Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Lukas

Friday, 25 September 2020

This week, we spotlight our 8th Grader Lukas, who joined ISR in Kindergarten and since then has always been a valuable member of our ISR community. Luke is characterized by his determination and politeness. He is much liked by his classmates and is always available to help and advise them. He is artistically very talented:  “Lukas is a great artist! He has interesting ideas that he portrays successfully in his artwork. Mostly he enjoys working with imagery of fantasy which I am sure is dominant in his sketchbook,” according to his Art teacher. He also shows great talent in the musical field. His music teacher, Mrs. Gander, says about him “Lukas did a great job learning the saxophone last year – he was very motivated while we were stuck at home learning virtually and was quick to play new repertoire.” Lukas is very successful in the academic field and his teachers describe him as very determined, focused, and hard-working. His French teacher, Ms. Perera adds. “I teach him in French, and he is one of the best student, not only academically but also as a very handsome classmate.” Lukas always gives his best and is ambitious, professional and polite. He has a wonderful character with such a promising personality.

We are very proud to spotlight Lukas one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who represent our school motto, “we enable great minds and strong characters”. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Mona

Friday, 18 September 2020

This week, we spotlight our musically talented 12th grader Mona, who has been part of the ISR community since the fourth grade.

Mona’s great passion is music, and she is an outstanding pianist. In the past, Mona has won many prestigious music competitions and most recently won the MozArte international piano competition in Aachen, Germany, where she was interviewed by the Lokalzeit in Achen together with her sister. Her music teacher, Ms. Gander, says about her, “Mona is a very talented musician and one of the most motivated students I have ever taught. She is boundless and passionate about music”.

Mona also regularly participates in ISR’s internal concerts and always enchants her audience. In the academic field, she is known for her outstanding performance and determination: she knows exactly how to motivate herself! Her commitment is very broad and recently, during the Corona lockdown, she initiated a virtual sports group with some classmates to keep fit together. She is also involved in several CAS projects supporting younger ISR students as a learning mentor, giving piano lessons and teaching Japanese to non-native speakers through a SLOⓇ activity.

Mona also took part in a “Clean Up Action” in Düsseldorf where she and many others helped to beautify our city. Her teacher, Ms. Herda, added, “I have been teaching Mona since 10th grade and have had the honour of accompanying her school career for three years. It is great to see how Mona has developed academically and also in character over the last few years. She is currently attending my IB German class and is preparing for her oral exam, where she has to give a presentation on a book extract. Mona is a very determined student whom I can always rely on when I have tricky questions about the protagonists. She is very motivating and enriches my class”.

We are very proud to spotlight Mona one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who represent our school motto, “we enable great minds and strong characters”. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Pia

Friday, 11 September 2020

This week, we spotlight our fourth grader Pia, who joined ISR in grade 1. Pia is a talented young girl with a strong personality. Because of that, even teachers from middle and upper school know her very well! Mr. Urban met Pia as he covered a class from her and from that time, Pia has remained in his memory: “Pia is very confident and if you talk to her, sometimes you get the feeling of talking with a young adult. I enjoy the times we meet in the hallway, and she tells me about her weekend and holiday stories. She has a very lively personality, and I am sure she will go her own special way.”

Pia loves interacting with others and if she finds something interesting during class, she is passionate and enjoys sharing it with her classmates. She is very dedicated to the things she cares about and is always willing to help those struggling with tasks or questions. Her passion includes sports and she is an outstanding athlete. Jonna Schierl, Athletics Coordinator at ISR, says about Pia “last year, we did a small plank challenge in PE, and Pia was able to hold it far longer than everyone else. Her performance was really impressive, and she has a lot of potential.” Everyone who gets to know Pia will directly see the importance of sports in her life. She is a loyal friend and brightens the day of anyone she comes into contact with.

Our Music Teacher, Ms. Bucher, describes her finally with very appropriate words “The “P” in Pia stands for Personality! She has a great sense of humour and is very witty.”

We are very proud to spotlight Pia one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who is in line with our school motto, “we enable great minds and strong characters”. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Derin

This week, we spotlight our eleventh Grader Derin, who joined ISR in April, leaving behind his hometown Istanbul. Although Derin has only recently joined the ISR community, he has already impressed his teachers and classmates. He is a very friendly and open-minded student, who is particularly interested in discussion topics such as politics, current affairs and history. Also, he has volunteered as an election worker and will support the upcoming local elections in Düsseldorf.

His History teacher, Mr. Rademaker, confirms his interest in all historical subjects and adds “In History, Derin has impressed his teachers with his extensive knowledge of and passion for the subject. In addition, Derin is planning a fascinating topic for his Extended Essay and has already made extensive progress on his investigation.”

Derin is also very talented in reading; in Istanbul, he won on three occasions the German Reading Competition. Reading is his passion and that’s the reason why he also supports some second Graders during their preparations for reading competition. He is really committed to school life and recently joined the MUN Executive Team to help planning internal debates and finding virtual conferences to participate in. Derin also shines with his friendly and helpful personality. It is important for him to give something back and he is socially very committed. His CAS teacher, Mr. Urban, says about him, “Derin is a wonderful addition to our ISR Community. He is already very engaged in CAS and as a project, he will support the St. Augustinus “Memory Center” close at ISR. There he will use music, he plays Turkish guitar, to bring a smile to the faces of elderly people.”

We are very proud to spotlight Derin one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who is in line with our school motto, “we enable great minds and strong characters”. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.