Wishing our community a Happy Songkran
Dear ISB Community,
We would like to wish you all a very Happy Songkran! We hope you all have restful and enjoyable holidays with plenty of family time. We look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 23rd April.
Color Now Exhibition at BACC – May 1st to 13th
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
We are excited and honored to announce the opening of Color Now, our student art exhibition at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) from May 1 – 13, 2018.
The exhibition brings together an exceptional selection of student work from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, taking advantage of a variety of visual mediums. It is a joyful celebration of diversity, creativity and color. It is the culmination one year’s worth of work by an extensive amount of students and staff at ISB. There are over 250 unique pieces being showcased.
BACC is the heart of Bangkok’s growing art scene and it features contemporary art, music, theatre, film, design and hosts cultural and educational events. Some exceptional artists have been on display there and it is a phenomenal opportunity for our students, and our school, to have work showcased on BACC walls. For more information about the BACC please visit their website: http://en.bacc.or.th/. For more information about the exhibition, please visit: www.isb.ac.th/colornow
The exhibition will be open to the public for the first two weeks of May 1st to the 13th.
Join us for the Parent Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon – May 2nd!
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
Each year ISB’s administration hosts a Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon for the many, many parents who spend countless hours helping to make our school a better place for our students. Whether you’ve donated one hour or hundreds of hours, this luncheon is for you.
This year’s event will be hosted at the Buddy Oriental Hotel, which is located in Nonthaburi on the Chao Phraya River. We will be providing return transportation from ISB (leaving at 10:30am) and from Emporium Suites (leaving at 9:30am) to the hotel. To reserve your place at the luncheon and on the van, please RSVP here by April 27th.
We hope to see you there!
The ISB Leadership Team
ISB School Board Meeting: Tues, April 24th, 2018
By: Walairat (Oor), Secretary to the Head and CFO
walairaw@isb.ac.th
The next School Board regular meeting will be on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 6:00 pm at the MPB 3. All ISA members are welcome to attend. Please find the agenda here.
Please complete the ISB Perception Survey
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing, Communications and Alumni
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
As part of our ongoing market research, ISB is working with IMPACT Marketing International, an education focused marketing agency based in Canada, to undertake a perception study in Bangkok.
Please see the following email and survey link from IMPACT Marketing:
Dear International School Bangkok (ISB) Community,
Greetings from our team at IMPACT Marketing International. We are working closely with the ISB Administration to support with their market research efforts and get a sense of the wider perception of ISB in the Bangkok community.
Please click here to participate in this important research
Our goal is to complete a Perception Study to determine how the school is seen by you as a community member or alumni and also how prospective students and their families view the school. We will also look at changes in the corporate and social landscape around you that make a difference to the current and future ISB community.
We are looking forward to meeting some of you in person and others through phone or online conversations, should you be open to talking further with us. We thank you in advance for being part of this important project and contributing to the ongoing and future success of ISB.
IMPACT Marketing International is an established marketing and branding firm based in Vancouver, BC. For this special project, we have assembled a team of experts dedicated to ISB. As a third party, we are able to do independent research and encourage all participants to speak with frank and honest candour.
Thank you in advance for being part of the ISB Perception Audit.
Warm Regards,
Deborah Janz-Kriger
CEO and Lead Strategist
IMPACT Marketing International
Korean Community Meeting: Monday 23 April
By: Korean PTA
isb.koreanpta@gmail.com
We are pleased to invite all Korean parents for the annual meeting. It will take place on Monday, 23 April from 9:30am to 11:30am at the MPB 1&2. We would like to thank you for all your help over this year and have a time to prepare for next year.
We hope to see you all there.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact to us < isb.koreanpta@gmail.com >
Thank you.
Regards,
Korean PTA
ISB Health Clinic: Annual Medical Screening For Students
By: Sally Plomley, Nurse Coordinator
nurse@isb.ac.th
It is the time of year when we need to start the medical screening process for ALL students.
We have modified the screening process so there is a basic medical screen for most students with a more extensive screen for students entering Grades 3, 6, 9 and 11, which includes a tuberculosis screen. Any student who has had a new student medical examination after January 2018 will not need a repeat examination. All students must fill in the Nurse Medication Consent form and Tuberculosis Symptom Screening form.
Forms are available for download from the ISB website here.
Any student with Diabetes, Asthma or Anaphylaxis will also need an action plan filled out by the doctor. Theses action plans are available for download from the ISB website: ISB Health Services Forms and Resources.
If your child has regular medications that the nurse administers throughout the school day, please also get the Prescription Medication Consent form filled out.
ALL FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE HEALTH CLINIC BY JUNE 30 2018 either in person or via email nurse@isb.ac.th. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.
| Grade
(For next school year) |
Medical Review | Audiometry | TB Symptom Screen | TB Screening Test | ECG |
| K-Grade 2 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grade 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Grade 4 and 5 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grade 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grade 7 and 8 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grade 9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grade 10 | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Grade 11 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Grade 12 | ✓ | ✓ |
The medicals can be done by any registered medical practitioner either in Thailand or your home country. Please make sure you take your child’s vaccination record to the appointment for the medical. If you are attending a clinic you have not been to in the past you will also need your passport or Thai ID card. Many health insurance companies will cover annual medical screening for children.
The medicals examinations for students entering K and grades 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 12 can now be done at the Aetna Family Clinic Nichada (with referral to the hospital if there are any issues). They can also be done at World Medical Center or Samitivej Hospital. All students entering grades 3, 6, 9 and 11 will need to attend Bumrungrad Hospital, World Medical Center, Samitivej Hospital or any other hospital/doctors surgery with appropriate facilities. Please note that World Medical Center only have audiology services Tuesday 9am-5pm, Wednesday 5pm-8pm and Saturday 9am-5pm.
Packages have been negotiated with Aetna Family Clinic, Bumrungrad Hospital and World Medical Center as outlined below. Please make your child’s booking for the “ISB Student Physical Examination” and take the forms for the doctor to fill out (as required). Please note there may be additional fees required for equipment and if there are additional medical reviews or tests required due to abnormalities found during the examination. If the doctor is consulted about any other medical concerns, additional medical certificates are required (that are not the ISB Physical Examination Report) or vaccinations are recommended and given, there will be additional fees.
| Grade
(For next school year) |
Aetna Family Clinic Nichada | Bumrungrad | World Medical Center |
| K-Grade 2 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
| Grade 3 | Not available | 2,210 THB
+TB screen |
1,000 THB
+TB screen |
| Grade 4 and 5 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
| Grade 6 | Not available | 2,890 THB
+TB Screen |
1,480 THB
+TB screen |
| Grade 7 and 8 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
| Grade 9 | Not available | 2,890 THB
+TB Screen |
1480 THB
+TB screen |
| Grade 10 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
| Grade 11 | Not available | 1,890 THB | 1,280 THB |
| Grade 12 | Free until June 30 then 800 THB | 1,210 THB | 800 THB |
Tuberculosis (TB) Screen additional costs (discuss with your doctor the appropriate screening test)
| Test | Bumrungrad | World Medical Center |
| Chest X-ray | 844 THB | 440 THB |
| Mantoux Skin Test | 599 THB | 840 THB |
| QuantiFERON Blood Test | 4,446 THB | 6,000 THB |
Any questions regarding the Annual Medical Screening please email nurse@isb.ac.th or sallyp@isb.ac.th
Good luck to our touring IASAS Athletes – follow the action!
By: Derrick Quinet, Athletics Director
derrickq@isb.ac.th
Good luck to all of our ISB teams and athletes as they kick off this Songkran holiday with the season 3 IASAS Championships. The Panthers are looking to capitalize on the opportunity, with teams that are strong, focused, and ready!
You can follow all of the live tournament action, results, and news by following the links on: www.iasas.asia
Track and Field in Manila. Golf in Manila. Badminton in Kuala Lumpur. Baseball/Softball in Jakarta.
Go Panthers!
Cafeteria News: Did You Know….how we create our menus?
By: ISB Cafeteria
cafeteria@isb.ac.th
Did you ever wander into the cafeteria to grab a bite to eat, or take a peek at the Elementary School online menu, and ask yourself, I wonder how the menus are created? Food is a language of the world, a common ground where we can all come together. And yet, it is also something extremely personal, each one of us attaching a certain meaning to it and enjoying an array of different tastes which are often not the same as that of our neighbor in line. As a School Caterer our aim is to walk a middle line and hold our arms out wide to create balance as we serve over 60 different nationalities and cultures, all with differing needs and requests. Over 1,700 meals are served throughout 2 cafeterias daily.
In order to achieve this balance, we put our focus in 6 areas: 1) Dietary & Religious requirements, 2) Quality & Health, 3) Scope of Service, 4) Cost, 5) Balance & Variety, and last but certainly not least is 6) the Environment. We cater to all dietary concerns as Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Egg Free on a daily basis in both cafeterias. Our campus is nut free, therefore this consideration is automatic.
So what are some examples of choices we make given these considerations when we put them into action? The 100% organic rice served in Elementary School is one example. Given the fact that: 1) rice is consumed daily by just about 99% of all students in the Elementary School, and 2) that most of Thailand is covered in rice agriculture, we know putting our resources into this area has an extremely wide and positive impact for our health, scope of service, dietary requirement, the environment and local communities. This choice ticks all of 5 out of the 6 focus points mentioned above. It is an absolute win/win. On the same token, when asked if another organic or superior ingredient at a higher cost could also be added with less impact, we chose to remain focused on the former in consideration of balance. A second example is with the elimination of beef from the weekly menus. Beef, which is raised and prepared for mass consumption, only ticks 1 of the 6 factors above, which is variety, therefore it has been removed because of the large scale negative impact it has all around on health and environment when looking at mass farming.
Sometimes we are asked why not everything served in the cafeterias, especially the produce, can be organic? We do serve pockets of organic produce in the salad bars, mostly the lettuces. However, given the availability for our scope of service for organic, the cost and not to mention all the different kinds of labels that exist for organic and what it really means, this choice does not tick many focus points at present in Thailand.
Our menus are in constant creation and always a work in progress, just as food, agriculture and food science is around the world. We take pride in our ongoing considerations of all points above, especially being part of an educational institution which is looking to create a sustainable and better world. We look forward to touching upon more of this in following bulletins. Enjoy.
(Kindly note that all food pictures accompanying the bulletins are of actual cafeteria fare).
ISB eNews Guidelines
By: Shelley Bragg, Director of Marketing and Communications
shelleyb@isb.ac.th
The ISB eNews provides a valuable avenue for communication within the ISB parent community. For your convenience we have provided you with our eNews 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
- A contact person and email address for further information
- Important details such as dates, location, prices, etc
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.
phremjiz@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.
pta-communications@isb.ac.th is for PTA announcements of interest to all ISB parents.
Your announcement will be submitted for review. Please note: 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 All-School eNews is for the entire community is sent out on Thursdays (or Fridays when necessary). Announcements for potential publication in this newsletter must be received by noon on Thursdays.
The ES, MS, and HS eNews are sent out on Fridays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Fridays.
The PTA eNews are sent out on Tuesdays. Announcements for potential publication in these newsletters must be received by noon on Mondays.