Welcoming the New School Year

Welcoming the New School Year with Gratitude

Dennis Harter, Principal

Welcome to the 2020-21 school year. We recognize how fortunate we are to have students and teachers back on campus in our hallways, classrooms, and gymnasiums. So many schools in the region and around the world aren’t able to open - with families spread over the planet and young people still in isolation away from their peers. As we join Thailand’s terrific efforts to minimize the pandemic with masks, distancing, and other measures we also realize just how lucky we are to feel like a school - learning and socializing together, in person - again.

I am so proud of our community for how we responded to the campus closure back in March, adapting to Virtual School. The resilience of our students, the patience of our parents, and the dedication and commitment of our teachers demonstrated the quality of our ISB community and the strength of our school.

We are grateful for the community efforts of the Thai government and people and the commitment that ISB has made to opening school safely, while maintaining as much of what it means to be a school, as possible. Everyday, I appreciate seeing students learning in classrooms, socializing in the cafeteria and hallways and engaged in school activities. Thank you to all of our middle school students, families, teachers, and staff for respecting our safety guidelines and doing their best to keep us together on campus.