Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Natsuki
Spotlight On Our Student Natsuki
This week, we spotlight our sixth-grader Natsuki who moved from Japan to Germany last year. Natsuki worked hard in class to catch up and has done an amazing job. Her English teachers Ms. Freise says about her, “She has made immense improvements in English since she came to Germany. I am proud of this young smart lady!”
Natsuki really gets along with her classmates and enjoys her time at ISR. Natsuki’s passion is playing volleyball. Ms. Schierl, the Athletics Coordinator at ISR, adds, “Natsuki played volleyball as part of her SLOⓇ activity. Due to her good performance she was selected to be part of the Volleyball team that competed in Dormagen. It was the first match for the girls. Natsuki was motivated, a good team player, and able to put my advice into practice. Well done!”
Natsuki is an engaged student who exactly knows what she wants and works hard for it. Ms. Freise found perfect words to end this spotlight”I have really enjoyed teaching her and she is a true asset to our school and our school motto We enable great minds and strong characters!”
We are very proud to spotlight Natsuki one of ISR’s many outstanding students!
Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.
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Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Leyra
Spotlight On Our Student Leyra
This week, we spotlight our Kindergarten student Leyra who joined ISR last year and has never lived in Germany before. Last school year she worked hard and really has come out of her shell! She gets along with her classmates perfectly and is an open-minded young lady. She has a versatile character and her friends especially appreciate her friendliness and helpfulness.
Leyra is a good friend and loves spending time with her mates. During classes, she shows her creative side and always comes up with new ideas. Her Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Ramirez, says about her, “Leyra is a positive role model and happily plays with all her classmates. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to get to know her and her family. She is so special!”
We are very proud to spotlight Leyra one of ISR’s many outstanding students!
Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.
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Looking Back: Summer Art Camp 2019
Looking Back: Summer Art Camp 2019
Tuesday, 02 July 2019
Colourful brushes, painted canvases and radiant children: last week saw the start of the school holidays with a creative Summer Art Camp week. The programme, led by Bettina Schulenberg, was fully booked a few weeks after it was announced. This is of course, due to the stellar reputation Ms. Schulenberg has as an amazing art teacher.
The program begun every morning with the classic “artist’s” breakfast, where the students and Ms. Schulenberg all sat together, exchanged ideas, discussed events of the previous day and thereafter, began their creative process. Ms. Schulenberg took great care to make the camp as varied and interesting as possible for all the participants. Both beginners and advanced students tried out different painting techniques on canvas, they painted individual dog sculptures, practiced on their own models and learned a lot about painting techniques and art in general. Lunch breaks were spent outside in the sunshine, where further questions about art were discussed.
The highlight of the Summer Art Camp was the closing vernissage of the students’ artworks created during the week. The students invited their parents, friends, teachers and family members. So many of the guests were impressed by just how much the students had learnt during the week and how beautiful their artworks were, the exhibition was indeed a huge success!
We would like to thank Ms. Schulenberg for her commitment to this creative Art Camp and we look forward to the upcoming Summer Art Camp in 2020!
Ms. Schulenberg offers creative courses in her studio at Hermannsplatz 7 in Neuss. If you are interested please visit her website: kunst-am-platz.de
Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Darya
Spotlight On Our Student Darya
This week, we spotlight our humble 11th grade student Darya, who joined ISR in grade 9. Darya is a very polite, self-reflected, and mature student who always gives her best academically and supports her friends. She never has a bad day in school and her performance is always top-notch.
She also is a brilliant supportive Big Sister to a student in grade 3, as part of her CAS project. Darya is ambitious, and she is also involved in the SLO® Discipline Department and supports the organization of several student events such as “Random Acts of Kindness Week” and the “Lock In”.
Darya is a bright, hardworking individual who feels strongly about helping others. She spends her time volunteering at a local elderly home, of which the residents are really grateful for. Darya is also involved in the collection of donations for children who suffered severe burns in Iran.
Beyond her fantastic social and academic skills, Darya is passionate about music and gives private fun guitar lessons to her classmates in her spare time. She is also a tennis player. Her teacher Mr. Krönke says this about her “Darya is humble and polite while at the same time being highly ambitious. She takes criticism to heart and tries to improve wherever she can. She is a good friend to her classmates and I am sure that a bright future awaits her”.
We are very proud to spotlight Darya one of ISR’s many outstanding students!
Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.
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56 graduates of ISR Neuss clearly exceed the worldwide average of the International Baccalaureate (IB) in the Corona school year 2020
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56 graduates of ISR Neuss clearly exceed the worldwide average of the International Baccalaureate (IB) in the Corona school year 2020
Friday, 17 July 2020
ISR students averaged 36 points in their final report cards, 6 points above the global average / More ISR graduates than ever before / Ten percent of the degrees belong to the international top 3 % best list / Numerous study places offered by renowned universities abroad
Despite the adversities faced during this school year, Grade 12 IB graduates of ISR International School on the Rhine in Neuss have improved their grade point average this year, from 35 to 36 points. In fact, the 56 Grade 12 students who graduated this year scored 6 points above the global International Baccalaureate average of 30 points. “These excellent results of the students cannot be emphasized highly enough. After all, the pandemic with its continuing uncertainties and the special examination conditions was already a particular challenge and burden,” comments Emil Cete, Head of Upper School and IB Coordinator.
He continued, “The fact that the students mastered the situation so well was mainly due to what we at ISR call strong character: their own will to learn, their commitment and being robust. The comprehensive support from the teachers and the entire staff also contributed to this. It is also important for us that with this result we have confirmed our status as the leading international private school in NRW.”
In addition to the excellent results, having 56 students in the graduating class is also remarkable: in the two previous years the graduating class had less than 40 students. “The increase in the number of students at ISR to a total of 1,000 is now making itself felt in larger graduating classes,” explains Peter Soliman, Managing Partner of ISR, “this is another sign of the school’s sustained popularity and quality.”
No matter which scale the results are compared with, they are excellent: when converted to the equivalent in the German Abitur system 40% of ISR graduates achieved a grade in the 1.0 to 1.9 range, and 10% achieved 40 IB points or more. To contextualize this, in 2019 roughly 2% of IB graduates worldwide achieved 40 IB points or more! “These great results can only be achieved with a consistent effort during the entire year. A few outstanding students are not enough,” Mr. Soliman states, “to prepare the entire class for the exams in the best possible way, we, therefore, provide individual support through intensive lessons tailored to ability and need.”
“Thanks to the results, graduates this year have been offered places at the best universities worldwide,” emphasizes Eileen Lyons, the Director of ISR. In the USA these include full scholarships from Princeton University as well as offers from the University of Southern California, the University of Notre Dame and the University of Miami. In Great Britain, ISR students have offers from the University of Cambridge, Imperial College, London School of Economics, University College London and King’s College London. In addition to this there are offers from Canada (University of Toronto) as well as from universities in Japan, South Africa, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, and Switzerland. Ms. Lyons continues, “The fact that so many binding commitments have been made by international universities despite the corona uncertainty is a great sign of confidence in our work. Applications from our students are very convincing and universities have been extremely satisfied with ISR graduates in recent years.” It must be noted that even though about 75% of ISR students are likely to go to university in another country, ISR always recommends to all graduates a combination of subjects that will allow them to study in Germany.
“Advice on which university best suits the preferences, skills and career planning of young people is a key service offered by ISR,” adds Mr. Soliman, “that’s why our University and Career Counsellors, Ulrike Wacker, and Dr. Susan Wiltshire, start talking to students about their career plans at an early stage” As the counsellors explain, “our university orientation will continue in the coming months, even though graduation certificates have long since been distributed: due to the corona pandemic there is more to organize before the start of studies than in previous years.” This aside, ISR students, both past and present, can always seek advice regarding career steps, and the ever-growing alumni network is an increasingly vital tool for growing support systems.
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ISR Art Camp 2020
ISR Art Camp 2020
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
A week of an exciting and creative ISR Art Camp came to an end last Friday! Ms. Schulenberg, one of our ISR parents, led the ISR Art Camp again this year with a limited number of students. She prepared an exciting week for our students to try their hand at different artistic expressions and let their creativity run free. One of our upper school students, Lennart, supported Ms. Schulenberg during the camp week, and he did an amazing job – thank you Lennart!
The week culminated in an amazing art exhibition in which the students displayed the creative artworks that they had worked on all week. The results speak for themselves!
We are already looking forward to the ISR Art Camp next year!
Corona-Krise: Schüler und Familien der ISR Neuss nähen 250 Masken für die St. Augustinus Gruppe
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Corona-Krise: Schüler und Familien der ISR Neuss nähen 250 Masken für die St. Augustinus Gruppe
Monday, 18 May 2020
Rund 250 Schutzmasken, die von Schülern und Familien der ISR International School on the Rhine in Neuss gefertigt wurden, sind an die Gesundheits- und Pflegeeinrichtungen der St. Augustinus Gruppe in Neuss übergeben worden. Die gespendeten Mund-Nasen-Masken werden je nach Bedarf an Patienten, Bewohner und das Pflegepersonal in die verschiedenen Einrichtungen der Gruppe im Rheinland verteilt. „Gerade in den Häusern der Senioren- und Behindertenhilfe, in denen viele Menschen der Corona-Risikogruppe leben, können diese selbst genähte Masken helfen“, freut sich Ekaterina Souli, Koordinatorin des Projektes der St. Augustinus Gruppe. „Auch in verschiedenen Bereichen der Krankenhäuser können die Masken zum Einsatz kommen. Daher freuen wir uns, dass die internationale Schule sich so für uns eingesetzt hat“, betont Geschäftsführer Markus Richter, welcher ebenfalls bei der Übergabe vor Ort war. Um die Spende der selbst genähten Masken abzurunden, spendete die ISR zusätzlich 300 Einwegmasken.
Vor zwei Wochen hatte die ISR International School on the Rhine nach einem Aufruf der St. Augustinus Gruppe mit dem Masken-Projekt begonnen. Auf das Projekt eines der größten Unternehmen in der Gesundheits- und Sozialbranche im Rheinland wurde die internationale Schule durch den Rotary Club Neuss aufmerksam gemacht, welcher die Spendenaktion seinerseits unterstützt.
Der Aufruf erreichte rund 1.500 Familien, Lehrer und Mitarbeiter der internationalen Schule und wurde anschließend als mögliches Projekt im Rahmen des CAS-Unterrichtes, bei dem sich die ISR-Schüler der 11. Klasse bei verschiedenen Wohltätigkeitsaktionen engagieren, vorgestellt. CAS steht im Mittelpunkt der Philosophie des IB-Diplom-Programms an der ISR und ermöglicht es den Schülern, ihre persönliche und zwischenmenschliche Entwicklung durch erfahrungsbasiertes Lernen zu verbessern.
„Mich hat begeistert, mit wie viel Engagement und Sorgfalt das Projekt von den Schülern angenommen wurde“, betont André Urban, CAS-Koordinator an der ISR: „Eine meiner Schülerinnen hat in jede Maske eine Filtereinsatzmöglichkeit und einen Nasensteg eingearbeitet. Ein weiterer Schüler hat zahlreiche Masken in den ISR-Farben Blau, Gelb und Rot genäht. Der positive Rücklauf zeigt, wie wichtig den Schülern soziales Engagement in der Region ist“.
Auch Peter Soliman, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der internationalen Schule, freut sich über die rege Teilnahme: „In dieser schwierigen Zeit hat unsere Schulgemeinschaft zum wiederholten Mal starken Zusammenhalt bewiesen. Es ist uns wichtig, den Kindern Sozialkompetenzen und ein Bewusstsein für ihre Umwelt zu vermitteln. Daher sind Fächer wie CAS und SLO® fester Bestandteil unseres Kurrikulums und Anspruchs an unsere Schüler“.
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Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Samruddhi
Spotlight On Our Student Samruddhi
This week, we spotlight our seven grade student Samruddhi who joined ISR in 2018. Samruddhi is a wonderful Grade 7 student who brightens her classroom environment with her positive attitude! Every single day, Samruddhi welcomes her classmates and teachers to her homeroom 7C with a smile! She is a hard-working student who strives for academic success.
Samruddhi has also been an ISR Ambassador for new students who visit ISR and then join her grade level, ensuring that they feel comfortable and at home in the ISR community. Samruddhi’s empathy towards others is very strong and that is one of the reasons why she is so special. She has a big heart and has always an open ear for her classmates. Her academic coordinator, Ms. McLeod says about her “She will be moving back to India this summer, and we are so sad to see her go! We wish her all the best at her new school and can’t wait to hear about her new adventure!”
We are very proud to spotlight Samruddhi one of ISR’s many outstanding students!
Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.
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Outstanding IB Results - Graduation Class of 2020
Outstanding IB Results – Graduation Class of 2020
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
On 12th June 2020, the ISR Graduating Class of 2020 received their ISR High School Diplomas during a much anticipated celebratory ceremony. After weeks of waiting, the IB (International Baccalaureate®) results have finally been published, opening the doors for our students to attend prestigious universities worldwide.
On behalf of the entire ISR community, we congratulate our graduates on their outstanding International Baccalaureate® (IB) exam results! Overall, our graduating class achieved an average of 37 points out of 45 points. Thus, we not only continued our above-average performance from the previous school year but exceed it. Besides, 10% of the class earned 40 or more points, which corresponds to an Abitur score of 1.3 or better.
Our graduates may choose from an average of four university offers per graduate from renowned universities from all over the world, not including those offered by German universities. This year’s university offers include Princeton University (with substantial scholarship); University of Southern California; University of Notre Dame; University of Miami; University of Cambridge; Imperial College London; London School of Economics; University College London; King’s College London; University of Toronto, as well as universities in the Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Spain, France, Canada, Switzerland, and South Africa.
These outstanding results as well as the numerous offers from high ranking universities reflect on the success of our teaching staff and the tireless efforts our students have sustained throughout their journey at ISR. Our graduates have excelled and leave ISR as young adults with high ambitions and goals.
They are all further proof our motto, “we enable great minds and strong characters”. We are very proud of their outstanding achievement!
Our doors will always remain open for our graduating class and their families, and we look forward to seeing many familiar faces again in December at our Alumni Reunion.
We wish you all the best for the future!
Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Luis
Spotlight On Our Student Luis
This week, we spotlight our athletic eight-grader student Luis, who joined ISR in Grade 1. Luis has developed tremendously in the last year and shines with his very enthusiastic character. He has a strong sense of individuality and his mind is always working to further his talents and future pursuits.
His teacher, Mr. Makowy, describes Luis with the words “athletic, creative, intelligent and outgoing.” He also adds that Luis is one of the most unique individuals in his year group, “I look forward to seeing how he develops over the coming months and years.”
He is popular with his classmates and enjoys socializing with them. After school, he loves to play handball at a high level and trains almost daily, as well as spending hours on the road travelling to compete with his club. He is a very talented sportsman and at the same time very focused and concentrated. He is a wonderful example of the fact that you can achieve so much with a lot of hard work and training.
We are very proud to spotlight Luis one of ISR’s many outstanding students!
Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.
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