Author Archives: Dennis Harter

2019-2020 Course Registration for students moving from grades 6 to 7, and 7 to 8

By Cindy Plantecoste, MS Dean of Academics cindyp@isb.ac.th Our class registration process for 2019-2020 school year is getting started for students who are currently in grades 6 and 7. Starting today, February, 8th, you may click on this link to … Continue reading

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MS Parent Coffee – Course Registration for current grades 6 & 7

On Tuesday, February 12, 9:00 – 10:00 AM, we will host our MS Parent Coffee, focused on information for parents of current grades 6 & 7 students.  Grade 8 parents will have a presentation about high school course registration in … Continue reading

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Grade 8 End of Year Social – Date Change

In order to secure the venue, we have moved the date of the Grade 8 End of Year Social event, hosted at the Best Western on Chaeng Wattana. The new date is Saturday, May 18th, 2019.  This date coincides with … Continue reading

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Slides from Parent Presentation by Amy Smith

Wellness is an important topic in schools across the world and personal wellness is a key factor in ensuring our students are prepared for their future. Research supports the need for strong wellness programs in schools across all grades. On … Continue reading

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Parent Session – Adolescents and Wellness: Strategies to Support Your Teen

ISB is happy to offer the a parent session on supporting Adolescents’ wellness, with visiting consultant, Amy Smith, on Tuesday, February 5th in MPB 1 from 2:30-3:30 PM. Wellness is a hot topic in schools across the world and personal … Continue reading

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Parent Safeguarding Training Workshop – Consent

This week, ISB Counselors Ms. Kersey, Ms. Kinsella, Ms. Valenzuela and Mr. Callahan gave an outstanding presentation on consent at the counselors’ annual parent safeguarding training. Close to 50 parents attended the two sessions (morning and evening), with a good … Continue reading

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MS Leadership Seminar – January 26th

On January 26th , 9-11 AM, the Middle School Leadership Seminar focuses on resolving conflicts through collaboration. Students will define conflict and will examine the different causes of conflict. They will also be introduced to different conflict resolution styles and … Continue reading

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Social Media and the MS Student

When we come across some useful articles, we like to share them with our community. Parenting adolescents has always been difficult enough, but doing it in 2019 has been made all the more challenging with smart phones and social media. … Continue reading

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Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

(This is a reminder of a post shared in December.) Dear Parent/Guardian, At ISB we care deeply about the well-being of our students. To help us meet our mission to support them in leading healthy, active and balanced lives, we … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Start to 2019!

by Dennis Harter, MS Principal dennish@isb.ac.th Welcome to the new year! We have had a terrific first week of school, back after the holidays. We are proud to welcome our new families into the ISB community. Already we have seen … Continue reading

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