Spotlight On Our Student Dorothea

Dorothea has been with us since Grade 1 and is now in Grade 11 and in the first year of the IB Diploma Program. She is a very diligent and hardworking student who is planning on studying Medicine.

Dorothea is also a very talented public speaker and has earned numerous awards at Model United Nations conferences for her skills in debating and negotiating. As ISR’s Model United Nations team participated in the 2019 MUNISS Conference at the International School of Stuttgart, working to address issues such as exploitation of migrant labor, the recruitment of youth by criminal and terrorist groups, ensuring access to affordable healthcare, and improving accessibility and ease of travel for disabled people, all of the delegates represented ISR very well. However, Dorothea was selected as Best Delegate for the Historical Security Council! Wow, Congratulations, Dorothea.

We are proud to spotlight Dorothea, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Sitong

Sitong, Grade 8, is a musically gifted student. In a duet together with Ruiying from Grade 7, she achieved first place in the regional music competition “Jugend musiziert”, playing the saxophone. This qualified her to the state-wide competition where she was second runner-up!

Sitong’s saxophone teacher says she is an extremely disciplined student and he believes she has the skills and talents to pursue music on a professional level later on in life. In spite of demanding academic commitments, Sitong always finds time to practice and she never finds a challenge impossible, only motivation to try harder. Besides music, Sitong is a very talented art student and enjoys playing badminton with her friends.

We are proud to spotlight Sitong, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Henning

Henning, Grade 10, has been at ISR since Kindergarten. At the top of his class, Henning is a bright student and an enthusiastic learner, who is busy prepping for the upcoming IGSCE exams next week. Henning has also been very involved in ISR’s Student Life Organization^®. Currently, Henning is the Deputy Head Prefect of the Outreach Department. In the past, he served as Deputy Head of Academics as well as a Senior Prefect in several other departments. And even more impressive, prior to spring break, Henning was named as the Head Prefect for upcoming Academic Year 2019-2020.

In addition to his involvement in ISR’s Student Life Organization^®, Henning also supports the ISR Marketing Team with internal and external events – ”Henning is a great support! His helpful and outgoing personality and his willingness to always lend a helping hand, makes him a great asset at our various marketing events.” Wow! Way to go Henning! ISR is lucky to have such an impressive young leader in the making.

We are proud to spotlight Henning, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Carla

Our Grade 12 student Carla has been part of the ISR community since first grade. Carla is a very ambitious and helpful student who, as part of her CAS project, provides valuable support towards the development of the new ISR Alumni website. Together with a 12th grade classmate and the marketing team, Carla contributes ideas to make the website more useful and interesting for former ISR students. Their ultimate goal is to find innovative ways to attract ISR alumni to the website and increase their website participation as well as interaction with each other.

In addition, Carla is a prime example for tenacity and optimism. Only recently, Carla suffered a terrible riding accident and returned to school on crutches. Despite this setback, it did not stop her from working intensively on the ISR Art Exhibition. Her art teacher said: “Carla has a strong spirit. Nothing was going to stop her from putting together her Art Exhibition. She is always good-natured.”

We are proud to spotlight Carla, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Leo

Leo is an outstanding student, both in and out of the classroom. He is a bright and eager student who sets a great example for his classmates. Always willing to try out new ideas, Leo doesn’t shy away from hard work.

He loves to help others and is skilled at explaining new concepts to his fellow students. Not only does Leo loves reading and writing short stories, but he is also very passionate about sports, football in particular. He is very talented and always the first one on the field whenever there is an opportunity to play. Leo wishes to be just as good as his older brother Nico and he seems to be well on his way to accomplish this! Leo’s homeroom teacher, Ms. Carolus, says it’s a great pleasure to teach such an all-round talent.

We are proud to spotlight Leo, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Ruiying

Ruiying, Grade 7, started at ISR this school year and has already been a great addition to our school. She loves to play the piano and practices every single moment she has spare time. Even during the holidays, she spends most of her time playing.

Earlier this year, she achieved the first place in the regional music competition “Jugend musiziert”, playing the piano in a duet with her friend Sitong (saxophone), scoring 24 out of 25 points. This qualified her to the state-wide competition where she was second runner-up! Ruiying is also currently working on her own composition work with a group of students. Her music teacher already sees great potential for her future.

In addition, Ruiying is not only a wonderful musician but a great badminton player and a “delightful and a wonderful addition to the Badminton Team” to quote her coach Nikki Johnstone. She is also very involved in our Student Life Organization^® and a great friend with a helping hand.

We are proud to spotlight Ruiying, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Julius

Julius, Grade 12, has been a student at ISR since Kindergarden and is a great example of what Staying Ahead looks like. He has not only achieved and maintained a top academic performance at ISR, but also through dedication, hard work, and determination has balanced a full-time soccer schedule with the professional soccer club Fortuna Düsseldorf as team captain of the U17 German Bundesligateam.

Now, we are very proud to officially congratulate Julius on his next career step: the enthusiastic and highly gifted soccer player has just signed a new contract for the U19 German Bundesliga with one of Germany‘s best professional soccer clubs, BVB Borussia Dortmund. Following graduation in spring he can fully focus on pursuing a professional soccer career. Congratulation Julius! In addition to his academic and sport pursuits, he is known around the ISR campus for being a kind and thoughtful student and a great friend.

We are proud to spotlight Julius, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Luo

Our grade 8 student, Luo, has only been at ISR for a year but is already fully integrated. He is very active in our Student Life Organisation and is the designated movie maker for any school trip or school event. If you have been lucky to see his movies you know they are amazing, especially his drone recordings. Luo also excels academically and received multiple awards for his various accomplishments during the awards ceremony held two weeks ago.

What Luo loves most about being a student at ISR is the academic focus and seeing every student try their best. He also appreciates the various ways that ISR teachers structure their lessons to make them interesting and engaging for the students.

We are proud to spotlight Luo, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Gioia

Gioia, Grade 12, has been a student at ISR since first grade. From the beginning, Gioia was a child full of spirits and it has been our pleasure to see her grow into a responsible and goal focused young woman who is preparing for Graduation in June.

Gioia is currently one of seven IB students taking part in this year’s IB Art Exhibition. She is a very talented artist and has worked very hard to finish her project focusing on love. Her artwork will be displayed in the school over the next week and starting on March 26th it will be part of an exhibition at the Deutsche Bank in Düsseldorf.

As Gioia looks toward the future, she wants to study business and she already holds offers from a number of Dutch universities. With her proactive attitude and drive for results, we have no doubt that Gioia will go on to do great things!

We are proud to spotlight Gioia, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.

Spotlight On Our Student Albert

Albert is a new student to ISR but he has really found his path to success in school through both academics and sports. Albert is a bright student who is currently enrolled in the IB program. Back in February, Albert competed in the German Indoor Track and Field Championships in Sindelfingen and reached the finals in the 60 meters hurdles race.

With 8.13 seconds in the semi-finals, Albert not only improved his personal best time but he also finished as one of the top eight best hurdle sprinters in Germany in his age group. Albert’s victory was featured in the Rheinische Post. 8.13 seconds over 60 meters with obstacles in the way, we are seriously impressed, Albert!

We are proud to spotlight Albert, 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, “Staying Ahead”. No matter if academic achievements, special commitment, or outstanding character traits – we look forward to sharing each of these success stories.