Art Project for the Environment
Art Project for the Environment
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
The Young Artist Group, an SLO® activity which runs weekly at ISR, recently created artwork that also serves as a statement about environmental conservation.
50 students, working with the art teacher, Mrs. Simpson Worboys, are helping to reduce the amount of plastic going into the sea by creating reusable “Turtle” statement cloth bags. The goal of these bags is to encourage students and their families to use their “Turtle” Bags on a daily basis rather than a plastic bag. These students are proud their art project can help lead to better environmental practices and they hope to inspire others to reduce, reuse, and recycle!
Thank You to our SLO® Leadership Team 2018/19!
Thank You to our SLO® Leadership Team 2018/19!
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Last week, ISR’s Student Life Organization (SLO®) Leadership Team gather together to celebrate the school year’s great successes. The SLO® Leadership Team accomplished a great deal in Academic Year 2018-2019 and each student showed commitment and hard work all throughout the year.
From the Leadership Weekend to the Lock In and the Spring Dance, SLO® Prefects worked hard to make an impact on their school community. SLO® is only as strong as those involved and committed to making it the best it can be.
Congratulations to all the students on the SLO® Leadership Team for an amazing year!
ISR at the Queen’s Birthday Celebration
ISR at the Queen’s Birthday Celebration
Friday, 07 June 2019
On Wednesday, 5th June, we were honoured to attend the Queen’s Birthday celebration, which took place this year at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf.
The Official Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and invitation from the British Consul-General Mr. Rafe Courage presented a wonderful opportunity to celebrate British-German relations and represent ISR as some of our staff were invited to the celebration, too.
We met many fascinating individuals and shared with them the latest information about our school and our new Kindergarten opening in Niederkassel. It was a wonderful evening and we look forward to the next Queen’s Birthday Celebration in 2020
Eid Mubarak – Celebration of our Muslim Community
Eid Mubarak – Celebration of our Muslim Community
Friday, 07 June 2019
Families in our community observed the month of Ramadan, which culminated in the joyous celebration of Eid al-Fitr to end the fast. We are very fortunate to have wonderful parents who love to share their culture and include everyone at ISR in celebrating cultural diversity! Eid Mubarak, ISR!
Mr. Thoren from Augenhilfe Afrika e.V. visited ISR
Mr. Thoren from Augenhilfe Afrika e.V. visited ISR
Thursday, 06 June 2019
Yesterday Mr. Franz Thoren visited ISR to talk to our Grade 8 students about the Organization, Augenhilfe Afrika e.V., which supports Cameroonian ophthalmologists Dr. Raoul Cheuteu and Dr. Giles Kagmeni. Through donations and subsidies, Augenhilfe Afrika e.V. supports the establishment and operation of a mobile eye clinic which serves the population in remote rural regions throughout Cameroon.
Mr. Thoren showed our students the impressive work of the organization through a presentation and pictures. One of the most moving stories was about individuals who had such serve cataracts that they could no longer see. All it took to change those patients’ lives and help them see again was a 30-minute operation that removed cataracts. ISR would like to thank Mr. Thoren for his visit and wish the organization continued success. Click below if you are interested in finding more information on Augenhilfe Afrika e.V. and its activities: https://www.augenhilfe-afrika.de/
Indian Consul General visits ISR
Indian Consul General visits ISR
Tuesday, 04 June 2019
Today we had the honour to welcome the Indian Consul General Mrs. Parkar for the second time to our school. During her previous visit in March, Mrs. Parkar was introduced to our parents, students and our management team. We then discussed various projects moving forward and we were given the opportunity to exhibit a photo exhibition of Mahatma Gandhi at ISR.
Since March, our students have researched Gandhi’s inspiring story and the project work in the classroom has culminated in essays and posters on the famous civil rights activist. Today our students were given the opportunity to display their creatively designed projects to Mrs. Parkar, who was thoroughly impressed by the achievement of the students.
All participating students were awarded small gifts by Mrs. Parkar as a token of her appreciation. We are very proud of our students and would like to thank the Indian Consul General for her visit and for providing our students with this wonderful opportunity.
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.
Summer concerts at ISR
Summer concerts at ISR
Saturday, 01 June 2019
This week at ISR, we celebrated the start of summer with our summer concerts, performed by our students in Grades 1-8. Every morning teachers, parents, friends and students gathered in the cafeteria to enjoy the concerts and performances by the students, thus starting off the day in a great mood. The tiny tots in the Kindergarten kicked off the summer concerts last Friday with a lot of dancing, singing and instrumental performances. Not to be outdone, our grades 1-8 gave their best this week and commenced their concerts with our ISR school song. In addition to the concerts, there were numerous ballet performances as well as acting performances by our very talented students.
Technical support for the concert was provided by SLO® Club “ISR Sound Crew”, which took care of the sound system during the concert series. The students of the SLO® Club Creative Minds, led by ISR Mum, Susie Seum, were responsible for the superbly decorated stage and the light show.
Parents had the opportunity to get together after the concerts and enjoy the rest of their morning over snacks and beverages.
We would like to thank everyone involved for their support! Our talented students have astounded us with their outstanding performances. A huge thank you goes to our dedicated music, drama and dance teachers, for their time and efforts in preparing and mentoring our students over months.
Our next musical highlight follows on 1st June at the Schumannfest. See you there!
Project Day for ISR Students: Jugend – Schule – Wirtschaft
Project Day for ISR Students: Jugend – Schule – Wirtschaft
Friday, 31 May 2019
The project ’Youth – School – Busines’ aims to awaken interest in business among students and build a bridge between school and business. This initiative is led by Deutsche Bank and organised in cooperation with other renowned companies such as Deloitte Touche, Trivago and Rheinische Post. On 29th May, some of our students were given the opportunity to participate in this unique project in Düsseldorf.
35 ISR students started their project day with an interesting tour of the company Trivago, which recently set up its new headquarters near the Düsseldorf Harbour. The innovative company succeeded in inspiring the students with its modern and creative workplace concept as well as the attractive perks it offers its young employees.
The second tour took the students to one of Deutsche Bank’s largest branches in Düsseldorf at Königsallee. Over an informal lunch, the students were given the opportunity to discuss their experience so far and they were also introduced to three company representatives from Deloitte Touche, Deutsche Bank AG and Rheinische Post. In subsequent workshops, ISR students learned about the career paths taken by the three managers and were given an insight into the unique selling points as well as corporate environment at each of the three companies.
Our students were impressed and inspired by the wide range of opportunities offered by the respective companies. We are sure that Trivago, Deloitte Touche, Deutsche Bank AG and Rheinische Post will hear from our students as soon as they hold their IB diploma in their hands.
Many thanks to all four companies and their dedicated employees who made this unique day possible. See you next time!
SABIS® Educational Team visits ISR
SABIS® Educational Team visits ISR
Thursday, 23 May 2019
ISR is a licensed member of the SABIS® Educational Services, an education management organization with schools in 20 countries on 5 continents. In cooperation with SABIS®, ISR prepares its students for their future thanks to an outstanding curriculum and the SABIS Student Life Organization®, through which our students develop their leadership, management and organizational skills.
Earlier this year, Ms. Lyons, Mr. Soliman and Mr. Cete from our Management Team visited the SABIS® Regional Headquarters in Lebanon. Today, we are honored to welcome SABIS® representatives Mr. Ayham Ayche, Mr. Ghassan Kansou, Ms. Catherine Chamoun, and Ms. Joanne Oueis, who will be with us until Friday. Our guests will be shown around our school, meet the leadership team, visit classes in Grades 5 to 9, and will participate in in-depth discussions on the English language curriculum offered at ISR.
We were honored to welcome you at ISR, dear SABIS® Team!
