Westfields International School (WIS) provides an exceptional educational experience for children of more than 30 nationalities around the world.
The goal of the school is to provide each learner with enjoyable and meaningful experience, while discovering and developing skills and talents that will facilitate success both here at Westfields and beyond.
Learners find fulfillment in their desire to read and be well-informed
Library Programs
The WIS Library provides instructional resources, services and activities that will make the learners become critical thinkers in the pursuit and use of ideas and information.
Library Vision Producing learners who have passion for reading, self-discovery, personal growth, and intellectual curiosity to achieve academic excellence
Library Mission Provide, maintain, and upgrade resources, services and facilities necessary to meet the instructional, information, and research needs of the academic community |
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Reading Time
During this period, learners will be exposed to books that cater to their needs and interests. Other ways to promote the love of reading are providing magazines, book displays and favorite books on display. |
Story Telling
As a learning tool, storytelling can encourage children to explore their unique expressiveness. It can heighten a student’s ability to communicate thoughts and feelings in an articulate and lucid manner. To facilitate learning outcomes, students are introduced to a certain theme that focuses on a particular author’s collection. These will be the materials for the storytelling.. |
International Book Week Celebration
Once every school year, the library prepares activities that are in line with the celebration of International Book Week. The objectives of the said event are to make learners recognize the importance of reading; to explore learners’ knowledge on the importance of reading in learning; to encourage the learners to express their ideas and feelings on the activities provided; and to enhance learners’ skills in the creation and composition of the set activities provided.
Author visits are exceptional ways to promote reading as it provides students with the opportunity to meet an author and find out where they get the ideas on how to write a story.
Winners of this event will be given a prize of having a chance to visit other school’s library. This will make them aware the importance of library in school and as a student and life in general
Book Fairs
The library holds and participates in a school wide book fairs. The purpose of these fairs is to help students acquire books they want to read. They will be exposed to a collection of books from different publishers.
Book Fanatics Club
The club welcomes all the book lovers who want to spend hours reading books or other reading materials. Basically, the club is a common platform for all book lovers who want to share their interest with each other. The club has a bulletin board where the members display or post information for as long as it relates to book. There are also enriching activities being done during the period.