‘Conferences’
Dear Parents,
Thank you for your attendance and participation in the Student Parent Teachers conferences earlier today. Once again we had great attendance (from both parents and students) and there were many helpful and thoughtful conversations between students, teachers, and parents taking place throughout the day. These conferences arrive in time for our Grade 9-11 students to still make adjustments in the learning habits and efforts over the course of the last few months of their school year whilst our seniors are focused on their mock exams and then the last few weeks of their schooling.
There is much to celebrate and much to look forward to over the next few months.
Have a great weekend
Regards
Justin Alexander
High School Principal
Principals Forum Thursday March 18th 9.00 am
Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
A reminder that we are hosting the HS Principals forum meeting on Thursday in the MPB#1 starting at 9.00 am. We will be addressing the questions that were shared with the PF parent committee over the past month or so. The questions covered a few different areas such as:
Why are there combined IB HL/SL classes as ISB?
AP courses at ISB.
IB rules/regulations at ISB – How many HL classes can a student take, can they sit an IB SL. exam in Grade 11, how do predicted grades work, and what do they mean.
Native Language classes at ISB – can they be split into more levels?
World Language progression from Grade 9-12.
Start time of school for HS students.
Please do come and join us to hear the responses to these and other questions. This meeting will be an in-person meeting in the MPB but Parents must pre-register in order to gain access to the campus for that meeting. Please complete this pre-registration form before Tuesday 3pm.
DELVE Placements
Peter Assimakopoulos
Petera@isb.ac.th
Students will be placed in their DELVE course this week. Please look out for an email about their placement this week.
Students have their first meeting for DELVE this Tuesday during Panther Block. IN this meeting, students will meet the peers they are traveling/sharing this experience with. Students will also learn more details about their trip.
As a reminder Payment details were also sent home with your child’s course confirmation and can be made either as a cash or credit card payment at the ISB cashier, or online though PowerSchool. For businesses that require a letter of support for reimbursement of DELVE costs, please email Khun Pat directly (patarinb@isb.ac.th) and this will be prepared. Please note that DELVE Payments need to be completed by April 9th, 2021.
For any questions regarding DELVE, please direct these to either Khun Pat (patarinb@isb.ac.th) or Peter Assimakopoulos (petera@isb.ac.th)
News from the College Office
Sonya Ohlsson
sonyao@isb.ac.th
Seniors:
Decisions from North American universities will be making their decisions known in the next several weeks. As always, we ask that students share that information with their counselor. Please be sure you are checking your admission portals as that may be where and how the decisions are released to you. They will also tell you if something is missing from your application–and it’s your responsibility to know that.
Good luck to everyone on their mock exams!
Juniors:
The second to last Junior College Seminar will be next week on the 17th. We will talk more about testing, writing and the importance of virtual visits. You will also have time to work on your first essay draft, due to us by April 9th!
All junior-led conferences should be scheduled by now. If not, you will be receiving an email from your counselor.
Summer programs:
If you are wondering what to do during the summer, check out our summer program opportunities list on the College Counseling Google site: Summer Programs
SAT:
The next SAT is tomorrow, Saturday, March 13. Please know the rules to gain entry to this College Board Test Center:
1) All students must bring their school ID to get on campus.
2) ALL STUDENTS must bring their Passport or Thai National ID and Admissions Ticket to gain entrance to the test rooms.
–>No student will be admitted without a Thai National ID or a Passport and their Admissions Ticket. An ISB school ID is NOT accepted for testing purposes. There are NO exceptions–College Board makes these rules, not us.
3) All phones will be turned off for the entire testing time and students may not access them until the tests are completed.
We will let students in at 7:30am.
The last SAT this school year is June 5th and is Subject Test ONLY. The deadline to register is April 8. This will be the last time any Subject Tests are offered ever!
ISB Virtual University Visits Next Week:
Friday 19 March — Lingnan University (Hong Kong) 11:00am
To find the links and registration for this visit and other virtual visits, go to our College Site.
News from Athletics
Chris Mott
chrism@isb.ac.th
MS and HS Water Polo
Start dates: Tuesday, March 23 at 4:30-5:30pm 50m pool Runs for 7 weeks to May 13th. Weekly Tuesday/Thursday For more information please contact Corry Day corryd@isb.ac.th
Upcoming Events
Thursday 18th and Friday 19th March – Varsity Track and Field event – TAS Virtual
Friday 26th March: BISAC Senior Track & Field meet (ISB)
Friday 26th March – Spirit Night
NOTES & BOLTS: News from Design, Fine and Performing Arts at ISB
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Check out ISB’s Arts in March, or ISBAM, now through the end of the month!!!
Come celebrate all of the wonderful art events held throughout March as ISB celebrates our annual month long arts festival, ISBAM 2021!!! From IASAS Cultural Convention to ES and MS Art Exhibitions, from HS Jazz Night to ES Music Celebrations of Learning, from the IB Art and Film Exhibition and IB Arts Madness to the HS Arts Council’s Art Fest/ISBAM Main Stage, there is something for everyone!!!
1-31 Kitti Narod Visual Art Exhibition (Live)
1-31 MS Visual Art Exhibitions (Live)
5-26 ES Visual Art Exhibition (Live)
16 CNN’s My Freedom Day event hosted by Traffic Jam (Live)
18-19 ES G2-G5 Music Celebrations of Learning (Live)
24 TedX Talks (Live)
29-A23 HS IB Visual Art & Film Exhibition (Live)
29-A1 MS Choir Solo Recitals (Live)
30 HS Jazz Night 2 (Live)
31 ISBAM Arts Festival and Concert sponsored by HS Arts Council (Live)
Looking for Acts for the ISBAM Arts Festival Open Mic on March 31st.
Interested, contact Mia Friedman at 21323@students.isb.ac.th.
PTA Adult Ed Announces New Arts Courses!!!
Choral Union: ISB’s Community Chorus (Lindsay Fuson & Anthony Giles, Directors)
Choral Union, ISB’s Community Chorus, is committed to musical excellence and expression where every singer is an integral part of the group. We provide a challenging and supportive choir perfect for those who love to sing and who have a desire to advance their musical skills! We will rehearse on Monday evenings from 6:30pm-8:00pm, starting March 15th in the Choir room, Floor 1 of the CC building at ISB with a concert scheduled on Tuesday, April 27th.
| Days: | Mondays |
| Dates: | March 15, 22, 29 April 5, 12, 19, 26 and 27 |
| Time: | 6:30 PM- 8:00 PM |
| Locations: | ISB, Room CC 8-140 |
| Contact: | anthonyg@isb.ac.th or lindsayf@isb.ac.th |
Graphic Design will be taught by Tommaso Maggio, Italian graphic designer and visual artist with over 15 years of experience as a practitioner and academic. Resident Artist at the Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce, Tomasso has been in Bangkok since 2009 where he taught Communication Design at Chulalongkorn University. Appointed consultant for graphic design and visual communication by the Embassy of Italy in Thailand for the Italian Festival in Thailand. Creator of the logo for 150’ years of diplomatic relationship between Thailand and Italy. The computer technology corporation Oracle and the fashion house Diesel are among his former clients. His work had been on display in Europe, Asia and America, and published in international magazines.
| Days: | Thursdays |
| Dates: | March 18, 25 April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 May 6 |
| Time: | 5:30 PM- 7:30 PM |
| Locations: | ISB, Photo and Digital Arts Studio |
| Contact: | pantherarts@isb.ac.th |
Robotics@ISB – Saturday, April 3rd 8:30am to 12pm Invention Center
Our robotics teams will be competing for a place at Worlds. They have spent the last year designing and building their robots. The competition will see the team alliances battling it out for the top spot. Who will be crowned the 2020-2021 season champions?
PAW PRINTS: News from the Panther Den
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
Season 3 Panther Activities – It’s not too late!!!
Missed the registration window for Season 3 offerings (Panther Arts*, Panther Basketball, Panther Rugby, Panther Tennis, and Panther Volleyball)? Please contact the Panther Activities Team at PantherActivities@isb.ac.th or any of the area coordinators for these programs listed below.
- Panther Arts (PantherArts@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Baseball & Softball (PantherBaseballandSoftball@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Basketball (TopFlight) (PantherBasketball@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Rugby (Academy) (PantherRugby@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Volleyball (BVA) (PantherVolleyball@isb.ac.th)
- Panther Paws (Track & Field) (PantherPaws@isb.ac.th)
*Pather Arts include Watercolor, Architecture, Thai Music, Jewelry Making, Ceramics, Product Design and new this semester, Graphic Design which will be taught by Tommaso Maggio, an Italian graphic designer and visual artist with over 15years of experience as a practitioner and academic. PhDc on Arts Education. Resident Artist at Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce. In Bangkok since 2009 where he taught Communication Design at Chulalongkorn University. Appointed consultant for graphic design and visual communication by the Embassy of Italy in Thailand for the Italian Festival in Thailand. Creator of the logo for 150’ years of diplomatic relationship between Thailand and Italy. The computer technology corporation Oracle and the fashion house Diesel are among his former clients. His work had been on display in Europe, Asia and America, and published in international magazines.
CNN’s My Freedom Day event hosted by Traffic Jam
Anthony Giles
anthonyg@isb.ac.th
MS and HS Lunches, March 16th Outdoor Stage
Traffic Jam is a HS service club whose mission is to raise awareness and educate people about human trafficking in Thailand. Both sex and labour trafficking are, unfortunately, extremely common in Thailand. 9 out of 1000 people in Thailand are slaves. It is estimated that 610,000 people in Thailand are the victims of trafficking. The 16th of March marks the CNN #MyFreedomDay campaign. This is a student-driven event around the world designed to raise awareness about modern slavery. To support #MyFreedomDay, during MS and HS lunch at the outdoor stage, ISB will be hosting an acoustic performance by ISB alumni and professional singers Alex Sypsomos, Nikki Glucksman, and Jace Payackapan. Alongside these guest artists will be 2 extremely knowledgeable guest speakers here to tell us how they are working to end human trafficking, and how we can help. Please join us!!!