By Cindy Plantecoste, MS Vice Principal cindyp@isb.ac.th
Our class registration process for the 2021-2022 school year is getting started for students who are currently in grades 6 and 7. Our Program of Studies for 2021-2022 offers you a robust description of our programs, includes links to subject-specific standards, and provides unit titles with accompanying questions that give context to the units. As a first step, we would ask that you read over the Program of Studies with your child to see what s/he is excited about learning next year and to identify electives that your child might want to request. It is also important for you to review the course requirements carefully.
During the week of February 8th, we met with current grade 6 and grade 7 students to explain the registration process, answer questions, distribute paper course registration forms, and to emphasize course requirements, as well as where your child has choices in his/her schedule. Furthermore, we reviewed the timeline for our registration process which includes two steps, registration in PowerSchool and on a paper form. PowerSchool will open for registration on Monday, February 15th and will close on Thursday, February 18th, at the end of the school day. Students are also required to submit their paper registration to the counseling office by the end of the day on Thursday, February 18th.
During the registration process, MS students will select their electives from our performing arts, visual arts, or design technology and engineering offerings, and will be asked if they would like to continue with the current world/native language or to begin a new one. Students who take intensive studies or an EAP (English for Academic Purposes) class would generally be exempt from taking a world/native language class. All of our Thai Nationals must study Thai language.
Once you have completed and signed the paper registration form with your child, please have your child register online through PowerSchool (if s/he is unable to log in, please contact Khun Arintra in the MS office. ext: 4407). Please click here to see how your child can register in PowerSchool. Our registration window (between February 15th and February 18th) is NOT first-come, first-serve.
As you discuss your child’s requests for 2021-2022, please note that we create our schedule based on the actual number of student requests for a particular elective course. For this reason, we are not always able to accommodate student requests to change their electives later in the year. We’ve attached our course registration worksheets to register for grade 7 and for grade 8 courses to assist you in your planning (you can also find these forms at the end of the Program of Studies).
Students who are leaving ISB during, or at the end of the second semester are still required to complete the registration process. This step will ease the transition to the next school.
Should you have any questions about this process, you are welcome to contact any of us in the main office. We want to make this process a smooth one for your child.
We hope your child is excited about planning for next year in Middle School!