Kevin Davy
kevind@isb.ac.th
All schedule changes/adjustments have been completed for the second semester and hopefully your sons and daughters are all set for a productive second semester. Ask your students how they are organizing their assignments, what is their mode of preparation? GCW is right around the corner; are your students excited about the trip? Your son / daughters chaperone should be reaching out to you in this next week with any updates or further information.
Safeguarding and Consent – Life beyond ISB
Parents expect their children’s’ school to give them the academic skills to succeed in university and life, but what about the skills to manage the social demands that they face in feeling good about themselves and making smart decisions about friends and relationships? ISB strives to impart the additional skills our students need to survive “life beyond ISB” from PreK to Grade 12 – setting boundaries and fully understanding consent. We feel that learning these skills is every bit as important to a healthy, fulfilling future. So how do we promote learning about safety, consent and boundaries at ISB? Come find out! We’ll have two sessions (same content, repeated) on Wednesday, January 23rd, in the MPB 1, 8:00-9:00 AM or 6:00-7:00 PM
A few phrases to promote Growth Mindset
A buzz topic in education in the last several years has been “Growth Mindset” V “Fixed Mindset”. We hope that our students keep practicing habits that enhance a positive view on personal growth, being able to take some risks and recognizing the value of failure at times. Here are a few links on the topic and also a chart on how to potentially redirect our self-talk.
https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means
