COMMUNICATION
Expression of meaning is fundamental to communicating ideas and problems in order to learn and understand. At IST, we ensure that verbal and non-verbal communication skills are developed.
Thus, students learn to communicate in English (medium of instruction) and one of the Languages B (Swahili, Spanish or French). Parents are encouraged to develop their child’s mother tongue. Our Student Services department can provide parents with ways in which to do this. For example,
- acquiring reading texts in mother tongue
- discoursing with child on a variety of subjects in mother tongue
- providing child with a journal to encourage development of writing skills in mother tongue
- having a bilingual dictionary for the child to use at home and at school.
By becoming proficient in a language or multiple languages, the student’s confidence and self-esteem strengthen.
Communication unites all the disciplines and is the means by which the students show their understanding of their world.
