ISB MAG AUTUMN ENGLISH - International School of Boston · 10/27/2011 · 3 ISB 2011-2012 IN...
Transcript of ISB MAG AUTUMN ENGLISH - International School of Boston · 10/27/2011 · 3 ISB 2011-2012 IN...
INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL OF
BOSTON
IN THIS ISSUE:
The ISB Magazine
Looking Both Forward and Backward
Autumn 2011
ISB in Numbers 3
June Graduations 4-7
Who Attends ISB? 10-11
ISB Arts 22
From The Front Desk 24-25
4 Division Directors 30-31
Sports 38-39
Arlington Campus. Pre‐K ‐ K 17 Irving Street
MA 02476 781‐646‐0510
One School, 2 Addresses. www.isbos.org
Cambridge Campus. Grades 1‐12 45 Matignon Road
MA 02140 617‐499‐1451
Welcome From Dr. Richard Blumenthal 2
College Bound 8-9
The East Wing Opens – Thank You Supporters! 14-15
ISB Alumni News 16-17
PTO Events and Activities 18-20
VIPieces
IT’S OFFICIAL, OUR 4th FLOOR EAST WING IS OPEN! THANK YOU, DONORS!
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Dear Members of the ISB Community, In just three months, in January, we will begin the year‐long celebration of the school’s 50th Anniversary. As we all know, the month of January was named for the Roman god who looked both forward and backward. As we approach our mid‐century, there will be plenty of retrospection and celebration of how far we have come since the founding of the school with one teacher and three children in a basement. We can look with special pride at the advances we have made in the last decade. Elsewhere in this magazine, you can see our solid record in examinations and in college placement, even though it was a mere ten years ago that we graduated our first bacheliers, and the International Baccalaureate is even more recent at ISB. In just the past few years we have purchased the Cambridge campus (it is hard to believe we used to all fit in Arlington!) and added such improvements as science and math labs, a new playground, and most recently the beautifully renovated east wing. However, like Janus, we also look to the future, to our next 50 years. In so doing, we build on a foundation that is very solid. But our future plans are even more ambitious, as they should be. The project to construct a new library and media center on the fourth floor will be the biggest challenge we have ever undertaken, both in the scale of the construction and in the size of our fundraising goal. But if we really want to be recognized as having academic programs that are not only unique but also among the best in Boston, we must give our students the facilities they need. As we prepare for the next half‐century, we will also pub‐lish a new general strategic plan and more specifically an architectural plan for the full development of our cam‐pus, complete with ideas for a new theater, an improved gymnasium, and the general improvement of all our fa‐cilities. We are where we are today only because all of those
who came before us were bold enough to dream and to
commit themselves not just to the present but to the
future. In our current planning, the time line may only be
for the next five to ten years. But we can be bold and
hope that we are in turn laying new foundations and that
those who are at ISB for the 75th Anniversary and the
100th will look back and be amazed at what we, the cur‐
rent stewards of the school, dared to accomplish.
Sincerely,
Dr. Richard Blumenthal
Head of School
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ISB 2011-2012 IN NUMBERS
113 MATERNELLE STUDENTS (58 new) 216 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS (26 new)
98 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS (28 new) 125 UPPER SCHOOL STUDENTS (40 new)
WELCOME 74 NEW ISB FAMILIES!
324 Returning Families
274 ISB FEMALE STUDENTS
278 ISB MALE STUDENTS
152 NEW STUDENTS
552 TOTAL ISB STUDENTS
AND… A special welcome to all the 16 new students representing our
Asian Program! (see page 12 for more details)
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Congratulations To All Our Fifth Grade Students Who Graduated In June!
Congratulations To All Our Kindergarten Students Who Graduated In June!
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Congratulations To All Our Eighth Grade Students Who Graduated In June
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Congratulations To Our ISB
Class of 2011!
13 French Baccalaureate
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4 International Baccalaureate
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Congratulations To The ISB Class of 2011!
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I am very proud to announce not only that all our 2011 French Baccalaureate seniors received their diplomas, but also that the class average was 14, with two Highest Honors, four High Honors, and four Honors. In addition, the results of the Brevet exams in ninth grade showed that all of the students who took the tests got honors, with 6 Highest Honors, 12 High Honors, and 6 Honors.
Congratulations to the students and to their teachers through the years!
— Geraldine Guillermin, Upper School Director
Results from the IB exam
session in May were very
strong again this year, as
students continued to
achieve top scores over‐
all and by subject. All ISB
students received the
Diploma and their aver‐
age score of 35 is signifi‐
cantly higher than the
worldwide average of 30.
The top score at ISB was
achieved by 1400 stu‐
dents worldwide, which
represents 3% of all can‐
didates.
— Tracey Wood, IB and
IP Program Coordinator
French Bac and IB Results Are In. WOW.
FRENCH BAC Results From Our Graduating Class of 2011
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE Results From Our Graduating Class of 2011
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While the most obvious manifestation of college counseling at ISB has been the creation of my beautiful new office on the 4th floor, a lot has been building since the start of the school year. Naviance, a user‐friendly web service with a wealth of infor‐mation on colleges and, tangentially, career choices, is now launched as part of the ISB college search and application process. Twelfth graders can take personality and career tests to get a sense of what careers they can pursue; they can cre‐ate their college lists and keep track of deadlines; they can see how they compare with former ISB students who have applied to colleges that interest them. (Of course all statistical information is presented anonymously.) The parents of seniors also have access to this website. The 11th grade students and their parents will be introduced to Naviance in January, at the first major meeting on the college counseling process. ISB has already hosted many visits by representatives from both UK and American universities, and these visits will continue into December. Once again, ISB hosted an evening presentation by the uni‐versities of Edinburgh and Oxford about the UK application process and those two universities, an event open to the greater Boston community. King’s College, Imperial, and University College London presented their specific programs to the 11th and 12th graders, providing the students with a sense of the exciting richness and variety of options for their university careers. Interested seniors and juniors can look forward to upcoming visits from Irish university representatives and representatives from North American colleges such as Wesleyan, UMass Amherst, Haverford, Vassar, and McGill. All visits are posted both in Naviance and on the Upper School portal. On October 11, the entire Upper School population, but in particular 11th graders and their parents, were invited to listen to a panel of college admissions officers from Tufts, Northeastern, Boston Uni‐versity, and University of Vermont discuss the college admissions process, the nature of an American undergraduate degree, and student life in an American university. In November, I will be traveling to Lisbon for the annual Council of International Schools Forum on International Admission and Guidance, a great opportunity for me to publicize our school and to connect with university representatives from around the world. Meanwhile, of course, the most worthwhile part of my job is to work with the students, helping them refine their college lists and perfect their essays, needed for both US and UK applications. ISB’s 2011 graduates have gone off to such institutions as McGill, the University of Chicago, MIT, INSA Lyon, Paris‐Dauphine, and Manchester, to name just a few. In line with ISB’s global perspective, our students are pursuing their education in globally recognized universities after leaving our school.
Words From Our College Counselor, Anne Levy
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French Universities: Aix‐Marseille I EBS Paris INSA Lyon Lycée Champollion Lycée Pierre de Fermat Panthéon Sorbonne‐Paris I Paris Sorbonne‐Paris IV Sorbonne Nouvelle‐III Université Paris‐Dauphine Université Paris‐Sud XI (prépa vétérinaire)
American Universities: Art Institute of Chicago Boston University Brigham Young U Case Western Drexel University Emerson College Illinois Institute of Technology Maryland Institute College of Art Massachusetts College of Art and Design Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Massachusetts Institute of Technology Pratt Institute RISD Simmons College Union College University of Chicago University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Boston University of Massachusetts Lowell Washington University (Saint Louis)
British Universities: Manchester Nottingham
ISB CLASS of 2011 COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LIST (Colleges to be attended are in red )
Canadian Universities: Concordia U McGill U (5) Ottawa U Toronto U Université de Laval Université de Montréal Université de Québec à Trois Rivières
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INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY...
People Often Ask ”Who Attends ISB?”
Here is Our Proud Answer...
2011‐2012: French, Americans and Binationals — 376 Students
2011‐2012: ISB Student Body — 552 Students
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ISB’s Admissions Team: Barbara Saran Brunner &
Caroline Marlard
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Our Students Represent the Following 36 Countries...
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Meet Mason Craig, Our Student Services Supervisor And Coordinator of Our New Asian Program
My name is Mason Craig and I am originally from Melbourne, Florida but just recently relocated to the Boston area. I have spent several previous years living and teaching in Europe, mostly in Prague, Czech Republic, but I have also worked in Paris and Barce‐lona. Upon my return from Europe, I began working for a school in Florida developing their new Asian student program. I traveled to China to interview the best and brightest young people in the country. I first learned of ISB while there and I immediately felt that it was a school where I could see myself working. The international flavor that the School offers makes it a truly unique educational experience for everyone.
Since arriving in July, I have been working on ISB’s new Asian Program and have been very happy with the quality of students that chose to study here. As everyone probably knows, our new students are all intelligent, friendly, funny and kind. I love working with them and I am excited to see what their future holds. In addition to the Chinese Program, I have had the pleasure of meeting all of the students at ISB at lunch, free periods, homeroom and on our exciting trip to Project Adventure. As the year moves on, I look forward to getting to know everyone better, from teachers to students. If I haven’t learned your name yet, I apologize. Please bear with me for a few more weeks! — Mason Craig, Student Services Supervisor
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Meet Some of Our New
Students Representing Our Asian Program!
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We are always looking for fantastic ISB families to become one of our newest Home Stays! Host‐ing a student can enrich your family and make a major impact on the student’s life. If your family or a trusted friend or relative’s family might be interested, please con‐tact Mason Craig at [email protected] to learn more about re‐quirements, compen‐sation and more!
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B Involved Leaders + Cheerful Supporters = Happy Students The Grand Opening of Our 4th Floor East Wing Was A Huge Success.
With growing enrollment in the Upper School, it was becoming urgent to de‐velop a proper, dedicated space where our students could research, study, read, interact and stay after class to work on projects! Thanks to you, a space of 2600 square feet was renovated during summer 2011, at a total cost of $295,000!
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More New East Wing Happiness...
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Chloé Caviness.
Attended Ecole Bilingue from 1979‐1984
Chloe may be reached at
Dear Alumni, Ever wonder what your ISB classmates have been doing, where in the world they live, what university or career path they have chosen? If so, please submit short bios such as the ones below so we can build our Alumni Network!
Consider it the start of ISB’s very own “Linked In.”
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Ariana Perez‐Castells
Attended Ecole Bilingue from 1979‐1984
Ariana graduated from ISB in 2010. After an exciting gap year of exploration and travel she is happily enrolled at Bard College in upstate New York. Ariana Perez‐Castells may be reached at [email protected]
ALUMNI, PLEASE CONTACT US!
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To meet 300+ ISB Alumni, please visit Lois Dargo on Facebook — or contact
Lois directly at [email protected]. After 32 years of teaching at ISB, who could be better to work as our Alumni Affairs Manager?
Alumni Mentioned In Our June Issue..
Geoffrey Charles, ISB Graduating Class 2008 I have finished my junior (3rd) year at Columbia University, studying Operations Research, Management Systems, and
Economics. [email protected]
Emeric Charles, ISB Graduating Class 2010 I graduated from the International School of Boston in 2010, after spending 14 years at this school. Thanks to the teachers that work there, I have been able to develop an important in‐terest in biology. It is for this reason that I am currently studying Anatomy and Cell Biology at
McGill University, in Montreal. emeric.charles@gmail
Florie Charles, ISB Graduating Class 2005 I am currently pursuing a PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences at UCSF in San Francisco. My time at ISB has motivated me to pursue my interests and further my education.
Alix Charles, ISB Graduating Class 2006, ISB Graduating Class 2005 Igraduated last spring from McGill with a degree in International Affairs. After getting my Eng‐lish teaching certification, I am now teaching French and English in a private institute in Mont‐
real. [email protected],
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WELCOME ISB PTO 2011‐2012
Introducing the 2011‐ 2012 Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Co‐President Consuelo Mendoza Co‐President Jorge Tierno Treasurer Tamara Kett
Secretary Nadine Tassabehji Zeidan DEVELOPMENT OFFICE REPRESENTATIVES:
Vicci Recckio and France Crespin
ARLINGTON Tues. & Thurs. (3:00 pm in lobby)
CAMBRIDGE Mon. Wed. & Friday
(3:15 pm in gym lobby)
We still need 5 volunteers at Cambridge for flexible shifts, please contact [email protected]
Bread Sales Raised $9,000 for Enrichment in 2010‐2011
TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES: Maternelle
Catherine Bastien Lower School
Delphine Valade Middle School Toby Fairbank Upper School
Véronique Valdettaro
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES: Maternelle
Stephanie Kramp & Mairim Zacharias Lower School
Scott Nilson & Margaret Bonham Middle School
Emmanuelle Turner Upper School
Jackie de Montmollin & Anne Maree Healy
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BY SUPPORTING PTO EVENTS, YOU ARE SUPPORTING ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
FOR ALL ISB STUDENTS!
ISB PTO Bread Sales
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“The” Clothing Sale. This Is Not To Be Missed. This Event Raised $4,000 For The Enrichment Program
in 2012‐2011
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Support Artists. Support ISB. Support The Enrichment Program.
A Great Combo.
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Speaking of Enrichment….
On Saturday September 24th, in the MPR of the Cam‐bridge Campus, the nurses Christine Higgins and Tina DeAngelo spearheaded a CPR workshop for teachers, with the help of Life Support Systems. About 20 teachers from all four divisions of the school participated in the workshop . They had hands‐on practice about all possible emergency situations and took quizzes as well, in order to obtain a CPR Certifi‐cation at the end of the day.
Thanks to the PTO Enrich‐ment Program, Middle School students enjoyed a day of challenge and cooperative games with Project Adventure staff and teachers. 6th, 7th and 8th graders worked to‐gether to solve problems. A great time was had by all. Many thanks to the PTO, once again, for a wonderful Enrichment Program.
Our ISB Nurses Organize CPR Certification.
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ISB ART FAIR. PAST AND FUTURE...
The 2011 All‐School Art Exposition on Friday, May 20th featured art work from all of our students in grades pre‐K to 12. For two‐and‐a‐half days before the exhibit opened, Anne Bouwer, Sylvie Gori and Mohamed Saadi were busy transforming the gymnasium into an art museum full of displays that included sculpture, mixed media and painting. Families attending Springfest the next day had additional time to admire the lovely variety of art work. We are all looking forward to seeing what our students create during the 2011‐2012 school year!
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During this past summer of 2011, the Lower School offered a French Immersion Summer Camp. Current, former, and future ISB students attended the camp in addition to many non‐ISB students (which included students living all over Massachusetts as well as from Canada and Colombia!). The French Camp pro‐vided an opportunity for the already French‐speaking students to continue practicing their French throughout the summer as well as exposed non‐French speaking campers to the wonderful language. This summer’s overall theme was “The Senses,” with each week focusing on one of the five (tasting, smelling, touching, seeing, hearing). Regardless of their level of French, all students were able to engage and participate in the wide array of activities provided. Here are just a few of the camp highlights from this past summer: During the “Tasting Week,” campers walked to the local farmer’s market in Davis Square to purchase locally grown vegetables, which they later used to make a very tasty ratatouille! During “Seeing Week,” students learned all about different French artists (such as Matisse, Monet, Seurat, etc.) and then created many of their own master‐pieces, which ranged from portraits, to landscapes, to Impressionism. Throughout the final week of camp, “Hearing Week,” not only did they create their own musical instruments but they also wrote, sang, and re‐corded their own songs! On our fun weekly field trips, we visited exciting destinations such as Drumlin Farms (where we played with animals, smelled the flowers, explored fresh herbs, vegetables, fruits, etc.) and Hop‐kinton State Park (where we played and swam in the lake as well as went on mini‐hikes). Join us in Summer 2012 for another great Lower School French Immersion Camp!!! — Darcy Babcock, Summer Program Director
SUMMER CAMP, ISB STYLE Summer Memories of ISB’s French Immersion Camp
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Once upon a time, there was a very kind family that offered Apples to the school every day of the year! Then that family went far far away, and there were no more Apples at the Front Desk. A whole year went by, and almost every day students came to the Front Desk and said, "where are the Apples?" The next year when the questions started again, the school had an idea. They called in an Appl‐odian, and pretty soon moms and dads (and staff) were signing up to offer Apples to the school! So now we have Apples every Thursday, thanks to the kindness and generosity of many families. If you have any questions about the Apples program, please see the Appl‐odian!
— Submitted by Martha Mayne
FROM THE CAMBRIDGE FRONT DESK
FROM THE APPL‐ODIAN
Lexi H and brother Zach H chose two sizes of “very delicious” Red Delicious for their Apples Day.
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Karen Jouanigot has joined the "First Impressions" team on the morning shift, taking over from Marie Olivier who was appropriately promoted to Upper School Assistant this year. Karen was born in Rosny‐sous‐Bois (a suburb of Paris); she and her four‐year‐old son, Oliver, have made their home here in the Boston area for several years now. In addition to cheerfully greeting students and parents and tending to those multiple morning re‐sponsibilities, Karen teaches French in her "spare time."
We are very happy to welcome this capable new member to the team!
Martha Mayne and Karen Jouanigot are the "First Impressions" team at the Front Desk.
Katarina K. and brother Alec K. are among the biggest supporters of the ISB Apples Program.
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MIRIAM B (8th Grade): I went scuba diving in Spain. ANNA MATILDE T & ZOE R (9th): We went to a great concert in Rhode Island and then we went to Egypt. ECHO W (10th): I attended an Exhibition on Animation in Tokyo. JULIETTE J (12th): I got to babysit for my 9‐month‐old cousin for a whole week. FRANCOISE C (8th): I went tubing on a boat at Cape Cod and rode the biggest roller coaster in Canada. ANNE‐CAROLINE A‐P (6th): I went for a ride aboard Codzilla, a Boston Harbor boat that goes very very fast and makes everybody very very wet. PALOMA D (5th): I went to horse camp and I'll always remember when I started cantering for the first time! OSCAR B (5th): I took a historical tour of the famous Chateau Frontenac in Quebec. PAUL‐ARTHUR D (11th): I spent two weeks teaching sailing to little kids on the Ile de Re in Brittany. JEAN‐GHISLAIN D (7th): I wake‐boarded behind the “Gray Pearl” at the Ile de Re. ANNE‐BRUNHILDE D (4th): I went "acro‐branching" while I was visiting my grandparents in the South of France. SUNNY S (8th): I went into the Lacassal Desert in East Africa, where I saw tigers and other wildlife, even hyenas ‐‐ they were the scariest.
FROM THE INQUIRING FRONT DESK... QUESTION:
"WHAT WAS THE MOST INTERESTING THING YOU DID ON YOUR SUMMER VACATION?"
NATALIE P (12th), PATRICK P (10th), & PHILIPPE P (8th): We attended the 5th PAN Armenian Games in Armenia, where we saw 3,000 athletes from all over the world competing in exciting matches.
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Welcome Students, Parents, Faculty, Staff
& Board of Trustees!
Meet Our 2011‐2012 Board of Trustees
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Back Row: Richard Blumenthal, Patrick Hamilton‐Chair, Nathalie Ducrest, Xavier Lefebvre Front Row: Anne‐Christine Rice, Beth Ann Dahan, Isabelle Praud, Nathalie Beauvais, Alexia Duc, Mary Ann Sorel, Marie Saint‐Hilaire , Arnaud Bernaert, Christophe Guilhou‐Consul Général de France. (Not pictured: Alexandra Epee‐Bounya, Nicole Ferry Lacchia, Richard Labaudiniere)
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Looking Forward...ISB Turns 50 in 2012! ISB Celebrates from 1.12.12 to 12.12.12!!!
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WELCOME NEW ISB FACULTY!!
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Welcome New Faculty: (not pictured)
Cherine Azer (US Math) Virginie Genevet (US Physics/Chemistry) Hannah Philip (Maternelle Assistant)
Welcome New Staff: (not pictured)
Mason Craig Student Services Coordinator and Asian Program
Sophie Fontana Director of Maternelle Alessandro Fontana
Director of Communications Karen Jouanigot
Cambridge Reception Zalima Oliver
Human Resources
Left to Right: Top Row: Stephanie Lebhar (ESL & 1st Grade English), Rosanna Ortiz (Spanish Substitute Teacher) Middle Row: Christine Stott (After School Program), Ivy Wong (Mandarin) Bottom Row: Curtis Nelson (US English), Gerardine Dillon (3rd Grade English), Estelle Brennan (LS FSL ), Isabelle Mignot (1st Grade French)
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WELCOME NEW ISB FACULTY!!
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Left to Right: Top Row: Jennie Israel (US Drama), Florence Manoukian (MS French), Johanna Zahraa (French Reading Specialist) Middle Row: Dinah MacPhail (MS Student Supervisor), Lizzy Mayer (MS Science), Monica Gowryluk (LS ESL ) Bottom Row: Alissa Rosellini (LS Librarian), Gilles Faure (3rd Grade French & LS French Coordina‐tor), Nadia Faure (4th Grade French)
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MATERNELLE Pre-K and K
MATERNELLE Reaches 113 Students!
Sophie Fontana grew up in France and Argentina. After completing her uni‐versity degree and teaching certificates at Besançon, she taught in Paris and Burgundy before
becoming Maternelle and Elementary Director in Beaune. Following positions at the Lycée Vin‐cent van Gogh in Amsterdam and the Lycée Français in Jerusalem, Sophie was Assistant Academic Director at the International School of Arizona. During her teaching career, Sophie has taught at all levels in pre‐school and ele‐mentary school. Bilingual in French and Span‐ish, she is also fluent in English and Italian.
Sophie Fontana — Maternelle Director
LOWER SCHOOL Grades 1 to 5
LOWER School Reaches 216 Students!
It was wonderful
to welcome 216 Lower School stu‐dents. This in‐
cluded 190 re‐turning students,
26 new students, 52 first graders of whom 35 were siblings of other students at ISB. All of these students representing
26 nationalities! Happy, diverse, beautiful children (and staff!) settling into the 2011‐2012 school year, and it is wonderful to have them all here on the campus of ISB. We missed you all!
Leigh Doherty — Lower School Director
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MIDDLE SCHOOL Grades 6-8
MIDDLE School Reaches 98 Students!
The Middle School welcomed 28 stu‐dents new to ISB this year, a record‐breaking num‐ber. Having such an infusion of new stu‐dents has been very exciting for return‐ing students, who were thrilled to have so many new classmates. Our new students have come from all around the world: France, China, Ethiopia,
Canada, Mexico, Djibouti, and the Philip‐pines! Middle School students have quickly settled in and have held elections for the Mid‐dle School Student Council. Many students enrolled in some of the new after‐school sports and club offerings and many students have al‐ready signed up to do community service hours helping out in the Lower School after‐school program. On September 27th, students en‐joyed a day of cooperation and challenges with Project Adventure leaders who came to campus and ran a one‐day field day. Many thanks to the PTO who sponsored the event through their Enrichment budget. All in all, the Middle School is off to a great start, full of enthusiasm and positive energy!
Marti Lemp — Middle School Director
UPPER SCHOOL Grades 9-12
UPPER School Reaches 125 Students!
After almost a month of school, it is time to re‐flect on the be‐ginning of a new exciting and suc‐cessful year to come. This year, we opened our doors to 125 students coming from all over the world. It will be such a tremen‐
dous experience for all of them to study to‐gether. We planned a team‐building day to help our new and returning students start the school year in the best possible way. We went to Beverly, MA and experienced a fantastic sunny day full of activities and good spirit. The Back to School night was very well attended. Our parents had the pleasure of seeing the re‐sults of the renovation of the 4th floor where Dr. Levy, our college counselor, has her office. As Head of the Upper School, I am thrilled to see such a dynamic Upper School student body working with our dedicated faculty. Mrs. Wood, Dr. Levy and I would like to convey our deepest gratitude to Marie Olivier, who has started her new position as Upper School Assis‐tant with energy and outstanding efficacy.
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In MKA, two teachers came to teach us Mandarin. We sang and did exercises.
A DAY IN THE MATERNELLE...
On September 14th, the students in MKB practiced
arranging legos based on the criterion of size: small,
medium and large. The second objective of this exercise
was to help the students get used to working in a group.
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Lower School parents often comment that their children don’t share any news with them when they are asked, “So, how was school today?”
Well, here are some shots of what they are up to all day!
A Day in Lower School
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Lower School Library News
Hello from the Library! I have been enjoying getting to know all the students in grades 1‐5. We have so many excited readers at ISB! Some highlights: 5th graders have been learning about book genres to support what they are studying in French class, 4th graders have been given “Readingo” sheets and will receive prizes as they read books in English and French, and 3rd graders took turns ordering books from the ISB “Library Res‐taurant!” Note to all families: The Lower School Library is open every afternoon until 4:15 pm, with extended hours on Mondays and Fridays (until 4:45 pm). Please come visit! Also, volunteers are always welcome! If you are interested, please see me in the Library or email me at: Alissa Rosellini [email protected] — Alissa Rosellini, Lower School Librarian
HOORAY! Under the leadership of the Lower School Student Council, each Lower School Class will be collecting BOX TOPS! The Student Council’s Goal is $500 (5,000 BOX TOPS). BOX TOPS for Education is a program that helps schools earn extra money through awarding cash in relation to the number of BOX TOPS collected by a school community. Please clip and submit your BOX TOPS to your class teacher. The class that collects the most BOX TOPS by … (to be decided) will WIN a prize of a special indoor movie during a lunch time. Please help us reach our goal of $500.00 (5,000 BOX TOPS) for our school through your participation. Questions? Contact Mineh Petrossian. BOX TOPS are everywhere! Here are some of the products that have them on their packaging: Betty Crocker® — Almond Joy® — Cascadian Farm® — Old El Paso® — Pillsbury® — Yoplait®— Chex Mix® — Nature Valley® — HUGGIES® — COTTONELLE® — KLEENEX® — Hefty® — and many others! For a complete list of BOX TOP participants, please visit www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx. Merci beaucoup!!! — Submitted by Mineh Petrossian
BOX TOPS… Help the Lower School Student Council Reach Their Goal.
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Caroline R., an ISB 8th grader, had an idea last spring. The idea was to start a
Middle School newspaper, run by students. With a lot of hard work and persis‐
tence, Caroline’s idea has now become a reality and the first issue of “L’Echo du
Collège” was printed on September 26. The newspaper will be available in pa‐
per copy as well as on parent and student portals for all to enjoy. Congratula‐
tions to Caroline and the newspaper team for this impressive accomplishment!
6th grade students participated in a new orientation program during the opening week of school. The program introduced students to several key executive functioning skills including time‐estimation, organization, and planning; all important skills to the real life of ISB middle schoolers! Dur‐ing the orientation, students participated in a series of activities that included estimating the time it takes to get from one class to another,
breaking down the steps to make a cup‐cake, and writing clear and detailed direc‐tions. Connecting time calculations and cupcakes provided students with the oppor‐tunity to both test their skills and enjoy the results. A new Study Skills course is continu‐ing the theme of executive functioning throughout the first half of the year.
The Middle School Students Publish a Newspaper and It Is Pretty Spectacular!
New 6th Grade Study Skills and Orientation Program
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HAPPENINGS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
The Student Exploration program is off to a great start this year. Several courses are continuing, including Robotics, Cooking, and Architecture (see photo). Additionally, there are a few new offerings this year such as Japanese Culture, taught by History‐Geography teacher Damien Miquel, and Stop‐Motion Animation, taught by art teacher Anne Bouwer. As shown here, students were asked to build a solid structure, as tall as possible, using tetrahedrons (a 4‐sided 3‐dimensional
triangular form). Their materials were 80 skewer sticks and 2 bags of marshmallows. Students discussed why tetrahedrons are used in many buildings and bridges.
The Middle School Student Council is up and running, ready for another exciting year in the Middle School. Speeches were made and elections held on September 22nd and September 23rd. The students are already planning their first events, which will include “Costumes for a Cause” on Halloween and the first Middle School Dance on November 18th. Members of the Middle School Student Council for 2011‐2012 are: President: Zeina F. Vice‐President: Phillip P. Secretary: Audrey L. Treasurer: Matias A.‐D. Class Representatives: Ben S. and Tony E. (6th grade); Eva S. and Cooper G. (7th grade); Cristelle B. and Sunny S. (8th grade)
ISB’s first robotics team, the
LegoSAPiens, was created last
year and participated in their first competition last December. The group worked through the spring to refine
their skills and they are now gearing up for the competitions later in the fall. The theme this year is “Food
Safety” and students must build and program a robot for a variety of food safety challenges. Additionally, the
team needs to come up with an innovative solution to a food safety problem, research the issue and make a
presentation at the competition. With one year of experience under their belts, the team is raring to go and
feels confident that they will be a team to reckon with in December! Team members include Noah C., Gustave
D., Emma C., Clara M., Lennart N., Kevin E., Olivier B., Ben S., Jules A., and Zachary Y. Many thanks to coaches
John E., Thierry H., Francois S. and mother Janine E. for their amazing support of the team! Go LegoSAPiens!
Student Exploration Program
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LegoSAPiens: Year Two of ISB’s Robotics Team
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Table Tennis Has Arrived!
The ISB Sports and Athletics program has added an exciting new sports program, table
tennis (sometimes known as Ping‐Pong). The program is currently offered to students
from 3rd grade all the way up to 12th grade. On Thursday, September 8th an open house
was hosted by coach Mozart François to introduce this thrilling new addition to ISB
sports offerings. Many students, parents and teachers were able to attend and learn
how table tennis will be integrated into ISB’s program. Mr. François is director of the
Boston Table Tennis Academy and former coach of the Haitian National Table Tennis
team. With its international flair and diversity, table tennis is a perfect fit here at ISB.
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On Friday September 16th, the ISB Upper School boys’ soccer team kicked off their first official game. The team took the field at the Cambridge School of Wes‐ton, lead by co‐captains Nicolas A. and Jeremy W. With a hat‐trick from Jeremy, a brace from Lorenzo L. and further goals from Nicolas and Rafael B., the team was able to bring home an impressive 7‐0 victory for the team’s first interscholastic com‐petition. The team’s full schedule can be found on the ISB website.
Who Are These ISB Athletes? Impressive.
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