In February, lps in PY, along with parents and staff, were very excited to celebrate the world-wide annual “World Read Aloud Day”. This year our theme was “bedtime stories”, and everyone was welcome to wear their pyjamas to school and to bring a cuddly toy to join them for story time. We listened to stories read by Primary parents and guests in many different languages, making crafts and reading aloud to each other throughout the day. What a wonderful event!
A heartfelt good-bye to Campus 1, but a warm welcome to the new campus! Our new campus not only joins Primary and Secondary together, but also builds and forms an even closer community between the two age groups.Between Dec. 16 - Jan. 3, the ISN Team worked day and night to prepare the new building and welcome lps and our community to their new home.The move to the new premises is a crucial step in our school’s development.Since the 2021-2022 school year, we were able to implement two entirel...
Blast off! ISN is off to the moon. Back in Term 1 our Art Teacher, Arvid, and several SY students started playing with the idea of using plaster of Paris to make structure-like objects with moulds. Little did they know that this project would become bigger than they expected…After the group made a couple of buildings, they discussed making a small diorama. It was supposed to reflect the work of Anne and Patrick Poirier who made miniature cities. After a while, the group made around 90-120 diff...
At ISN, we are inquirers! We are curious and always aspire to know more. We ask questions and pursue life-long learning with enthusiasm. We kicked off our first day of Science Week with our Early Years - Year 2 learning partners having the chance to see a cola super fountain and watch how elephant toothpaste is made.On day 2 of Science Week, we invited our inquiring Year 3 and Year 4 learning partners to explore how to draw on a banana using a toothpick. They learned about how the oxygen in the...
The annual tree trimming event was once again a huge hit within our community. All learning partners from Early Years to Year 11 participated in decorating the ISN Christmas tree with festive ornaments.
Each year learning partners are encouraged to bring along an ornament or create one of their own. SY learning partners were given the opportunity to write Christmas messages on their ornaments before hanging them on the tree.
Afterwards, the cafeteria was flooded with joy and exci...
On November 11, German families come together to celebrate the life of Saint Martin. To prepare, children craft and colour beautiful paper lanterns, which they proudly light on this special day.At Saint Martin's Day parades throughout Germany, children light their lanterns and sing about the good deeds of Saint Martin. He is most remembered for splitting his riding cloak in half and giving one half to a beggar he met on the street.The children sing that he was a good man and that their lanterns ...
Starting this school year, ISN offers the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award program - the world's leading youth personal development programme, run in over 140 countries. Since the Award's inception in 1956, over 8 million young people have participated in this prestigious programme.Participation is highly regarded, especially by employers, but also by universities worldwide. The programme is about challenging yourself to find out what y...
"A schedule personalised to reach your dreams, more than 15 unique subjects to choose from, options to study and learn independently while also having teachers there for support - this is the A-Level Programme at ISN.The A-Levels are highly valued all over the world, recognised by many different countries, such as: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan, Ger...
"Going to a new school is absolutely horrifying: a whole new unfamiliar environment, a new set of people to meet, as well as a new cast of teachers. All of this and more vanished from my head after my first day at ISN!My new peers instantly and eagerly welcomed me. The students are open-minded, principled as well as caring. I wasn’t afraid to ask for a pencil or an...
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, September 15th 2022During ISN's first Information Evening of the year, Vjeko, our General Manager/School Principal, gave a presentation about where our community is at the moment, where we plan on going in the future and how we can get there. He shared more information about the Cambridge International programmes, introducing parents to Global Perspectives Units in the Primary Years and the A-Level programme in the Secondary Years. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award was a...