Charity Event at the Deutsche Bank Düsseldorf

Monday, 23 September 2019

Last Wednesday, several of our Grade 7 students participated in a unique project in cooperation with the Deutsche Bank an der Kö and Spendezeit e.V.. Together with the artist Elena Panknin, the seventh-graders therefore created a work of art at Deutsche Bank that the artist had planned in advanced in a variety of styles.

Each student was given their own topic and was able to express themselves artistically. Following the creative part of the event, parents, friends, employees and two guests of honour, Düsseldorf Mayor Ms. Zepuntke and Mr. Rolshoven, President of the Düsseldorfer Jonges, came together to finish the event at a get-together. The artist proudly handed over the finished painting to the ISR students, which will be on display at ISR following the artist’s exhibition at Deutsche Bank.

All in all, the evening was a complete success! We are proud to have had our Grade 7 students invited to participate in this unique event.

At ISR, it is important to us to teach our students a sense of responsibility from an early age and to sharpen their awareness for the well-being of others. We would therefore like to thank everyone involved for this joint project, and we are pleased that our students had the opportunity to support the Donation Time Association together with Deutsche Bank and the artist Elena Panknin through the painting.

by Annika Poestges

ISR Cricket Team Wins Tournament

Monday, 23 September 2019

Yesterday, our ISR Cricket Team, together with three players of the Düsseldorf Blackcaps team, won a cricket tournament at St. George’s in Cologne. Our students integrated the three additional players very well and showed a great team performance.

The match against St. George’s was very close, but good ball handling and fielding, especially in the last over, ensured our win. The win was especially exciting because St. George’s has a long established Cricket Team as compared to our newbies on the ISR team.

Please give Shreyas, Ritvik, Ryansh, Vansh, Krish, Aarav, and Parth a high five, if you see them! Congrats, boys!

by Annika Poestges

School Area Championship

Thursday, 19 September 2019

Yesterday, the boys from our Grade 8-10 Football Team won the School Area Championship! High performance and very good team spirit led them to a decisive victory!

Congratulations! Give them “High Five” if you see them in the classroom or the hallway!

by Annika Poestges

ISR Family Fun & Sports Day 2019

Monday, 16 September 2019

Last Saturday, we once again held our annual family event, our Family Fun & Sports Day in bright sunshine. Hundreds of guests, families, teachers, and staff came together to celebrate the first major school event of the school year.

Our dedicated Student Life Organization (SLO®), our Sports Department, our Partner PSV Neuss, and all staff members did an amazing job organizing a Saturday full of sport, games, and fun!

At ten sports stations, the students were able to demonstrate their sporty skills and diligently collected stamps in their FFSD passport to receive a medal. In addition to the stations, there was also a gigantic dartboard, human soccer, and a “Student vs. Teacher” football tournament on the new artificial turf at PSV Sports Club, which was officially inaugurated with the match.

There was also a delicious barbecue and buffet from our amazing Parent Network, healthy smoothies & delicious popcorn from our SLO® students, various CAS stands, where students presented their charity projects, an ice cream truck, face painting, and musical entertainment by our in-house music school, Musicbox Oxana.

This year’s Family Fun & Sports Day was a great success and we are proud that we were able to kick-off the new school year with such a successful and fun-filled family event with our growing international school community.

We would like to thank all student helpers, our Parent Network, the PSV Neuss, Musicbox Oxana as well as teachers and staff for this great day and we’re already looking forward to our next Family Fun & Sports Day!

by Annika Poestges

ISR Swimming Lessons

Wednesday, 11 September 2019

In response to requests from parents, ISR has added swimming lessons to our Physical Education program. Starting this academic year, Grade 2 students will have the opportunity to participate in supervised swimming lessons during their normal PE lessons. Today, our first swimmers got into the water. Apart from the regular PE instructors, three additional qualified swimming coaches were on hand to help our beginners get secure in the water and to coach our advanced students to improve their swimming skills.

The lessons today went really well and the students had a lot of fun! It was lovely to see so much joy on their faces and we are looking forward to more swimming lessons to come.

Here are some impression of a great morning.

by Annika Poestges

ISR at the Kö-Lauf in Düsseldorf

Monday, 09 September 2019

Yesterday‘s Kö-Lauf was another huge success! Over a hundred students, parents, and staff members ran, cheered, and celebrated with great spirit at the Königsallee Düsseldorf Run. Special congratulations to two of our students, Malak and Luca, who finished first in the Bambinilauf and the U8 Run! Everyone today did an amazing job and we’re more than proud to have such a sporty ISR Community!

by Annika Poestges

5G New Use Cases by Ericsson GmbH

Friday, 06 September 2019

Today, we were honored to welcome Mr. Stefan Koetz (Head of Customer Unit West Europe & Global Customer Unit Deutsche Telekom at Ericsson GmbH) accompanied by his colleague to ISR. Mr. Koetz visited our students and held a thought-provoking presentation on technological advancements made in this modern world, especially in the communications industry.

He brought with him old telephones that were used in the past and some of our students could hardly believe their eyes! They were amazed that people actually used to make phone calls using these “relics”. Besides looking back into the past, Mr. Koetz gave the students a glimpse into the future by demonstrating the uses of the fifth generation mobiles.

At ISR, it is hugely important for us to invite interesting speakers from many different areas on a regular basis. These speakers inspire our students as they can learn a lot of interesting facts for their future from them. Therefore, we would like to thank Mr. Koetz for his time and his informative presentation today.

by Annika Poestges

ISR Spirit Day: Students dressed in ISR School Colors

Friday, 30 August 2019

Today, students, staff, and teachers alike dressed up in ISR colors for our Back to School Spirit Day! Students embraced this spirit day and red, blue, and yellow could be seen across the school. To make this day even sweeter, Spirit, our school mascot, joined us in the foyer in the morning and welcomed students and our Head and Deputy Head Prefects from our student leadership team handed out pencil and easers to each student. What a great way to start the weekend!

by Annika Poestges

First Day of School at ISR

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Today, we warmly welcomed all ISR First Graders to their first day of school! Students and their parents arrived on campus early for a photo session and the annual “Schultüte” ceremony where each child received a traditional school cone. Some children additionally brought their own very colorfully decorated school cones from home, a special tradition unique to Germany.

The Schultüte helps mark the special moment when a child leaves Kindergarten to go on to primary school to begin their official academic career. Parents fill the colorful cones with treats, school supplies, and small gifts and give them to their children the day they become first-graders. ISR is proud to keep this fun and inspiring tradition live for every ISR student.

We wish all our first graders all the best for their first year of school and welcome all students and parents (back) to our community!

by Annika Poestges