Dear Chinthes,

Last weekend we sent a contingent to the SEASAC MUN held at NIST International School in Bangkok. This was a valuable experience for all students and chaperones involved. Please continue reading for more information about this event and how our young (model) diplomats got on.

This week our ISY boys middle school football team played against International School Myanmar on Wednesday and Yangon International School on Thursday. The boys are building up to their end of season tournament on March 23, so these matches gave the whole squad a chance to get some valuable gametime. Please read the Middle School Athletics section for the match reports on these games. 

SEASAC Model United Nationas

Last week ISY sent 20 students to participate at SEASAC MUN hosted by NIST International School in Bangkok. We had 15 delegates and 5 Chairs who represented ISY in the three day conference. Students gave speeches, lobbied and merged to create resolutions, debated and chaired committees. Delegates and chairs alike embodied the ISY Learner attributes as they came with open minds, a willingness to collaborate, and a dedication to the principles and vision of Model United Nations. Alongside multiple schools from across South East Asia ISY students fostered discussions on these significant issues ranging from environmental to economic issues in 11 committees. All students strived to do their best, some as their first conference to our more experienced delegates and chairs. A special recognition to Ingyin (Grade 11) who was one of three people in the conference to win best chair for her work in the HSC committee and Ryan (Grade 9) who received an Honorable Mention in the WHO committee. Because of the hard work of our MUN students and teachers, MUN is becoming a strong focus in ISY extracurricular activities.

YAC MS Boys Football

Middle School Athletics 

On Wednesday and Thursday the ISY boys middle school football team played friendly games against International School Myanmar and Yangon International School.
On Wednesday it was ISM who came to ISY. ISY battled valiantly through the first spell, conceding two early goals. However, they came back to make it 2-2 into the second half. ISY then played well to create, but ultimately squander 5 good chances and let ISM dominate the last 5 minutes and score 3 quick goals.

After Wednesday’s disappointment, ISY came roaring back in a controlled yet passion-filled game against YIS. ISY completely dominated the smaller opposition. ISY restricted YIS to only two or three chances. ISY on the other hand made many scoring opportunities converting many of them.

After School Activities 

Parents will be able to check their child(ren)’s ASA schedule on PowerSchool. They will also be able to check where and when the ASAs will be and who is the ASA supervisor. This information will be automatically updated as changes are made to the students’ ASA schedules.

The times for ASAs are as follows:

Elementary school ASA 2:20 – 3:05 PM
Middle and high school ASA 2:40-3:25 PM

SEASAC Information

What is SEASAC?
The Southeast Asian Student Activities Conference is the athletics and activities conference that ISY belongs to outside of Myanmar. Each year ISY sends students to athletic, Model United Nations conferences and arts festivals. These events are a very valuable opportunity for our students to connect with other like minded students across Southeast Asia. This section in the Athletics and Activities blog will outline some of the important information and general happenings around SEASAC events.

SEASAC Dates:
SEASAC Music @ UWCE, March 15, 16 and 17
SEASAC Softball @ BPS, March 22, 23 and 24
SEASAC Badminton @ UWCE, March 22, 23 and 24

Swim Team

Here are the training times for our elementary, middle and high school swim teams.

ES Swim Team:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 2:20-3:20 PM

MS and HS Swim Team:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 3:30-5:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday 6:45-7:45 AM

Community Sport

Every Saturday a group of ISY community plays badminton and pickleball in the ISY gym. This is from 3:00-5:00 PM. 

If you are interested in playing either of these community sports please come along at the given day and time and you will be welcomed.

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ISY Sports Broadcasting

Last year a sports broadcasting club was started at ISY. They were able to cover some of our high school basketball games with great success. They produced a very professionally polished product.
This year they will cover our high school athletics for the whole year. If you are interested in this please follow the link below and this will lead you to the group’s Youtube page. So far the group has covered two high school volleyball games and some of the high school basketball games from last year.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzBh86SGxeV22RG6ZHYW2g

Questions or More Information

As always, if you have any questions about what is in this blog or anything else that you may think of related to activities or athletics please feel free to contact me at:

josullivan@isyedu.org

Kindest regards,

Mr. Jonathan O’Sullivan

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