The middle school transition is a bigger deal than it often looks. This carousel breaks down what research tells us about Years 7–9, and how Verita designs the Middle Years to support confidence, belonging, and growing independence during this stage. If you want the full picture, the complete blog is live on the Verita website, link in bio! Written by our Founder and Director of Happiness, Michael Wolper, it dives deeper into the data, thinking, and design behind our Middle Years approach.

Meet Ms.Dimitra, our wonderful Greek Teacher at Verita Secondary School! Originally from Greece, Ms.Dimitra studied Philology in Athens at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and has been teaching Greek for nearly a decade, with her 10-year teaching anniversary just around the corner. When choosing between academics and the arts, the arts won. Music, theatre, galleries, concerts, and all things creative continue to shape the way she brings language and culture into the classroom. Her favourite part about teaching at Verita is witnessing her students’ learning and progress firsthand, as they discover and fall in love with their education. And honestly… we’d love to learn anything from Ms.Dimitra 😄

Our students know that dreaming is only the beginning, because creating is embedded in our curriculum. By designing learning experiences that give children space to explore, indoors and outdoors, we help ideas take shape in meaningful ways. From open green areas across the school to the EY Bug Hotel garden, students learn how growth works in real life. They plant, observe, care, and return to the same spaces throughout the year. In doing so, they learn patience, responsibility, consistency, and how nurturing something over time leads to real results.

You walk into Ms Louisa’s Year 1 maths class and numbers are everywhere. On the board. In conversation. In the way students explain their thinking to each other. They’re working with numbers up to 20, revising order, greater and lesser, and discovering how each number holds smaller numbers inside it. Then comes the fun part: rearranging, testing each other, and building their own understanding together. To lock it all in, our students use the chimney method, a visual tool they’ll keep coming back to as maths concepts grow more complex. This is what a hands-on maths class at Verita looks like. Connected ideas, active exploration, and students making sense of concepts together.

Back to school, and straight back into the rhythm! We’re kicking off the new year with curious minds, thoughtful discussions, and classrooms full of energy once again. In Mrs. Margarita’s Year 10 English elective, students are diving into the Cold War as they explore literature, context, and critical thinking through a new lens. Welcome back Verita International School. Let’s get started.

For this Year 2 student, maths is only part of the achievement. Alongside clear thinking and carefully presented work, he’s also learning how to share his ideas out loud in a non-native language. That takes confidence, patience, and persistence. His attention to detail, neat approach, and willingness to work through his thinking, even when the words don’t come easily, are exactly what Wow Work is about. Moments like these show why recognition matters. It celebrates strong work, visible progress, and the courage to show up and do your best, reminding students that their effort and their voice are both valued.

As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at what filled our days. Across all three campuses, this year was shaped by small moments that mattered. Curiosity sparked in classrooms, friendships formed in corridors and playgrounds, challenges met with resilience, and growth that didn’t always arrive loudly, but showed up steadily. What we carry forward isn’t just achievements or milestones (though we’ve collected quite a few this year 🤩). It’s the sense of community we’ve built, the trust between students, teachers, and families, and the belief that learning works best when children feel supported, seen, and encouraged to ask questions. As we step into the new year, we do so with optimism, intention, and excitement for what’s ahead. Wishing our community a year filled with learning, connection, and possibility. Happy New Year from all of us at Verita International School. We’re so excited to see you all in 2026 💙