Nicely done, Christopher!

Today was a special day at school for Christopher. He earned the last of the 10 beads, which made him the first kid at Vernon this year to earn all of the I.B. beads! He was presented with the bead and acknowledged by the principal in front of the student body at an assembly this morning. He even got a big round of applause. :)
The funny thing about it was that he was lacking the communicator bead....so by communicating clearly to Ms. Wager that he really wanted to earn that bead, he actually earned it~ by communicating!

Vernon is in the process of becoming an International Baccalaureate school, and there is language associated with the traits of an I.B. learner. Christopher can tell you what each bead color stands for, and the what he did to earn each individual bead.

Both boys take their beads very seriously.
White-communicator
Black-inquirer
Light Blue-knowledgeable
Purple-reflective
Orange-open minded
Yellow-thinker
Dark Blue-principled
Green-well balanced
Pink-caring
Red-risk taker
I love that they are learning about these traits, and know what they mean.
Congratulations Christopher! We are so proud of you.