17th November 2023
COMMUNITY UPDATE
DIRECTOR’S UPDATE Dear parents, I want to start off by thanking all those who attended the Community Sessions last week. While this was a fantastic opportunity to share some of the work we have been doing in recent years; I enjoyed the chance to connect in person with members of our parent community. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and so we will make these sessions an annual event. One thing I appreciate about these regular updates is the chance to share with you some of the work we have been doing to further develop ISB, sometimes in ways that may not always be visible to parents. One exciting development that has been taking place largely behind the scenes is a deeper collaboration between ISB and seven other leading international schools with similar attributes in terms of size, curriculum, not-forprofit orientation, and type of international community. These schools are: American School of London, Frankfurt International School, Zurich International School, American School of the Hague, Munich International School, American School of Paris, American International School of Vienna Historically, our schools have shared a connection through the International School Sports Tournament (ISST), but the Directors of the schools have been meeting to explore ways to further collaborate across other areas, as well. For example, we have been hosting various job-alikes to allow professionals in the field to share best practice, and have also been exchanging educational data for benchmarking purposes. Over time, you will be hearing of more non-sporting learning opportunities for students that stem from this network, and I look forward to my colleagues and I providing you with more updates on this wonderful partnership as it continues to evolve. I wish you all a wonderful weekend.
James Macdonald ISB Director