Spotlight On Our Student Clara

Clara, Grade 6, is a wonderful example of a student with a strong sense of autonomy and determination to succeed. Her teacher from last year, Mr. Foy, says for one so young, she articulates herself extremely effectively and structures and justifies her arguments with skill. “She can often be found using her talents to try and talk me out of giving English homework!”

He also says Clara is incredibly strong-willed and is a perfect example of an empowered young woman, who uses her extensive capabilities to call out and stand up to inequality and intolerance in her surroundings. “Despite how much I enjoy the endless debates I have with Clara, what I admire most about her is how systematically reflective she is with regards to her learning. She embraces challenges and is consistently looking for the next improvement in her development and this is the most defining and impressive aspect of her character. I will be sad not to teach her in the future but look forward to her putting the world to rights in the not-to-distant future”.

Clara is also a very talented athlete. She has a strong personality and a competitive attitude. Her PE Teacher, Ms. Racheva, says Clara is always on top, trying her best and definitely is a role model and a great example of “Never Ever Give Up”. Tennis is her passion and she has already won several tournaments in school and at her tennis club.

We all love Clara’s smile and motivation to be the best in school, in sports, and last but not least as a friend.

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Kento

Kento, now in Grade 12, has been at ISR since 8^th Grade. He is a dedicated and brilliant Mathematician, Physicist, and Computer Scientist. He is planning to study Computer Science at a German university and has just completed his C1 exam in German, which he completed after only 4 years of study!

However, Kento is not just a brilliant student, he is also very active in school life. About two years ago, he started organizing our Japanese book section in the library. He still comes in several times a week to shelve and organize the books. Our librarian Ms Keaton says, “He started this and continues it on his own initiative. We never asked but we greatly appreciate all his help!”

Kento also co-leads the WeDo Lego Robotics SLO^® Activity each week, where our younger students are programming their own games and quizzes. Furthermore, Kento really cares about the environment and helps students and staff ensure plastic bottles are sorted and recycled. Finally, he is also always there to support our Japanese community and helps new families settle in at school.

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Lisa

Lisa is now in her last year of school and is currently preparing for her IB exams. She is interested in studying Sciences and is taking high level Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. For her IB CAS project, Lisa has continued with the Ocean Cleaning Project, first initiated by her older brother.

During the siblings’ first trip to Egypt, Lisa says she and her brother were shocked by the amount of plastic in the ocean and therefore decided to start removing it. After that, Lisa started to inform herself of plastic’s impact on the environment, animals, and humans. However, as Lisa could not always travel to the beach, she started with several local projects around the Düsseldorf area. One of them at ISR, where she started to inform our younger students about the consequences of plastic pollution.

Ms. Morris, Head of Primary, says “Lisa did a great job spreading awareness throughout primary school. Her presentation was engaging and gave the students a lot to think about regarding how their actions affect the environment. She is promoting environmental awareness throughout the school and is a great example of someone with a great mind and strong character!” Another local project where Lisa is involved is “Gutes Karma für Grevenbroicher”. Recently, she participated at the Rhine Clean-up in Neuss for the second time.

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Cameron

This week, we spotlight Cameron, one of our exchange students from “The Talentprojekt”,  in Grade 10. Cameron’s hometown is San Diego, California and he came to Germany in August to experience the German culture and to improve his already excellent football skills. He is a goalkeeper and actually owns a pair of Manuel Neuer’s goalkeeping gloves!

Cameron is truly the sort of guy you enjoy seeing every day. He brings a positive spirit to our school and likes to make things better for everyone around him. During the School Area Championship, he joined the ISR Team but due to an injury he, unfortunately, couldn’t be our goalkeeper. Instead, he played on the field and helped coach the goalkeeper, giving him useful tips and cheering him on throughout the game. The team ended up winning the championship!

Cameron is well-liked among his new friends at ISR and he is known for his good sense of humor. His host parents here in Germany are delighted to have him in their family and look forward to the many nice memories that are still to come. Also academically, Cameron is a very hard-working student and his teacher Ms. McGee says he is ambitious and always willing to improve.

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Catarina

This week we would like to spotlight our 7^th Grade student, Catarina, who has been at ISR since 1st grade! Catarina is a bright, friendly and honest girl who is known to impact people with her smile.This year she joined as a Senior Prefect in the Sports & Health department in our Student Life Organization^® (SLO) for the first time and she enjoys working with her classmates on different projects.

Catarina is not only a great asset to the Student Life Organization^®, but also contributes positively to her learning environment. She is always ready to help her fellow classmates and provide assistance to others. Catarina’s friends particularly appreciate her honesty. A recent example describing this good quality occurred last week. Catarina found a considerable amount of cash under the keyboard of her computer. The seventh-grader knew very well that the money was missing for another student and informed our librarian immediately and handed the money to her. We are very proud of the seventh grader and very impressed by her morals and values. Mr. Mo couldn’t have said it better: Stay like you are!

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Evan

This week, we would like to spotlight Evan! Evan is in grade 8 and with the help of a friend, he decided to create an SLO^® activity for 1st–4th graders called ISR Multisport Club. The goal was that the students would get the opportunity to play a different sport every other week.

Each week, Evan decides which activity will take place and he sits down together with Mr. Banks, who is supervising the activity, to make sure the logistics/timing fit for the age of the group. Through these meetings, Mr. Banks has seen his planning and management skills improving weekly. Using his strong leadership and creative skills, Evan has already successfully guided a group of 20 students through 3 different activities. We love and encourage the initiative of an 8th grader running their own SLO^® activity.

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Luca Julien

This week we proudly spotlight our first grader Luca Julien. He started at ISR in Kindergarten and quickly improved his English.

Luca Julien is a very sporty and talented boy. His PE teacher at ISR says he is very respectful, helpful, and always ready for new challenges. Luca Julien has been awarded the Sport Star of the Week for his class, and over the weekend, Luca won the Stadtwerke Düsseldorf Kö-Lauf for his age group by running 2 km in only 7:38 minutes. Congratulations Luca Julien!

Also academically he is a top student with exemplary behavior. His Kindergarten teacher Ms. Ramirez really misses seeing him work and think collaboratively with his classmates. She says he is a great problem solver, a thoughtful, kind, and enthusiastic student that always had a big smile on his face.

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Felicia

Our Student Spotlight this week is our student Felicia, who has been at ISR since she was three years old. Now, she is in her final year of kindergarten. Felicia has learned a lot at ISR over the past years and is very proud of herself. She always starts the day in a relaxed manner and to her friends she is an indispensable part of the ISR community. Felicia is at first a reserved character, but quickly blossoms and enchants her peers with a warm and friendly smile.

She is bursting with energy and is excitedly looking forward to attending the first class at ISR next year. We are convinced that Felicia will continue to charm our primary school with the same charisma and further enriches our ISR community in the coming years.

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Luis

Luis, Grade 9, started at ISR in Kindergarten and since then he has continued to enrich the ISR community. He is a wonderful student whose talents reach far beyond the classroom. He has been performing magic shows, not only at ISR events, but also at children’s birthdays and other events for many years. Magic is his great passion and so he enchants his audience with his charming, cheeky, and funny demeanour on stage.

He is also involved in plays and other performances outside of school and feels really comfortable on stage. Luis is a valued member of the ISR community and is always friendly and helpful to his teachers and classmates. Luis always has an open ear for his classmates and is at their side with wise words of advice. Through his empathy, he gives his classmates a secure feeling and is a popular contact person in his class. This young man is far ahead of his age in many respects and we are very proud to be able to highlight him as a positive example today!

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

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

Spotlight On Our Student Maria Lucia

Maria Lucia, Grade 10, has been at ISR for seven years and she is a kind and charismatic young student. Currently, Maria Lucia is the Deputy Head of the Management Department in ISR’s Student Life Organization^®. After being involved in SLO^® for many years as a Senior Prefect, Maria Lucia has already started to excel as a leader as she brings energy, fresh ideas, and enthusiasm to her department. She can be found in the SLO^® Office on a daily basis and is always leading by example.

Academically, Maria Lucia is a strong student who is interested in business and economics and has a passion for debate and “Model United Nations”. Maria Lucia is also somewhat of a polyglot, speaking 5 different languages. She takes French here at ISR, speaks English, German, and Spanish, and she is learning and reading Italian on her own time. Pretty Impressive!

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

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