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2 boys holding water bottles connected together, demonstrating how a vortex works

20/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 3, Grade 4, How the World Works, Primary school, School trip, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Grades 3 & 4 – ÉbulliScience

Grades 3 and 4 recently had a fantastic visit to ÉbulliScience in Vaux-en-Velin, where they participated in a workshop on levers, linked to their current Unit of Inquiry titled “How the World Works”, which is about simple machines. Students were invited to follow the procedures for scientific investigation by observing, hypothesising and then trying out various experiments!

18/12/20232023-2024 School YearEvents, Fête, PTAby ISL

ISL’s Own Winter Wonderland

This year’s Winter Fete, held on Friday 8th December, was a true wonderland of wintery treats. Parents, teachers, and children came together and enjoy an afternoon of fun, games, and good food! The Bake Sale team produced a spectacular wintery spread of baked goods, and a number of food stalls brought delicious things to try and buy. There were a …

students standing on stage wearing costumes of their favourite book characters for book week

15/12/20232023-2024 School YearBook Week, Events, Kindergarten, Library, Primary school, Readingby ISL

Book Week at ISL

We recently celebrated Book Week at ISL. This time our theme was “One World Many Cultures”. We had a lot of different activities during the week looking at books from many different countries and celebrating the melting pot that is ISL. The week wouldn’t be complete without a big character parade, with everyone dressing as their favourite book or character. …

15/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 4, Grade 6, Middle school, Primary school, Secondary school, Service learning, Unit of inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Timeby ISL

Service Learning with Grade 4 and Grade 6

Grades 4 and 6 recently joined forces to teach each other about different aspects of Ancient Rome as part of their current curriculum studies. Who knew that the Romans ate peacock brains and flamingo tongues?! Or that they marched their soldiers in formation for kilometre after kilometre before the battle even began?!

15/12/20232023-2024 School YearAuthor Visit, Book Week, Events, Presentation, Primary school, Reading, Secondary schoolby ISL

Book Week Author Visit

During Book Week we had a visit from Bali Rai, a famous author of books for children and teens. He talked to all groups from Grade 4 to Grade 10 on many topics, like diversity and multiculturalism, reading for pleasure and the importance of being open minded when writing. The students enjoyed the talks and asked Bali Rai many questions, …

A science teacher mixing liquids in a test tube in a primary classroom

07/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 1, Grade 2, Guest speaker, How the World Works, Primary school, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Science with Grade 1 and 2

The Grade 1s and 2s had a visit from our very own Dr. Feeney to kick off our science unit of inquiry, which falls under the transdisciplinary theme of How The World Works. He taught us about chemistry and demonstrated the importance of his many science tools and safety equipment. The students got a good look into the world of …

A 3D cityscape made from coloured paper on a dark-blue background

07/12/20232023-2024 School YearArt, How the World Works, Kindergarten, Mathematics, SK, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Kindergarten Cityscapes

As part of our transdisciplinary theme on How the World Works and our studies on height and length in Maths, the Senior Kindergarten students made 3D cityscapes from paper and cardboard. They had to think carefully about the size of each of the buildings that they created when placing them in their cityscapes, placing the taller ones at the back …

01/12/20232023-2024 School YearCompetition, Nature Clubby ISL

“Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin” Competition

With over forty entries to the “Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin” competition, the weight and the winner were finally announced! The pumpkin weighed a whopping 5.7kg and with a guess of 5.6kg – only 100g (0.1kg) away – Quinn in Grade 2 was the winner. Well done Quinn and everyone who participated, we raised 33€ for the Nature Club …

01/12/20232023-2024 School YearIB Learner Profile Attributes, Kindergarten, SKby ISL

Learner Profile Attributes in Senior Kindergarten

The students in Senior Kindergarten (SK) have been working on what makes a good citizen of the world by focusing on the IB Learner Profile attributes. They discussed what it was like to be Knowledgeable, a good Communicator, a Risk Taker, Caring, an Inquirer, Balanced, Reflective, a Thinker, Open-Minded and Principled and then wrote about each attribute and illustrated it. …

24/11/20232023-2024 School YearEvents, Grade 10, Grade 11, High school, Model United Nations, School trip, Secondary schoolby ISL

Berlin Model United Nations 2023

Experienced members of the Model United Nations (MUN) club participated in the Berlin Model United Nations (BERMUN), a prestigious MUN conference held in Berlin and attended by 700 students from around the world. Unintentionally, ISL sent an all-female delegation to the conference this year (Girl Power!). As always at BERMUN, our students made connections with others, sharpened their debate skills, …

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2023-2024 School Year

Grades 3 & 4 – ÉbulliScience

ISL’s Own Winter Wonderland

Book Week at ISL

Service Learning with Grade 4 and Grade 6

Book Week Author Visit

Science with Grade 1 and 2

Kindergarten Cityscapes

“Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin” Competition

Learner Profile Attributes in Senior Kindergarten

Berlin Model United Nations 2023

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