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Message from the Principal
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
HS PTA Meetings
Philip Bradley
philipb@isb.ac.th
A warm welcome to you all at the start of our new school year, especially if you are new to Thailand or the ISB community. The PTA has played a very import role in ensuring a healthy and open dialogue within our community so we hope you can support it at some point this year. Below a reminder and cancellation of some upcoming dates:
Thur Aug 21st 9:30 AM HS PTA parent meeting
Thur Sept 25th 9:30 AM HS PTA parent meeting
Schedule Changes
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
With the start of a new school year there are always a few disruptions and changes to a student’s schedule. Students may request a schedule change through their counselor prior to Monday 25th August. Please be aware that due to some courses being full some requests may not be possible at this late stage. It is important to remember that the schedule is created based in student choice and this may necessitate late changes to schedules on during the third week of school.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program – Want to know More?
Tuesday 26th August@ 6:30pm in MPB1 – All welcome
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
ISB is one of the oldest IB schools in the world having started the IB Diploma Program back in 1981. Our students perform well above the world average and gain acceptance to universities globally due to the rigor and reputation of the program and our school. We offer a extensive range of IB courses allowing students choice and breadth to be well prepared for life beyond school and to attend competitive universities worldwide
There will be an IB Information evening onTuesday 26th August 6:30pm in MPB1 for all interested families from across ES, MS and HS. Come and find out more about the opportunities and experiences that exist in our IB Diploma program in the High School. Please come along if you would like to know more about the expansion and benefits of the IB Diploma Program at ISB.
Class of 2014 IB Results INSPIRE!
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
Congratulations to our Class of 2014 on their recent IB Results, across the board ISB students performed extremely strongly, well above the world average. Some key highlights were:
- 105 IB Diploma students with a 98% pass rate (world average 79%) – this was a 70% increase in IB Diploma students compared to the Class of 2013
- Average IB Diploma score 35 (world average 29.8)
- Largest number of students obtaining 40+ points in ISB history (top 4% )
- Range of IB Diploma scores 23 – 42 (maximum 45)
- Average IB Course score 5.53 (maximum 7) (world average 4.7)
- 79% of students obtained an IB Course grade between 7 – 5 (maximum 7)
Congratulations to the whole Class of 2014 and the the following students who achieved a score of 40 or more points:
| Ahn | Yeon-Jin |
| Charupatanapongse | Tassaya (Toffy) |
| Davies | Owain |
| Friedman | Brandon |
| Giri | Vidya |
| Henderson | Kataleeya (Katie) |
| Khawsam-Ang | Suthawadee (Mimi) |
| King | Anuka Priya |
| Menon | Anjali M. |
| O-charoenrat | Pornpavis (Eng) |
| Ohashi | Sarah Naomi |
| Patra-Yanan | Tippapon (Cha) |
| Pooprasert | Pakinee |
| Ruethaivanich | Natnaree |
| Schudel | Leeann |
| Siriwongsup | Surached (James) |
| Xu | Xiaoyu |
Honor Roll and High Honor Roll
Philip Rogers
philr@isb.ac.th
We would like to congratulate all High School students who made the Honor Roll and High Honor Roll semester 2 2013/14. This achievement speaks to their persistence and dedication as scholars. I would also like to recognize the work of their teachers and support they have received from home. All the High Honors and Honors students names are attached.
Counseling News: August 15, 2014
Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
Welcome back to All: This includes over 80 new students and 12 new faculty members. And a special warm welcome to our two new counselors in the high school; Jackie Valenzuela and Jennifer Melton. They will be working with students in grades 10, 11 and 12.
All: The last day to change schedules is Monday, August 25!!
New Student Social is Friday (Aug. 15) evening from 5:00 – 7:00 in the ES MPR and dinner is included.
Grade 9: We would like to welcome all the Grade 9 students to the High School- Congratulations!! Mr. Kevin Davy is the Counselor for all grade nine students.
Grade 10: Sophomore Seminar will work in a progression to first explore students strengths, then what people with those strengths do for careers, then the education involved to get to those careers, and finally what preparation is needed from 10th grade onward in achieving those goals. This leads to the important task of having the 10th graders and their parents discuss, plan, and sign up for their 11th grade classes.
Grade 11: Junior Seminar will focus on the college search. Students will continue working with Naviance and fine tuning their future university plans.
Grade 12: Seniors will have their first Senior Seminar on Monday August 18 followed by Senior Seminar #2 on August 20 & 21. The name of the game is “Organization!” It will be a busy semester one. To answer additional questions about college applications, Counselors will hold “university lab” every Monday from 2:10 to 3:10 in room 203 (Aug. 25 – Nov. 24).
Senior Parent Night is Thursday August 21 starting at 6:30 in the MPB
Upcoming University Visits (Consult Naviance for any additions or changes)
Nagoya University August 25
Waseda University August 29
Babson College August 29
Santa Clara University August 29
LaSalle University August 29
Lynn University August 29
Rollins University August 29
eNewsletter Guidelines
Tony Arnold
anthonya@isb.ac.th
ISB eNewsletters provide a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNewsletter guidelines below.
Submitting an announcement for publication
ISB accepts announcements from ISB families for potential publication in our eNewsletters. The announcements are generally intended to highlight events that occur at ISB and/or highlight information about ISB.
What to include in the announcement
• A title for your announcement
• An email contact for further information
Where to submit your announcement
4publish@isb.ac.th is for announcements of interest to the entire ISB community.
tinaratr@isb.ac.th is for Elementary School (ES) announcements of interest to ES families.
maurilib@isb.ac.th is for Middle School (MS) announcements of interest to MS families.
vijitl@isb.ac.th is for High School (HS) announcements of interest to HS families.
Your announcement will be submitted to the appropriate Principal and/or to our Marketing Director for review. ISB reserves the right to determine which announcements will and will not be published, and to edit announcements that are approved for publication.
Frequency of eNewsletter mailings
The ISB eNewsletter that is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays. Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
The ES, MS, and HS eNewsletters are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.