Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Diba

Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Diba
Friday, 14 May 2021
This week, we are proud to spotlight our fifth-grade student Diba, who joined ISR in Kindergarten. Diba is a very friendly, polite, helpful and an incredibly hardworking student. She is inquisitive and gets to the bottom of things. Not only that, but she is very determined and constantly tries to be the best version of herself.
Ms. Adamczyk, her Homeroom teacher, considers her an asset to her homeroom, “It is so special to have Diba in my homeroom. She is always polite, taking responsibility, and is willing to help. She is a great friend and very liked by her peers. To have Diba as a friend means to have a real, honest, and wonderful friend.” She is a great Ambassador who helps her classmates and peers. She is very helpful and cares about her fellow human beings. Furthermore, she often returns home from school and offers to help other students virtually. She is a lovely student and has her heart in the right place. Her academic coordinator, Ms. Brand, adds “Diba is a shining example of ISR´s superstars! She is a delight to teach and is always positive in her attitude to learning. Diba is not only academically thriving, but she also has a caring and empathetic nature. She was awarded the Citizenship Award in recognition of her efforts and for being a role models to others. We congratulate Diba for her sterling contribution to her ISR Community!”
We are very proud to spotlight Diba 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.
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Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Michitake

Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Michitake
Friday, 2 April 2021
This week, we spotlight again one of our outstanding Niederkassel Kindergarten students Michitake, who joined the ISR Kindergarten in August 2020. Settling into a new environment was challenging for him at first, but with the support of his classmates and teachers, he quickly found his feet and now feels very comfortable.
In the beginning, he only understood a little English, but he has made great progress in a short time and now finds it easy to converse in English and enjoys it. He has a great personality and a terrific sense of humor, which his teachers and classmates enjoy and makes them laugh. In addition to his linguistic progress, he has made many other advances during his time in Kindergarten. He can say the sounds to all the letters in the alphabet and is beginning to read some words. In addition, he has a keen interest in numbers and can often be heard counting out loud all the way to 100.
Michitake is also very creative and is enthusiastic about building castles and towers with his friends. His Kindergarten teacher Ms. Mckenzie adds “We are all very proud of Michitake´s achievements”.
We are very proud to spotlight Michitake 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.
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Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Nicolas

Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Nicolas
Friday, 25 December 2020
This week, we spotlight our Grade 10 student Nicolas, who joined ISR in grade 2. In the academic field, Nicolas is performing excellently and he is an A* IGCSE student. Nicolas is an active learner with a positive attitude and an outstanding work ethic that has enabled him to achieve academic excellence. After he completes the IB Diploma Programme, he is interested in studying IT or Engineering and is working hard to make his dream of attending a top university in Switzerland or the UK a reality. His French teacher, Ms. Sanjila, adds, “Nico is one of the best students I have ever had, in terms of academics as well as a classmate. He is motivated in French and a hard worker!”. Nicolas is incredibly polite and always helpful. Mr. Mo, a Supervisor at ISR, remembers him clearly. “I’ve known Nicolas since the beginning and he has continued to develop in an incredibly positive way. Nicolas is incredibly polite and always helpful. He is well respected by his classmates and is a great asset to the school community.”
We are very proud to spotlight Nicolas 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.
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Digital Career Day in Cooperation With Deutsche Bank Düsseldorf
Digital Career Day in Cooperation With Deutsche Bank Düsseldorf
Friday, 20 November 2020
Today, a very special digital event took place at ISR with our long-standing partner, Deutsche Bank in Düsseldorf.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft is the largest credit institution in Germany in terms of total assets and number of employees. The company operates as a universal bank and for many years has offered our students the unique opportunity to experience the fascinating everyday work of a Deusche Bank employee at trial days.
Since a physical visit was, of course, not possible this year, we developed a digital trial day concept in close cooperation with Deutsche Bank, named “Digital Career Day”.
During a total of eight virtual workshops, Deutsche Bank employees advised selected Upper School students from ISR, enabling them to gain valuable information and exciting insights throughout the day.
“We attach great importance to such an intensive exchange right now,” emphasizes Marcel Brünnen, Director of Deutsche Bank Düsseldorf. He adds: “The students should know what their best paths are in their studies and career if they are interested in the banking industry”. Brünnen even sees new possibilities in the virtual organization of discussions, “Some explanations, such as on “Robin”, our digital asset management, can be made even more directly and clearly in the video call”.
We would like to thank the dedicated team of Deutsche Bank for their time, their profound expertise and the provision of various exciting workshops, through which our students were able to gain exclusive insights into the team’s everyday work – even in the times of COVID-19!
We are looking forward to continuing our cooperation with Deutsche Bank and the opportunity to show our students the broad spectrum of career opportunities through this important collaboration!
Die internationale Schule ISR Neuss setzt ihre Veranstaltungsreihe mit renommierten Firmen aus dem Rheinland während der Pandemie digital fort
Die internationale Schule ISR Neuss setzt ihre Veranstaltungsreihe mit renommierten Firmen aus dem Rheinland während der Pandemie digital fort
Mittwoch, 18. November 2020
Berufsvorbereitungs-Veranstaltungen mit Henkel-Vorstand Jan-Dirk Auris und der Deutschen Bank Düsseldorf – Ältere ISR-Jahrgänge werden umfassend auf Studium und Beruf vorbereitet – Alumni-Treffen ebenfalls digital – Auch die Spenden-Sammlung über den „ISR Charity Run“ zugunsten der SOS-Kinderdörfer wird online organisiert
Die ISR International School on the Rhine in Neuss (ISR) setzt auch während der Corona-Pandemie die Veranstaltungs-Angebote für Schülerinnen und Schüler in fast unverändertem Umfang fort. Die Vorträge, Seminare und Diskussionen werden seit Beginn des Schuljahres 2020/2021 grundsätzlich digital angeboten. „Uns ist es wichtig, vor allem die Schülerinnen und Schüler in den Jahrgängen kurz vor dem IB-Abschluss genauso umfassend über Karrieremöglichkeiten und Studienangebote zu informieren, wie das in normalen Zeiten der Fall gewesen wäre,“ sagt Emil Cete, Leiter der Sekundar- und Oberstufe sowie stellvertretender Schulleiter der ISR: „Damit die Absolventen ihre Entscheidung zu Studium oder Ausbildung zur bevorzugten Branche oder dem gewünschten Arbeitgeber fundiert treffen können, setzen wir auf digitale Veranstaltungen. Die Entscheidung für den weiteren Ausbildungs- und Karriereweg hat eine immense Bedeutung, da wollen wir keine Kompromisse eingehen.“
Zu den Veranstaltungen für die ISR-Schüler gehörte beispielsweise der intensive Austausch mit Henkel-Vorstand Jan-Dirk Auris und seinem Team. Schülerinnen und Schüler der Klassenstufen 9-12 konnten im Rahmen des Career-Talks erfahren, wie beim Düsseldorfer Mischkonzern gearbeitet und geplant wird, auch unter den besonderen Pandemie-Bedingungen. Für den für Adhesive Technologies und damit für die weltweit führenden Henkel-Klebstoffe zuständigen Jan-Dirk Auris war die virtuelle Kommunikation ein voller Erfolg: „Ich habe bei den jungen Leuten keine Zurückhaltung gemerkt. Die Schülerinnen und Schüler wollten auch beim Online-Austausch ganz genau wissen, wo unser Erfolgsgeheimnis liegt und was es bei dem Arbeitgeber Henkel für Möglichkeiten gibt.“ Für den ISR-Sekundar- und Oberstufenleiter Emil Cete hat sich das digitale Format bewährt. „Die Informationen sind genauso geflossen wie beim persönlichen Karriere-Austausch vergangener Jahre. Manchmal hatte man sogar den Eindruck, die virtuelle Ebene ist für einige Schüler eine Ermutigung, bei Themen hartnäckiger nachzufragen.“ Außerdem entwickelte sich ein intensiver Austausch mit Mitgliedern des Teams von Henkel-Vorstand Auris. So erhielten die Schülerinnen und Schülern der ISR Einblick in verschiedene Tätigkeitsfelder und Karrierewege bei Henkel.
Am 20. November findet ein weiteres digitales Informations-Format für die Oberstufenschüler der ISR statt, der Digital Career Day mit der Deutschen Bank Düsseldorf. Über einen ganzen Tag werden Deutsche Bank Mitarbeiter aus den verschiedensten Bereichen die ISR-Schüler in Workshops kennenlernen und virtuell beraten. „Auf solch einen intensiven Austausch legen wir gerade jetzt größten Wert“, betont Marcel Brünnen, Direktor Deutsche Bank Düsseldorf: „Die Schüler sollen wissen, was ihre besten Wege bei Studium und Beruf sind, wenn sie sich für die Bank-Branche interessieren.“ Brünnen sieht sogar neue Möglichkeiten in der virtuellen Gesprächs-Organisation: „Manche Erläuterungen wie zu „Robin“, unserer digitalen Vermögensverwaltung, sind im Video-Call sogar direkter und anschaulicher möglich. Das weckt bei vielen möglicherweise so schneller Interesse.“
Eine weitere wichtige ISR-Veranstaltung ist das traditionell kurz vorWeihnachten stattfindende Treffen des Alumni-Netzwerks ehemaliger Schüler. Dieses stärkt zum einen den Zusammenhalt und das Netzwerk der ISR-Absolventen an Universitäten und in Unternehmen. Zum anderen sollen so auch die aktuellen Schülerinnen und Schülern wichtige Tipps bei der Studienplatzwahl sowie der beruflichen Orientierung erhalten. Ulrike Wacker, eine der beiden Studien- und Berufsberaterinnen an der ISR, betont: „Es ist uns wichtig, diesen Austausch auch im Coronajahr 2020 zu ermöglichen, damit diese Praxis-Tipps zu Universitäten und Unternehmen die richtigen Empfänger finden. Durch das virtuelle Angebot können unsere Ehemaligen sich zudem aus allen Teilen der Welt mit unseren Schülern zusammentun – ein weiterer Vorteil des virtuellen Formats. Und nicht zuletzt bin ich überzeugt davon, dass die stärkere Verlagerung in den Online-Bereich uns ohnehin langfristig begleiten wird. Auch hier können unserer Alumni von 2020 erste hilfreiche Anregungen geben“.
Auch in anderen Bereichen setzt die ISR in der Corona-Phase auf virtuelle Events, etwa bei dem Wohltätigkeitsevent „ISR Charity Run“. Der Lauf wird in diesem Jahr von Schülern der SLO®-Abteilung organisiert, in welcher sich Schülerinnen und Schüler aktiv durch verschiedene Projekte einbringen und das Schulleben an der ISR so positiv bereichern. In diesem Jahr laufen die Schülerinnen und Schüler, deren Eltern und Geschwister zwischen dem 20. und 22. November nicht auf dem ISR Sportgelände am Konrad-Adenauer-Ring zusammenkommen können, beliebige Strecken auf der heimatlichen Jogging-Route, im Park oder am Rhein. Für die dokumentierten Kilometer werden so über die persönlichen Sponsoren Spenden für die SOS-Kinderdörfer gesichert. „Die Pandemie trifft die Schwachen in der Gesellschaft besonders hart“, sagt Peter Soliman, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der ISR: „Deshalb ist es besonders wichtig, solche Aktionen trotz erschwerter Organisations-Bedingungen stattfinden zu lassen. Das gehört gerade in einer Pandemie zu unserer Verantwortung für die Gemeinschaft.“
Disclaimer
Die ISR International School on the Rhine gGmbH mit Sitz in Neuss ist eine privat geführte gemeinnützige Einrichtung. Rund 1.000 Schüler aus der Region und aus aller Welt bereiten sich gemeinsam auf international anerkannte Schulabschlüsse vor. Akademische Exzellenz und Charakterbildung stehen im Zentrum der Ausbildung und qualifizieren für ein Studium an führenden Universitäten in Deutschland und weltweilt. Für jüngere Kinder bietet die ISR einen internationalen Kindergarten auf dem ISR-Campus in Neuss sowie auch in Düsseldorf-Niederkassel. Schulbusse ermöglichen den sicheren Weg zur ISR aus Düsseldorf und dem gesamten Rhein-Kreis Neuss. Anfragen zu Kindergarten, Grundschule und weiterführender Schule werden ganzjährig entgegengenommen: admissions@isr-school.de.
ISR Students support dementia patients in Neuss
ISR Students support dementia patients in Neuss
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
As part of their IB CAS program, seven of our eleventh-graders have been delighting dementia patients at the St. Augustinus Group Memory Center, Neuss, with musical performances on piano, guitar, clarinet and even singing. Our students always manage to inspire the patients with their artistic skills and, especially with songs from times gone by, sometimes even achieving a sing-along.
According to the Head of Social Services at the centrum, Ms. Manke-Treptow, music has an inestimable value and a decisive influence in the treatment of dementia patients. Accordingly, other ISR CAS students would also like to support the Memory Center by decorating and refurbishing old music boxes to donate to the Center.
We would like to thank our committed CAS students, our CAS Coordinator as well as the Memory Center in Neuss for this wonderful and important joint activity!
ISR Halloween Spirit Day
ISR Halloween Spirit Day
Friday, 30 October 2020
Today was one of our favourite Spirit Days – Halloween!
Our Kindergarten children were dressed in beautiful and scary costumes to celebrate another fun-filled Halloween Spirit Day at ISR!
During the week we received a lot of spooky Halloween themed candy donations which have been distributed to our Kindergarten children today. But the fun didn’t end with Trick or Treat! We continued our Spirit Day with an amazing door contest to see which class had the most beautifully decorated door. To round off the day, all ISR Kindergarten children celebrated a spooky Halloween Party in the afternoon with many fun activities planned by our wonderful Kindergarten Team.
Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Mulan

Student Spotlights: Spotlight On Our Student Mulan
Friday, 23 October 2020
This week, we spotlight our creative third-grade student Mulan, who joined ISR in Grade 1.
Mulan is a very helpful student who always stands by her classmates. Her cheerful character enriches everyone around her and she is an enthusiastic young lady. Mulan loves cats as Supervisor Mr. Jeff reveals, “Mulan is a well-mannered student. She always tells us new stories about cats and has won our supervisor’s hearts with her sweet nature.”
Her teacher, Ms. Morris, says about her “Mulan is a shining star at ISR! She is incredibly caring and compassionate her classmates, and she is always there to help anyone in need. Mulan is a fantastic student both in and out of the classroom and a joy to see every day!” Also, her teacher, Ms. Ewing, would like to say a few words, “She is a very kind-hearted individual who demonstrates respect and responsibility every day. She enjoys learning and is also very creative, especially when it comes to art!”
We are very proud to spotlight Mulan 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.
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Virtual Career Talk by Henkel board member Jan-Dirk Auris
Virtual Career Talk by Henkel board member Jan-Dirk Auris
Monday, 21 October 2020
Following on from a series of lectures held by the Henkel Group in recent years, which has been particularly enriching for our students, we had the great honor today to welcome Mr. Jan-Dirk Auris, a member of the Management Board of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, virtually today.
Mr. Auris took the time to give an inspiring career talk to selected ISR students. He shared personal experiences as well as valuable tips and recommendations with the students, who had to apply for this exclusive meeting in advance.
After Mr. Auri’s lecture, four Henkel employees reported on their career paths and everyday work and thus gave the students an exclusive look behind the scenes of the corporation. The event was rounded off with a Q&A session, where the students had the unique opportunity to ask Mr. Auris and his team open questions about their career paths and the opportunities for entry and promotion at Henkel.
Lectures and meetings like these are held regularly at ISR to introduce our students to the best possible career paths as well as to corporations and companies. We are therefore all the more pleased that this event was able to take place despite the more stringent corona measures and that the students were thus able to take advantage of this unique opportunity.
We would like to thank Mr. Jan-Dirk Auris and his dedicated team colleagues for their time and expertise!