ISR Students at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf
ISR Students at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf
Monday, 03 June 2019
On Saturday, 1st June, our students were honored to present their own piano compositions during the Schumann Festival as a prologue to the performance of the renowned artist Gabriela Montero at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. After their own performance, the students had the amazing opportunity to meet Ms Montero in person and spend some time with her.
A huge thank you to the Tonhalle Düsseldorf for making this possible and thank you to our dedicated teachers, who prepared our talented students for their impressive debut. We are already looking forward to the next Schumannfest.
International Children´s Day (23 Nisan Çocuk Bayrami) at ISR!
International Children´s Day (23 Nisan Çocuk Bayrami) at ISR!
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
Along with our Turkish Community, last Friday we celebrated International Children´s Day (23 Nisan Çocuk Bayrami)!
Our vibrant community organised a fun-filled stage program with a variety of highly enjoyable performances. We commenced the event with the Turkish national anthem, sung by ISR students.
ISR parents families provided delicious home-made delicacies, made fresh popcorn and much more. Supported by our Athletics coordinator, Mr Jochem, our students participated in fun sporty activities. We were honoured to welcome Ms. Özdogan, Education Attaché of the Turkish consulate, as our guest of honour.
We would like to thank our students and of course our Turkish community members for their time, efforts and dedication. Thank you, you are amazing!
We are looking forward to many more such events in cooperation with the Turkish Consulate in Düsseldorf.
ISR International Spring Festival 2019
ISR International Spring Festival 2019
Monday, 06 May 2019
In keeping with the theme: “Many Cultures – one global language: education” hundreds of partners, guests and friends of our school came together to celebrate cultural diversity here at ISR during our annual International Spring Festival last Saturday.
ISR families from over 44 countries came dressed in traditional attire to represent their country. In addition to showcasing their national games, arts and crafts, they also brought various homemade delicacies from all over the world for the delicious “Taste of the World” buffet.
Students presented their projects in their classrooms and visitors had the opportunity to view numerous art exhibitions on display throughout the school. Fun-filled activities, sponsored by our partners and supported by our SLO® Students, as well as a colorful open-air stage program entertained our guests. Numerous bands, dancers and artists created an outstanding atmosphere on campus.
The children participated also in a challenging “Multisport Competition” organized by our PE Department. Other sporty activities included playing life-size giant Human Soccer and Hockey with our Partner HTC Schwarz-Weiss Neuss e.V.
These beautiful moments were captured on camera by one of our wonderful ISR mothers and professional photographer (Melanie Osterried Fotografie), who also offered additional Family Fun Portraits for all visitors for free. A raffle with great prizes for kids closed off the wonderful event.
We would like to thank all our visitors and partners who made this day special and of course a huge thank you to our teachers and students who worked so hard to make this event a success. Additionally, a special thank you goes to our outstanding parents, who once again surpassed themselves with this year’s “Taste of the World” Buffet and who lovingly decorated the whole school.
The combined efforts of our entire community just goes to show – Good schools are made of students, great schools are made of families! We’re already looking forward for next year’s International Spring Festival Celebration!
ISR at the METRO Marathon Düsseldorf 2019
ISR at the METRO Marathon Düsseldorf 2019
Thursday, 02 May 2019
This year too, ISR was finely represented at the METRO Marathon via our runners and our bright yellow American school bus. Around 20 ISR students successfully competed in the Kids Cup and performed outstandingly well. We are very proud of our youngest marathon enthusiasts and can’t wait for them to embark on their first marathon relay race.
Not only our students, but also numerous parents and staff members enthusiastically participated in the marathon. They demonstrated strong group performances in the marathon relay. A special mention goes to an ISR mum for her team spirit in jumping in spontaneously and running almost half a marathon. At the end, all runners proudly took home a medal and ended the eventful afternoon with a cosy get-together with music, drinks and a few snacks. The exciting day came to a lovely end with everyone exchanging their personal running stories and marathon experiences.
We can’t wait for the next METRO Marathon and would like to thank all participants and helpers for their support and METRO for the outstanding organization.
ISR University Fair 2019
ISR University Fair 2019
Thursday, 28 March 2019
On Wednesday, we welcomed representatives of over 35 universities from 10 countries to our annual University Fair. In the foyer there was a real buzz, as students and parents from Grades 9 to 12 talked to the university visitors and learned more about courses and admissions processes.
Upstairs, there were presentations to give a more in-depth insight into studying in Scotland, the Netherlands, applying to Oxford and Cambridge, and the opportunities to study English-language medical, veterinary and dentistry degrees in Europe. The fair was a great success, and provided some additional motivation for Grade 11 as they continue work on their university applications. It also helped to inspire Grades 9 and 10 on their journey towards university.
University visit next week
A reminder that during break time on Thursday 4 April, 10 universities will be visiting ISR. These include Ecole Polytechnique, Sciences Po, EU Business School, IE University and Webster University. Representatives will be available to meet pupils from 11.00 – 11.25 outside the UCC office on the top floor of school. For more information, please contact the UCC team (ucc@isr-school.de).
IB Art Exhibition Now Showing at Deutsche Bank
IB Art Exhibition Now Showing at Deutsche Bank
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
Our amazing IB Art exhibition is now showing at Deutsche Bank @ Königsalle, in Düsseldorf. If you have not yet had the opportunity to see these great works of art by our great young artist, please stop by and have a look!
Russian Maslenitsa festival at ISR
Russian Maslenitsa festival at ISR
Friday, 22 March 2019
Last friday, we celebrated the traditional Russian Maslenitsa festival with our ISR community. We had such a good time learning about this festival, the origins behind it and being immersed in the cultural activities. Our Russian parents busied themselves by making homemade traditional food, drinks, and other symbolic arrangements.
The afternoon was filled with a lot activities and performances by our students, teachers, and parents. One of our Russian parents sewed the traditional dresses and the community wore traditional costumes and attire, which were worn by the teachers involved in the program. One of the days highlight was the bonfire! During which we burnt the Maslenitsa Doll which signifies new beginnings and to welcome in Spring!
We would like to thank all our students, teachers, and especially our parents who were involved in organizing and preparing for this event. It was a huge success and that’s all because of you!
Trial day at the Deutsche Bank
Trial day at the Deutsche Bank
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Last Friday seven 9th und 10th grader had the opportunity to attend a trial day at the Deutsche Bank AG in Düsseldorf. The Deutsche Bank went to great lengths to give our students an informative, instructive, and fun day. Our students were very excited and were fully immersed in the program.
A few highlights were a visit to the vault, quizzes, a lively session on brand management with Dr. Fabio Ognibene and the closing “coffee & cookies” session at Starbucks with DB trainees.
We would like to thank all Deutsche Bank employees for this great opportunity!
Below are some impressions from the day.
ISR Families Joined The Niederkasseler Carnival Parade
ISR Families Joined The Niederkasseler Carnival Parade
Wednesday, 06 March 2019
On Sunday, ISR celebrated a fun-filled and colorful Carnival dressed as Harry Potter and his friends. Over a hundred students, parents, and friends of the school joined us for the carnival parade in Düsseldorf Oberkassel! Our yellow school bus even joined in on the fun and we had an amazing time.
We wish all our ISR Families a relaxing break and we’re looking forward to seeing back at school all of you after the week off!
Successful chess tournament at the ISR
Successful chess tournament at the ISR
Monday, 18 February 2019
Several hundred clever minds gathered in the ISR sports hall last Friday for the school area championships in chess. It was a thrilling event with many intense duels between students from over 20 different schools in the region.
Each player completed a total of seven games in the game mode “Swiss System”. The students of ISR did very well and landed in the middle of the field. Worthy of mention are the achievements of Arwand, Sashaank, Mehul and Mudit, all of whom achieved a positive game record.
