Intensive Learning Needs Program – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Feb 28th
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing and Communications
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
On Tuesday, February 28th, ISB will host the Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the launch of the new Intensive Learning Needs Classroom. We are honored to have Khun Ploypailin Jensen presiding over the ceremony.
Date: Tuesday, February 28th
Time: 8.45am – 10am
Location: ES MPR, ISB
The Intensive Learning Needs program at ISB is unlike any other program in Bangkok. It offers children with diagnosed developmental or intellectual disability (e.g. Global Developmental Delay, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy) the opportunity to learn with a highly trained special education teacher within the international school setting of ISB. They will receive a highly individualized curriculum focusing on functional academics and life skills and are also integrated with typically developing peers to the maximum extent appropriate.
The first class will begin in August 2017 and we are pleased to share our new space and more information about the program with our ISB community and with the media and special guests.
We hope you will join us to launch this exciting and worthwhile new program.
Food and refreshments will be served and catered by: Steps with Theera
Please RSVP with Khun LeAnne: piyanuck@isb.ac.th
Adult Education Program – Registration closes this Friday 17th
By: Gabriela AF, ISB PTA Adult Education Coordinator
ISBAdultEd@gmail.com
Online Registration is now open for the Spring Season 2017 Adult Education Classes. Participants don’t need to be ISB parents. All adults are welcome: teachers and friends are also welcome to join the classes.
Online Registration and Payment period will close this Friday, February 17th at 3:00PM.
Payments can be made at the ISB Community Activity Office (CAO), which is located next to the bookstore at ISB, from 7:00AM to 3:00PM until this Friday 17th.
Please go to the Adult Education website here where you will find the Registration link, the Class Catalogue link and other important information. Or just click here to sign up directly.
If you have any questions, please contact me at ISBAdultEd@gmail.com
Thank you!
Please host our visiting students – IASAS FAD CC March 1-5, 2017
By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
We still have 20 visiting students to host for the IASAS Forensics and Debate Cultural Convention, which will be here at ISB on March 1-5, 2017. This is a huge event that requires the housing of nearly 100 visiting students from the other five IASAS schools.
This reciprocal hosting exchange adds immense value to our programs, and it provides a unique opportunity to develop new friendships and strengthen our connections across international communities. Please sign up to host!
Please note following guidelines for IASAS hosting:
- Host families are responsible for providing a safe environment for visiting students and for acting in compliance with the ISB Hosting Policy.
- Students must be hosted in pairs, or more, with no exceptions. Accommodation can be fairly basic and rooms shared.
- Host parents/guardians will not offer housing unless one of the parents/guardians is present for the duration of the cultural convention. Supervision is required at home during the evenings.
- All visiting FAD teams will arrive Wednesday, March 1, 2017 and depart Sunday, March 5, 2017
- Families are expected to provide healthy breakfasts and dinners while hosting visiting students.
- All IASAS host and guest students will be required follow all the rules and guidelines set forth by the league and host school (link).
- Parents will receive a curfew call from visiting coaches at 9pm every evening to check in with their students.
Thank you in advance for your generosity. Hosting events like this would not be possible without your support. Please click on the link here to register to host: FAD Housing
Regards,
Anthony Giles
PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
Rise up and support women around the world! Friday ‘flashmob’ event @ lunch
By: Jaleea Price, ISB Dance, IB Film, Stagecraft Arts
jaleeap@isb.ac.th
The Dance Club and Arts Community are joining once again to help raise awareness and stop violence against women and girls with the annual 1 BILLION RISING event on Friday, February 17th at High School lunch (11:00am).
Join the action! – here’s the flashmob dance tutorial. Learn it and come support!
Join the call to raise awareness! – here’s a link to the Pakkret Women’s Shelter we’re raising money for (APSW).
Join the community around the world! – here’s a link to more info about the 1 BILLION RISING event 2017.
Thanks for Rising Up and joining this annual event! Men in our community are called upon to join in the 1 Billion Rising Salute with their women and girls. Be present at the flashmob dance and raise your arm in the air (for the FULL DANCE) as a show of unified call to action!
Downtown Coffee – February 23rd 2017 @ Bistro 33, Sukhumvit
By: Elinna Bahrin and Heidi Tilley, PTA Welcome Wai
welcomewai@isb.ac.th.
The PTA Welcome Wai will be hosting a coffee downtown at Bistro 33 on Thursday, February 23 at 10:00 am. All parents are welcome to join us for some refreshments. We are delighted that Hui from Yesterday Once Again will demonstrate and share information about her furniture chalk painting workshop. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP to welcomewai@isb.ac.th.
Location: 22 Sukhumvit 33 (opposite 33 tower)
Announcing the 2017 IASAS Cultural Convention Showcases: Feb 17 – 27
By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Visual Art Exhibition – February 15-17 Chevron Foyer
Come see the amazing CC Art Exhibition in the Chevron Foyer from February 15-17. On display will be 25 artworks created in a range of forms, including photography, digital media, painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, and sculpture. These works will be traveling with ISB’s five delegates to the International School of Kuala Lumpur, in March.
Art, Dance, Drama and Tech Showcase – 5:30pm February 27, CC Theatre
The ISB Art, Dance, Drama and Tech IASAS delegates are proud to present their final showcase to the community on February 27 at 5:30pm in the CC Theatre and Foyer. The process of creating and presenting is highly vulnerable for any artist. Our ISB artists have been rehearsing, scripting, choreographing, creating, drafting, painting, sculpting, and editing to be performance/exhibition ready for this year’s IASAS at ISKL. We are very proud of the hard work our students have put into the process this year. Come out and celebrate their creative success on the first Monday after GCW.
No late bus service during February 20-24
By: Suthida Jiravichai, Transportation Supervisor
suthidaj@isb.ac.th
Please be informed that from February 20 to 24 we will not have the 5.10 pm and 4.35 pm late bus.
We will have the regular 2.35 pm bus on Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri and Tues at 2.15 pm Late bus at 3.50 pm (Tues at 3.30 pm).
Register your child for the 2017 North Bangkok Basketball Association (NBBL) season
By: Kevin Sypolt
ksypolt@gmail.com
Registration is open to all boys and girls in grades PK-12. The fee is THB 3,600 for all players. Players do NOT need to be ISB students but all games and practices take place at ISB.
League assessments will be held on Sunday, February 26th between 12:00pm and 4:00pm at ISB gyms. An exact schedule will be sent out to all registered players and their parents.
Team practices will begin the week starting March 6th. League play will take place on Saturdays and begin on March 11th. Games will continue every Saturday (except for Songkran break) and conclude the weekend of May 19th/20th with league championships.
We will use Top Flight Academy to hold weekly clinics for all ages. The clinics will either be on Tuesday or Thursday depending upon how many players register, Some coaches may also choose to hold a weekly team practice.
We will need many parents to help out as coaches in order for the league to function. Parents only need to coach the teams at Saturday games since we have Top Flight running weekday practices. But if we don’t have enough parent volunteers for a league we will not be able to offer basketball for that particular age group. So we strongly encourage all parents to sign up to help coach.
Payment for the NBBL season can be made at new Community Activity Office (CAO) which is located next to the bookstore at ISB. The CAO is open from 7:00 to 11:00AM and 12:00 to 3:30PM Monday – Friday.
Please go to the NBBL website at https://www.isb.ac.th/
If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Sypolt at ksypolt@gmail.com
IASAS Forensics and Debate Cultural Convention is coming – March 2 -4!
By: Anthony Giles, PK-12 Arts & Activities Director
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
In just two weeks ISB will be hosting cohorts from all other IASAS schools for the IASAS FAD 2017. The conference itself will be held on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Cultural Centre building on March 2-4 with visiting schools arriving on our campus to meet host families throughout the day on Wednesday, March 1. Come out to hear our delegates incredible speeches and debates as well as those of our sister schools. Thank you in advance for your support. Remember, F-A-D is R-A-D!
Parent Volunteers needed to judge Tournament of Minds
By: Dr Selena Gallagher, PK-12 Challenge and Enrichment Specialist
selenag@isb.ac.th
On Sunday February 26th, ISB will be hosting the Bangkok Tournament of Minds and we need some willing volunteers to get involved and help out on the day as judges. This is a fantastic enrichment opportunity for our students as well as many others in the region, but we couldn’t make it happen without the gift of time from many volunteers. No experience is necessary and all the details of the event are below. If you are interested in helping out, or if you have any questions, please contact Selena Gallagher at selenag@isb.ac.th.
When?
Sunday February 26th 2017
What?
A team creative problem-solving competition. Teams of up to 7 students from either elementary or secondary schools compete in one of three divisions – Language Literature, Social Sciences or Math Engineering. They work for six weeks to solve a long-term challenge and present their solution on Tournament Day in front of an audience and a panel of judges. On the day, teams also face an unseen Spontaneous Challenge.
Who?
Approximately 400 students from schools across Thailand and the S.E. Asian region.
Why?
The aim of TOM is to enhance the potential of our youth by developing diverse skills, enterprise, time management and the discipline to work collaboratively within a competitive environment. Tournament of Minds’ objectives are: to provide the stimulation of real, open-ended challenges; to develop creative problem-solving approaches and techniques; to foster cooperative learning and team work; to promote knowledge and appreciation of self and others; to encourage experimentation and risk-taking; to expand and reward creative and divergent thinking; to stimulate a spirit of inquiry and love of learning; to develop enterprise; and to celebrate excellence.
What’s involved?
As a judge, you would be part of a panel of three to judge one of the long-term challenges or the spontaneous challenge, according to specific criteria. There will be a recommended training session in the weeks leading up to the Tournament to familiarise you with the challenge and the judging criteria, then you will be required to come along on 26th February for the Tournament itself. The schedule is still to be determined but likely commitment is around four to five hours, depending on assignment.
What’s in it for me?
Supporting a worthwhile enrichment opportunity that wouldn’t happen without people like you.
The joy of seeing students demonstrating their ingenuity, creativity and cooperation.
And free food!
Dr Selena Gallagher
PK-12 Challenge and Enrichment Specialist
https://inside.isb.ac.th/challe
360 Panoramics Filming on Campus next week
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing and Communications
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
We will have a film and photography team on campus next week to take some 360 degree and panoramic footage of certain facilities on the 22nd and 23rd of February. Should any students or adults be included in the footage we collect, we will seek permission before use.
Thank you for your consideration of this.