April 12, 2019
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As the Songkran holiday approaches, enjoy this clip of Thai-language choral performance by ISB’s HS delegates to IASIS Cultural Convention, March 2019. Here, the delegates perform บัวขาว (Bua Khao, or White Lotus) with lyrics by Prince Bhanubandh Yugala, music by … Continue reading
April 3, 2019
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Students in ISB’s MS Native French and Spanish classes recently prepared TED-style talks in their native languages. As part of the unit Wellbeing and Health, the students researched the theme, wrote speeches, and presented in Chevron Theatre in front of … Continue reading
February 21, 2019
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“We need to take care of our languages just like we take care of a garden.” With these words, librarian Nat Whitman showed a Grade 1 class several books authored in their native languages, and asked staff member Khun Jeab … Continue reading
January 8, 2019
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Feliz año nuevo! This Saturday, January 12, ISB’s HS Hispanic Club will offer a special event for Spanish-speaking students in grades PreK-6. Grade 11 club leader Josephine writes, “We will have a scavenger hunt, a piñata and many more games, … Continue reading
December 3, 2018
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Sabine Lingenfelder, teacher of ISB’s after-school MS German class, will teach her final session this week as she and her family prepare to move back to Germany. She has taught on ISB’s campus since September 2017. Ms. Lingenfelder answered a … Continue reading
November 27, 2018
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On a recent storytelling trip to South Korea, ES Librarian Nat Whitman brought back several picture books signed in Korean by the authors. These books are now displayed in the ES Hub. They join a surprising number of signed titles … Continue reading
October 11, 2018
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On two recent Professional Days at ISB, groups of teachers have taken a session called Translanguaging: What and Why. There has been growing interest in translanguaging in ISB classes. So what is translanguaging? This article for parents offers some answers. … Continue reading
October 4, 2018
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Nothing encourages children to read quite like attractive books, readily available. Today and tomorrow, October 4-5, families have the opportunity to buy Thai-language children’s books as part of the Book Fair in the ES Learning Hub. Open from 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. … Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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Room 407 of ISB’s Cultural Center is home to one of the native Dutch classes taught on campus after school. Teacher Saskia Leeuwangh worked with students to turn a wall of the room into a mini-tour of the Netherlands, which … Continue reading
September 21, 2018
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” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Today, September 21, is the UN-designated International Day of Peace. ISB celebrated with an all-school assembly this week called “Hands & Hearts: Enriching Communities through Humanitarian Thoughts and Actions.” Posters for the assembly gave … Continue reading