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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.
Secondary School – March 17, 2023
This week we have our ISY badminton, softball, and soccer teams competing overseas in regional tournaments.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.’
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Secondary School – October 28, 2022
Next week sees the return of Halloween on campus and also the return of international sporting competition.
ISY Learning Story Belonging Part 2
Following on from their study of belonging children have been exploring the concept of Identity (an important ISY Interdisciplinary Concept) and what makes them who they are.
Secondary School – October 21, 2022
Our counselor, Mr. A-G, was awarded the Fall 2022 GEM (Going the Extra Mile) award by the International Association for College Admission Counseling.
Elementary School Blog – October 7th, 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY. Included are all the important upcoming dates. HAPPY THADINGYUT
Secondary School – September 30, 2022
Another great week in secondary school with lots of fun filled afterschool activities taking place.
Elementary School Blog – September 23rd, 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY, including information on a parent event next Tuesday night.
Elementary School Blog – September 16, 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY, including when we will start using the turnstiles again.
Elementary School Blog – September 9, 2022
Thanks to everyone for coming along to the Back to School Evening. It was great to see you. In this post find out about upcoming Map testing and ISY Learning Stories
ISY Learning Story Belonging
This is the first post in a series called ‘ISY Learning Stories’. These articles showcase activities in the classroom reflecting our vision, mission and strategic themes. This article shows how belonging works together with compassion.
Secondary School – August 26, 2022
The first full week of school and we are in the swing of the school year. Sports teams have begun to practice and ASA’s will start next week.
ISY Health and Safety Update
A health and safety update from the staff at the ISY Clinic about Covid-19 precautions, immunizations, medications, and general illness at school.
Athletics and Activities – August 19, 2022
Welcome back to ISY from the athletics and activities team. Find out about facility use and the afterschool program as well as the first season of HS sport in this post.
Secondary School – June 3, 2022
This Friday our Middle School students completed their three-week iMPACT festival. iMPACT is a 3-week, 3-stage, learning event, combining service to the community with core academic standards. This festival gave students throughout the middle school the chance to learn new skills, apply theory to practice, and become agents of positive change for the local and global community.
ISY Students Share their MUN Experience
SEASAC Model United Nations (MUN) Conference in Vietnam and how our ISY Learner Attributes enriched their MUN experience.
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.
Elementary School Blog – March 10th, 2023
This blog has information about the upcoming Movie Night, hosted by the Student Council.
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 – February 24th, 2023
This blog has information about MAP testing and this week’s Pride of the Principal awards
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.
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.
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 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
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 20th, 2023
This blog has lots of information on upcoming events, like the Family Fun Fair.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 16th, 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY. Including information on International Day
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!
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 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.
Athletics and Activities – October 28, 2022
This blog contains information on upcoming sporting events that ISY students are involved in over the coming week, including middle and high school volleyball and high school football.
Elementary School Blog – October 21st , 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY. Included are all the important upcoming dates.
ISY Going the Extra Mile Award
Mick Amundsen-Geisel has been recognized by the International Association of College Admission Counseling with a GEM award. Congratulations Mr. AG!
Athletics and Activities – October 7, 2022
Read to find out about the HS volleyball finals and the MS basketball tournament. Also included are opening hours of the ISY facilities for the October break.
Athletics and Activities – September 30, 2022
This week’s blog includes information on upcoming sporting events for ISY. There is also a recap of the sports events that happened over the week. Power soccer is back at ISY.
Athletics and Activities – September 23, 2022
This week’s blog includes information about Power Soccer at ISY. It also includes a round up of the week’s sporting events and facility schedules.
Secondary School – September 16, 2022
Next week will be our final week of MAP testing.
Secondary School – September 9, 2022
Thank you to all those who attended Back to School Night. It was great having so many parents on campus.
Elementary School Blog – September 2, 2022
The International School Yangon Elementary School Bog Post. In this post find out more about our Back to School event which is happening on the 7th.
Elementary School Blog – August 26, 2022
The International School Yangon Elementary School Bog Post. In this post find out more about our Back to School event and our recent COVID response.
Secondary School – August 19, 2022
The first week of school is off to a great start. It is wonderful to have our campus filled with the laughter and sounds of students.
Facility use during the summer of 2022
This post has information on ISY facility use during the summer of 2022.
ISY Faculty Leading the Way
Read about how ISY Faculty and Staff have been invited to speak at a number of important conferences recently.
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.
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.
Elementary School Blog – March 3rd, 2023
This blog has information about the upcoming Movie Night, hosted by the Student Council.
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.
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.
Elementary School Blog – February 17th, 2023
The blog is full of information on upcoming events including the Family Fun fair and the Chinthe Social.
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
Athletics and Activities – January 27, 2023
This week’s blog includes the latest news from SEASAC and after school activity information.
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.
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.
Elementary School Blog – January 13th, 2023
This blog has lots of information on upcoming events, like the Family Fun Fair.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Elementary School Blog – October 28th , 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY. Included are all the important upcoming dates.
Athletics and Activities – October 21, 2022
In this week’s blog is an overview of the sports at ISY for the week. The facilities schedule has returned to normal.
Secondary School – October 7, 2022
Ms. Powers’ last blog post as the Secondary School principal. Read her sign off to the community and about upcoming events.
Elementary School Blog – September 30th, 2022
Read this week’s blog to find out all the news from this week at ISY, including photos of our students participating in a Flash Mob.
Secondary School – September 23, 2022
It is hard to believe that we are halfway through quarter 1. With this in mind, if you have questions about your child’s progress please email your child’s teacher. If your child’s teacher has concerns about your child’s progress, they will be reaching and emailing you directly.
ISY Learning Story Arcade Games
How can children create an arcade game in art and support the mission, vision and learning goals we have for our students at ISY? Ms. Samia’s 6th grade art class has demonstrated just that.
Athletics and Activities – September 16, 2022
Today’s blog includes ISY sports results from the past week as well as information on a special weekend tournament hosted by Power Soccer Academy.
Athletics and Activities – September 9, 2022
Today’s post includes information about high school and middle school volleyball, basketball and table tennis. We also celebrate our champion high school volleyball teams.
Athletics and Activities – September 2, 2022
This week’s blog includes information on high school soccer, volleyball, and table tennis and middle school basketball and table tennis. There is a slight change in the schedule and booking form for facility use.
Athletics and Activities – August 26, 2022
This week’s blog includes information and signup forms for high school volleyball, middle school basketball, middle and high school table tennis and the whole school swim team. This blog also includes updated information on facilities schedules and links to the facility booking and waiver forms.
Elementary School Blog – August 19, 2022
The International School Yangon Elementary School Bog Post. In this post find out more about our Back to School event.
Elementary School Blog – June 3, 2022
Next week sees the transitional return of in-person classes at ISY. We are very excited to welcome students back to campus.
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