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Students holding bows and arrows in a mountain setting

06/06/20242023-2024 School YearGrade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle school, School tripby ISL

Abondance Middle School Trip

From 15th – 17th of May the Grade 6-8 students took part in the annual middle school camp. This year we went to the beautiful Abondance Valley in Haute Savoie. We stayed in the village of La Chapelle d’Abondance, a short distance from the renowned ski resort of Chatel. The students took part in 5 outdoor activities: mountain biking, via ferrata, …

Student using over-sized scissors to pretend to cut his classmate's hair

24/05/20242023-2024 School YearKindergarten, Play, Primary school, Role play, SKby ISL

Hairdresser’s Role Play in Senior Kindergarten

The Senior Kindergarten students have been busy in their class hairdresser’s salon, as part of their role play this week. The salon offers a wash and blow dry, curling, dyes, wigs and styling and even beard and moustache trimming! The students have had to take turns being the hairdresser, write appointments on their booking sheets and keep the salon tidy …

16/05/20242023-2024 School YearGrade 7, Grade 8, Middle school, Music, Performance, Secondary schoolby ISL

Middle School Orchestra Visit

Back in March, Grade 7 and 8 students went to the Bourse du Travail to listen to the Chamber Orchestra of Lyon perform. The program featured excerpts of repertoire by Ravel, Brahms and Tchaikovsky, a presentation of the 3 families of instruments in the orchestra (string, wind, percussion) and demonstrations of each individual instrument. For many of the students it …

A student looking at a liquid in a test tube, supported by a clamp and stand

16/05/20242023-2024 School YearEvents, Grade 5, Middle school, Primary school, Secondary schoolby ISL

Grade 5-to-6 Transition Day

The Grade 5 students recently had the opportunity to spend a day following the Grade 6 schedule in order to better prepare them for the transition from Grade 5 to Grade 6 next year. They experienced what it was like to move from class to class on their own, and got to meet many of the teachers they are likely …

07/05/20242023-2024 School YearArt, Events, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Primary school, Visionby ISL

Vision Day Stop-Motion Videos

The Grade 3s, 4s and 5s created stop-motion videos to show our school’s vision, “Building our Best Selves” as part of our recent Vision Day activities. There were 4 finalists, 1 from each of the 4 colour teams. Congratulations to the Blue team for winning the top spot! You can see the 4 finalists below.

07/05/20242023-2024 School YearArt, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Presentation, Primary schoolby ISL

Artist Tereza Buskova Inspires Primary Students

Recently, our grade 3, 4, and 5 students had an enriching encounter with the talented video artist Tereza Buskova. Tereza, known for her specialisation in films and printmaking, shared insights into her work, which is currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) in Lyon as part of the “Works from the British Council and the macLYON collections …

Students holding up the pairs of shorts that they made

11/04/20242023-2024 School YearGrade 1, Parents, Primary school, Projectby ISL

Sewing in Grade 1

As part of our unit of inquiry (How We Organise Ourselves), which focuses on the clothing we wear, the Grade 1 students participated in a sewing project, each making a personalized pair of shorts. The students had the opportunity to select their preferred fabric, adhere it to the pattern, and then cut out their patterns. They then sewed their fabric …

11/04/20242023-2024 School YearEvents, High school, Ilymun, Middle school, Secondary schoolby ISL

ILYMUN 2024

When we learned in September that our usual venue was not available, ISL’s Model United Nations (MUN) club members were determined that nothing would stop their work to prepare, organize and run our annual International Lyon Model United Nations (ILYMUN) conference, which is co-hosted with the Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon (CSI). Thanks to the unwavering support of the directors …

Students posing with their robot in front of a sign reading "Le Defi Robotique"

11/04/20242023-2024 School YearCompetition, Events, High school, ICT, Middle school, Project, Robotics, Secondary schoolby ISL

DEFI Robotics Tournament

The ISL Robotics teams took part in the French DEFI Robotics tournament last weekend. They competed against 58 other schools from France and around Europe. Well done to all of the team for their hard work over the last few months.

Card with "Mystery Exam Survival Kit" written on it

28/03/20242023-2024 School YearExams, Grade 10, IGCSE, Pastoral, Secondary school, Wellbeingby ISL

Exam Survival Kits

With the IGCSE exams approaching, Grade 10 students are starting their revision and the stress is slowly rising. As part of their pastoral lessons, the class was given the task to prepare an “exam survival kit” for one of their classmates. They put a lot of thought and efforts into it and the exchange was very successful. Stress balls, inspirational …

Abondance Middle School Trip

Hairdresser’s Role Play in Senior Kindergarten

Middle School Orchestra Visit

Grade 5-to-6 Transition Day

Vision Day Stop-Motion Videos

Artist Tereza Buskova Inspires Primary Students

Sewing in Grade 1

ILYMUN 2024

DEFI Robotics Tournament

Exam Survival Kits

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