anno cinese.

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MYP1 Green toured MYP classes, asking them about their Service experiences.

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https://genoaschooleu.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/CollegioDocentiDIS20202021/Ee1G-C6cHelLlC-dvvRR_pgBZpKneszimrmy4VYiPQIcPw?e=sAlcpm

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Ocean Race Summit and Youth Symposium, at DIS

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Ocean Race Summit and Youth Symposium, at DIS

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The event promo video, hosted here in Genova

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Ocean Action Week: The Ocean Race Summit in Genova

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Our partners at Ocean Race set up a summit in which MYP3 participated.

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CALAM meeting in MYP4 Jan 2026

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Myp 1 Poster Campaign to Promote Glasses Collection with the Lions

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Myp 1 Poster Campaign to Promote Glasses Collection with the Lions

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MYP5 this year collaborated with AISM, Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla, whose headquarter is in Genoa, in order to raise awareness about Multiple Sclerosis and to explore it through a poetic dimension.

Students first took part in a guided tour at the Museo di Palazzo Reale, aimed at identifying, within the exhibited works such as frescoes, paintings, and sculptures, traces of the three guiding themes connected to the disease's invisible symptoms: self-determination, unpredictability and invisibility.

Afterwards, the students took part in an experiential workshop with some volunteers from the association, in order to directly experience these symptoms.

Eventually, they created an original poem that offered a young and personal perspective on the disease, drawing inspiration from the invisible symptoms and the emotional and inner dimensions, that are often unseen but deeply affect people’s lives.

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On Monday 23rd February, Doctor Mori showed  MYP1 students some vital elements of Basic Life Support,  focussing on several aspects of First Aid, among which the importance of knowing how to make an emergency call and the basic initial manoeuvres, all in preparation for the "Do the Right Thing"unit.

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This is our collection for the local residence hosting female victims of violence.

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Local Partner for International Women's Day

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Local Partner for International Women's Day

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https://www.centroantiviolenzamascherona.it/

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On the 12th and 17th of March and on the 1st April, the MYP1 class  will be participating in a project, at school, organised in collaboration with the Centre for preventing violence, for a total of 6 hours. The main aim is to work simultaneously on mutual respect and overcoming obstacles to learning.

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In the Anti-Violence workshop, we did two activities one about stereo-types and one about emotions. When we did the one about stereo-types they divided us into 4 groups, and they gave us 3 flash cards with different people, then we had to choose one of the cards and create them for example: there personality,age,life,family ect. Then we showed our charactor to the class, then they told us to try and think of an insult to that charactor, they showed us that many of the insults that we said were mainly stereo-types. They explained to us that stereo-types is a simple and easy way to insult one person that then turns into lots and lots of people. The second workshop that we done was about emotions, they gave us an outilne of a human body and told us to colour the different parts of the body based on where we feel that emotion. Then they split us into 5 groups each with a different emotion, and we needed to talk about where we feel that emotion, when we feel that emotion ,why we feel that emotion. At the end we shared this imformation and we found out that many people feel the same way when something happens. These were really great workshops that made us feel safe and happy.

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For the anti-violence workshop we did many interesting activities like: we had to draw/color a man/woman/child (the one that we preferred) with the corresponding colors of emotions. We discussed what stereotypes are and made many examples. We talked about the negative comments that people told us. The two ladies that came made us form a circle around the class, and we all discussed some words that meant something special to us. This workshop helped me learn a lot of things and made me reflect a lot. I would really like to help others and be treated the same way. And we would like to have more hours to talk about our feelings.

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A student-initiative raising awareness on important issues, in various languages, all year, thanks to a bi-monthly edition.

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Just a selection of dates where we relax, but raise awareness of the importance of mental well-being.

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On Thursday 26th March, the MYP1 class visited the Old Dock area in Genoa as part of the educational activity organized by the BE-Natural project (Human Well-being through Nature: Protecting Biodiversity and Promoting Small-Scale Fishing in the Ligurian Sea). Since the class was studying food-chains and ecosystems, and this was an opportunity to add a real-life experience while learning about the fish that live in the Ligurian Sea and the importance of sustainable fishing. During the visit the students met fishermen, observed different types of fishing boats, visited the fish market to identify the different species found in Liguria and participated in a lesson about sustainable fishing given by Simona Bussotti (marine biologist).

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Here is a report on our school's Service work in our partner's newsletter.

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DIS delegation made up of thirteen jr. diplomats, MYP4-DP1, participated fruitfully to MilanMUN International Conference 2026🌐 last week, from thursday 19th to sunday 22nd of March, achieving important results including two Best Delegate Awards for the students:

Amanda Cavalleroni representing USA in the Security Council and Ettore Trillo representing USA in DISEC!

The working sessions and debates focused on ‘Diplomacy in a Multipolar World’, where rising global actors and shifting alliances demand new diplomatic strategies. Delegates addressed a broad range of challenges—from managing trade tensions and regulating emerging technologies, to safeguarding human rights and building post-conflict societies.

Delegates, each in their respective Committees, were required to: draft, present, lobby co-submitters and signatories, debate and vote to pass their proposed resolutions focusing on three different specific topics of global importance.

Our school is proud and grateful for the meaningful and fruitful role-play enacted by our delegation of students which showed great ATL skills and IB Learner Profile Attributes in action!

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Student Reflection by Riana C. for AISM Project MYP5

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Student Reflection by Riana C. for AISM Project MYP5

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The first event, which took place on December 18th, consisted in a guided tour through an art exhibition at the Palazzo Reale museum, during which we were revealed the stories behind each painting, incision, sculpture and fresco, often inspired by mythical portrayals of Ancient Roman and Greek deities and symbolic characters. Every artwork illustrated one or more themes, including perseverance, inexorable internal battles, time and the ephemerity of every moment, which were directly connected to the experience recounted by people afflicted by an autoimmune disease called "multiple sclerosis". This incurable illness affects the central nervous system, impairing many cognitive functions, and presents fluctuating, unexpected symptoms that can disappear overnight, as easily as they can appear. The second workshop, which took place the following day, aimed to offer us an opportunity to step into the shoes of victims of multiple sclerosis, who often cannot express their feelings in words. We were given gloves to alter our perception of all the physical objects we grasped into an uncomfortable, uncanny one. We were connected to a machine that sent electric signals in our arms that, as the intensity increased, made our muscles twitch and contract without any deliberate control. Our legs were tied with weights to make every step we took feel like climbing stairs. I was touched by this experience and realized that, although words have great impact and meaning, they are limited and limit self-expression. Following this activity, we were asked to write an essay and a poem on the impacts of this project on our perception and awareness of this illness. My favorite painting depicted a battleship in the midst of a seastorm. Its struggles to reach the shore, which is only a small distance afar, are a metaphor of how these people, through self-determination, fight their inner, invisible battle, the seastorm, in hopes of finding enough light and peace to heal from the burdens of their condition. By doing so, they escape the waves in which they are engulfed and asfixiated. I found this a highly accurate portrayal of the hardships imposed by their symptoms.

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A National Online Event: Emergency: How can we stop war?

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A National Online Event: Emergency: How can we stop war?

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A final report on the Symposium and this year's work with MYP2.

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Empowering Ocean Stewards- From Classroom to Global STage

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MYP 2 Seawater Testing Activity with University of Genova student Matteo Bertacchi

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MYP 2 Seawater Testing Activity with University of Genova student Matteo Bertacchi

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Workshops on Responsible and Healthy Behaviour with AIED

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Workshops on Responsible and Healthy Behaviour with AIED

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Students in the MyP4 class participate in an Affectivity and Sexuality Education activity held by A.I.E.D.
The activity begins on Wednesday, February 18, with a 15-20 minute introductory questionnaire, followed by two two-hour sessions on Wednesday, February 25, and Thursday, March 5.

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External speakers ran a workshop, online quiz and student participation on ecological ways of disposing waste.

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Arianna Rena |  2026This activity has always had a very positive impact on me mostly because it regards something so personal such as the adoption of my little sister. Through this association we as a family made a lot of connections with very different people and I had the chance to understand on a deeper level how important it is to maintain the activity of CIAI because of all the opportunities they give to kids and people in need. My contribute, even if small, is still recognised by CIAI and it makes me proud to know that my activities could help kids in need.

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Student-initiated Service Activity: Collection for CIAI: Arianna Rena, Matilde Cravero, Sofia Bertacchi and Bianca Pastrovich.

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Student-initiated Service Activity: Collection for CIAI: Arianna Rena, Matilde Cravero, Sofia Bertacchi and Bianca Pastrovich.

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After learning how to surf, like most surfers do, the class also cleaned up the beach, removing 8 kilos of plastic and 900 cigarette butts!!!!

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Dear all,

Thank you to all  of the PYP5  and  MYP1-3 students  who helped   Banca Degli Occhi   by buying or selling lottery tickets. Many students have already sold a great number of them.

On Wednesday 3rd of June, from 7.50am  to 8am, just before school, students can deposit their sold tickets and donations in the collection box, which will be manned by volunteers from this charity organisation at the main entrance.

If you would still  like to buy some, you can  buy them at this time.

We are also using this opportunity to hand over the used glasses that we have collected.  Again, if you still have some at home, this is a great time to bring them:   Wednesday 3rd of June, from 7.50am  to 8am Main Entrance:  DIS.

Thanks for all of your cooperation.

Mark Ebury

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The last day of school is normally dedicated to Environmental Work.

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Tour of 'seized properties' in Genoa city centre with Libera

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Tour of 'seized properties' in Genoa city centre with Libera

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MYP4 students worked on what mafia is and where it can be found, in terms of its illegal presence. They were engaged in a tour of seized properties in the city centre interviewing the association who now are using these properties for social purposes.