Author Archives: Dennis Harter
Fostering Parent-School Partnership
Thank you to the many parents who attended MS Open House on Thursday night. As shared by many parents and teachers, it was a wonderful evening providing a great opportunity for parents to meet their children’s teachers and start the … Continue reading
Middle School PowerSchool Reporting
by Dennis Harter Middle School Principal The ISB Middle School is Standards Based. This means that we assess student learning achievement by providing feedback against specific learning outcomes (called standards). Traditionally, grades like B+ or C were given to describe … Continue reading
Special Screening of Love and Bananas Documentary
ISB is thrilled to host a very special screening of the highly acclaimed documentary “Love and Bananas.” This documentary focuses on the work of conservationist Sandeun “Lek” Chailert and the rescue of Asian elephants from cruel captivity. In addition to … Continue reading
Coming This Week: Middle School Open House – September 5
by Dennis Harter, MS Principal dennish@isb.ac.th We are excited to welcome our parent community to the 2019-20 school year with our Middle School Open House evening on September 5th, 6:00 PM to 8:45 PM. Open House is a chance for … Continue reading
MS Leadership Seminar #1 – September 7
Our goal for the September 7 Middle School Leadership Seminar is to introduce participants to the concept of enriching communities through citizenship with an emphasis on understanding what it means to be a good citizen. Students will focus on understanding … Continue reading
Middle School Activities & Clubs
We are in the process of collecting teacher and student interest in club activities. In the coming weeks we will release our Clubs and Activities schedule and host a MS Club Fair for students to see what’s available. We know … Continue reading
Middle School Uniform policy clarity
by Dennis Harter, MS Principal dennish@isb.ac.th This week we have been speaking to students about the ISB school uniform to help provide clarity and to allow students to attend school comfortably while in uniform. It is neither the desire of … Continue reading
What a week!
by Dennis Harter, MS Principal dennish@isb.ac.th Just like that, we’ve completed the first week of school! On behalf of all of our teachers and staff, we are happy that to have the students back in the building. After a great … Continue reading
Middle School is like a Mixtape
by Dennis Harter, MS Principal dennish@isb.ac.th At our opening assembly for the year, I asked the students whether they knew what this was: Some of our students did and that can be mostly attributed to recent pop culture movies and … Continue reading
New Cafeteria – cashless is faster
The opening of our new cafeteria has been a big success, as students and adults alike have commented on how comfortable, functional, and aesthetically beautiful it is. The new sound tiles in the ceiling have significantly reduced the echo and … Continue reading