April 5, 2021
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Why not post the Elementary School cafeteria menu in Thai as well as English? This question from ES teacher Chad Rimbey recently led to a small yet powerful change at ISB: Khun Pook of Epicure writes the day’s menu in … Continue reading
November 13, 2020
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For Intercultural Week 2020, ES musicians made a video that features Tagalog! At the beginning of this video, created by the ES Panther Choir and Panther Orff Ensemble, G5 student Sofie recites the original lyrics to “I Am But a … Continue reading
September 25, 2020
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What languages might you hear on ISB’s campus these days? Here is a snapshot based on student data for Semester 1, 2020-2021 (click image to enlarge). Note: This graphic shows the number of students for whom each language is listed … Continue reading
June 5, 2020
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During the 2019-20 school year, five students in the HS Japanese Native II and MS Native Japanese classes published essays in the Asahi Shimbun, a premier Japanese national newspaper. The students wrote about navigating overseas moves and about their intercultural identities. … Continue reading
May 2, 2020
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Panthers Pounce is a school-wide May reading challenge where everyone—students, staff, and families—can join the fun in ANY language! To participate, read in any/all of your languages during May and log your reading time here. (Choose the Students or Adults box … Continue reading
April 15, 2020
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สวัสดีปีใหม่ค่ะ! Happy Thai New Year! In celebration of Songkran, ISB ES faculty posted a video wishing students well in four languages. Enjoy!
April 10, 2020
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Multilingualism can help us understand different cultures…which is sometimes weird. It makes travel easier…when we can travel! Middle schoolers in virtual Native Spanish with Maite Montero-Nahoum recently represented what being multilingual means to them, celebrating the International Day of Multilingualism. … Continue reading
February 21, 2020
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Like biodiversity, linguistic diversity is important to study and safeguard. Every year on February 21, the United Nations observes International Mother Language Day to celebrate all languages and promote multilingualism. ISB observed #IMLD2020 with displays in both libraries, a themed prompt on the … Continue reading
December 6, 2019
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The word translanguaging comes from the Welsh trawsiethu and refers to using more than one language for teaching and learning. ISB’s multilingual student body stands to benefit from translanguaging, so educators have been exploring it at several recent professional days. How … Continue reading
November 22, 2019
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Hello from all 67 nations represented in ISB’s Elementary School! These slides were shown at today’s 2019 ES Intercultural Day assembly. (For best quality, kindly download.) The slides show a greeting in at least one language from every nation represented … Continue reading