Summer is here!

Congratulations to our entire Middle School community on the completion of another unique and challenging school year. While it’s easy to look at all the obstacles and challenges we had this year, instead I want to celebrate the amazing resilience, adaptability, and care of everyone in the MS.

Our teachers continued through ever-changing circumstances to ensure high quality learning was taking place and students were cared for.

Thank you to our families for supporting your children through the year and helping them stay focused and positive. I continue to be so proud of how well they have responded through the year to guidelines, learning environments, and each other.

Despite the circumstances, we were so pleased to have grades 7 and 8 make it to our EWC for the outdoor education program. All grades had class trips. And we were able to even squeeze in our MS Olympics last week. These experiences are formative for students and we are so glad that students got to have them this semester.

We wish everyone well for the upcoming holiday. Best wishes to all of our departing families. We hope you leave with fond memories and a positive experience. We say goodbye to many teachers this year, combining for over 100 years of service at ISB. We are a better school for them having been here and we will do our best to continue to maintain their high standard with our new teachers in the coming year.

Everyone has earned a well deserved break. Please encourage your children to read for pleasure over the holiday. Research shows that reading can help minimize the “summer lag” in learning before the new school year starts.

Have a wonderful holiday!!!
 

PANTHER ACTIVITIES & SPORTS SUMMER CAMPS 

Dear Summer Camp Parents,

Thank you for signing your kids up for Panther Activities & Sports Summer Camps June 20th through July 8th. We can’t wait to work with your children! Please find important general information about all of our programs below. Look for detailed information about each specific camp from our activities coordinators before Monday. 

COVID PROTOCOLS & CAMPUS ACCESS

• We will use the same Covid-19 Protocols we have been following this school year with some modifications.
• Parents will receive a reminder SMS for ATK testing and results submission every Sunday and Wednesday between 4-8:00pm which is required for students and staff to enter campus.
• Parents will need to purchase their own supply of ATK tests as ISB will not be providing them for students involved in summer camps.
• Students will need their ISB Student ID card to access campus, a negative result on their ATK, and a mask.
• Please note that campus access for parents during summer programs is by appointment only.

PICK UP AND DROP OFF

• All campers (including students attending summer school) will be required to meet their coaches in front of the school by the Panther statue before entering campus through the turnstiles nearest the Business Office. The turnstiles at the ES entrance will not be used during summer camps. 
• Students enrolled in summer school will be required to leave campus at 1:00pm through the Business Office turnstiles before returning to campus with their coach for afternoon camps.
• Campers will be returned to the front of school by the Panther at the end of each activity.
• There is no provision for child care between summer school hours and the start of afternoon camps, or between camps. 

Still have questions about camps? Contact Anthony or Fon at PantherActivities@isb.ac.th, or reach out to the camp directors at PantherBasketball@isb.ac.th, PantherGymnastics@isb.ac.th, PantherMusic@isb.ac.th, PantherSoccer@isb.ac.th, PantherTennis@isb.ac.th, or PantherVolleyball@isb.ac.th. For students signed up for the Young Animators Workshop on Saturday, June 25th, please contact maya@premierthailawyers.com. 

Thai Youth Orchestra Summer Residency at ISB 

In what we hope will be an annual partnership, the Thai Youth Orchestra will call ISB’s CC Theater home this summer. Interested in learning more about this amazing ensemble and their residency? Contact Khun Ja at ja.wuttithamrong@gmail.com.