Sports cooperation! ISR supports German vice champion
Sports cooperation! ISR supports German vice champion
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
We are especially pleased to share the following positive news regarding our successful cooperation partner Nina, the German Wrestling Vice World Champion: At the past Championships, which took place in Oslo, Nina was able to secure the silver medal for herself due to her outstanding performance, thus reaching an important milestone in her athletic career. In the European Championships in 2016 and 2017, as well as the European Games in 2019, Nina has already secured bronze in each tournament.
Within the framework of various sports cooperations, ISR has been supporting young athletes as well as clubs for many years in order to promote talent and further create added value for sport clubs. Nina has been one of our cooperation partners for a long time and already visited us in 2019 as part of our annual ISR Open House.
Therefore, we are even more pleased to share her success this year and to have accompanied her on her way to success.
Nina is further proof of our motto at ISR: It’s cool to be good!
ISR Kindergarten Neighborhood Festival
ISR Kindergarten Neighborhood Festival
Saturday, 2 October 2021
Autumn ushers in a very special time for our kindergarten children at Großisselhof, which we celebrated this weekend with our families, the team and friends of the kindergarten.
At our first ISR Kindergarten Neighborhood Festival, numerous families and guests came together over the weekend to spend the afternoon together with autumnal dishes and drinks in a family atmosphere and with many attractions for the children. Numerous hands-on activities and special features for the children – including ponies, exciting harvest stories as well as exciting tractor rides with our farm master Ralf – successfully rounded off the event for the families.
In addition, we were especially pleased to be able to show some interested families our idyllic kindergarten and explain the special features of our ISR Kindergarten Meerbusch to them during a tour.
It was an all-around successful fall festival which we would like to repeat soon!
A big thank you goes to all our employees, who with their love for detail and their commitment made the festival a great success, as well as to all the families who found their way to our kindergarten festival over the weekend! We are already looking forward to the next family events!
A tradition continues - ISR student participated in the 24-hour Mammoth run in Wuppertal
A tradition continues – ISR student participated in the 24-hour Mammoth run in Wuppertal and donated his proceeds in the amount of 400€ to charity
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
For the second year in a row, Phillip, a twelfth grader at ISR, took on the Wuppertal 24-hour Mammoth run as part of his CAS project and exceeded all expectations. He improved his performance from the previous year and ran a proud 100 km through the whole of Wuppertal, Wülfrath, Velbert, Heiligenhaus, Essen, Hattingen and Sprockvögel in just under 24 hours. He donated the proceeds of 400 Euros, which consisted of 300 Euros from his run and 100 Euros from the ISR Charity Run, to the Tandem Foundation Burkhard Zülow for charitable purposes. This continues the tradition already started by his brother Maximilian in 2019, and the local Tandem Foundation Burkhard Zülow has been a fixture for various charitable projects at ISR ever since.
Phillip himself is incredibly passionate about sports and for this reason repeatedly chose the Tandem Foundation Burkhard Zülow, which supports people with disabilities in the field of sports and works to ensure that people with and without physical or mental disabilities play sports together. Burkhard Zülow, the founder of the foundation, set himself the goal at the time of breaking down inhibitions and instead promoting the idea that everyone has unique strengths. The donation was successfully presented to Ms. Zülow by Philipp and his CAS teacher, Mr. Urban. Ms. Zülow was very impressed with the social commitment of our students and especially with Phillip’s outstanding running performance. We as a school are incredibly proud that our students are socially engaged and support local clubs and foundations in the process.
ISR has participated in the Tandem Day several times in the past, with ISR students chaperoning stations as well as offering creative stations of their own. We are very happy to be part of the next Tandem Day in 2022 and look forward to the joint projects with the Tandem Foundation Burkhard Zülow, which will follow in the future.
Chinese Mid-Autmn Festival
Chinese Mid-Autmn Festival
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Today, we celebrated the traditional Chinese Mid-Autmn festival, which is one of the most important festivals in Chinese culture. On this day, the whole family gets together, enjoys the cysanthemum flowers, drinks tea, eats delicious moon cake and watches the moon together that evening. Our students in the SLO Chinese for Foreigners course made beautiful cards for this festival. The activity leader, Ms. Wang-Schuetze, also brought homemade moon cake that day, which was enjoyed by the students.
We wish all Chinese families a wonderful Mid-Autmn Festival and are thankful that our Chinese Community shared this beautiful tradition with us!
ISR 5th grader finishes second in MozArte competition
ISR 5th grader finishes second in MozArte competition
Monday, 13 September 2021
Over the weekend, our amazingly talented Grade 5 student Yukichiyo, who excels as a classical and jazz pianist, as well as a jazz saxophonist, successfully participated in the Junior A category of the MozArte International Piano Competition Aachen.
In her performance, Yuki proudly presented her talent and gained an outstanding second place – as the youngest contestant! She was invited to perform at the winners’ concert on Sunday, performing one of her competition pieces, Chopin’s Fantaisie Impromptu (Op.66).
If you wish to listen to her performance, please follow the link (at 14:25 minute): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOCy-xpGXfU.
We sincerely congratulate Yuki on her excellent achievement and are proud to have such talented students at ISR!
Hult International Business School visited ISR
Hult International Business School visited ISR
Thursday, 09 September 2021
We had the pleasure of welcoming three representatives from Hult International Business School to ISR yesterday. Ms. Giesecke – Enrollment Director, Mr. Torén – Vice President of Operations and Mr. Bleckat – Associate Regional Enrollment Director met with our University and Career Counsellor – Ms. Wacker, Deputy Director – Mr. Cete, and ISR School Proprietor – Mr. Soliman to discuss matters relating to both schools and to deepen an already existing partnership.
We discussed the possibility of joint projects in the future such as; welcoming a HULT alumni to ISR who would share his learning experience at HULT with our students. Another of these joint ventures would be some of our ISR students joining in HULT master classes virtually, visiting HULT Business School and so much more.
We are very proud that thanks to our highly renowned partners we can create added value for our school community, through career talks, university visits, and much more
We would like to thank Ms. Gieseke, Mr. Torren, and Mr. Bleckat for their constructive and inspiring visit.
Successful Summer BBQ – Grades 5–12
Successful Summer BBQ – Grades 5–12
Monday, 03 September 2021
We held a series of successful events after the Summer Break that culminated with our last BBQ this Friday, and this time we had perfect weather!
Our Middle and Upper School students and their families came together on our campus, and they had the opportunity to see each other again in a social setting after a very long time. The families spent an exciting and eventful afternoon as we had several fun activities lined up. In addition to the BBQ, there were several sports stations and activities such as human soccer ball and face painting.
We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our dedicated SLO® Team, who actively supported in the preparation and implementation of the BBQ as well as our Sports Department. A big thank you also goes out to the entire Middle and Upper School team for making the event a memorable occasion and of course our school caterer Broich for the delicious food. A fun-filled afternoon and such a wonderful experience to welcome families back on campus in such a fun and safe environment!
Successful Summer BBQ – Grades 1 - 4
Successful Summer BBQ – Grades 1 – 4
Monday, 30 August 2021
We successfully held another ISR BBQ last Friday – this time we were joined by our Primary School community. Despite the very unpredictable weather, we did not let ourselves be put off but rather, we enjoyed the BBQ together to the fullest. The event was opened by our School Director, Ms. Lyons, as well as Ms. Farrand, Head of the Primary School and our Deputy Director, Mr. Cete.
Our Sports Department organized a comprehensive sports program for our students, comprising of different stations where fun activities were guaranteed. In addition to participating in various sports activities, our students also had the opportunity to get their face painted by our talented students and teachers. We also invited two very adorable guests, the ponies, which the students got to hug, pet and ride!
As all of this fun was taking place for the students, parents were able to re-connect with each other and enjoy the delicious food provided by our school caterer Broich. There were various information booths at the event, from SLO® Activities and Bus Information to our ISR Merchandise Shop and of course a Stuff your Spirit station. We are very happy that we were able to create an environment for a nice get-together on-campus.
We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our dedicated SLO® Team, who actively supported in the preparation and implementation of the BBQ as well as our Sports Department. A big thank you also goes out to the entire Primary School team for making the event a memorable occasion and of course our school caterer Broich Catering for the delicious food.
It was certainly a fun afternoon and such a wonderful experience to welcome families back on campus at ISR!
ISR Students For Charity
ISR Students For Charity
Monday, 30 August 2021
Social Commitment is an important matter for our students at ISR. Our CAS classes at ISR promote social awareness, and the students, in turn, support projects close to their hearts.
One such example is that of our Upper School Student Daniel, who sells his art for a good cause. Buyers can decide whether they wish to donate the proceeds to a children’s hospice or to the flood victims (German Red Cross). Over the past few weeks, Daniel has set up a booth at our community events, where he exhibited and also very successfully sold his art!
Our staff is also very keen to support such impactful projects! Mr. Cete, ISR Deputy Director, purchased his first piece of art from Daniel! Mr. Cete has kindly decided to have the art piece hung in the admin area of the school to showcase Daniels talents and of course to shine a light on his charitable endeavors! 😊
All of Daniel’s artworks can be found on the following website: https://www.isr-shop.de/students-for-charity/.
An amazing project and we are proud that the whole ISR Family is happy to support him and the good cause!
Successful Summer BBQ – Kindergarten
Successful Summer BBQ – Kindergarten
Monday, 23 August 2021
Last Friday, we celebrated with our kindergarten families a cozy get-together that included a delicious BBQ in a safe outdoor setting. Our school caterer, Broich Premium Caterer, provided our families with delicious treats and it was a wonderful afternoon.
In the spirit of our ISR Family Fun & Sports Day, our dedicated kindergarten teachers organized various fund-filled stations and activities where the children could do sports or some creativity. One of the highlights were our special guests – two ponies – on which the children were allowed to ride a small round around the grass. It was a wonderful afternoon and we were all very happy to be able to spend it together again.
We sincerely thank our kindergarten teachers for their creative ideas and for organizing such an amazing program for our students. We also thank our school caterer Broich Premium Catering for the delicious BBQ.
