Mike Simpson
Secondary School Principal
January 27, 2023
On Wednesday, I was fortunate to visit Kalihtaw School with three ISY students who represent ISY’s Access to Education Service Learning Group. This group is committed to ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all as per UN Sustainable Development Goal 4. The upcoming ISY Family Fun Fair will be a chance to support and learn more about how our Access to Education students and all of our other ISY Service Learning Groups are striving to be a force for positive change.
Upcoming Events
Jan 26-31: G11 Mock Exams
Jan 27: Semester 1 Report Cards available on Powerschool (see below for instructions)
Jan 30: After School Activities (Session 2) start
Feb 2-5: SEASAC Touch Rugby, Basketball, Tennis (Bangkok)
Feb 6-10: Spirit Week (see poster below for details)
Feb 18: ISY Family Fun Fair (see below)
Feb 23-26: SEASAC MUN (HCMC), Swimming (Singapore)
Counselor Weekly Newsletter
Every week, Mr. A-G, our High School Conselor, provides our High School students with a weekly update. This update provides students with information about a variety of topics including college and university application processes.
We will also post these updates in this blog for the information of our High School parents:
Semester 1 Report Cards
Semester 1 Student Reports Cards are now accessible on Powerschool.
Instructions on how to access reports have been emailed to you from the Secondary School Office. Please email secondaryoffice@isyedu.org if you did not receive the email or have any questions about the instructions.
As in the past, there will be lots of fun things to do including rides for the children and fun activities organized by our Student Service Learning Groups. There will also be a wide selection of food stalls and vendors who align with ISY’s strategic themes and commitment to environmental consciousness.
As you are having fun, you will learn all about our ISY students’ service learning initiatives and how you can help them be a force for positive change in the world. You will also be raising money for these service learning initiatives so they can continue their great work and our ISY community can continue to support our partner projects.
Second Hand Market – Please donate!
At the Family Fun Fair, a Second Hand Market will sell second hand clothing (all ages), books (all ages), and toys. All proceeds from the Second Hand Market will go to the ‘Chinthe Fund’ that supports our ISY Partner Projects (including Yangon Animal Shelter and Care to the Least Center Orphanage). And any items not sold will be donated to our ISY Partner Projects.
Child Safeguarding at ISY
On Wednesday, our counselors hosted a parent evening to review ISY’s policy on safeguarding children and explore how students use a popular application, Discord, to stay in touch with one another. Ideas were shared about how to keep students safe when using internet applications.
As part of Wednesday’s presentation, the following useful links were shared as resources for parents to better understand Discord:
Is Discord Safe for Kids? A Quickstart Guide for Parents
Access to Education
Yesterday, Dr. Hedger, the Principals, some members of faculty and some students all visited a school near the Kalihtaw Dam north of Yangon. They got to meet some of the students there and engage with them as well as see the facilities of the school. This is all part of the Access to Education Service Learning program at ISY.
Happy Lunar New Year!
Today we celebrated the Lunar New Year with a special assembly complete with dumplings, red envelopes and a magnificent lion dance. Thank you to our Mandarin teachers and Parent Association for organizing this special event.
Art and the ISY Learner Attributes
Our High School Art students created artwork to depict a well known figure and connected it to the ISY Learner Attributes (Compassion, Communication, Creativity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Courage, and Reflection) that they represent.
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