‘Lean on ISB’
Dear Parents,
A full week of learning this week with another HS virtual assembly taking place on Tuesday ably hosted by our Arts council. The Assembly theme was ‘the good news assembly’ and it was great to hear of some of the great work by some of our clubs raising awareness and supporting a number of different organisations at this time. We also heard the debut of’ Lean on ISB’ a great collaboration by students, teachers and parents across all three divisions at ISB. Thank you to Triston McMillan and family for their organization in putting that musical piece together for the community.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Regards
Justin Alexander
HS Principal
Grade 9 and Grade 10 Webinar
Justyna McMillan
justynam@isb.ac.th
Dear Gr9 and Gr10 students and parents, please put this date in your calendar, Thursday 7th May at 8:15AM.
The HS Administration team will be hosting a live Webinar, focusing on matters regarding our Gr9 and Gr10 students. The registration link for this virtual meeting will be sent on Tuesday next week. This will be a great opportunity to ask any questions and to hear some important updates. We hope many of you can join this session!
College Counselors News
Andrew Weiser
andreww@isb.ac.th
Grade 12
Student Visa for Study outside your Passport Country
Students should be checking their University website and respective Embassy about Student Visa’s (Canada, UK, U.S. etc.) For example: At the U.S. Embassy, the visa operations are currently closed and there is no date yet when it will reopen. Students should continue to check the U.S. Embassy website. College Counselors will present a Screencast (end of April) about the procedures and documents needed to apply for a U.S. student visa.
Grade 11
SAT Dates: Registrations deadlines are not listed yet, but are usually one month before the test date.
August 29, 2020
September 26, 2020
October 3, 2020
December 5, 2020
Article: Washington Post
Screencasts:
For Parents:
College Coffee Screencasts about applying to various countries
UK – https://www.loom.com/share/076dfe5c2e794e8a98d2cc3fb0d03b91
Hong Kong – https://www.loom.com/share/b617b64406714dbf8a13fb51731bf19e
Australia (0:00 – 5:35), Canada (5:36 – 12:00), and the Netherlands (12:01 – 21:40) – https://www.loom.com/share/a554b1389cbd40b8b42be262b23c7606
For Seniors:
Senior Seminar #3
For Juniors:
Essay Writing- US College Essay – Link next week
UK/Europe College Essay – Link next week
Letters of Recommendation:
https://www.loom.com/share/a1dc9c5a73834f45984d8c1f2fbf596e
ALL
Virtual University Visits
College Counselors are sending information to students about Virtual University Visits. We are aware of the abundance of emails and do not want to overload the parents in-box too. Please ask your child about the virtual visits if you would also like to attend.
Please do not hesitate to email your College Counselor if you have any questions.
VIRTUAL PANTHERS COMPETE IN SPRING FESTIVAL – Go Panthers!
Derrick Quinet derrickq@isb.ac.th
Mark Jaspers markj@isb.ac.th
This virtual competition between 10 schools from 6 different countries is hosted by the American School of London and will take place from 4-8 May. The competition is open to all students in grades 6-12. More details about the event can be found in this link.
It’s all hands on deck as ISB takes on Europe in an online festival of sports. HS students have sport specific and general tasks to complete, including cultural songs and school spirit tasks.
Need a brain break from online class? Complete one quick challenge and upload it to the website. Complete six challenges to join the wall of fame. The official website and challenges will be shared on May 4, and the competition goes all week. The school with the most submissions wins. Go for gold!
Go Panthers!
VIRTUAL PANTHERS FINAL INFO VIDEO (2:40)
Panthers Pounce: The Great ISB Reading Challenge Announcement
Maggie Hagen
maggieh@isb.ac.th
Media to embed for Promo on Social Media sites:
1) Promo Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYtuFKQHZGk
2) Panthers Pounce Website Link: TinyUrl.com/PantherPounce
ISB VIRTUAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2020
Registration is now open!
Due to the uncertainties around the world with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we have revised our previously planned Summer School Program to a two-week session of Virtual Summer School, free of charge. There are a limited number of seats available so placements will be assigned based on the order registrations are received and each individual class will only be scheduled if there is sufficient enrollment.
Please note, the ISB Virtual Summer School Program is open to all students enrolled at ISB for the 2019-20 school year. New students joining ISB in August will be able to participate only if there are seats available.
Purpose of the ISB Virtual Summer School Program:
To provide students with supplemental academic learning and/or enrichment opportunities, and to provide some opportunities to explore areas of interest through a variety of virtual “camps”.
Dates and Times for ISB Virtual Summer School 2020:
- Opens – Monday, June 22
- Closes – Friday, July 3
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Bangkok time
Students can sign up for either the academic program or enrichment camps, but not both. Please read carefully the more specific information provided about each program and special interest camp tentatively being offered and for the registration procedures, by clicking on the respective links below, or via the Summer School webpage on the ISB website.
For any questions you may have, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mr. Maurilio Baron-Toaldo
ISB Summer School Director
sumdir@isb.ac.th
ISB Virtual Summer School
Middle School: (open to students in grades 6 – 8 during the 2019-20 school year)
High School:(open to students in grades 9 – 12 during the 2019-20 school year)
- HS Academic Program
- HS EAL Program
- HS English Credit Course (for students planning to graduate in December 2020)
- HS Special Interest Camps
mmer School
Program and Course Offerings
Elementary School
(open to students in grades PreK – Grade 5 during the 2019-20 school year)
Check out the new PANTHER ROARS
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
(/ˈpanTHər/ /rôrz/ noun 1. Full, deep, prolonged utterances of positive expression by ISB community members in response to the world pandemic. Check out the newest Community Connections projects HERE including Open Mic, Who Do You Know?, and The Thank You Project. We are looking for teacher and student responses of gratitude for workers on the frontline fight against COVID-19, stories about people you know that have been directly impacted by the pandemic, or songs, dances and slam poetry to share within our own community and beyond. Please ask your classes to participate today!
LIVE FROM BOSTON! Jace Payackapan in Concert 7:00pm Friday, May 1 (REPEAT)
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Singer-Songwriter and Producer, Jace Payackapan (ISB Class of ‘16), has been working on her musical art since she was little. A recent Contemprary Writing and Production Graduate of Berklee College of Music, Jace now spends her time in Boston area studios recording and prodicing original music and vocalizing on other writers’ projects. Locally she has been awarded Trinity College London’s National 1st place for Pop & Rock Vocals in 2015, 2016, and 2017. https://www.youtube.com/JacePayackapan