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Truly International
by Paul Combs, Elementary Principal
ISC has a new school slogan that we believe captures the essence of who we are as an educational institution - Truly International. Each year the elementary school has a yearlong focus or theme and this year's theme in the elementary school reinforces our our new school slogan. We have nearly 20 countries represented in the elementary school alone, so indeed we believe we are truly international.
For a variety of reasons schools like ISC are effective in teaching, and therefore the students are also effective in learning. I believe at the top of this list of reasons must be our ongoing response to foster cultural diversity within our 21st century classrooms. Our world has become closely intertwined and understanding differences is now more paramount than ever. Regardless of where a person is from, their color of skin or language, we know that educators who welcome differences and can teach their students to do the same, will be providing their students with the best opportunity to learn and become successful in our rapidly changing world.
It is with this in mind that our teachers are actively seeking opportunities to teach multi-cultural values which can be connected to our own ISC 5R's of Lifelong Learning. For it is only when our students are truly reflective, truly responsible, truly reliable, truly ready and truly respectful will we continue to be a school that is also Truly International. It is this value system that as parents I am asking you to also continue to teach and support with your own child(ren).
Our teachers are looking for students who are deserving of one or more of the attached 5R buttons. Hopefully your child will soon receive one or more buttons for their extraordinary efforts to display the ISC 5R's within their daily lives. Thank you for supporting and reinforcing with your child(ren) our ISC 5R's and this year's elementary theme - Truly International.
Click here to see the 5R's buttons.
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Parent involvement:
- Marcelo Almeida presents to ISC Faculty and donates 100 books to ISC's library
- Parent Workshop - Challenges of Parenting in the 21st Century
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Family Sports Day
- Date: October 8
- Time: 12h
- Local: ISC Campus
Parental involvement is essential in the learning process of a child. According to research, the presence of parents reinforces social values, brings comfort and security, helps build self-esteem, and improves performance in the classroom and other benefits.
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ISC Open House
- Date: October 8
- Time: 10 am
- Local: ECC MP Room
Traditionally ISC hosts an Open House for prospective parents in the morning prior to the start of Family Sports Day, held on October 8th this year. This event is for prospective parents who may be interested in learning about our educational program and the characteristics of an international school.
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SAAC - New tournament, new expectations
At the end of September, ISC athletes will travel to Chile to play volleyball in the first tournament of 2011-2012 South America Athletics Conference (SAAC) season, the new sports league ISC was invited to join last year.
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