02.28.11
I have mentioned several times in articles and talks the mounting evidence that children raised and educated in two or more languages enjoy numerous cognitive benefits over their monolingual peers. These benefits do not only include the ease with which you can order your meal in a foreign city, or collaborate with fellow workers across the globe, but are also said [...]
02.09.11
I am delighted to inform you that we have received the confirmation letter from the International Baccalaureate office in Geneva announcing the immediate authorization of our Middle Years Program extending from Grades 6 through 10. Please join me in congratulating Michael Urquhart, the upper school faculty team and our wonderful students on this success! There [...]
09.24.10
Thank you to all of the parents, staff, and supporters who attended the excellent Learning Summits and Visioning Workshops presented by Cannon Design at ISI. The process has been vital. The dynamic dialogue and exchange during this exploratory and discovery process has been invaluable in defining the ‘big ideas’ for a new ISI campus. And it’s [...]
08.16.10
Dear Parents and Friends of ISI Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year! I would like to say a very special welcome to our new students and their families, and to the new colleagues who will be joining us. I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer. I had the good fortune to attend the International [...]
04.10.10
IB, IB degree, IB Diploma, IB certificates – what’s the difference?