Badi School & University
Growth 2004–2005
2005 School Achievement Report
Badi School started its 2005 calendar on March 15th and finished on December 15th, with a total of 285 students, 500 applicants in the waiting list and about three calls a day from students from other schools asking for places at Badi School.
10 teachers participated in the Moral Education 15 days Course for Children. As a result we reviewed and added the Virtues Program and its curriculum from Kindergarten to 12th grade. 15 teachers attended a course on How to develop Mathematical Intelligence by Eng. Muhammad Hajari, from the Tecnological University of Santa Cruz, Bolivia (UTEPSA) and extended an invitation to 35 public school teachers. As a result, we reviewed the math curriculum and strenthened geometry and calculus.
David Torrez, Music Teacher, obtained his B.S. in Computer Sciences Engineering. Alexis Torrez, Computer's Teacher, obtained his Master Degree in High Management. English, Spanish, Sciences and Physical Education teachers attended different seminars during the year, presented by the National and International Editorials.
Badi School was invited by the Ministry of Education to sign an agreement with the National Special Projects Department in order to make official the Badi School suport from the government. Badi School also signed an agreement with INDICASAT National Institute for Sciences and Tecnology Devepment, to officially provide results of its investigations about the Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool to reinforce Mathematics, Sciences, Geography, Computer Sciences and English Language. As a result we are developing the GIS transverse curriculum and six booklets for each of the different grades of Junior High and High School.
On March 26th 2005 the Ezatollah Rabbani Library was dedicated with support of the Mona Foundation and as a result the schedule to use the library was full on a daily basis, permitting tremendous improvement in the capacity of the students to study, research and prepare presentations in Power Point. During January and February 2005, the entire school was painted inside and outside. Additionally on January 2006 Badi School received an amount of $840.00 for the Edna Connelly Arts Fund to improve the Arts Program of the school, and we are organizing the arts courses for the current summer 2006 and purchase 25 aluminum painting stands.
On 2004 Badi School received the first Regional Prize for Spelling and Reading among 29 schools in Panama City. In 2005 Badi School gained the Second Place Nationally in Spelling and Reading among 300 schools in the country. In 2004 Badi School graduated 8 students with High School Degrees. Six of them applied to the Tecnological University (UTP) which has the USA Council Board exam in Engineering, and obtained the highest degrees in the country. As a result the university provided them 6 full career scholarships. In 2005 Badi School graduated 11 students and 3 of them applied to the UTP an also obtained the highest scores in their admission exam and gained scholarships.
On November 29th from seventh to twelveth grade presented the annual painting exhibition with 129 paintings at the Architecture Faculty in the National University of Panama (UNP). The faculty provided each of the students with a certificate of participation at this sixth annual exhibition. A 12th grade student, Ms. Jesica Mizrachi, per her own initiative and with her parent's support, presented her individual painting exhibition on 7th December 2005. 45 beautiful paintings made during 6 years of systematic work dressed up Exedra Books, a local place for exhibitions. Ministry of Education and National Institute of Culture (INAC) presented speeches during the formal act and Mrs. Rosa de Torrez, Principal of Badi School, cut the inaugural ribbon. Ms. Jessica Mizrachi received from INAC the recognition of the Youngest National Artist of Panama. A nice interview with Jessica was performed. Jessica's web page is under development. You can see some initial information at www.jessicamizrachi.com. She graduated with honors from Badi and will study Architecture at university. All five students under Mona Foundation scholarship obtained more than 4.25 grade of a maximun 5.0 grade.
Three fairs were organized during the 2005 year: the Familiar Fair with the participation of parents and family to collect funds for the 12th grade students for graduation expenses; the Sciences Fair, where all the students presented more than 100 experiments with their correspondent explanations and visual aids; the Computer Sciences Fair, organized and presented by the 7th grade, where they prepared, presented, and explained all about computers parts and high computer tecnology like bluetooth and wearable computer technology to the rest of the students of the school. Guided by Alexis Torrez and Mavis Reyes (Virtues teacher) 27 students get together on Saturdays from 9:00 am. to 2:00 pm. in order to study moral education materials and form the Arts Workshop. All our 11 students from 12th grade did their 80 hours Social work as a requirment to obtain their high school degree. They presented a Moral Education course to 4 different government schools, after their school period, usually from 4:00 pm. to 6:00 pm daily until they covered the 80 hours. Badi School received beautiful letters of appreciation of this social work and is invited to continue presenting it in 2006.
top2005 Rabbani Library Open
The Inauguration of the Badi School Library was a very moving event. There were welcome notes, short speeches, the students were all present, the dedication plaque was unveiled and a tour of the building was taken.
The former 'library' was a small, 10 X 10 room and its contents were in stacked disarray. Each of the attendees to this ceremony was asked to symbolically carry a book from the original library into the new one, and with that the library was officially opened.
The large, new library is a bright and airy structure, well-designed and appointed, with tiles on the floor laid as if they were carpet. The library has an assembly room/gym over it, so as not to waste space. Two new additional classrooms were added on the right side of the building and will be immediately filled by forty newly registered students from the long waiting list.
2005 10 Computers Shipped
We are most grateful to be able to ship another 10 newer computers to this school. They will help to make the new computer lab a strong technological center.
2004 Library First Phase
As the first class graduates from the school, the new library will be open and operational. The report from the Badi school is exciting as the stages of work proceed.
The first phase of the library building is now finished. It consisted of the construction of two floors: a basement where the books will be kept and two rooms on the first floor where the students and visitors will read, research and study. The second phase will continue with windows, doors, a ceiling, electricity, floors, stairs and a handrail for the basement, inside painting and electrical details such us lamps, switches and breakers. The third and last phase consists in the installation of a PC database, a PC with Internet, as well as a telephone, furniture and the books.
There is also an urgent need for a classroom to complete the 12th grade as part of the school's growing process. The decision was made to attach it to the library and also project the library's roof. The roof will be able to support the construction of the school's future auditorium.
On May 10th 2004, we started using the newly finished room beside the library as a classroom. We plan to start the second phase of the Library construction in September, and the last phase will be completed in November.
2004 Musical Instruments
Mona Foundation has secured musical instruments, cellos, violas, and a bass, needed by Badi's musical program. The instruments, costing about $2,800, are being shipped from China directly to Badi's musical director, David Torrez.
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