Spotlight On Our Student Alisa-Fina

This week, we would like to spotlight our shining KG star Alisa-Fina, who is especially known for her charismatic and humorous nature. Her Kindergarten teacher Ms. Kim has some very touching words that describe why we want to highlight her: “I have seldom met a three-year-old who is as charismatic and out-going as Alisa-Fina. She captures everyones attention with her sunny personality and contagious laugh. You will almost always catch her with a big smile on her face and even if not, her frown will disappear within seconds.

Alisa-Fina’s confidence is admirable. She walks through the ISR building as if she has never been anywhere else.  She is always ready for a chat with anybody she meets. She is curious and loves to learn more about the world surrounding her. Alisa-Fina has become one of my sidekicks who is always ready to help. She takes any child who needs a friend under her wing and makes sure they are happy before moving on to her next adventure. Alisa-Fina is a joy to have as a student and I cannot wait to see what the future has in store for her.”

We are very proud to spotlight Alisa-Fina, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Juliette

This week, we would like to spotlight our Eight Grader Juliette, who has been at ISR since Kindergarten. Juliette is an enthusiastic learner who tries no matter the content, likes to participate in class and offer as much insight as much as possible. She is a really kind young lady and a thoughtful student. Her German teacher, Mr. Krönke, said about her, “without Juliette, my German classes would certainly be a lot more boring. This is due to her interesting and unconventional way of approaching things.

“All in all, she is a very keen student whose energy is quite infectious. She has no trouble speaking her mind and gives shyness no chance. I hope that she keeps her cheerful personality.” Her former kindergarten teacher still remembers her well and adds, “Juliette was one of the stars of my KG2 classroom. She was a friendly and sweet child and a joy to have around!”

We are very proud to spotlight Juliette, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Tizian

This week, we would like to spotlight our KG student Tizian who is “a ray of sunshine in our classroom” and has energy that motivates other students to overcome obstacles, according to Ms. Johnson. Whether it is building the ¨tallest tower in the world¨ with Lego or creating a new game to play outside, Tizian loves to include his classmates in all that he is doing. This year Tizian has worked incredibly hard and we are so proud of him for how far he has developed.

His fantastic sense of humor and kindness brings smiles to all the Kindergarten staff! Kindergarten teacher Ms. Kim comments that he has an incredible spectrum of creative ideas along with the courage and energy to test them out. He also has a clear plan in mind and finds new purposes in all around him.

We are very proud to spotlight Tizian, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Yusuf

This week, we would like to spotlight our Grade 11 student Yusuf, who joined ISR way back in Grade 2. Yusuf is a very courteous student who is always very friendly and helpful to his fellow students. He is a very good and versatile conversationalist, so you can talk to him about anything. Yusuf is a very dedicated student and besides the demanding IB program he is actively involved in the CAS projects Big Brother and History Bowl.

His CAS teacher Mr. Urban describes Yusuf as a Big Brother during the CAS project with the words, “He is a super Big Brother for Davud from Grade 2, an Azerbaijani student who has been attending ISR since this year. The two meet to play football or basketball or just to talk and have fun.” Also, his History teacher, Mr. McGee, finds a few words to describe his role in the CAS project History Club: “Yusuf has been a motivated and hardworking History student since I first had him in class in Grade 9. He was one of the early members of the new History Club, re-formed in 2017 at ISR, and this year he has helped lead a major expansion of the group.

“As a CAS project, he prepares Grade 9 students for international competitions in weekly quiz projects designed around the International History Bowl and Bee format.  He also took the initiative, along with other CAS classmates, to organize the first intra-school competition at ISR in which students were able to show off their Historical knowledge and the winning team competed against a super-team of teachers.”

Yusuf is very involved in school life at ISR and he certainly enriches it. We are very proud to spotlight Yusuf, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Yashna

This week we spotlight our Grade 5 student Yashna, who joined ISR in Grade 1 and is a highly appreciated member of our school community.Yashna is a wonderful example of an independent and responsible student who is dedicated to working from home with a strong sense of duty. She is an attentive and reliable person and she is always there for her friends and supports them.

Her teacher Ms. Dika says about Yashna, “She performs her tasks regularly and on time. She is active during online classes and does her best to make teaching online a great time for teachers. It is a nice and encouraging feeling to have Yashna as a student. Unfortunately, I have only met Yashna online but you can feel her respect for the teacher and the subject in every part of her behavior and attitude. I can’t wait to meet her physically.”

We are very proud to spotlight Yashna, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Daniel

This week, we would like to spotlight our 10 graders Daniel, who joined ISR 10 years ago in Kindergarten! Daniel is a polite young man with a great sense of humor and his friends appreciate his positive energy. He is passionate about Art and Design, which can be seen in his history of SLO^® Art courses, and his Current grade 10 projects.

His Art teacher Ms. Henebry says about him: “His Term 2 Art Final featured unique suggestions for using waste products to form a school bus stop and interactive elements for Area 2 in the playground. Daniel is not afraid to wear bold colors and designs and stand out from the masses. He is such a talented student!”.

Through his creative nature, Daniel often looks at things with different eyes than his classmates and gives refreshing input in class. His teacher Mr. Krönke says about Daniel, “When Daniel faces a challenge, he accepts it and does not give up and this is what I appreciate about him.”

We are very proud to spotlight Daniel, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Lorelies

Our spotlight this week is on our third grader, Lorelies, who has been part of the ISR community since Kindergarten. Lorelies, called Lori for short, is known for her friendliness and helpfulness, and is highly appreciated by her friends. She welcomes everyone with a smile on her face and her positive attitude is contagious. The welfare of her fellow human beings is extremely important to her and she always tries to support her friends and help in every way possible.

Her teacher, Mrs. Schmidt, describes Lori as a very conscientious and committed student, “Lori is an exemplary student and she shows this during the virtual lessons. She is always punctual at every session and welcomes us with her big smile. Lori is always very careful in her lessons and prepares for new lessons independently. There hasn’t been a day so far when she hasn’t had all the learning materials and was immediately ready to start teaching.”

Besides Lori’s excellent academic achievements, she is also very creative and loves to paint and draw. Her teacher confirms this and adds “Lori is working very hard on her progress and is incredibly artistically talented. Her color choices in our online art course are terrific and I would be delighted if her outstanding achievements were to be recognized even more through our Student Spotlight.”

We are very proud to spotlight Lori, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Lena

This week, we would like to spotlight our radiant and loving KG student Lena. If you see Lena for the first time she can seem very reserved, but once she is comfortable with her surroundings she flourishes. You can be sure she will show the power of her determination. In KG1A, Lena engages in all topics with enthusiasm, she is always ready to learn and ready to ask questions.

Apart from her outstanding academic development, Lena loves art, cooking and is always willing to help. She speaks English and also speaks Chinese and German too! She is outgoing and has many friends both in and out of the classroom. Her teacher Ms. Zahri says about her “She is polite, mature, and pleasant to be around. Her curiosity and eagerness to learn has made her a pleasure to teach to this year.“

We are proud to spotlight Lena, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Atsuya

This week we would like to place the spotlight on our new student Atsuya, who started in Grade 5 this week. He starts in unusual circumstances, as he had gone straight into virtual classes and has not met any classmates in person so far! As the schools will be closed until April 19th, we are happy to introduce him to our school community in our Spotlight today.

Atsuya is from Tokyo, in his free time likes playing gaming and his favorite subject is Science. He is really excited about online quiz competition in German classes and right now he is getting used to his virtual lessons. We are sure that he will see a lot of progress very soon. Ms. Walsh, his English teacher, gives her first impressions of Atsuya ”He is patient and brave for jumping into a virtual English class.   He has made some immediate connections with other Japanese students who have been able to help him. So far he is quiet but is clearly able to follow what is going on and is increasing his comprehension quickly. He is also participating when asked to do so”.

We are happy to welcome Atsuya at ISR and hope that we can do this in person soon.

We are proud to spotlight Atsuya, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Sahej

This week, we spotlight our first-grader Sahej. Sahej loves Advising lessons and always has wonderful comments to make. He is a very thoughtful and insightful student, and he always brings so much to discussions in the classroom. His teacher Ms. Stenning-Smith says about him, “Sahej is an absolute delight to have in my First Grade Class. He demonstrates integrity every day and is a wonderful role model for his fellow peers.

“Sahej is thoughtful, friendly and incredibly kind. If I think back to the first day of Grade 1, I am reminded of his thoughtfulness. We were eating lunch in the cafeteria, I was not eating my lunch at that moment,  he asked me where my food was and  why I wasn’t eating. At that moment he was only concerned about me! He is so genuine and speaks directly from his heart. I will never forget that moment. Sahej deserves to be celebrated for his strong but also gentle character.” Ms. Morris, Academic Head of Primary, concludes by saying about him “He is an exceptional ISR student!”

We are proud to spotlight Sahej, one of ISR’s many outstanding students!

Every Friday, our Student Spotlight Project aims to highlight one of our outstanding students who, in line with this year’s theme, is striving for “extraordinary achievements” on a daily basis. No matter if it is academic success, special commitment or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.