IST Yearbook 2021-22

T h e I n t e r n at i o n a l 2021-2022

in·ter·na·tion·al·ist [in-ter-nash-uh-nl-ist] noun

2. an expert in international law and relations.

3. a member of the international school of tianjin.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TIANJIN No.22 WEISHAN SOUTH ROAD SHUANGGANG, JINNAN DISTRICT TIANJIN 300350, P.R. CHINA TEL:+86 (22) 2859 2001 WEBSITE: WWW.ISTIANJIN.ORG EMAIL: INFO@ISTIANJIN.ORG.CN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TIANJIN

NEXT YEAR IT’S MY YEAR! What’s up Doc?

T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l IST

Roar! Roar!

1. an advocate of internationalism.

Year of the Tiger

虎

I ST

The Internationalist IST Yearbook takes it's core design from the theme of the Chinese Zodiac and incorporates this with the fundamental principles and values at the heart of IST. WORKING. LEARNING. ACTING TOGETHER Much of Chinese philosophy is built around the belief in the five elements and their abilities to interact with and create relationships between natural phenomena. The five elements have been part of Chinese culture almost from the beginning. Interestingly, few people outside the Asian world understand the importance of the five elements, especially how each relates to the workings of the Chinese Zodiac.

The five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water are associated with five major planets in the Solar System: Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury. The five elements are naturally-occurring phenomena and they’re believed to have both a generating and an overcoming influence on one another. For example, wood generates fire, water generates wood, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, etc.

Along with these generating and overcoming forces, the five elements of the Chinese Zodiac are also correlated with direction, color, season, body parts, tastes, and senses. Wood, for example correlates to the direction East, the season of Spring, the color blue or green, the taste of sourness, the sense of sight, and the body parts gall bladder, liver and ring finger. The other four elements likewise have their own correlations.

The characteristics of the five elements, metal, wood, fire, water and earth, impact the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac by assigning different characteristics to the animals. Since the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac actually represent a period of time, in this case a year (the 12 branches), assigning one of the five elements to each of the twelve years (12 branches) actually creates 60 different combinations.

Rather than operating in 12-year cycles, the Chinese Zodiac is actually based on a system of 60-year cycles.

Do you know what cycle-year we're in now? There's a Roaring Clue on the facing page...

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Roaring ! !

In spite of the assertion that the universe doesn't care whether you're lying or standing, or looking up or down, or left or right, when you’re its apex predator you definitely know that it is you who crouches atop the twelve celestial seasons, including rising above the hidden dragon! And so it is that I, Master Tigress, kung fu carnivore and queen of the cosmos, return to Earth to do what cats do best (hunt, not eat and sleep, eat and sleep like plump Garfield!) together with all the little cubs and kittens in the IST community. But don’t be too scared of this ‘zhi laohu’ (paper tiger); in spite of my rather fierce reputation, I’m really just a big pussy cat on the inside!

You know, 12 years can feel like a lifetime, especially when you are the Furious Five’s fearless feline femme fatale cast adrift in the lonely life-raft of time trying to explain the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter to Pi (not Po)! But as my bounce-happy cousin “T-I-double G-E-R’ always says, life is not about how fast or honest you are compared to a cheat-ah, or how far you can drive a golf ball at Augusta, or how sharp your claws are (FYI: I never use mine in a fight!) but rather how well you can bounce! And so it is that this terrestrial tigress bounds ashore, lookin’ good and feline fine, ready to sink my teeth into the rump end of Ferdinand’s Chinese Moo (Chew!) Year, and to roar out loudly for the Year of the Tiger … just like Tiger Tony’s Frosty Flakes, it’s gonna be grrrreat! On behalf of all members of my Felidae family, I am delighted to welcome each and every cub and kitten in our purrrfect pride to grab a tiger by the tail and bounce your way through the wonderful pages of the 2021-22 INTERNATIONAL IST Yearbook!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS...................... 4 IST DIRECTOR - MR STEVE MOODY. ........................................................ 5 THE ADMIN TEAM.......................... 6 MEET THE YEARBOOK TEAM.......... 9 ANNUAL IST EVENTS....................... 10 PFO PICNIC............................................10 UN DAY..................................................12 WINTER SHOW.....................................14 MUN......................................................16 MYP PP EXHIBITION.............................18

MYP ACTION GROUP ..................... 20 IST DEPARTMENTS......................... 23 MATHEMATICS.....................................24 INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES...................25 LIBRARY.................................................26 SCIENCE.................................................28 STUDENT SERVICES-ELA......................30 STUDENT SERVICES COUNSELING & INDIVIDUAL NEEDS..............................31 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION....................32 ELEMENTARY WORLD LANGUAGES....33 LANGUAGES & LITERATURE....................... 34 ELEMENTARY CHINESE........................35 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY.........................36 ELEMENTARY ART.................................38 SECONDARY ART..................................40 ELEMENTARY MUSIC............................42 SECONDARY MUSIC..............................43 ELEMENTARY PHE................................44 SECONDARY PHE..................................45

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES...............46 IST SPORTS & ACAMIS.........................47 MEDIA AT IST........................................48 LITERACY LAB.......................................49

GRADE 7M - MS.McCORD....................86 GRADE 7T - MR.TAYLOR........................87 GRADE 8T - MR.THORNS......................90 GRADE 8Z - MRS.ZHAI..........................91 GRADE 9A - MR.AKHTAR......................94 GRADE 9C - MR.CRAIG.........................95 GRADE 10C - MS.CHUAH......................98 GRADE 11S - MS.BABIAK & MR.DOGLIO ...............................................................100 GRADE 12D - DR. DAVIES .........................102

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMEROOMS

GRADE 6S - MR.SILBER.........................129 GRADE 7M - MS.McCORD....................130 GRADE 7T - MR.TAYLOR........................131 GRADE 8T - MR.THORNS......................132 GRADE 8Z - MRS.ZHAI..........................133 GRADE 9A - MR.AKHTAR......................134 GRADE 9C - MR.CRAIG.........................135 GRADE 10C - MS.CHUAH......................136 GRADE 11S - MS.BABIAK & MR.DOGLIO ...............................................................138 GRADE 12D - DR.DAVIES ..........................140

IST ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL - MR.LOBSEY ...............................................................52 ELEMENTARY STUDENT COUNCIL.......53 EARLY LEARNING CENTRE - MS.DISCHINGER ...............................................................54 EARLY LEARNING CENTRE - MS.IDELER & MEET THE GRADUATES................... 104 MRS.HOST.............................................55 THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL THE IST FACULTY & ADMINISTRATION KINDERGARTEN - MS.DINGLE & PHOTOGRAPHS............................... 114 ........................................................ 142 MS.MURPHY..........................................58 EARLY LEARNING CENTRE - MS.DISCHINGER THE FACULTY.........................................144 GRADE 1I - MS.RANCIC........................60 ...............................................................115 THE ADMINISTRATION.........................148 GRADE 1R - MS.RESTON.......................61 EARLY LEARNING CENTRE - MS.IDELER & THE I.T....................................................149 GRADE 2C - MRS.CRAIG.......................64 MRS.HOST.............................................116 THE TEACHING ASSISTANTS................149 GRADE 2M - MR.MOOYMAN...............65 KINDERGARTEN - MS.DINGLE & THE FACILITIES......................................150 GRADE 3P - MRS.PLEASANTS...............68 MS.MURPHY .........................................117 THE SECURITY.......................................150 GRADE 3S - MS.STEPHENS & GRADE 1I - MS.RANCIC........................118 THE GARDENERS..................................151 MS.BRADLEY ........................................69 GRADE 1R - MS.RESTON.......................119 THE CHARTWELLS................................151 GRADE 4P - MR.PLEASANTS................72 GRADE 2C - MRS.CRAIG.......................120 THE BUS AYIS........................................152 GRADE 4Q - MS.QUON ........................73 GRADE 2M - MR.MOOYMAN...............121 THE BUS DRIVERS.................................152 GRADE 5M - MS.MUTTON...................76 GRADE 3P - MRS.PLEASANTS...............122 THE CLEANING STAFF...........................153 GRADE 5V - MS.VILLAMAGNA.............77 GRADE 3S - MS.STEPHENS & SECONDARY SCHOOL HOMEROOMS MS.BRADLEY.........................................123 SECONDARY PRINCIPAL - MR.CONWAY GRADE 4P - MR.PLEASANTS................124 ...............................................................80 GRADE 4Q - MS.QUON.........................125 SECONDARY STUDENT COUNCIL........81 GRADE 5M - MS.MUTTON...................126 GRADE 6J - MS.JAMES..........................82 GRADE 5V - MS.VILLAMAGNA.............127 GRADE 6S - MR.SILBER.........................83 GRADE 6J - MS.JAMES..........................128 4

IST DIRECTOR – MR. STEVE MOODY Dear IST Community Members and Friends As the third school year impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic draws to an end, I feel it important to reflect not so much on some of the obvious lost opportunities that PCR testing, campus closures, and travel restrictions have unfortunately forced upon us, but instead on what it means to work, learn and act together as a community. While there is no doubt that a school year becomes less rich when opportunities for continuous face-to-face social, intellectual, and physical interactions are diminished, it is my belief that our collective community spirit allows us to rise above such events and constraints, and to make lemonade out of lemons, so to speak!

The word community signifies much more than a group of people living in the same place; it denotes a feeling of fellowship with others, the result of sharing common beliefs, values and experiences. And it is in times of crisis or challenge that these shared values and experiences become so very important, guiding our positive responses towards adverse circumstances that might otherwise negatively impact the morale and fabric of the community. This pandemic will eventually come to an end, and while the world may never be exactly as it was, we are all stronger and better equipped to deal its challenges as a result of working our way through its challenges together as a committed and inclusive community.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the many community members who have contributed to the content of our yearbook, and to give special recognition to Ms. Lu in our publications department, for producing another special memoire for us all.

This year’s edition of The INTERNATIONALIST celebrates our time spent to date during the Year of the Tiger, with Master Tigress, kung fu queen of the cosmos, and heralds the upcoming Year of the Rabbit, with our new celestial guide for the year ahead, the cosmic comedian, Bugs “What’s up Doc?” Bunny! I am sure that you will enjoy searching for images of bother Master Tigress and Bugs as you explore the pages of this delightful publication.

I therefore wish to applaud you all for your willingness and ability to move forward constructively and optimistically in the face of the adversity we continue to face, and I dedicate this yearbook to you and to all that we stand for as a community. Winston Churchill declared that courage –one of IST’s 11 learner profile dispositions¬– is arguably the greatest of all, for it is the human characteristic upon which all the others are founded. Courage is more than being brave in the face of danger; it also includes the ability to approach uncertainty with forethought and determination, and to be resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change. Thank you, IST, for being such an amazingly courageous community!

Finally, I would once again like to thank each and every student, parent, teacher, support staff member, and PFO Committee and Board of Governors member, for being such special and committed partners in our international community here in our wonderful host city of Tianjin. A new school year always offers great promise and I very much look forward to seeing you all again very soon. Happy holidays to you all!

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Steve Moody Director

JUSTIN LOBSEY

Elementary School Principal

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

MICHAEL CONWAY

Secondary School Principal/ Deputy Director

Director

STEVE MOODY

Let's meet them...

TEAM

THE ADMIN

ANGELA DIAO

Elementary Secretary & Admissions Officer

SENIOR ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

CAROLINE PARK

CHRISTINA SONG

Administrative Offices Manager

Korean Translator/Liaison

LOUISA WANG

Secondary Secretary & Admissions Officer

TRACY FENG

LINDA ZHANG

Front Desk Secretary

Admin Officer

SCHOOL CLINIC ZHANG HONGMAN 6

School Nurse

FAN WEI

School Nurse

JENNY ZHAI

KRYSTAL HAN

Chief Financial Officer

FRANCES ZHANG

Cashier

VICKEY LIU

Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Officer

HUMAN RESOURCES VIOLA SONG

NINA NI

ADVANCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS

Accountant

FINANCE

Accountant

LU LU

Chief Publications Officer

AHNITA ZHANG Chief Accountant

CINDY LI

FRANCES TSCHOEPEL Advancement & Communications Officer

LISA FANG

Finance Officer

Library Officer

LIBRARY YUAN SHAN

SUSAN HE

ACTIVITIES

Buyer

Purchasing Manager

PURCHASING

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GUO YING

Activities Officer

DURIAN WANG

Activities Officer

System Administrator

JOSEPH ZHOU

Theatre & IT Engineer

NEO ZHANG

ADAM LIU

Database Manager

Maintenance Supervisor

FACILITIES

ISAAC WANG

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

DORA HU

IT Manager

JACKY ZHANG

BETTY BAI

Facilities Secretary

System Administrator

FRANK JIANG

Director of Operations

OPERATIONS

SUN JIE

RICHARD LI

System Administrator

Facilities Supervisor

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ROBIN LIU

Operations Secretary

meet the yearbook team

MS. LU LU Project Manager & Editor

MS. LI HUI Art Editor & Designer

MS. FRANCES TSCHOEPEL Organizer & editor 9

MR. SUN RAN Photographer

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ant to know who Graduated IST this year? Turn to the back of the book to find out...

SCHOOL WIDE EVENT

SCHOOL WIDE EVENT

Bringing YOU the latest breaking news from around the IST campus

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ant to know who Graduated IST this year? Turn to the back of the book to find out...

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Bringing YOU the latest breaking news from around the IST campus

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ant to know who Graduated IST this year? Turn to the back of the book to find out...

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ant to know who Graduated IST this year? Turn to the back of the book to find out...

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Bringing YOU the latest breaking news from around the IST campus

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ant to know who Graduated IST this year? Turn to the back of the book to find out...

MYP Personal Project Exhibition

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SCHOOL WIDE EVENT

SCHOOL WIDE EVENT

Bringing YOU the latest breaking news from around the IST campus

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MYP Action Groups CENTER STAGE

FUN EDUCATION FOR K Fun Education

for

K

helped kinder-

garten students study their units throughout the school year with fun and unforgettable activities.

year in

SNAP!,

We

in the center of it.

Center Stage

cre-

ated performances and worked on their acting skills with courage and creativity from its crew.

IST Sunshine

students expressed

their creative inner selves using photography.

the world is a stage and they shine

This

year, members of

learned and experimented

with photographic techniques and artistic elements.

Students

Arty Time

be-

coaching” skills and used them to assist fourth and fifth-grade students,

dinary and stress-relieving activities.

STEM

HEART RATE

Our

lead-

STEM

members interacted with upper

elementary students and lead them in

respectfully and confidently shared

a variety of fun science experiments

opinions to offer the best quality of

that directly relate to their units of

entertainment to the whole

IST

inquiry.

com-

munity.

Service Circus

tackled circus skills and

performed for

IST. With

practice and

dedication, they put on a smashing show for this year’s

Party;

Fright Night Halloween

and passed the torch through

teaching and instruction ensuring that

Service Circus

will always capture the

interest of our school and students!

LET’S PLAY Let’s

GREEN TEAM

play members paired up with a

buddy in

Pre-K

and had an unforget-

table time communicating and playing with them.

By

helping them proceed in their creative process.

ers and members listened to each other

SERVICE CIRCUS

Literacy Lab Ac“cognitive

ideas and creativity through extraor-

members organized and

held various school events.

in the

tion group enhanced their

came artists who could express their

IST SUNSHINE

SNAP! This

All

LITERACY LAB

ARTY TIME

listening to the views

During the year the Green Team created a video on how to recycle waste and the usage of the green bins.

Collected

wasted paper from the entire school to

and ideas of young children, we were

better the environment, and made prep-

able to learn to respect and under-

arations for the swap day.

stand different perspectives.

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Heart Rate

met his goal!

brought happiness to the

All members IST community

and had the opportunity to pursue their interest in dancing.

2021-2022

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PHOTO BY ANGELA HSIEH

PHOTO BY ANTON TRUSCH

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ATHEMATICS AT IST COACHES AND PUSHES STUDENTS TO EXCEL BEYOND TRADITIONAL NUMBER PROFICIENCY, EMPHASIZING SKILLS SUCH AS MATHEMATICAL COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING, PATTERN RECOGNITION, ABSTRACTION, AND GENERALIZATION. WHILE MANY STUDENTS ARRIVE AT IST WITH LIMITED ENGLISH SPEAKING ABILITY, THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS IS ACCESSIBLE TO AND UNDERSTOOD BY EVERYONE. 24

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INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES

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NDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES HAS CONTINUED TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FOCUSING ON HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND ECONOMICS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL. WE HAVE ALSO INTRODUCED THE BIG HISTORY PROJECT FOR GRADE 8, AN INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIT BETWEEN SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES. THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR WHERE THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL THESE FIELDS OF STUDY HAVE BECOME APPARENT AS STUDENTS TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF COMPLEX EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE WORLD TODAY. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE TRANSITION TO ONLINE LEARNING HAS DEMANDED A LOT OF STUDENTS AND WE ARE PROUD AND IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY SO MANY STUDENTS HAVE RESPONDED TO THIS CHALLENGE.

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LIBRARY

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SCIENCE

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SCIENCE KNOWS NO COUNTRY, BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE BELONGS TO HUMANITY, AND IS THE TORCH WHICH ILLUMINATES THE WORLD. SCIENCE IS THE HIGHEST PERSONIFICATION OF THE NATION BECAUSE THAT NATION WILL REMAIN THE FIRST WHICH CARRIES THE FURTHEST THE WORKS OF THOUGHT AND INTELLIGENCE” LOUIS PASTEUR (1822-1895)

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ESPITE THE RECENT REVERSION TO ONLINE LEARNING, THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT IST CONTINUES TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. WITH SUMMER BREAK JUST AROUND THE CORNER, THE SCIENCE LABORATORIES ARE SCHEDULED TO GET A FACE-LIFT. STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EVEN BETTER LABORATORY FACILITIES, WHERE THEY CAN DO SOME GREAT SCIENCE AND HAVE A FANTASTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT IS SECOND TO NONE. WE WILL HAVE DEDICATED BIOLOGY, PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART EQUIPMENT AND AN ABUNDANCE OF RESOURCES. SCIENCE IS A PRACTICAL SUBJECT, WHERE EXPERIMENTATION, INVESTIGATION AND CRITICAL THINKING UNDERPIN ALL LESSONS. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO MAKE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCIENCE FUN AND ALLOW STUDENTS TO BE CREATIVE AND DEVELOP SKILLS THAT WILL SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESSFUL FURTHER ACADEMIC STUDY. 28

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STUDENT SERVICES-ELA

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ANY STUDENTS WHO ATTEND IST HAVE VARYING LEVELS OF ENGLISH. TO ASSIST THEM IN ACQUIRING SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC LANGUAGE, STUDENTS IN GRADES 1-5 ARE GIVEN A COMBINATION OF INTENSIVE LITERACY LESSONS AND COTAUGHT LESSONS IN THEIR HOMEROOM CLASS, UTILIZING THE SKILL AND EXPERIENCE OF OUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION TEAM.

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STUDENT SERVICES-COUNSELING & INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

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HE STUDENT SERVICES TEAM CONSISTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TEACHERS AND THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR, WHO WORK TOGETHER ALONG WITH TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS, TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN HAVE A RICH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT IST. HE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS (IN) DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS STUDENTS FROM NURSERY TO GRADE 12. STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES ARE OFFERED ASSISTANCE THAT MAY INCLUDE ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE, FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION STRATEGIES ALONG WITH BETTER ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS. THE IN TEAM STRIVES TO SUPPORT EACH STUDENT TO FEEL CONFIDENT AS A LEARNER. HE SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC AREAS WITH ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS. THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR ALSO SUPPORTS COLLEGE PLANNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH GUIDANCE AS TO THE BEST-FIT COLLEGES TO MEET THEIR ACADEMIC AND CAREER PATHWAYS. THE COUNSELORS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF EACH STUDENT.

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

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HIS YEAR’S FOCUS IS ON COMMUNICATION, SO EVERYONE ENGLISH B HAD A UNIT ON SPEAKING. SOME PRACTICED GIVING CLEAR AND DETAILED SPEECHES, WHILE OTHERS FOCUSED ON BEING PERSUASIVE IN A DEBATE. STILL OTHERS CREATED PODCASTS OR PRACTICED THE ART OF STORYTELLING. ALL STUDENTS FOCUSED ON CLEAR PRONUNCIATION, FLUENCY, AND EXPRESSION DURING AN ORAL PRESENTATION. THE USUAL FOCUS ON READING NOVELS AND APPLYING GOOD WRITING SKILLS WAS A CONTINUED FOCAL POINT. THROUGH THE CHALLENGE OF BEING ONLINE FOR PART OF THE YEAR, BOTH TEACHERS AND STUDENTS PERSEVERED FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

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ELEMENTARY WORLD LANGUAGES

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UNIQUE ASPECT OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS THAT WE OFFER SOME STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THEIR MOTHER TONGUE. STUDENTS WITH GERMAN AND FRENCH MOTHER TONGUE ENJOY THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING AND WRITING SKILLS IN THEIR HOME LANGUAGE. MAINTAINING A STRONG FIRST LANGUAGE IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT WHEN THE STUDENTS RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRY. IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT WHEN LEARNING ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES.

LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

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ROM 孔子 / CONFUCIUS / KONFUZIUS /공자 我们最大的荣耀不是永不落下，而是每次跌倒时都在上升。 OUR GREATEST GLORY IS NOT IN NEVER FALLING, BUT IN RISING EVERY TIME WE FALL. NOTRE PLUS GRANDE GLOIRE N’EST PAS DE NE JAMAIS TOMBER, MAIS DE SE LEVER CHAQUE FOIS QUE NOUS TOMBONS. UNSER GRÖSSTER RUHM IST NICHT, NIEMALS ZU FALLEN, SONDERN JEDES MAL ZU STEIGEN, WENN WIR FALLEN. 우리의 가장 위대한 영광은 절대 추락하지 않는다는 것이 아니라, 추락할 때마다 솟아오르고 있다는 것이다.

THE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO BRINGING STUDENTS THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEARNING THROUGH A MYRIAD OF WELL-HONED SKILLS AND STRATEGIES. OUR DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF ENGLISH, EUROPEAN (FRENCH AND GERMAN) AND ASIAN (CHINESE AND KOREAN) LANGUAGES. THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS COURSES THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO CONTINUE TO LEARN AND READ IN THEIR MOTHER TONGUE. THE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM AIMS TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH LINGUISTIC, ANALYTICAL AND COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS THAT CAN ALLOW INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERSTANDING ACROSS ALL OF THE OTHER SUBJECT GROUPS. TO FURTHER STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE, THE DIPLOMA PROGRAM COURSES OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY A WIDE RANGE OF LITERARY AND NON-LITERARY TEXTS IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA. STUDENTS INVESTIGATE THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE ITSELF AND THE WAYS IN WHICH IT SHAPES AND IS INFLUENCED BY IDENTITY AND CULTURE. STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES SUCH AS LITERARY THEORY, SOCIOLINGUISTICS, MEDIA STUDIES AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS. STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE COURSES PROVIDE FERTILE GROUND FOR A DEEP REFLECTION ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE LOCAL AND THE GLOBAL AND ARE A PATHWAY TO INTERNATIONAL INTERCULTURAL CRITICAL THINKING AND CONSCIOUSNESS.

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ET’S CELEBRATE OUR WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES IN THE ELEMENTARY CHINESE CLASSROOMS! STUDENTS SHOULD BE PROUD OF THEMSELVES

THE CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE!

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ELEMENTARY CHINESE

FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT THEY HAVE PUT INTO THE LEARNING

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HE DESIGN CENTRE IS A PLACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN EXPLORE THE ROLE OF DESIGN IN BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS, DESIGN INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO DESIGN PROBLEMS, AND APPLY PRACTICAL, CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS TO CREATE IMPACTFUL PRODUCTS.

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

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UR ELEMENTARY STEM PROGRAM CONTINUALLY INTEGRATES WITH THE UNITS OF INQUIRY OF THE PYP, SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THEIR INQUIRY PROCESS. DURING THIS SCHOOL YEAR, WE COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF AMAZING TOPICS SUCH AS CITY PLANNING, THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ART AND TECHNOLOGY, DESIGN AND INNOVATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, MACHINES AND MECHANISMS, EXPERIMENTING WITH STATES OF MATTER, GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION, ANIMATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, ONLINE SAFETY, ROBOTICS, PROGRAMMING, AND MORE! THROUGHOUT THESE LEARNING EXPERIENCES, STUDENTS USE ELEMENTS FROM THE DESIGN THINKING AND ENGINEERING PROCESSES, TAKING PART IN ENGAGING CHALLENGES THAT PROMOTE COLLABORATION, CRITICAL THINKING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING.

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BY STUDYING MUSIC THEORY AND COMPOSITION, AND BY EXPLORING UNITS OF INQUIRY WITH INTEGRATION WITH THEIR GRADE LEVEL. SOME MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE WINTER SHOW AND ARTS WEEK WHERE WE HAD TALENTED ELEMENTARY STUDENTS PLAY VARIOUS SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND DAZZLING PERFORMANCES

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HIS YEAR HAS BEEN A BUSY, ACTIVE AND REWARDING YEAR IN THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT AT IST. AT THE START OF THE YEAR WE WERE PREPARING EARNESTLY FOR THE CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE AT THE SHANGRI LA HOTEL AND AT THE CONRAD HOTEL. THESE TWO PERFORMANCES WERE A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS AND A CELEBRATION OF THE STUDENTS’ COMMITMENT TO MUSIC AT IST. WELL DONE INDEED TO THE ELEMENTARY CHOIR AND THE HIGH SCHOOL QUINTET. THE ORCHESTRA REPRESENTED THEMSELVES ADMIRABLY AT THE WINTER CONCERT AS DID VARIOUS SOLOISTS AND SMALL ENSEMBLES. THE ORCHESTRA CONTINUED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCES BY PLAYING AT AN ASSEMBLY ONE MONDAY MORNING. THEIR NEW ALL BLACK PERFORMANCE UNIFORM GAVE THEM A PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE ON STAGE. MAD NIGHT FOLLOWED IN MARCH AND THE ORCHESTRA ONCE AGAIN PERFORMED WELL TO AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE. ALSO, DURING MAD WEEK PIANO STUDENTS DISPLAYED THEIR PROWESS BY PLAYING SOLOS FOR THE LUNCH CROWD IN THE DELI MARCHE. THE IST QUINTET HAS ALSO PERFORMED WITH DISTINCTION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT ALL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED EVENTS AND CONCERTS. AS THE ORCHESTRA GROWS IN NUMBERS WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVEN MORE PERFORMANCES DURING THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.

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UILDING ON THE OBJECTIVES FROM THE ELEMENTARY PSPE PROGRAM AT IST, MYP PHE CONTINUES TO OFFER A HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT FOCUSES ON PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. IN SECONDARY PHE WE HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ACTIVE, TO VALUE HEALTHY HABITS, AND HOW ENJOYABLE IT CAN BE TO SHARE HEALTHY LIVING EXPERIENCES WITH OTHERS. THROUGH A VARIETY OF SPORTS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, AND HEALTH CHALLENGES, STUDENTS INQUIRE INTO AND ENGAGE IN EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW FOR PHYSICAL GROWTH AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCING THEIR ACADEMIC LIFE WITH ACTIVE LIVING AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE MYP. THIS YEAR WE FOCUSED ON RE-CONNECTING WITH OUR PEERS TO BUILD POSITIVE NETWORKS OF SUPPORT FOR HEALTHY LIVING DURING CHALLENGING TIMES, RELATIVE TO WHAT MANY EXPERIENCED DURING THE PANDEMIC. STUDENTS ENJOYED WORKING TOGETHER, DEVELOPING NEW FRIENDSHIPS, AND INSPIRING ONE ANOTHER TO LEARN, GROW AND HAVE FUN IN THE SPIRIT OF HEALTHY ACTIVE LIVING!

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HE CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (CCA) PROGRAMME AT IST PROVIDES DIVERSE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT-ENRICHMENT BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE CLASSROOM. WE OFFER A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES ACROSS SPORTS, PERFORMING ARTS, ACTIVE PURSUITS, LIFE SKILLS AND CLASSROOM EXTENSION. STUDENTS ENJOY A BALANCED EXPERIENCE WHILE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT PEERS AND TEACHERS IN A RANGE OF LEARNING SPACES. OUR GOAL IS TO NURTURE A LOVE FOR LEARNING AND ACCOMMODATE PERSONAL INTERESTS, WHILE EXTENDING THE VALUABLE COMPONENTS OF THE IB LEARNER PROFILE IN A FUN AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

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THLETICS AT IST OFFERS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, LEARN AND GROW FROM PERSONAL CHALLENGES AND GOAL-SETTING, CELEBRATE INDIVIDUAL AND PEER ACHIEVEMENT, AND PURSUE THEIR PASSION FOR SPORT IN A FUN YET CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. OUR STUDENTS SHOWED EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT THIS YEAR DESPITE RESTRICTIONS AND UNCERTAINTY IN INTERSCHOOL AND TOURNAMENT PLAY. IST STUDENT-ATHLETES ARE OFTEN RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR NOTABLE TALENT, POISE AND UNITY EACH SEASON, AND OUR COHORT THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION. HONORABLE TEAM MENTION: MS FOOTBALL ISCOT 1ST PLACE BOYS’ AND 2ND PLACE GIRLS’; HS GIRLS’ HS VOLLEYBALL ISCOT GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ 1ST PLACE; HS VOLLEYBALL ACAMIS GIRLS’ 3RD PLACE, BOYS’ 2ND PLACE AND RECIPIENT OF SPRIT OF ACAMIS AWARD; ISCOT MS BADMINTON OVERALL TEAM FIRST PLACE. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ALL OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THOSE GRADUATING THIS YEAR. YOUR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, POSITIVE ENERGY, AND FRIENDLY SMILES WILL BE GREATLY MISSED!

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SUPERVISORS: ANNIE ZHANG ISAIAH CONWAY MANAGERS: JONAS TSCHOEPEL A JIN CHANG CHENG MOU CHEN STELLA ZHAO YI TING WANG ELLA ROSS MI NA SON BERNIE LIN

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HE LITERACY LAB IS A STUDENT-MANAGED AND STAFFED LEARNING CENTER THAT SUPPORTS THE ACQUISITION OF LITERACY SKILLS ACROSS THE SCHOOL AND PROMOTES A CULTURE OF LEARNING. THE LAB PROVIDES SUPPORT DURING LUNCH AND AFTER SCHOOL IN THE AREAS OF READING, WRITING, NOTETAKING, PRESENTING AND DISCUSSING AND IT OFFERS SUPPORT IN ENGLISH AS WELL AS OTHER LANGUAGES. LAB IS STAFFED BY OVER 40 TRAINED VOLUNTEER STUDENT COACHES AND RECORDS OVER 900 VISITS A YEAR FROM STUDENTS SEEKING ACADEMIC SUPPORT—NEARLY FOUR TIMES THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL’S SECONDARY DIVISION. THE PROGRAM THAT HAS ALLOWED THE LITERACY LAB TO ACHIEVE THIS LEVEL OF SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN INQUIRY AND DISCUSSION-BASED LEARNING PRACTICES AND A UNIQUE COACHING MODEL THAT BLENDS COGNITIVE COACHING AND TIERED WORKSHOP STRATEGIES. THIS YEAR, THE LITERACY LAB SUCCESSFULLY COPED WITH THE DIFFICULT SITUATION OF THE COVID LOCKDOWN BY RUNNING AN ONLINE MODEL WITH THE SUPPORT OF MANAGERS AND COACHES.

ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL It is with great pleasure that I have the opportunity to introduce the Elementary School in this year’s 2021-2022 IST Year Book. As Principal of the International School of Tianjin’s Elementary School, I have the pleasure of witnessing excellence in teaching and learning through all levels of the community. It is the willingness of all levels to commit to ongoing improvement and student success that unites us. The photos within this book demonstrate how the IST community has shown courage and optimism in times of hardship. We remained united through multiple school closures but focused on the needs of the students and the ongoing future of our school.

Within these pages are the stories, photos and interactions that depict the rich culture of IST. Students are taught by experienced and talented teachers who take them on a journey through the richness of the Primary Years Programme. Each individual’s journey creates memories for students that will be reflected upon as they move through their lives and future endeavours. As you venture through this book, you will see that the strength of IST lies in developing students’ social and emotional connections to build an inspirational culture and, more importantly, a great community.

Thank you, parents, for your ongoing support of IST’s programs. The students should be proud of their progress. Equally, the teachers should be proud of the commitment and dedication to differentiating programs to maximise student learning throughout the year. We have laughed, learned, danced and sung together to make IST not only a place where we are schooled but a place that will be remembered forever. On behalf of the Elementary school, it has been a pleasure to partner with parents and students in their child’s social, emotional, physical and academic journeys. We look forward to doing it all again next year.

Finally, this book also provides us with an opportunity to remember people who have shared in our experience and helped shape the fabric of our community as they move on with their next adventure. To those families who are returning to IST for the 2022-2023 school year, we look forward to seeing you back very soon. If you are leaving us this year, thank you for allowing us to be part of your adventure and please know that you are always welcome back at IST. I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday.

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ELEMENTARY STUDENT COUNCIL The Elementary Student Council strives to give students a voice to lead exciting events and represent class ideas. This year we hosted a Halloween party and hot chocolate or ice cream treats every Friday. ESC also initiated the purchasing of new playground equipment. Our ESC students have developed their self-management skills, organizational skills, and communication skills throughout the year and have successfully worked closely with the IST community in all aspects to run the ESC.

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President : Hun Park Vice President: Maddie Schaaf Secretary: Zheng Haoyang Treasurer: Marat Eeberdyev Communication Officer: Alice Chang & Cho Seong Hui Grade 5 Reps: Miranda Zhang Chloe Ross Bea Schaaf Bea Vinci Grade 4 Reps: Claire Wang Kim Jae Won Johanna Woroniak Jeong Ye Song Grade 3 Reps: Viola Zhu Oscar Turrina Chung Ye Won Lee Ha Yun Grade 2 Reps: Lee Su Hyeon Franz Ferdinand Guemmer Aurelius Geschke Jeong Li Jae Kim Ri Ye Chloe Wang

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SECONDARY PRINCIPAL Last year I remarked that looking at the yearbook, “you may not even notice the transformative work being done on the part of so many hard-working teachers and staff members.” This year I think this sentiment still rings true.

While I write this, our students are working from home, sometimes struggling with the challenges of online learning. It would be easy for us to reflect on this year and only highlight the negatives that have resulted from the return of strict lockdowns and school closures. Fortunately for us, we are guided by the simple principles in our motto of working, learning and acting together! This means that we can also share the positive realities about this year in school. For certain, a lengthy lockdown during Semester 2 was an unwelcome disruption to the lives of many students. However, our first semester faced no such difficulties! This sort of comparative approach may seem like a way to overlook the difficulties that happened in our spring semester. Sometimes, it is easy to tell ourselves that being negative is the same as being realistic. But those of us who work in education know that this is not the case. As educators we strive to understand that even under the stresses of an unexpected lockdown, being positive and remaining focused on what works is the most realistic approach of all. And so, the reality of this year at IST is that despite the lockdowns and despite the disruptions to travel, we have had a strong year full of positive interactions and learning. Even if in some cases, that has meant learning through our failures.

Without recognizing our failures, we diminish the value of our success. Our failures are no less a part of our shared experience than our successes. Hopefully, when we have been successful, we succeeded together, and where we failed, we failed together. Through either lens, we can continue to learn, to grow and to become better, more resilient people who carry the IST philosophy into our daily lives. The shared experiences of success and failure are equally significant parts of our life in school. And so, once again, students and parents are invited to look through the pages of the yearbook and consider the many ways in which we have tried to work, learn, act, and yes, sometimes fail together.

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SECONDARY STUDENT COUNCIL Event Committee Representatives Jun Hyeok Lee Aiden Song Ellie McMulkin Sabrina Batalova Ella Cho Nicky Jeon Da Eun Jung Eason Wang Min Gi Son Katie Yang Chris Ham Stella Zhao Grace Farley A Jin Chang Ga Eun Ham Na Ye Kim Laila Host

President - Tina Xu

Spirit Committee Representatives Anna Nejezchlebova Charles Li Hayate Uchida Grace Schmuelling Kaja Bradley Ruby Farley You Yang Zhao Vanessa Rao Cedeno Maissa Raja

Vice President - Joyce Pei Treasurer - Leonhard Nagel Event Committee Chair - Poppy McMulkin Learner Committee Chair - Hyun Seung Chang Spirit Committee Chair - Valeria Roa Cedeno Welfare Committee Chair - Henny Lee

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What did our newly crowned graduates want to be when they grew up? Are they well on their way or have they changed direction? What's their favourite IST moment? What will they do now? We asked these very questions, questions, so turn the pages to find out what they said...

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AN JI HWAN CHENG XING JONG

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I have been attending an IST school since I was in the 10th grade. It was very difficult to adapt to a new environment with a different atmosphere from Korea, and I was at a loss what to do in the future. Because I was not good at English and couldn't understand classes because of language problems, my grades were always low.

However, thanks to the help of many teachers and friends, I was able to follow the class well, and thanks to the encouragement and understanding of me, I was able to adapt to this new environment. What I want to say to IST students is that if you have any difficulties at school, don't try to solve them alone, and if you need help, ask your teacher for help and ask questions if you don't know. Teachers always help us solve problems and present us with solutions, so it will be much easier to solve them. After graduating from this school, I will attend a Korean university. Thanks to all the encouragement and help for me, I was able to come this far and I hope everyone does well.

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When I graduate, I would have been in IST for 6 years and 18 years in China. I’ve spent my entire life in China, first growing up in Shanghai then coming to Tianjin. I grew up first in Shanghai, moved only after a few weeks after my birth. I studied in an international kindergarten school and then I studied in SSIS from grade 1 to 6. After I graduated grade 6, I moved to Tianjin and I’ve been here ever since.

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For most of my life, I felt lonely. I lived in a foreign country where I didn’t want to talk to strangers in a different language, lived far from most people (and my parent’s fear of letting me play outside in a foreign country) and studied in an international school. Sure, it’s great to meet people in an international school, but at a certain point it starts to become tiring. Losing a friend almost every year or two years wasn’t fun and what’s worst is that my older brother manage to have lots of friends who has been with him since grade 2. I felt jealous of that mostly because I wanted a group of friends.

So, for me, my favourite experience in IST has been any moments with my friends. Having fun in the STUCO events like the formal or fright night. Joking around during study period, eating lunch with friends and whatever friends do. IST has given me what I always wanted, a family of friends that I can talk to, trust, and laugh with. Another side note, IST has also given me the chances or opportunities to discover myself and help me grow up. Very helpful and insightful teachers who has helped me become more organized and open-minded.

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CHO HYUN WOOK

After graduation, I hope to get into Hong Kong and study acting for film and TV. I don’t have any high expectations other than I hope I get to work on creative projects.

I came to IST since grade 8. I transferred from Wellington international school in Tianjin.

For me, IST is a place where I met true friends and inspiring teachers. When I first came to IST, I really liked the studying environment and student’s passion, it provided me with motivation to move forward, closer to my dream. All friends and teachers helped me to work collaboratively, and I was able to learn the importance of collaboration and communication.

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I have made so many invaluable memories at IST. For me, everyday lunch time was my best time to spend with my close friends. I enjoyed eating lunch with my friends, and playing table-football. Furthermore, I specially thank all of my friends in grade 12 since they were my inspiration and motivation to endlessly improve.

After graduating from IST, I will study concept art, VR technology and 3D modeling THEN animation in California. I desire to be one of the influencing designers in future game and film industries. I believe my memories with friends and teachers inspired me to be an artist.

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CHOI HYE WON CHOI YE JIN JANG SAE YEON

I first came to IST at the beginning of Grade 9. I lived in South Korea before moving to China. On my first day of IST, I was so nervous and worried to adapt to unfamiliar environment and have new friends. However, classmates and my buddy genuinely helped me to be a part of IST community. I am so pleased to have great friends in IST. Although a journey of being IB diploma student was extremely tough and difficult, I really enjoyed various experiences including WWW, CAS, and MUN.

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The most memorable thing in IST is preparation of UN day performance. In grade 11, Me and my friend practiced fantastic dance with Korean traditional song called Zzarabbabba for 2 weeks. However, we eventually failed to pass UN day audition.

We were so sad that we could not show our achievement to IST community. In Korean class, Ms. Kim thankfully gave us the opportunity to show off our beautiful dance moves to classmates. The classmates were hugely surprised about our dance and extolled us. To be honest, it was quite embarrassing but experience was still memorable to me.

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After graduation, I would go back to South Korea and attend a Korean university to study media communication. I am excited to go to Japan trip with my friend Ga Eun because she saved her money during 2 years of the IB programme for this trip. With this money, we are going to Disney land and Akihabara to buy anime goods^^~!!

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I came to IST in grade 10 semester 1. My first impression toward IST was that it is a very inclusive community where teachers and students can “Work, Learn, and Act Together”. Therefore, I felt really welcomed and wanted to be assimilated into this community quickly. Thanks to the help of my friends and teachers, I could have adapted to school very fast. Actually, adaptation time in IST was much faster than in previous schools. When I first entered the DP program, I had an ambivalence. I was excited that I am now one step closer to graduation, but was also afraid of many upcoming IAs, EE, TOK, and most importantly–the IB Final Exam. With all the supports from the teachers, coordinators, and TAs, I could have withstand the whole process of this rigorous IB program. Despite the hardships, I gained a lot by doing the IB Diploma.

I believe that the gains would serve as a foundation for my growth in the future.

The times I spent as a part of IST community were genuinely great. It was an honor to meet all the people and I will never forget the memories I had in IST. After the graduation, I am planning to major in business field in university.

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I came to IST at the start of the second semester of Grade 9. I lived in Korea before I moved to China. It was a terrifying experience to start a new chapter of my life in another country and it took me tears for about a year to adopt an entirely new environment. It was the hardest time in my journey, but it was valuable as it made me stronger than any other time.

NOW

In the past years in IST, my most memorable moments are WWW trips and all the times that I spent with my friends hanging out, talking, and laughing. Even there are painful memories as well, I look forward to using those experiences as my strength to get through when I face other hurdles in my future.

Through years at IST and living in China, I had an opportunity to widen my perspective on different cultures and people. After graduation, I will take a gap year to have a break time to focus on myself and find my passions and life's pursuits; then, I will continueTHEN my academic career at university to study illustration.

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JUNG SEOK HWAN KIL SOO HYUN KIM DONG HEON

NOW

I came to this school when I was grade 9 in year 2018. Though there were some challenges, I could have successfully adapted to new school life here thanks to many friends and teachers who were always supportive and cheering me up. I have learnt how to interact and communicate with others in order to achieve goals as a member of IST community. One of the most memorable moments at IST was playing football with my friends during lunch. I could release most of stresses coming from harsh school work through running the pitch with friends. Also, other enjoyable moments with friends really helped me to go forward in the school life instead of giving up when I face challenges. I am planning to study culinary arts at one of universities either in USA or Australia. I hope everyone at IST to feel not too stressful and pressured for school works. Instead, enjoy your school that can be one of the best memories in your life.

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I came to IST when I was in grade 3. Life at this school was completely different from where I was in Korea in terms of the education system, culture, and language.

However, I was able to adapt well because teachers helped me from A to Z that couldn’t speak any English. Now, the class of 2022 has been supporting me to go through the IB for 2 years where there were many times when I felt overwhelmed and anxious.

NOW

My favorite thing about IST is that I gained diverse experiences that I wouldn’t have obtained if I stayed in Korea. For example, I explored different places around China through Week Without Walls. During those times, I built healthy relationships with my classmates and learn how to be more independent. I also participated in various sports and musical experiences. Despite having all these things, my best memory here at IST is hanging around with my friends during recess.

THEN

I plan to study in Korea, not exactly knowing what I will be studying. I would want to study something related to biology and chemistry and become a person who can help improve society become a little happier.

Hi, I am Dongheon. I transferred from TGA to IST in 11th grade. As you know, each school has a different culture, and it was challenging for me to adapt to a new school. Fortunately, I met a lot of encouraging and positive friends and teachers who supported me to adapt quickly to IST. NOW

I believe IST is a great community where students can do various activities to increase their interest. It also provides students with many opportunities in terms of studying.

My best memory at IST is when I finished my EE even though I failed countless of experiments and my one-month of work became meaningless. It is because I was able to learn a lot from this experience, such as designing experiments “explicitly” and overcoming frustrating moments. (Shout out to Ms. Chuah) THEN Currently, I am planning to study in Hong Kong, and I am looking forward to achieving my vision in the future. Wish me the best of luck.

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KIM DONG WAN KIM JUN KIM SE YEON

Sa Sa lutatorian lutato rian NOW

Greetings! I’m Dong Wan, Andy. I came to IST in April 2017. Being a student in IST is a very special and exceptional change to have in life. It does not only provide international comprehension of the world, but also it grants academic success (whatever it could be). IST is a school where my dream has begun and my breakthrough progression has been made. In IST, I have succeeded in numerous achievements and experienced lots of extraordinary things. Additionally, I have encountered Stephen Hawking through a book fair in IST which led me to jump into dreaming of becoming an astronomer.

Good memories, of visiting Beijing and Macao for HS football, running for Assistant Treasurer and President of Secondary Student Council, STEM action group leader, participating in MUN, and so on. Those were both mentally and physically demanded. For instance, I had to present a StuCo survey in front of whole secondary students, which was quite nervous. However, I ended up completing and learning from them. Another great memory was the first goal in a competitive ACAMIS football game. I still remember that time. Those activities helped me to grow and mature.

Those spectacular and vivid experiences were truly valuable. Also, WWWs and several group work created meaningful memories with my peers. I will not forget what IST had offered to me.

THEN

It has been a glorious time to attend IST and be inspired. My great experience in IST cannot be achieved without teachers and friends. I would like to give great thanks to the teachers and staff who helped me go through a rough IB diploma. I cannot forget my beloved family members who sacrificed for my presence in IST. I am extremely grateful for attending this school and I am anticipating more bright and more meaningful future.

NOW

I came to the IST when I was in ninth grade. When I first arrived at school, I couldn't adapt to the school environment. Since I was familiar with the Korean school system, it took me a lot of time to adapt to international schools. Nevertheless, I was able to adapt well to this school with the consideration of my friends and teachers. For me who didn't know English, they helped me whenever I didn't know something and helped me keep using English. And the teachers understood my situation and helped me a lot. After graduating from this school, I will go to university in Korea. What I want to say to the students who will graduate this school in the future is to ask for help whenever you need it. situations don't change even if you can't solve the problem and have a hard time alone. Just as I've been helped by so many people, there are people everywhere to help you. So I hope you work hard and do well.

THEN

I came to IST at the end of eighth grade. Before then, I always belonged to Korean community, attending Korean schools and forming relationships only within my cultural sphere. Since I am a type of person that avoids new change in life, I struggled a lot at first in order to adapt to this new, international environment. However, learning to share my own ideas in a diverse and inclusive environment, I realized that being at IST gave me an opportunity to know myself better as an individual learner, which would be a valuable lesson for the rest of my life.

NOW

One of the most memorable moments at IST was when I attended Model United Nations for the first time. It was the first feasible experience of sharing internationally minded opinions and perspectives with each other, dealing with real world issues. I was challenged to demonstrate problem-solving skills and cooperation skill, which I think helped me develop a more flexible mind. At that time, I got to be the only delegate working on my issue and thus had to fight a lonely battle being a main and co submitter, which was really stressful since I am an inborn introvert. But when I received the improvement award in my THEN committee, I felt like all my efforts was paid off.

After graduation, I am planning to go to a Korean university. I still haven’t firmly made up my mind on what I want to do for living, but I think I am willing to study more about biomedical research or medical technology.

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MIKE KLASSEN KWEON YE RIN

I came to IST in grade 7 and upon arriving I barely knew any English and I never even left Europe.

Despite this I was able to overcome this barrier solely because of the IST community. Since I arrived, my teachers have always been incredibly supportive and allowed me to learn and develop. However, I think that I am even more grateful for the support which I have received from my friends, many of whom have left by now, yet still had a lasting impact on me. By just talking and engaging through a common language I was able to make improvements not only academically, but I have been able to learn about new cultures and make friends from around the world.

NOW

Even though I am still uncertain about my future and where I will end up once day, the thing that I will cherish the most is the memories I have made through the athletics program at IST. Coming from a background of strictly football, it was enlightening to be able to learn new sports and then go on to compete at ACAMIS. Being able to forget about school and focus on a common goal has allowed me to connect closer with my teammates and coaches. Especially, after being shy in grade 9 and being intimidated by having to play with and against students which were up to three years older than me, it has allowed me to become more engaged with my teammates. I guess my desire to find any excuse to not work on school has paid off after all.

THEN

As I have been historically bad at planning and packing for trips at the last minute, it might come as no surprise that I am not sure where I will be in the distant future. The one thing I do know is that I want to pursue a bachelor in psychology and continue my passion for working with others.

While I don’t know how exactly this will look like, I wouldn’t mind it ending with me at a beach house with my closest friends and a few cars couldn’t hurt either.

I first came to IST in Grade 7, and was worried about adapting to the new environment because it was my first time attending an international school and I didn’t speak English fluently. However, my classmates and teachers helped me a lot with improving my English skills and being inclusive in the IST community. After one semester passed, I could feel I became a part of the IST community.

NOW

My favorite memory of IST is the WWW trip to Inner Mongolia during Grade 10. It was my last WWW and I had many funniest memories with my classmates. I will never forget eating hot pot because it was the only food that I could eat among the Chinese local foods. Also, the activities that I did during WWW such as planting trees, camel rides, and riding bikes made me get closer with friends that I didn’t close before.

Another favorite memory is the geography field trip to Dabei Buddhist Monastery because even though I went there to do my IA survey, I enjoyed traveling to the new area with classmates and it helped me with releasing the stress about IB.

THEN

When I was young, I wanted to become an architect because I was interested in mathematics and design. However, as I grew up, I became more interested in other areas that are related to mathematics. After graduation, I will go back to Korea to study mathematics, computer science, or electrical engineering. I hope to become a data scientist or electrical engineer in the future.

LEE GA EUN

I first came to IST when I was in grade 7. I spent my whole life in one country and one city before moving to China. As I had never imagined myself living outside this comfort zone, I was both worried and excited to create memories with new people. I am so glad that met with a lot of wonderful people and learned so much from them while attending IST for six years.

NOW

The most impressive memory at IST was a grade 10 WWW to Inner Mongolia. We installed a tent and spent a night in the desert. That night, the wind was so strong. My tentmate called me while I was sleeping, worrying that our shoes are blown off by the wind. However, I was so sleepy and pretended like I did not hear her. Sorry Hye Won^^ Another memory was preparing for the UN day audition. Hye Won and I prepared a dance with two songs “Jjara BbaBba” and “Blowin’ in the Mind”. We were full of enthusiasm and practiced every day even during the weekend. We also prepared the national flag of Korea, sunglasses, and costumes to enhance the quality of our performance. We showed an amazing performance at the audition. Unfortunately, we failed the audition.THEN It would have been good if we passed the audition, but it still remains one of my favorite experiences.

I have always enjoyed geography class since grade 11 and planning for further in-depth study about geography at university. I would like to say thank you to IST, teachers, friends, parents, and finally Jiang Cheng for supporting and trusting me unconditionally.

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SEO MIN WOONG SEUNG KI JAE

I came to IST in the first semester of grade 9. Courses using English were conflicting to what I have been studying for the past 8 years as I had attended 8 years of Chinese school. Everything was unfamiliar yet exciting to learn and work together with friends and teachers, as IST was the best school among the schools that I have ever attended.

IB was a challenging experience, disappointment, frustration, a sense of helplessness was present throughout the time. However, it was indeed a valuable and a memorable time to have successes after. The main lesson that I learned is that the time won’t stop, the one who pause and hesitate to move on is you, and there is always another way to go around the obstacle, so keep on.

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THEN

When I was young, I always wanted to be a veterinarian because I liked animals. All of my families encouraged me to do so, thus I worked hard to reach my goal. Even though I may fail entering the major of veterinary science, I have a next plan which is taking biochemistry major in South Korea. I will continue with my study in South Korea, and I will try my best to have a good achievement.

Va Va ledictorian ledict orian NOW

A long but short 12 years has past. Graduation always felt like something far away, something that I would do in the very far future. First entering this school in 2010, it feels unreal that I am leaving this school to take the next step in my academic career.

Reflecting back on the last 12 years, my times in elementary school were filled with playful events, and those are the times that I miss the most. Everyday I came to school without any stress, just willing to have fun. I have to thank my amazing elementary teachers for making my elementary school life a one in a lifetime experience. During secondary, there are so many memories that I can not possibly list everything down.

I particularly enjoyed being in the ACAMIS volleyball and badminton team and also being a student translator. Whether it was academic or non-academic, there were moments of joy, but also times of disappointment. The last 6 years genuinely felt like a rollercoaster, and I still wonder how I went through all that.

I would like to specially thank the Stücker family for providing me with great mental and academic support during my hardest times, despite being 7583km away. After graduation, I am planning to go to the UK and study aeronautics, astronautics and spacecraft engineering.

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SIM JEONG BIN

It is a bittersweet feeling, bitter because of my farewell with the school I have been for almost my entire academic career, but also sweet because I have got an exciting future that I can certainly look upon to. Until next time, farewell IST!

NOW

It has been an incredibly long journey. I came to IST when I was in grade 11, and before then, I went to schools in UAE, South Korea, Canada, and two different schools in China.

Not only my friends around me, but my schools’ nationalities also varied. I attended three British schools, a Korean school, a Canadian school, and a Chinese school ending up in IST. I was too nervous in my entrance exam, and my hands were full of sweat. I still remember sitting on the blue sofa in front of Mr. Moody’s office. I took a deep breath and played this colouring game that my friend recommended to me to relax myself before the exam.

Well, I guess I have to thank that game and my friend. It actually helped me to calm down, and I got in. Grade 11 was the period when I had to start a new chapter of my life. It was my transition from IGCSE to IBDP in a new school. I will never forget the moments in DP fitness where everyone was betraying each other and breaking alliances just after crossing fingers. That was so hilarious that I learned dodgeball is the game portraying international relationships. It was such a great experience to participate in Healing Young Hearts and make storybooks for them with my fabulous classmates. I will really miss the moments with my friends chatting in the senior lounge, talking about life, sprinkling water to each other with the sprayer in the black box while ‘working’ on IAs, and walking in the track during THEN DP fitness. I just want to thank all my friends and teachers who supported me in giving the best out of me in terms of academics and making me a mature person. I especially want to thank my friend In Kyu Choi, who has not attended IST but has still been a tremendous spiritual mainstay during my life in IST. I plan to study sociology or history back in South Korea, and I am both nervous and excited to write a new page of my life. This is the end of my wild 12 years of student life.

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YANG SEONG WON

Firmly grasping the hands of his mother, a young boy, who flew into China just a few days ago from the United States, tensely looked around the new school he will attend in a few weeks. During the winter break of 2015, as a 5th grade student, I was introduced to IST as my new school. However, after a short 6-month semester, I was off to another school under my parents’ decisions.

NOW

It wasn’t until 5 years later I reintroduced myself to this school’s staff members and the IST community during the entrance exams. Reminiscing the very first time I visited this school, I diligently worked through every step of the admission process and was able to return to the first “home” that brought me in when I first arrived at China. A junior in high school now, it felt a tad bit weird and nostalgic to just step my foot again onto this campus during the new student orientation day. As the campus was basically unchanged since I left back in the day, it naturally brought back the good, embarrassing, and funny memories I had as a 12-year-old in this school, which were made further crystal clear when I met and chatted with my homeroom teacher back then. I was now ready to settle myself into this wonderful school community and environment again, making myself home until graduation.

With about 2 months left until the actual graduation, as I look back to my 2-year experience of attending IST as one of the oldest students, I want to describe it as an eventful journey, possibly a roller coaster. The highs and lows of my time at IST could be recalled acutely, but the overall experience was full of inspiring and exciting moments. I was able to take a big step out of my comfort zone and try singing in front of the whole IST community during the UN day in grade 11 and take part in extracurricular activities as a leader, like starting my own journalism club “Word by Word”. The IB Diploma also troubled me a few times, especially close to the IA and EE deadlines, but this was also a learning experience for me at the end of the day.

In the following years, I will most likely continue my academic career at UAE, attending NYU Abu Dhabi, studying business or economics, hopefully entering the banking industry as a grown-up.

But it is certain that I will never forget all the fun memories that I accumulated as a proud IST student and will live forever as an IST graduate.

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Early Learning Centre - Ms. Claire Dischinger TA - Ms. Mickey Yang & Ms. Avon Gao

Avon Gao

Missy Agnie Azcutia

Bae Eunsu

Lisa Bollini

Evan Charue Fan

Nova Ding

Alice Li

Claire Dischinger

Gavin Niu

Heidi Springer

William Su

Priscilla Tang

Ryan Tang

Beata Ungermanova

Mickey Yang

Hardy Wang

Isabelle Williams

Oliver Yang

Zaki Chaudhry

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Madeleine Thorns Michel Woehl-Bruhn

Early Learning Centre - Ms. Ingrid Ideler & Ms. Salecia Host TA - Ms. Nancy Zhang

Ingrid Ideler

Iyed Arfaoui

Kai Diegel

Tad Diegel

Du Hanchen

Joey Elhajj Oubeid

Olivia Fu

Johannes Giebkes

Nancy Zhang

Mia Hansmeier

Hwang Gyo Won

Katarina Knatz

Julian Laux

Isabella Li

Liu Zihan

Jack Lynch

Salecia Host

Oscar Lynch

Klara Steinke

Loren Tian

Wakizaka Itsuki

Issac Wang

Henry Yang

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Kindergarten - Ms. Jackie Dingle & Ms. Clare Murphy TA - Ms. Mandy Zhang

Jackie Dingle

Zacharie Chevalier Timur Eeberdyev

Gabriel Gu

Lasse Havekost

Clare Murphy

Olivia Liu

Viktor Nyc

Gemma Ren

Leonie Reuss

Mandy Zhang

Elina Wang

William Wang

Albert Xu

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Swea Havekost

Kim Je In

Johannes Steinke Šarlota Strapekova

Max Urbanczyk

Julia Linger

Chloe Taylor

Grade 1I - Ms. Isabella Rancic TA - Ms. Monica Zhao

Kyle Chaudhry

Choi Min Sung

Chung Yun Seo

Cecelia Craig

Jude Pleasants

John Pyo

Stella Qiu

Lucy Wang

William Wang

Yoon Seung Muk

Han Seo Yeon

Amy Jiang

Kelly Lee

Charlotte Steinke

Allan Wang

Christine Zhang

Salma Touati

Isabella Rancic

Victoria Roa Cedeno Hanna Sieber

Monica Zhao

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Oliver Yu

Aaron Zhang

Grade 1R - Ms. Jo Reston TA - Ms. Monica Zhao

Meryem Agca

Katherine Chen

Colin Cho

Jason Huang

Nok Lavinia Hui

Han Gyeol Lee

Amber Li

Mia Liu

Elena Liu

Angela Lu

Finn Lynch

Max Ma

Amy Ma

Michelle Macian

Chloe Mu

Serena Ni

Ian Pfohlmann

Zoe Pleasants

William Yang

Kathy Lee

Rose Ko

Jo Reston

Monica Zhao

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Grade 2C - Ms. Islen Craig TA - Ms. Bonnie Liu

Yassine Arfaoui

Vinson Bao

Tilmann Giebkes

Eric Ji

Wilson Jia

Ku Ha Yeon

Nikolas Laux

Lee Su Hyeon

Sally Li

Carl-Philipp Mack

Ruby Park

Kylie Park

Sanbao Schmohr

Johana Strapekova

Chole Wang

Jason Xu

Islen Craig

Bonnie Liu

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Anton Woehl-Bruhn Aurelius Geschke

Grade 2M - Mr. Ben Mooyman TA - Ms. Bonnie Liu

William Gao

Franz Ferdinand Guemmer

Han Eun Seo

Noah Hansmeier

Queena He

Kim Ri Ye

Alexander Knats

Chloe Liu

Rachel Liu

Vincent Mack

Park Byeong Jun

Victoria Anna Thomsen

Samuel Wang

Josie Zhang

Anker Zheng

Li Jae Jeong

Lukas Woehl-Bruhn

Ben Mooyman

Bonnie Liu

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Grade 3P - Mrs. Michelle Pleasants TA - Ms. Anne An

Otis Agnie Azcutia

Ahn Ji Hwan

Chung Ye Won

Angelyn Guo

Ian Hsieh

Jane Hwang

Kim Hyeon Seo

Kevin Kim

Kim Jui

Sophie Kim

Lee Ha Yun

Louie Wang

Louis Wang

Malik Raja

Andrew Wang

Xu Youlin

Xu Zeming

Olivia Yong

Yoon A Hyun

Duoduo Zhang

Danny Lin

Michelle Pleasants

Anne An

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Grade 3S - Ms. Courtney Stephens & Ms. Stefanie Bradley TA - Ms. Anne An

Courtney Stephens

Nina Deng

Sophia Gil

Liv Havekost

Jung Hyo Ri

Chikasato Kato

Kim Hyun Woo

Kim Ji Yun

Stefanie Bradley

Kim Seong Hu

Kim U Jin

Sofie Nycova

Oscar Turrina

George Tzavaras

Anthony Wang

Fiona Williams

Anne An

Frank Xu

Yu Jun Hee

Rocky Yu

Steven Zheng

Viola Zhu

Mason Lin

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Grade 4P - Mr. Brandon Pleasants TA - Ms. Jade Zhang

Torres Cao

Choi Eun Seo

Adele Guo

Bella Jiang

Kim Seo Jin

Lee Ho Sung

Nam Ye Sol

Park Ji Seong

Wang Yun-Jou

Michael Welsh

Johanna Woroniak

Wu Muyang

Albert Yu

Kevin Zhang

Jeong Ye Seong

Kim Hyeon Ji

Brandon Pleasants

Jade Zhang

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Grade 4Q - Ms. Brittney Quon TA - Ms. Jade Zhang

Cho Seong Hui

Seton Craig

Kim Jae Won

Lee Do Young

Lenny Linger

Jett Ma

Sophie Mack

Alan Mu

Park Byeong Hun

Homer Pei

Andrew Wang

Claire Wang

Angela Yu

Eric Yuan

Ellie Jung

Brittney Quon

Jade Zhang Victoria Springer

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Grade 5M - Ms. Shana Mutton TA - Ms. Helen Gao

Bae Seo Yun

Alice Chang

Leo Chen

John Cho

Marat Eeberdyev

Fu Mengchun

Levin Guo

Allen Hao

Hanano Kato

Kim Chi Hyeok

Kim Geon

Kim Jeong U

Alexander Laubjerg

Farida Li

Beatrice Vinci

Emily Wang

Danniel Zhang

Zheng Haoyang

Shana Mutton

Helen Gao

Beatrice Schaaf

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Grade 5V Ms. Marissa Villamagna TA - Ms. Helen Gao

Rayan Akunzada

Adem Arfaoui

Howard Chen

Choi Ye Eun

Alexandria Jiang

Nathan Kim

Frederik Laurbjerg

Lee Seung Yong

Molly Liu

Annabel Lobsey

Park So Yun

Pyo Ji Yu

Chloe Ross

Tjan Schmohr

William Song

Xu Zesheng

Yoon Ji Hyun

Victoria Zhang

Miranda Zhang

Marissa Villamagna

Helen Gao

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Grade 6J - Ms. Rhianna James TA - Ms. Lucy Xu

Zeyneb Agca

Cho Seong Yeon

Laila Host

Kim Chae Yun

Kim Ji Hwan

Lee Chae Eun

Allen Li

Jakub Nejezchleba

Maissa Raja

Vanessa Roa Cedeno

Thomas Shih

Ivan Song

Louise Springer

Yu Jun Seo

Sung Bin Moon

Rhianna James

Lucy Xu Steve Shi

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Grade 6S - Mr. Mike Silber TA - Ms. Lucy Xu

Ryan Cha

Choi Yoon Seo

Chung Bo Kyung

Nora De Ramon Zhao

Augustine Farley

Kim Eun Hui

Kim Seo Jun

Lee Chae Young

Liu Yuwei

Wang Yun-Tse

Vanessa Yang

Gavin Yong

Yu Haoxi

Joris Michael

Kuba Urbanczyk

Mike Silber

Lucy Xu

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Grade 7M Ms. Sarah McCord TA - Ms. Catherine Wei

Alisha Akhtar

Bae Jun Ha

Cho Eun Sung

Du Tianluo

Leila Gregorova

Ham Ga Eun

Jung Seok Young

Kim Na Ye

Kim Serim

Lee Da Hyeon

Amy Liu

Hugh Lobsey

Vanessa Nagel

Jessica Ni

Taira Shibata

Peter Thomsen

John Welsh

Emi Wen

Carrie Zhang

Sarah McCord

Catherine Wei

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Grade 7T Mr. Jim Taylor TA - Ms. Catherine Wei

Ayesha Akhtar

Jun Woo Bae

Chae Yoon Seo

Annalisa Ideler

Jung Seo Jin

Tom Klassen

Lee Ji Won

Lee Seo Hyun

Sisi Li

Li Zhifei

Jason Lin

William Lu

Michael Mette

Tabana Madhu Sarmina

Eleni Tazvaras

Levin Von Jagemann

Wang Tung-He

Aimee Zheng

Jim Taylor

Catherine Wei

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Grade 8T - Mr. Jonathan Thorns TA - Ms. Lucy Chen

Sigge Centerman

Chen Bowen

Cho Hee Yu

Choi Jae Hyeon Alexandra Genberg Louisa，Lu Lu Gueorguieva

Patrick Ji

Allison Jiang

Kim Yun Ho

Kweon Jae Hyeok

Lee Han Ho

Molly Li

Jenny Park

Edison Park

Wendy Wang

Grace Xu

Conbo Yao

Lucas Zhang

Oliver Ideler

Jonathan Thorns

Lucy Chen

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Bernie Lin

Grade 8Z Mrs. Lori Zhai TA - Ms. Lucy Chen

Yosuf Agca

Najib Akhtar

Sarah Baldy

Saga Centerman

Jennifer Cha

Choi Ye Seo

Emy Duconge

Tina Gou

Kim Hee Sung

Kim June Yeon

Kim Nan Hui

Nicolas Laurbjerg

Michael Lee

Park Min Hee

Rice Zhang

Ga Bin Moon

Lori Zhai

Lucy Chen

Ella Ross

Kevin Sander Harry, Wang Shengqi Jason Zhang 133

Grade 9A - Mr. Masoud Akhtar TA - Ms. Rachel Zhou

Angel An

Maxence Baldy

Kaja Bradley

Isabelle Chen

Jeremy Chen

Louise Duzert

Ruby Farley

Ray Huang

Juliette Meignen

Chloe Park

Moritz Rothweiler

Seo Yoon Seo

Son Mi Na

Alessandro Vinci

Danny Xu

Ye Meihan

Stella Zhao

Brandon Zhou

Ole Christmann

Masoud Akhtar

Rachel Zhou

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Grade 9C Mr. Trey Craig TA - Ms. Rachel Zhou

Chang A Jin

Momo Chen

Choi Seung Won

Grace Farley

Sabrina Han

Joshua Harmann

Michael Liu

Fiona Ng

Nate Park

Ferdinand Stolte

Wang Yi-Ting

Kerry Xu

Zoe Xu

Yang Jun Seo

Zhang Zejin

Ashley Zhao

Lucy Zhao

Zhao Youyang

Trey Craig

Rachel Zhou

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Grade 10C - Ms. Ellie Chuah TA - Ms. Gao Peng

Bai Xiaonuo

Choi Eo Jin

Isaiah Conway

Adonia Guo

Angela Hsieh

Bavana Madhu Sarmina

Mateo Labrador

Grace Schmuelling

Miyu Shibata

Jonas Tschoepel

Hayate Uchida

Wang Yu-Chi

Yeo Minyeong

Annie Zhang

Philip Zhang

Ellie Chuah

Gao Peng

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Grade 10C - Ms. Ellie Chuah TA - Ms. Gao Peng

Sirine Akunzada

Michelle Chen

Loane Duconge

Steve Go

Chris Ham

Charles Li

Poppy McMulkin

Kirika Murakami

Anna Nejezchlebova

Park Seong Woo

Valeria Roa Cedeno

Katie Yang

Yao Qi

Zhao Yuxin

Shiryu Xu

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Grade 11S - Ms. Shannon Babiak & Mr. Santiago Doglio TA - Ms. Lisa Li

Shannon Babiak

Chang Hyun Seung

Ella Cho

Aya Hagiwara

Nicky Jeon

Jung Da Eun

Santiago Doglio

Kim Hyeon Jun

Kim Jae Jeong

Kim Ji Hoon

Ally Kim

Henny Lee

Lisa Li

Lee Jun Hyeok

Li Hongye

Li Zhenni

Ellie McMulkin

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Leonhard Nagel

Kent Ng

Tjark Oeder

Oh Hye Min

Joyce Pei

Alden Schaaf

Audery Schmuelling

Shi Yansong

Son Min Gi

Aiden Song

Mathilda Stolte

Anton Trusch

Eason Wang

Tina Xu

Shunta Yoshinaga

Sabrina Batalova

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An Ji Hwan

Cheng Xing Jong

Cho Hyun Wook

Choi Hye Won

Choi Ye Jin

Jang Sae Yeon

Jung Seok Hwan

Kil Soo Hyun

Kim Dong Heon

Kim Dong Wan

Kim Jun

Kim Se Yeon

Mike Klassen

Kweon Ye Rin

Lee Ga Eun

Seo Min Woong

Seung Ki Jae

Sim Jeong Bin

Charlie Yang

Darryl Davies

Anna Wu

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Masoud Akhtar

John Altamirano

Shannon Babiak

Stefanie Bradley

Muriel Charpentier-King

Jess Chaudhry

Ellie Chuah

Michael Conway

Rebecca Conway

Islen Craig

Trey Craig

Darryl Davies

Geoffrey Diegel

Jackie Dingle

Claire Dischinger

Santiago Doglio

Irish Farley

Jim Farley

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Eva Fu

Jenny Heeley

Salecia Host

Kisha Hugh-Abban

Ingrid Ideler

Rhianna James

Sheila Kim

Victoria Lee

Li Dong

Jennifer Liu

Jane Lobsey

Justin Lobsey

Diego Gomez

Lv Wenjun

Jamie Lynch

Sarah McCord

Martin McMulkin

Bess Montgomery

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The Faculty

Steve Moody

Ben Mooyman

Clare Murphy

Shana Mutton

Tara Nguyen

Liliana Nieto

Amy Ozols

Deborah Paul

Brandon Pleasants

Michelle Pleasants

Brittney Quon

Isabella Rancic

Jo Reston

Joseph Schaaf

Mike Silber

Linnea Simon

Courtney Stephens

Birgit Stolte

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The Faculty

Jim Taylor

Jonathan Thorns

Michael Tschoepel

Marissa Villamagna

Russell Wiemers

Lily Yang

Zhai Hao

Lori Zhai

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Helen Wang

Windy Wen

Administration Left to right Durian Wang, Vickey Liu, Cindy Li, Angela Diao, Zhang Hongman, Nina Ni, Guo Ying, Frances Zhang, Susan He, Lisa Fang, Lousia Wang, Betty Bai, Robin Liu, Ahnita Zhang Justin Lobsey, Michael Conway, Frank Jiang, Mary Liu, Lu Lu, Tracy Feng, Christina Song, Jenny Zhai, Linday Zhang, Yuan Shan, Krystal Han, Viola Song, Steve Moody, Adam Liu, Richard Li

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Lucy Xu, Anna Wu, Jade Zhang, Melody Hou, Monica Zhao, Bonnie Zhang, Gao Peng, Liu Yan

Isaac Wang, Joseph Zhou, Dora Hu, Jacky Zhang, Sun Jie, Neo Zhang

Mickey Yang, Eva Sun, Lisa Li, Nancy Zhang, Helen Gao, Rachel Zhou, Avon Gao, Aileen Song

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Liang Chunxi, Wu Hongcheng, Zhao Nanjun, Liu Jichao, Zhai Lei, Zhao Jun, Wang Shuquan, Liu Yongli

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Jiang Longwei, Liu Xinghui, Zhao Kuikui, Pan Xiwang, Zhang Lanzhou

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to right

Li Meizi, Wang Xiaoya, Zhang Yingping, Liu Lili, Yu Jianqiang

Zhou Pandao, Xia Tongchun, Zhao Yanqing

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Zhu Lin, Lu Guang, Liu Jianguo, Bo Yuming, Zheng Tao, Li Xin, Wang Hongwei

Zhao Qiuju, Feng Xiaoping, Wang Hong, Chen Guixia, Wu Xiuli, Li Jinling, Meng Zhaoling, Li Yumei, Zhao Jing, Lu Jing, Liu Li

Liu Tong, Gu Zhendong, Wu Da, Yan Qingguo, Liu Shihe, Yang Chunjing 152

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Jiang Yurong, Lu Fuying, Gao Shuying, Xu Sanhuan, Gao Shuyan, Zhong Fengju, Wang Jiqin, Chen Shuizhi, Wang Yinlan, Liu Guoxiu, Guo Shimei, Wang Houlan, Xu Shuying, Wu Xiumin Bai Xue, Cao Huaqing, Cheng Zhiying, He Zhizhen, Wang Changying, Li Ping, Wang Xuezhen, Cao Yarong, Mi Juan, Guo Wanshuang, Sun Hongzeng, Yang Junxiu, Guo Decui, Tong Mingshu, Gao Tongjin, Zhong Jingyu, Liu Qianfu, Guo Fuyou, Chen Jie

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Well, if you’re not grinning like a Cheshire Cat after a paw-some

Cotton tails and cutesy cartoon characters aside, it is time for

school year like that, you’d have to be a bit of a sour-puss! Seriously

this magical kung-fu cat in a hat to pull out a few tasty rabbits and

though, it really has been Royal Bang’al of a year, and getting to

to bid a feline farewell to all the cats, cougars, jaguars, linxs,

spend this precious time together with all the little tiggers here

leopards, lions and pink panthers in our playful pride here at IST.

at IST was a tasty treat indeed, in spite of the ongoing Covid b

Whatever your destination, I wish you a purrrrfectly delicious

catastrophe! Sadly for me, however, it seems that the celestial cycle

vacation and a 2022-23 worth roaring very loudly about!

has about run its course and pretty soon they’ll be kicking meowwwt so that the cosmic calendar can rotate once more and welcome in the Year of the Wabbit …. sorry, Elma Fudd is a fwend of mine, Year of the Rabbit! And you know what that means? Yup, you’re in for a year with that bob-tailed jack-rabbit and cosmic comedian, Bugs “What’s up Doc?” Bunny … And they say my fangs are scary!!

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T h e I n t e r n at i o n a l 2021-2022

in·ter·na·tion·al·ist [in-ter-nash-uh-nl-ist] noun

2. an expert in international law and relations.

3. a member of the international school of tianjin.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TIANJIN No.22 WEISHAN SOUTH ROAD SHUANGGANG, JINNAN DISTRICT TIANJIN 300350, P.R. CHINA TEL:+86 (22) 2859 2001 WEBSITE: WWW.ISTIANJIN.ORG EMAIL: INFO@ISTIANJIN.ORG.CN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF TIANJIN

NEXT YEAR IT’S MY YEAR! What’s up Doc?

T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l IST

Roar! Roar!

1. an advocate of internationalism.

Year of the Tiger

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