Secondary School Principal
October 21, 2022
I feel very fortunate to be in a positon to lead our Secondary School and to follow Ms. Christina Powers who I have worked very closely with during my time at ISY. Ms. Powers has made a tremendous contribution to our school and I look forward to building on the work she did with our wonderful students and faculty.
One of those faculty was recognized this week for his contribution to international education. Our counselor, Mr. A-G, was awarded the Fall 2022 GEM (Going the Extra Mile) award by the International Association for College Admission Counseling. The award recognised Mr. A-G for being ‘the architect of an amazing counselor network. He has built a multi-school fair that has been added to the Southeast Asia fair circuit. This has allowed colleges and universities to learn about the potential of students from Myanmar. His continued focus on collaboration with other schools and working with online platforms has proven to be immensely successful.’
Congratulations, Mr. A-G!
Student ID Cards
Parent Association (PA) Notices
Many thanks to all the parents getting involved in the Parent Association. The PA are already busy with plans for Halloween, and International Day. Here’s a poster they made with some details about International Day. If you are organizing a country booth, please can you fill out this PA form.
Cashless Payments
In addition to using the student ID cards for the turnstiles ISY is re-introducing our cashless payment system. Parents and students can add money to their account using their ID card and then simply swipe their card at the food vendors to make payments. A brief explanation of how to top up your card can be viewed here. Below is a practical demonstration of the system by one of our Elementary Students. The top up system will go live on Monday 24th October. The system itself will go live on Tuesday November 1st.
International Day Cultural Show
During International Day there will be a cultural show in the evening. The Cultural Show is a chance to celebrate ISY’s student diversity and provide an opportunity for students to share dances, songs, or other acts connected to their culture. A form to sign up an act for the cultural show is here. Each performance should be no more than three minutes in length and should ideally involve more than one student.
MAP Reports Available on Powerschool
MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Student Progress Reports are now available on Powerschool. MAP assessments are online adaptive assessments that provide useful data in developing a fair and accurate assessment of a student’s academic achievement and growth. To ensure a fair and accurate assessment of a student’s academic growth and achievement, teachers combine MAP assessment data with all other student data that they have collected in classes. This combination of data informs teacher instruction in meeting the needs of each child. MAP assessment data is not the basis for a student’s academic grade as reported in ISY Report Cards.
Secondary School Student Photos
The International School Yangon
20 Shwe Taungyar Street
Bahan Township
Yangon, Myanmar
+95 (0) 9 880 441 040