Chinese New Year Celebration at ISR
Chinese New Year Celebration at ISR
Monday, 11 February 2019
Together with our Chinese community and the language school Mindge, yesterday we welcomed hundreds of guests to our school to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
The celebration included a colourful stage program, delicious homemade Chinese food, and numerous traditional costumes. We are delighted that so many families came to celebrate with us and wish everyone a Happy New Year of the Pig!
Students visited the Tonhalle Düsseldorf
Students visited the Tonhalle Düsseldorf
Thursday, 07 February 2019
Grade 2 visited Tonhalle for a production of ‘Peter and the Wolf in Düsseldorf’. In Music class, students prepared background information on an assigned character along with a prop to symbolize the character.
A representative from each class presented the class’s research to the rest of the audience and the musicians. Students received an up-close look and listen to the flute, oboe, French horn, bassoon, and clarinet. And as the piece was narrated exclusively in German, students received and extra dose of German!
Turkish General Consul Visits ISR
Turkish General Consul Visits ISR
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Today we had the honor of welcoming Turkish General Consul Ms. Gürel to ISR. Our school management team, our Turkish parent community, and our kindergarteners warmly welcomed General Consul Gürel with a poster handmade by our KG students.
After the warm welcome, everyone gathered in the conference room and had a lively and insightful discussion about our school and other related matters.
At ISR, we value the importance of our international families from over 41 nations and we strive to make connections across these international groups. We are particularly pleased that the Turkish General Consul took time out of her busy schedule to visit the school and to meet with the families. Thank you.
A special thanks goes to our dedicated Turkish mothers, who lovingly decorated the conference room in advance and provided a delicious traditional buffet for our important visitor!
RWTH Aachen University visit
RWTH Aachen University visit
Tuesday, 29 January 2019
Last Monday, a group of Grade 10 and 11 students, accompanied by Ms. Wacker and Ms. Dickers, attended the RWTH Aachen open day. The students enjoyed a full day of informative talks about the various STEM degree courses offered at the university and were also able to visit departments and see some of Aachen.
At ISR, it is very important for us to regularly visit different universities with our students. We do so in order to show our students all the options that are available to them even it means visiting institutions across borders. This summer, some of our students will have the incredible opportunity to visit different Universities in the US for this very reason.
Field Trip to Museum Kunstpalast
Field Trip to Museum Kunstpalast
Thursday, 24 January 2019
Last Wednesday Grades 4 A and B visited the museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf. They participated in two different guided tours: First one was called “Achtung Kunst-Viren!” (Warning! Art Virus).
During this tour, the students were provided with an overview of artworks from different countries in Europe, Japan and the Islamic art realm. The overview demonstrated exciting signs of cultural transfer and intercultural dialogue.
The second guided tour was called “Chemie der Farbe” (Chemistry of Colors) and showed how artists and painters can turn into chemists and scientists. The old masters of painting have always experimented with different ways of obtaining colour. This time around, it is the students’ turn to try their hand at candle wax painting using elderberry juice, lemon juice and salt.
The whole museum visit showed students that art is in no way boring but a lively experience and an interesting way of expressing oneself.
DELF Certificates at ISR
DELF Certificates at ISR
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Yesterday 22 of our students received their DELF Scolaire Diplomas, diplomas awarded by the French Ministry of Education to prove the French-language skills of non-French candidates. ISR students received these special certificates for successfully completing their French language A1, A2, and B1 courses!
Great job and congratulations to all our “French speaking” students!
Indian Harvest Festival
Indian Harvest Festival
Monday, 21 January 2019
On Saturday, together with ISR’s Indian community, we celebrated the Indian Harvest Festivals of – Lohri, Makar Sankranti, and Pongal here on campus. What an amazing and colorful event! Our Indian community organized great performances with music and dance, incredibly beautiful costumes, delicious Indian food, and other fun activities.
The highlight of the festival was a traditional bonfire accompanied by Indian drums to celebrate the end of the winter season and to rejoice and celebrate the beginning of longer days.
We would like to thank all our families and guests for this successful event!
ISR Supports Promising Young Athletes
ISR Supports Promising Young Athletes
Friday, 11 January 2019
Some of you might remember Nina Hemmer, Olympic Women’s Wrestler, and Ole Grammann, Long Jump Track and Field Champion, from our Family Fun and Sports Day last year. ISR is proud to sponsor and support the future career of these two promising young athletes.
If you are interested in finding out more about Nina and Ole, please read this article that was published in the NGZ (the article is in german).
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
Monday, 07 January 2019
Before the holiday break Musicbox Oxana (Büderich and Neuss) performed ” The Nutcracker” with artistic support from the ISR International School on the Rhine at the C. Bechstein Centrum Düsseldorf.
The children-only fairy tale was supported by ISR’s Young Artist Group and Creative Minds groups who decorated the concert halls in a hand-painted “Nutcracker” motif. The group started preparing the music, dancing, and acting several months ago helping to ensure the performance was a big success. From the actors, dancers, and musicians, everyone did a fantastic job! Great work everyone!
