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Secondary School – June 9, 2023
The end of the year is a time for reflection. Today, we reflected on the focus, effort, and belief it takes to be successful.
Elementary School Blog – June 9th, 2023
Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday.
Athletics and Activities – June 9, 2023
This week’s blog has a recap of some of the athletics and activities from this school year. It also has the facilities schedule for the summer break.
Secondary School – June 2, 2023
It has been a very busy week in the Secondary School with students working in groups on various service projects.
Elementary School Blog – June 2nd, 2023
There were so many activities this week. Please go to our Facebook page to see lots of the photos for these events.
Athletics and Activities – June 2, 2023
This week’s blog contains information about the recent swim meet and football tournament as well as facility use information.
Secondary School – May 26, 2023
Congratulations to our graduating Seniors. The Class of 2023 have made a very significant contribution to our community.
Elementary School Blog – May 26th, 2023
Staff at ISY were appreciated today with lunch organized by the Parent Association. See the blog for pictures of our staff’s creative work.
Athletics and Activities – May 26, 2023
This week’s blog has information on all the athletics and activities that went on during the week and the coming weekend.
ISY Faculty in Print!
Three articles written by ISY faculty have recently been published. Read about their work and find links to the full articles here.
Athletics and Activities – May 19, 2023
This week’s blog includes information on the latest and upcoming athletic events at ISY. It also includes some changes to the facilities schedule for next week.
Elementary School Blog – May 19th, 2023
Please read today’s blog and find out information about upcoming events.
Secondary School – May 19, 2023
I hope that you had an opportunity to speak with your child’s teachers during yesterday’s Parent Teacher Conferences.
Secondary School – May 12, 2023
Reflection is a very important part of the learning process. We often learn more from processing experiences than the experiences themselves.
Elementary School Blog – May 12th, 2023
We enjoyed the cooler weather at school today. There are lots of projects happening at school, check out the blog to find out more.
Elementary School Blog – May 5th, 2023
Read the blog for more information on precautions to take during this time of hot weather.
Athletics and Activities – May 5, 2023
This week’s blog includes information about upcoming events for the middle and elementary schools students as well as all the facilities schedules for next week.
Secondary School – May 5, 2023
Next week is final exam week for our Grade 9, 10, and 11 students. There are multiple reasons why we have our High School students sit exams.
ISY Board Elections 2023
On Monday, May 8, 2023, there will be the ISY AGM and Board Elections for 2 positions. Find out who the candidates are and how you can vote.
Elementary School Blog – April 28th, 2023
Thank you to all the parents who attend parent conferences, we love sharing your children’s learning with you.
Athletics and Activities – April 28, 2023
This week’s blog has information on past and upcoming athletic events and some facility schedule changes for next week.
Secondary School – April 28, 2023
I hope that you had an opportunity to speak with your child’s teachers during yesterday’s Parent Teacher Conferences.
Secondary School – April 21, 2023
It is hard to believe that it is almost May and we have seven weeks left of the school year. We will make the most of these seven weeks.
Elementary School Blog – April 21st, 2023
We hope you had a fabulous Thingyan break! See the blog for information on parent/teacher conferences and what’s been going on.
Athletics and Activities – April 21, 2023
This week’s blog has information about upcoming athletics events and extra activities for elementary school students after school.
Secondary School – April 7, 2023
We would like to wish you all an enjoyable and restful Thingyan break. We look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday, April 18.
Elementary School Blog – April 7th, 2023
Happy Thingyan! We enjoyed the water festival activities today. Thank you to the Parent Association for making this event happen.
Athletics and Activities – April 7, 2023
This week’s blog has information on the recent athletics activities from the past weekend and changes to the facility schedule for the Thingyan break.
The Community Library Project
Our new Community Library will be a wonderful contribution to our school’s commitment to nurturing a sense of Belonging and Internationalism.
Elementary School Blog – March 31st, 2023
This blog has information about upcoming events, a message about our Thingyan celebration and news of a summer program, Chinthe Summer Fun.
Secondary School – March 31, 2023
Judging by how ISY delegates contributed to last weekend’s Yangon Model United Nations (YMUN) conference, our students have very bright futures.
Athletics and Activities – March 31, 2023
This week’s blog has details about the Chinthe Summer Fun program, the previous week’s athletics and after school activity information.
Technology Integration at ISY: ChatGPT
How and why ChatGPT might be used in the classroom is something schools around the world have been thinking about a lot lately.
Castles and Culture in Pre-Kindergarten
Read about how our Pre-Kindergarten class has been learning about castles by connecting this topic to different cultures.
Elementary School Blog – March 24th, 2023
This blog has information about upcoming events, a message about Earth Hour and news of a summer program, Chinthe Summer Fun.
Secondary School – March 24, 2023
Success can be measured in different ways. Sometimes a team can win with a poor performance and sometimes lose with a good performance.
Athletics and Activities – March 24, 2023
This week’s blog has match reports on the current middle school football tournament and high school basketball playoffs as well as a rundown on all the SEASAC tournaments. There is also information on the Chinthe Summer Fun program.
ISY Students Share their MUN Experience
SEASAC Model United Nations (MUN) Conference in Vietnam and how our ISY Learner Attributes enriched their MUN experience.
ISY Faculty Leading the Way
Read about how ISY Faculty and Staff have been invited to speak at a number of important conferences recently.
Secondary School – March 17, 2023
This week we have our ISY badminton, softball, and soccer teams competing overseas in regional tournaments.
Elementary School Blog – March 17th, 2023
This blog has information about upcoming events, a message about Earth Hour and news of a summer program, Chinthe Summer Fun.
Athletics and Activities – March 17, 2023
In this week’s blog there is information on the SEASAC tournaments over this weekend. There is also more information on the upcoming HS and MS athletics next week.
Secondary School – March 10, 2023
As a faculty, we have been studying the science of how we learn and how our brains work and change over time.
Elementary School Blog – March 10th, 2023
This blog has information about the upcoming Movie Night, hosted by the Student Council.
Saving the planet one meal at a time
Read about how ISY went from learning about the importance of food choices to an all vegetarian campus. From meatless Mondays to no meat at the Fun Fair.
Athletics and Activities – March 10, 2023
This week’s blog includes information on the latest SEASAC events, community activities, SCUBA diving and middle and high school athletics.
Secondary School – March 3, 2023
Yesterday, our faculty participated in some professional development around the neuroscience of how the brain changes in young people.
Elementary School Blog – March 3rd, 2023
This blog has information about the upcoming Movie Night, hosted by the Student Council.
Athletics and Activities – March 3, 2023
This week’s blog includes information on the latest SEASAC events, community activities, SCUBA diving and middle and high school athletics.
Elementary School Blog – February 24th, 2023
This blog has information about MAP testing and this week’s Pride of the Principal awards
Secondary School – February 24, 2023
I hope that you enjoyed our ISY Family Fun Fair. We are very proud of our Student Councils and Service Learning Groups who organized it.
Athletics and Activities – February 24, 2023
In this week’s blog there is information on community activities and the latest on middle and high school athletics.
The Wizard of Oz and the ISY Learner Attributes
Interviews with cast members of the Wizard of Oz to see how the ISY Learner Attributes apply to putting on a great show.
Secondary School – February 17, 2023
Tomorrow sees the return of the ISY Family Fun Fair. This is student-led event in support of Service Learning at ISY.
Athletics and Activities – February 17, 2023
This week’s blog contains reports from the latest HS and MS athletics and the latest SEASAC news. Also, some information on community activities.
Service Learning at the Family Fun Fair
Find out all about the ISY Service Learning groups that are going to be at the Family Fun Fair on Saturday 18th Feb, 2023.
Elementary School Blog – February 17th, 2023
The blog is full of information on upcoming events including the Family Fun fair and the Chinthe Social.
Athletics and Activities – February 10, 2023
This week’s blog has a roundup of all the HS and MS sports from the past week. There is also information on a range of community activities.
Touch Rugby and the ISY Learner Attributes
Mr. Simpson interviews the captain of our Touch Rugby team to see how the ISY Learner Attributes come through during an athletics tournament.
Secondary School – February 10, 2023
The ISY Learner Attributes will again be on display this Saturday and Sunday in our students’ performance of The Wizard of Oz
Elementary School Blog – February 3rd, 2023
The blog is full of information on upcoming events, there is a lot happening in the next few weeks.
Secondary School – February 3, 2023
As I write this our SEASAC Basketball, Touch Rugby and Tennis teams are competing in their tournaments in Bangkok.
Athletics and Activities – January 27, 2023
This week’s blog includes the latest news from SEASAC and after school activity information.
Kindergarten and Renewable Resources
Read how KG students really wanted to understand all about how solar power works and then experimented with the help of some 10th Graders.
Athletics and Activities – January 27, 2023
In this week’s blog there is information on ISY athletics and what you need to check for after school activities.
Elementary School Blog – January 27th, 2023
Report cards are out! We celebrated Lunar New Year today in a whole school assembly, check out the pictures in the blog.
Secondary School – January 27, 2023
Wednesday, I was fortunate to visit Kalihtaw School with three ISY students who represent ISY’s Access to Education Service Learning Group.
Elementary School Blog – January 20th, 2023
This blog has lots of information on upcoming events, like the Family Fun Fair.
Athletics and Activities – January 20, 2023
In this week’s blog there is a recap of the past week’s sports activities for elementary, middle and high school, how to sign up for after school activities and a link to the after school activities offered this session.
Secondary School – January 20, 2023
Today was the ISY Olympiad. This event has been a part of ISY for 33 years and for many students, it is the ‘Greatest Day of the Year.’
Secondary School – January 13, 2023
We have had a busy start to 2023 and we are already starting to plan for the 2023-2024 year with the course selection process underway.
Elementary School Blog – January 13th, 2023
This blog has lots of information on upcoming events, like the Family Fun Fair.
Athletics and Activities – January 13, 2023
In this week’s blog there is information about the new tennis court and how to book a time. Also, any upcoming times, dates and locations on all the upcoming sporting events.
Secondary School – December 16, 2022
I hope you all get a chance to rest, reflect and re-energize over the Winter Break and I look forward to seeing all of you in January.
Elementary School Blog – December 16th, 2022
We wish you a very happy holiday. This blog is full of wonderful photos of our students doing amazing things.
Athletics and Activities – December 16, 2022
In this blog is the latest results from middle school athletics as well as the facility schedule for the December holiday.
Secondary School – December 9, 2022
There is a lot going on next week as we come to the end of 2022. There is a Broadway Evening tonight and a holiday bazaar on Wednesday.
Elementary School Blog – December 9th, 2022
Come join us for the Holiday Bazaar that Grade 5 are organizing on Wednesday the 14th of December. We hope to see you there.
Sand is Banned
Read how second graders used the ISY learning cycle to come up with a problem that needed solving and then a great way of executing that solutio
Athletics and Activities – December 9, 2022
This week’s blog has a report on the latest high school and middle school athletics as well as the schedule changes for the December holiday.
Secondary School – December 2, 2022
I hope you all had a great time at last Saturday’s International Day. It was a fantastic day for our community. Thank you again to everyone who made it possible!
Elementary School Blog – December 2nd, 2022
The holiday season is nearly upon us, we have lots of upcoming events including a Movie Night tonight, we hope to see you there!
Athletics and Activities – December 2, 2022
This week’s blog has details about the high school football semi finals matches and middle school volleyball and upcoming athletic fixtures. There is information on facility schedules over the break.
Composting in Grade 4
Read how fourth graders learned about composting and decided that they could do something about food waste at ISY. This is the first stage in this learning story.
Secondary School – November 25, 2022
International Day has always been a highlight of our ISY calendar and it is wonderful to have it back in-person and on campus this year.
Athletics and Activities – November 25, 2022
In this week’s blog there are reports on all the athletic action from the week and a look ahead at next week. There is also information on some slight changes to the facilities schedule due to International Day and an elementary school movie night.
Elementary School Blog – November 25th, 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY. Including reminders on International Day and other upcoming events.
Grade 3 Goes Bananas
Read how third graders learned how natural selection and human artificial selection can affect the future of the planet. All done using the example of bananas
Elementary School Blog – November 16th, 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY. Including information on International Day
Secondary School – November 16, 2022
It was great that so many parents were able to meet in-person with their child’s teachers today. We wish you all a relaxing holiday weekend.
Athletics and Activities – November 16, 2022
In this week’s blog there is information on changes to the facilities for this and next week as well as a round-up of ISY’s recent athletic matches.
Accolades for Dr. Gregory Hedger
Congratulations to Dr. Hedger for being appointed both to the EARCOS Board of Trustees and to the AAIE Board of Trustees as its President!
Secondary School – November 11, 2022
Parent Teacher Conferences are opportunities for us to connect around how we can work together to best meet the needs of students.
Elementary School Blog – November 11th , 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY. Including information on Parent/Teacher conferences.
Differentiation in High School Science at ISY
At ISY, in keeping with our compassionate Mission and strategic theme of inclusion, inclusive instructional practices are used to be sure each student maximizes their potential for learning.
Athletics and Activities – November 11, 2022
This week’s blog has reports on athletics involving ISY teams, ASA information and a change in facility schedules. Also included is spotlights on a couple of our high achieving ISY athletes.
Elementary School Blog – November 4th , 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY. Included information for tonight’s Halloween event.
Athletics and Activities – November 4, 2022
In this week’s blog you will read about the latest in middle and high school athletics and some information on after school activities.
Secondary School – November 4, 2022
The end of Quarter 1 is a time for teachers and parents to connect around how we can work together to best meet the needs of students.
Secondary School – October 28, 2022
Next week sees the return of Halloween on campus and also the return of international sporting competition.
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