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Elementary School Blog – September 11, 2020
At the end of our second week of the academic year, we feel that our students are getting into the swing of things online.
Elementary School Blog – September 4, 2020
It feels good to have finished our first week online. There is a real positive energy around campus. That energy comes through online from our students and our teachers are building on that as they implement our planning and adapt it to meet our students needs and keep them engaged.
Elementary School Blog – August 28, 2020
In our compassionate community, children, parents and teachers are able to receive and provide feedback and advice from each other knowing that the feedback and advice is given with the positive intention of helping each other.
Secondary School – August 21, 2020
Our first week of high school, lunch orders and pick up, mandatory masks in classrooms and on campus, Middle School transition dates.
Elementary School Blog – August 14th, 2020
Read about the new Elementary School Principal, Mr. Simpson’s philosophy of education.
Facility use during the summer
This post has information on how ISY is providing access to the school facilities during the summer. Please note that this will change over time so check back regularly for updates.
Secondary School – June 5th, 2020
Secondary school end of year celebrations, quarter 4 report cards and yearbook!
Secondary School – May 29, 2020
Class of 2020 Virtual Graduation on May 26, 2020 at 8:30 PM Myanmar time. Yearbook distribution dates by grade level.
UWS Update May 2020
The latest news from the school in Wan Kaung and a round-up of the year all provided by four High School students.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 15th May – 2020
Another week of virtual learning fun and experiences is over. We love keeping the learning connections with our students. Our teachers are working very hard to ensure that your children have access to the best learning virtually that we can possibly give them.
Secondary School – May 8, 2020
Assessment at ISY in a Virtual Learning Context!
Secondary School – April 24, 2020
Parent/Teacher Conference Progress Reports sent to parents today. Please reach out to teachers if you have questions and /or concerns. Virtual Parents’ Coffee Morning on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.
Secondary School – April 10, 2020
Happy Thingyan. Quarter 3 Report cards are coming out tomorrow. Virtual Learning will pause for Thingyan and come back on 20th April. Earth Day coming on the 22nd.
Athletics & Activities Blog – April 3, 2020
News about the Summer Academy Cancellation and SEASAC 2020-21 updates from the Athletics office. Get all the latest news here.
Secondary School – March 20, 2020
Congratulations to our ISY Chinthes for winning first place in the YAC Basketball Tournament on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Both games were close through all the quarters and filled with passion and determination. Thank you to all those who came and cheered on our Chinthes
Elementary School Update March 13, 2020
It is Spirit Week at ISY next week so be sure to check the schedule so you know what to wear. See what’s been going on for Freedom Day. and Grade 4 getting involved in weaving.
Secondary School – March 13, 2020
This week ISY celebrated My Freedom Day which is acknowledged worldwide on March 11, 2020. Our grade 9 students, after researching and understanding how Modern slavery impacts us today, shared their knowledge with others. It was a powerful opportunity with students teaching students.
Family Fun Night 2020
Join the fun on Saturday March 7th between 5pm and 7pm for the ISY Family Fun Night in support of the United World Schools project and the school in Wan Kaung.
Elementary School Parent Blog – February 28th, 2020
News about upcoming events including the Field Day and Family Fun Night. Monday March 2nd is a holiday There will be no school on this day.
Athletics & Activities Blog – February 21, 2020
ES Fun Day update, ASAs, and athletics information for the next week.
Athletics & Activities Blog – February 14, 2020
Season 3 practice schedules, Weekend Events, and ASA update.
Elementary School Parent Blog – February 7th, 2020
Report cards went live today on Power School. Please contact the Elementary Office if you have problems accessing the reports.
Elementary School Parent Blog – January 31st, 2020
Don’t forget movie night tonight . This week we celebrated Chinese New Year. Check out this blog for all the fun events in the Elementary School and important reminders.
Alumni Newsletter Jan 2020
In an effort to be in touch with more ISY alumni, we have started an ISY alumni newsletter. Read the latest news about what’s happening at ISY and how alumni are getting involved.
Elementary School Parent Blog – January 24th, 2020
We have had a wonderful week at ISY. Please read this blog for important updates, events, reminders and information celebrating our many events.
Community Service Award 2020
ISY is now accepting nominations for the ISY Annual Community Service Award recognizing a person engaged in being a force for positive change.
Elementary School Parent Blog – January 10th, 2020
Welcome back, we hope you had a wonderful holiday. Welcome to all our new families.
Community Education Jan 2020
Check out our Zumba instructors on “Dancing with the Stars” and sign up for the 2nd session of Burmese language classes and community yoga!
Elementary School Parent Blog – December 13th, 2019
Christmas time is here!! I’m sure you’re all very excited to be celebrating the festive season. I know you will agree that your children along with our wonderful teaching staff deserve a well-earned break – they have been superstars this year to date.
Secondary School – December 06, 2019
Next week will be filled with excitement as our High School Students depart for their Week-Without-Walls adventure and our Middle School Students prepare for their Learning Journey and STEM fair on December 13, 2019
Secondary School – 27th November 2019
Happy Thanksgiving Holiday. I hope you are all able to spend time with family and enjoy our great weather,
Athletics Blog – November 25, 2019
After School Activities begin today. Find out all about the Golf tournament we hosted and how our soccer players did at the end of the YAC season as well as how our swimmers did in Phnom Pen.
UWS Newsletter Nov 2019
The latest news from the village of Wan Kaung and the United World Schools project including a visit from the organization to ISY and the upcoming Sports-a-thon.
Athletics Blog – November 18, 2019
A big week for the Athletics department this weeks as the session 2 After School Activities Program opens and ISY hosts the SEASAC Golf competition as well as a host of other activities.
Athletics & Activities Blog – September 11, 2020
ASAs and Service Learning programs will begin soon. Swim team dryland training and the Spanish Language Mother Tongue program are off and running.
Secondary School – September 4, 2020
Virtual learning survey, attendance information, secondary school back to school night.
Athletics & Activities Blog – August 28, 2020
An ISY update on the Spanish Mother Tongue Program and what the current school closure means for athletics and activities.
Elementary School Blog – August 21, 2020
Mr. Simpson asks the questions; ‘What do we need to do? Why do we need to do it? How can we do it?
Athletics & Activities Blog – August 14, 2020
An update on discussion with SEASAC schools and a look ahead at what we’re planning for Athletics at ISY.
Elementary School Blog – June 10th, 2020
The last day of the school year is here, it certainly has been an interesting few months. I would like to thank you all for your support during virtual learning.
Elementary School Blog – June 5th, 2020
I hope the students enjoyed the assembly this week, it was a lot of fun. It was great to still be able to farewell our teachers and leaving students.
Secondary School – May 22, 2020
Class of 2020 Virtual Graduation on May 26, 2020 at 8:30 PM Myanmar time. Yearbook distribution dates by grade level.
Elementary School Blog – May 22nd, 2020
Thank you to all those who attended the parent meeting last night hosted by Dr Hedger. There is a lot of planning going on at the moment and as mentioned later in June you will be able to view more information on what the new school year might look like.
Alumni Newsletter May 2020
The second alumni newsletter sharing the latest in alumni news. Help us celebrate the retirement of Daw Winsome and the Class of 2020!
ISY Elementary School Blog – 1st May – 2020
See this weeks blog for a recording of the virtual coffee morning meeting.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 24th April – 2020
I hope everyone received their child/ren progress reports and that you had the opportunity to meet with your child’s class teacher. This was a wonderful opportunity to remain connected.
Secondary School – April 3, 2020
Thanks to all those providing feedback in our surveys. In this post I talk about what we’re changing as a result. Q3 Report timing and details of a zoom meeting.
Secondary School – March 26, 2020
Thank you for your ongoing support. Find out the latest news about the IB Exams, timing on Q3 Report Cards and virtual lesson guidelines.
Athletics & Activities Blog – March 20, 2020
Summer Academy and ASA updates from the Athletics office at ISY.
Athletics & Activities Blog – March 13, 2020
News about the Summer Academy programs, sports programs, and a SEASAC party.
Elementary School Parent Blog – March 6th, 2020
I hope to see many of you tonight at the ISY Gala and also at the Family Fun Evening tomorrow.
Secondary School – February 28, 2020
Congratulations to our ISY Chinthes for winning first place in the YAC Basketball Tournament on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Both games were close through all the quarters and filled with passion and determination. Thank you to all those who came and cheered on our Chinthes
Secondary School – February 21, 2020
This evening the campus will be filled with life as we enjoy this year’s secondary theatre production of Alice in Wonderland: Join us tonight or tomorrow at ISY for our secondary production of Alice in Wonderland which starts at 6:00 PM. Tickets will be sold at the door
UWS Update February 2020
Find out all about the UWS sponsor a child program and get reports about the first student visit to the village of Wan Kaung. Also find out how you can help with the next UWS fundraiser.
Elementary School Parent Blog – February 14th, 2020
We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow at International Day. This event is one of the highlights of the year and truly celebrates our diversity here at ISY.
Athletics & Activities Blog – February 7, 2020
SEASAC update, holiday pool hours, weekly scores, and weekly schedule.
Secondary School – January 31, 2020
Secondary School semester 1 report cards are available in PowerSchool. Please take the time to review your child’s progress.
More information about the week ahead can be read in this week’s blog post.
Athletics & Activities Blog – January 24, 2020
Olympiad Update, ISY Takes City-Wide Basketball Tournament, Robotics Competition in Nay Pyi Taw, and Color Run this Weekend.
Elementary School Parent Blog – January 17th, 2020
A busy week of learning at ISY with lots of events on the horizon. Check out the blog for more information.
ISY Award Nomination International School Awards 2020
ISY has been nominated as one of two schools to win the International School Leader award for Strategic Leadership! The winner to be announced on January 20th.
International Day 2020
An all-school event to celebrate culture, diversity and global citizenship community at ISY. This year the event is Sat, February 15 at 4pm at ISY.
Service Learning New Year!
The new year is always a good time for reflection on what we’ve been doing to make a positive difference in our own lives and in the lives of others. As well, it’s a good time to step back, look ahead to any changes or resolutions we would like to make for the new year.
Secondary School – December 13, 2019
Happy Holidays. I hope you all have a restful and enjoyable holiday. We look forward to seeing in the new year on January 6, 2020.
Elementary School Parent Blog – December 6th, 2019
The holiday season is upon us here at ISY and next week we have many festive celebrations happening. The big event is our annual Winter Concert, we hope to see you all there. See you tomorrow at the sports-a-thon.
Elementary School Parent Blog – November 27th, 2019
We wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. I hope you find many things to be thankful for. Remember to check the upcoming dates for all the wonderful upcoming school events. We have so much to celebrate and to be thankful for.
Secondary School – 22nd November, 2019
This week the secondary school hosted Parent- Teacher Conferences in a new format. Thank you for being courageous and trusting that the new process had potential to be a huge success.
December Baskets 2019
The Annual Tradition of giving back to the Custodial, Security and Maintenance teams at ISY who do so much everyday to make all our lives cleaner, safer and in good working order.
Athletics & Activities Blog – September 4, 2020
An ISY update on ASAs and Service Learning programs, along with an article about getting more rest and break world records during a pandemic.
Secondary School – August 29, 2020
Our first week of virtual learning for middle and high school, class times, attendance and first day of school zoom links.
Athletics & Activities Blog – August 21, 2020
Ms. Isom with an interesting post on how to decide whether you are depressed or simply bored and what to do about it.
Secondary School – August 14th, 2020
Welcome back to school! Read all about how school will begin on Wednesday and what some of the new procedures will be.
Food Ordering
Find out all about ISY’s new online Food ordering Service. Food delivered to classrooms and all payments online!
Library Book access in the summer
Keep up your reading during the summer! Find out how to get access to ISY library books safely.
Elementary School Blog – May 29th, 2020
Next week will be our last full week of school. There will be slides up until Thursday. On Friday the 5th of June there will be no slides, the teams will have conferencing type activities planned, they will communicate these to you. Report cards will go home on Thursday the 4th of June.
Yearbook 2020 Distribution
Find out how to get your hands on this year’s Yearbook! We’ll have a staggered approach so look out for your day.
Secondary School – May 15, 2020
Assessment at ISY in a Virtual Learning Context!
ISY Elementary School Blog – 8th May – 2020
Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey this week. The feedback you provide is so important to us. An email will be sent out soon that will summarize the feedback given.
Secondary School – May 1, 2020
Wednesday Parents Morning Coffee Information Presentation. Friday, May 1 is publish holiday.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 10th April – 2020
Happy Thingyan break. There will be no slides posted on Friday. Slides will be posted again on the 17th of April for a start back date of the 20th of April.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 3rd April – 2020
I hope your week of virtual learning has gone well in your household. Please see this blog for feedback from the last survey that went out.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 26th March – 2020
I hope your week of virtual learning has gone well in your household. Please let us know through the surveys sent home if there is anything we can do to support further.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 20th March – 2020
I hope things have been going well over the past days for you and your families. Please let us know if you have any questions about virtual learning.
Summer Academies 2020
The Summer Academies Program has now been cancelled to allow people to make other plans. For questions contact Lisa Isom.
Athletics & Activities Blog – March 6, 2020
News about Session 3 After School Activities, Middle School Soccer Results and the Elementary School Fun Day
Athletics & Activities Blog – February 28, 2020
Session 3 ASA packet, SEASAC athlete party, new Zumba and yoga classes, as well as COVID-19 update.
Elementary School Parent Blog – February 21st, 2020
This weeks blogs highlights International Day and other new activities on campus. Read it now for information on upcoming events.
Secondary School – February 14, 2020
Happy Valentine’s day. May your weekend be filled with love and laughter. Talking of love and laughter we look forward to seeing you all at International Day on Saturday, February 15, 2020.
Secondary School – February 7, 2020
This past week our secondary students celebrated the accomplishments of our service-learning groups. Their passion and dedication was evident through their achievements. Students who participated in the Wan Kang visit updated the student body on the new school. They were able to share pictures and stories that will inspire others to help make a difference.
Passion in Education
Dr. Hedger is here again featuring in a podcast from the Seraj Training Centre based out of Doha. This time his theme is passion in education. You can view the full video here.
Coronavirus, an update from ISY
What is the Coronavirus and what precautions can be taken to minimise the risk of infection? Find out what it is and how best to prevent it.
Secondary School – January 24, 2020
Olympiad: “The Greatest Day of the School Year” The campus was filled with energy, compassion and team work as we enjoyed a spirited morning.
Secondary School – January 17, 2020
We have an exciting weekend in store for us as ISY Basketball teams will be competing in a tournament in our SAS gym. Please come and cheer on our Chinthes.
Athletics Blog – January 13, 2020
“Duel in the Pool” results, badminton update, HS basketball and MS soccer schedules.
Secondary School – January 10, 2020
Happy New Year and welcome back. It has been wonderful hearing about all the family adventures that took place over the holiday and great to see new parents at today’s Community breakfast.
Athletics Blog – January 6, 2020
Season 2 athletics update, MS soccer registration, fitness room update, and athletic schedule for the week.
Athletics Blog – December 9, 2019
Winter Break facilities schedules, as well as ASA changes for the week, swim team holiday training, and a quick Athletics update.
Athletics Blog – December 2, 2019
SEASAC Cross Country news along with information about the swimming lesson program and the Saturday Power Soccer schedule. Finally Volleyball and Basketball games still coming.
In Memory, Lon McCollum
Lon McCollum, an ISY former Theory of Knowledge teacher, Psychology teacher and coach passed away recently. He taught from 2003-2008 at ISY and was highly respected by the ISY community.
Elementary School Parent Blog – November 22nd, 2019
Thank you to all the parents who attended our Parent/Teacher conferences. Please remember you do not have to wait for conferences to speak to a teacher about your child’s progress. You can make appointments via the Elementary School office. Upcoming we have concerts, sports fun and holiday cheer.
UWS Sports-a-thon Dec 2019
It’s back! The United World Schools Sport-a-thon fundraising event will take place on Saturday 7th December. Come along and cheer on ISY students performing sponsored activities to raise money for UWS.
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