Memory training for ISR students

Friday, 29 November 2019

Tuesday, we had the honor to welcome Dr. Ing. Boris Konrad (neuroscientist) to ISR. The eight times Team World Champion winner in memory held a lecture for our Upper School students about different memory techniques. He started with showing the students how he has learned to memorize the order of a deck of playing cards in less than two minutes. Dr. Konrad then showed the students how these tricks and methods can be learned and beneficial for anyone in their everyday life, for example when studying for an exam.

Dr. Konrad told the story of how he started training with different memory techniques when he was in high school and significantly improved his final grades. As he went on to university, he successfully studied both Physics and Applied Computer Science. In 2014, he received his Doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry in Munich on the neuronal foundations of exceptional memory performance and is currently working as a researcher at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour in Nijmegen (Netherlands).

The maybe most important message to our students of the day, memory can be learned. With using the right technique anyone can have an exceptional memory. Our students really enjoyed this lecture and we as a school are grateful to have the opportunity to provide highly qualified guest speakers, such as Dr. Konrad, for our students. A huge thank you to Dr. Konrad for giving us insight into a very fascinating world that we will surely not forget.

Spanish Study Trip – Barcelona!

Monday, 25 November 2019

This past weekend twenty-five grade seven and eight students, accompanied by Ms. Hautz, Ms. Racheva and Mr. Deyes travelled to Barcelona for our annual Spanish Study Trip! The students participated in a whirlwind of activities designed to expose them to the wonders of Spanish culture and give them as many opportunities to speak Spanish as possible.

They visited a wide array of beautiful and interesting places including la Pedrera, Casa Mila, the CosmoCaixa Science Museum, Pueblo Español, Park Güell, the Aquarium, took a cruise around the harbour and had a walking tour in the Gothic neighbourhood and Old Town! The trip was a great success that was enjoyed by all! We have already been asked where the destination is for next year.

Visit of the Chinese Cultural Consul He

Thursday, 31 October 2019

Today, we were honoured to welcome Mr. He, the Cultural Consul of Düsseldorf’s Chinese Consulate, to ISR. The consul was greeted by our management team and our kindergarten students, who painted a beautiful poster for him. After the welcome session, Consul He met our Chinese community and introduced current cultural exchange projects between China and NRW.

Afterwards, ISR’s Chinese community and the Cultural Consul discussed difficulties new families may face after moving to Germany and how to help those families integrate into the German culture.

At ISR, we have a growing Chinese community and we were honoured that we could arrange this exchange between our community and the Cultural Consul He this afternoon.

We would like to thank the Chinese Consulate and Mr. He for his visit and the open discussion on how to further expand and enrich the excellent relationship between ISR and the Chinese Community in Düsseldorf.

5G New Use Cases by Ericsson GmbH

Friday, 06 September 2019

Today, we were honored to welcome Mr. Stefan Koetz (Head of Customer Unit West Europe & Global Customer Unit Deutsche Telekom at Ericsson GmbH) accompanied by his colleague to ISR. Mr. Koetz visited our students and held a thought-provoking presentation on technological advancements made in this modern world, especially in the communications industry.

He brought with him old telephones that were used in the past and some of our students could hardly believe their eyes! They were amazed that people actually used to make phone calls using these “relics”. Besides looking back into the past, Mr. Koetz gave the students a glimpse into the future by demonstrating the uses of the fifth generation mobiles.

At ISR, it is hugely important for us to invite interesting speakers from many different areas on a regular basis. These speakers inspire our students as they can learn a lot of interesting facts for their future from them. Therefore, we would like to thank Mr. Koetz for his time and his informative presentation today.

ISR Students visit the European Central Bank

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

On June 6th, grade 10 students, accompanied by Business teacher Ms. Zic, had an opportunity to visit European Central Bank in Frankfurt. Through a combination of textual, visual and interactive elements, students learned about the ECB’s role in setting monetary policy for the Euro Zone and what it does to keep other financial institutions safe.

Another great experience for our students! A huge thank you to the EZB for taking their valuable time to show our students the world of finance in Europe.

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

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.

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

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!