Justin Alexander
justina@isb.ac.th
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the 2021-22 school year which will undoubtedly be a year like no other. Despite the challenges that lie ahead of all of us in these uncertain times, we are all looking forward to reconnecting with our students and ISB families as we kick off the academic year on Monday morning.
We hope you and your families have had relaxing breaks, and were able to see family and friends safely during this time, although it has been more challenging to visit and see friends here in Thailand due to the current COVID situation. We are continually monitoring the situation here in Thailand and we are looking forward to the situation improving sooner rather than later.
The excellent teaching HS faculty have been working hard all week (and over the summer) to make sure that we are ready to provide the best possible learning environment for our students as we once again enter a period of virtual school. We look forward to your help and assistance at home to keep our students well fed, nourished and with a nice environment at home for them to zoom, work and stay connected with their friends and teachers as we start the school year.
Our main focus at the start of the year is to be connected and to build relationships with all of our students no matter where they are at the moment. We will be asking all students regardless of the time zone that they may be in to please join the first three days of school ‘live’. This will give everyone a chance to meet their teachers and classmates and to receive an overview of the semester ahead for each course. For families that are in different times at the moment, please do reach out and email me justina@isb.ac.th to let me know what time zone you are in and what your possible return dates might be. I will be able to share this with teachers, so that they too can be aware of the situation your family might be in at the moment.
With a renewed focus on connections, well being and staying healthy, your children will have the opportunity to join and participate in their clubs, activities and athletics in dedicated time slots after the school days classes have finished. We hope to see many of our students re-engage in their Service Clubs, sports teams and other activities after school, even if it is online. Please keep a look out for messages from our Athletics, Arts, Activities and Club leaders (Mr. Mott, Mr. Giles and Mr. Assimakopoulos).
School starts on Monday with an assembly webinar at 9am. Details will be shared with students directly. If you are looking for more details about our virtual school schedule and protocols, please visit the learning section of our school website (ISB Virtual School | Online Learning ) and scroll down the page and click on the button to see the HS Virtual School Handbook.
Welcome back to our returning students and families and a special welcome to the new families joining us this year (nearly 60 new families in the HS)
Justin Alexander
HS Principal