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El pasado 16 de noviembre tuvimos el gusto de presentar el Primer Congreso Parent Talks. El tema “Prevención de abuso” fue elegido como respuesta a la necesidad de estar informados y saber qué herramientas podemos dar a niños y jóvenes para hacer respetar su integridad física y mental. Especialistas invitados analizaron enfoques desde diferentes perspectivas que incluyen al individuo, la familia, la escuela, la comunidad y la sociedad. Como adultos, no debemos educar en la sobreprotección, necesitamos permitir a nuestros hijos a salir al mundo e interactuar con quienes los rodean y al mismo tiempo ayudarles a conocer los temas en los que necesitamos tener precauciones para prevenir riesgos.  Es fácil enseñarle a un niño que no debe acercarse a la estufa pero, al parecer, hablarle sobre la seguridad de su cuerpo es algo que lamentablemente en ocasiones, se habla cuando es demasiado tarde. Se sabe que no existe un perfil de la persona agresora ya que puede ser adulta o no, puede

On November 27th we celebrate Security Guard Day. Many thanks to this great team that works daily to make our campus a safe place for our community. ------------------------------ El 27 de noviembre celebramos el Día del guardia de seguridad. Agradecemos a este gran equipo que trabaja diariamente para hacer de nuestro campus un lugar seguro para nuestra comunidad.

Luciana Hawkins (Pre-frist) and Inés Signoret (1st grade) participated in JUMP, an international dance competition, in which they won first place in the “Group dance” category. Likewise, Inés won first place in the SOLO category. Congratulations! ------------------------------------------------ Luciana Hawkins (Pre-frist) e Inés Signoret (1st grade) participaron en JUMP, competencia internacional de baile, en la cual ganaron primer lugar en la categoría de “Baile grupal”. De igual manera, Inés ganó primer lugar en categoría SOLO. ¡Felicidades!

Congratulations to Constanza Ramiro (1 st grade) for taking 2nd place in Figure Skating on Ice at the Eden on Ice Cup, held in November 12th. -------------------------------------------------------- Muchas felicidades a Constanza Ramiro (1er grado) por obtener el segundo lugar en Patinaje Artístico en Hielo en la Copa Eden on Ice, celebrada el pasado 12 de noviembre.

On November 17th, JFK invited two external IB Workshop leaders from the IBEN Network to provide the workshop "Extended Essay in Focus" to all of our Extended Essay supervisors.  Allison Navas who came from Peru and Leonor Álvarez from Ecuador gave the workshops in English and Spanish. These workshops allowed our supervisors to align and deepen their understanding of the Extended Essay to have better tools to support our students. The extended essay is a compulsory, externally assessed piece of independent research into a topic chosen by the student and presented as a formal piece of academic writing. It is one of the culminating experiences for the Diploma Programme. The extended essay is intended to promote high-level research and writing skills, intellectual discovery and creativity while engaging students in personal research. Students are guided through the process of research and writing by an assigned supervisor. Alejandra Galindo , IB DP-Continuum Coordinator -----

National Honor Society (NHS) was founded in the United States in 1921, hoping to create an organization that recognized and encouraged young people with four main purposes. “Create enthusiasm for academic achievement, stimulate the desire to serve, promote leadership, and develop character in students.” Now, after 102 years, NHS has become a prestigious, high-ranking organization among administrators, teachers, students, parents and residents of school communities. Its reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment by everyone involved. Through service activities, NHS members must maintain and expand the qualities for which they were chosen. Candidates were selected by a faculty council and now all must respect the ideals and values ​​of NHS to maintain membership status and graduate with honours. The John F. Kennedy School joined the National Honor Society in 2010 and since then, our goal is to combat hunger through the Querétaro Food Bank. Each school year, our

Last Friday November 10th, at our School's Auditorium, the Department of Arts and Culture from the "Colegio Cedros Norte" presented its artistic groups. In the second half of the Concert, several works were presented, performed jointly by our members of the JFK Orchestra and them. It was a very enriching experience for our students. The audience really enjoyed the Concert!  Mauricio Soto , JFK Orchestra -------------------------- El pasado viernes 10 de noviembre se presentó el Departamento de Arte y Cultura del "Colegio Cedros Norte" con sus grupos artísticos, en el Auditorio de nuestra escuela. En la segunda parte, se presentaron varias obras, interpretadas de manera conjunta por nuestros integrantes de la JFK Orchestra y por ellos. Fue una experiencia enriquecedora para nuestros alumnos.  ¡El público asistente disfrutó mucho la presentación!  Mauricio Soto , JFK Orchestra