Relocating to Lisbon: Finding Home Away from Home Are you and your family thinking of embarking on the journey of relocation to Lisbon? The prospect of moving to a new country, embracing a different culture, and settling into a new neighbourhood can be daunting as it is exhilarating. Here at
Get ready for a summer filled with fun and adventure at ULIS Summer Camp 2024! Designed for children aged 3 to 12, our program offers an exciting diversity of activities to engage and inspire young minds.
Positive Discipline: understanding the why of challenging behaviour In the journey of nurturing young minds, educators and parents often find themselves at a crossroads between discipline and encouragement. The conventional methods of discipline, often rooted in punishment and authoritarianism, are gradually giving way to a more empathetic and constructive approach
Academic Thrive and Emotional Well-being In the realm of education, there has long been a significant focus on academic achievement and cognitive development. However, as we delve deeper into understanding the complexities of human learning, it becomes increasingly evident that academic thrive and emotional well-being are intertwined. A holistic approach
Family Meeting Tour We would like to invite you to join us for our Family Meeting Tour, which offers you an opportunity to learn about the United Lisbon International School (ULIS) and our educational programs while touring our school campus. Date:August 22nd, 2023/ Time: 2pm – 3pm Location:United Lisbon International School
Unleashing the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Education!
We are thrilled to announce our exciting summer camp, for ages 3 to 18 years old, packed with diverse activities for your child to have unforgettable experiences, make lasting memories and develop new skills.
On November 4th, the 9th and 10th grade Student Council members had the honor of having the opportunity of going to Web Summit- the world’s largest technology event.
Last week, the Model United Nations club had the pleasure of getting together and participating in its first ever (virtual) MUN conference (IMUN)
Families move to another country for a wide range of reasons. Although this type of global movement is becoming more common, it still is a hard process.
Learning implies a cognitive effort and requires willpower and dedication. To learn, the human mind needs to be interested, it needs to be challenged to understand new information.
It is amazing to see how many things we have achieved and how many new frontiers we have explored through the Computational Thinking classes
It is interesting to note that there are currently more multilingual people than
monolingual people in the world and, with globalisation and easy access to
information, multilingualism is increasing significantly.
We conducted an inauguration ceremony in April and had the honor to receive the Mayor of Lisbon’s City Hall, Fernando Medina for this special occasion
“When we listen to music, observe someone playing a musical instrument or remember a theme that marked us in our teenage years, the whole body vibrates and this vibration gives an immediate well-being sensation, the brain triggers the release of endorphin and oxytocin that circulate in the blood stream, reducing anxiety and balancing the emotional state. Music is part of our lives.
In the Early Childhood and continuing into the Elementary we value playful inquiry and incorporate a play-based learning approach. Play-based learning is child-led and open-ended play, it honors the child as a learner and our embodies our ULIS Ownership Principle, Everyone can learn how to learn, and has the right and responsibility to do so. We all learn differently and we own our own learning.´ Play is important at all ages, even for adults.
We are honoured to have had United Lisbon International School officially inaugurated by the Mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina, on Wednesday 14th April 2021. Our world-class and innovative International School, United Lisbon International School proudly opened its doors on September 14, 2020 with more than 150 students from 21 nationalities.
Minecraft in the classroom is redefining learning and the way learning can be demonstrated, in thousands of schools around the world, as well as building stronger relationships between teachers and their students.
Should Early childhood engage in Virtual Learning? Virtual learning in an Early Childhood program is focused on supporting families to integrate learning concepts into their home environment and continuing the students’ excitement for learning. When preschoolers are learning from home, the majority of their daily interactions and learning opportunities take
Online learning at United Lisbon International School The online learning experience has been an exciting time for ULIS staff and students. As hard as it was to close the doors to in-person lessons at United Lisbon International School we embraced the challenge to create the most effective online learning experience
Curiosity, the main ingredient of education Curiosity is the strong desire to know or learn something. Curiosity can be seen as an innate quality of children, they explore, question, and wonder, and by doing so, learn. It’s no secret that curiosity makes learning more effective and enjoyable. If a child
Kindness “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain Kindness is an interpersonal skill defined as a benevolent and helpful action intentionally directed towards another person, motivated by the desire to help another. November 13th is World Kindness Day. This day
Unite through learning A vision of United Lisbon International School is to unite together through learning and in the past four months of our teachers, learners, and parents successfully created a strong sense of community. Elementary learners generated ideas for school-wide rules and the whole student body voted on five
Looking back and looking forward 95 days ago students entered our school for the first time. Opening a new school in the midst of a pandemic brought an unnecessary hurdle. One of our main challenges at that time was how to make United Lisbon a safe school without the feeling
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How technology engages students and boost skills How are we preparing our kids for the current and future world of technology at United Lisbon? Our Education Technology Specialist, Kyriakos Koursaris, talks about how educational transformation through the integration of new technologies is one of the core pillars for promoting active
Making the learning experience meaningful, productive, and safe for all Concerned about how young children will adapt to learning in the new COVID19 times? Elementary Principal, and mother of 2 little ones herself, Megan Kümmerlin talks about how we are prepared to make the learning experience meaningful, productive and safe
Geoffrey Graham, Senior Partner at EDGE International Lawyers in conversation with Chitra Stern, CEO, Elegant Group, Portugal Hear their experiences of living in Portugal for several years as foreigners, doing business in Portugal and how Portugal has fared in the pandemic. What does the future in our #postcovidworld hold for
Facilitating a Welcoming Environment and Equitable Access for English Language Learners The ESOL department supports the ULIS commitment to creating a welcoming, inclusive environment for all languages and cultures represented in its community. Working collaboratively with content-area teachers, the ESOL department also strives to ensure English language learners have equitable
At United Lisbon, we care for each child’s success, beyond academics. We understand that learning in the early years is crucial for a child’s development. Learning that occurs during this time sets the foundation for the rest of each child’s life. For many children, United Lisbon is their first community
