Tag: School trip

12/02/20252024-2025 School yearGrade 3, Grade 4, Primary school, Residential Camp, School tripby ISL

Grade 3 and 4 Winter Camp

Recently, our Grade 3 and 4 students had an unforgettable adventure in Peisey-Nancroix! They took part in avalanche and survival training, learning how to build fires and make igloos. A snowshoe trek led them on a search for animal tracks, and of course, there was an epic snowball fight! Beyond the fun, the trip was a great chance to develop …

Students from the ISL Robotics team posing in front of a sign reading "First Tech Challenge Robotique"

05/02/20252024-2025 School yearCompetition, Enrichment, High school, Middle school, Robotics, School trip, Secondary schoolby ISL

ISL Robotics Qualifies for Nationals!

On Saturday 19th of January the ISL Robotics Teams participated in the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes regional qualification tournament for Robotique FIRST France. We finished 3rd out of 18 teams and qualified for the French national championship which will take place on 22nd March. Well done to all students concerned and thank you to Mr O’Reilly and Dr Feeney for organizing this …

03/02/20252024-2025 School yearConcert, Grade 5, Music, Performance, Primary school, School tripby ISL

CHAM Concert with Grade 5

On Tuesday 21st January, the Grade 5 students walked to the Espace Culturel in Sainte-Foy to watch a concert (Classe à Horaires Aménagés Musique, CHAM) performed by middle school students from College Charcot. The program included a diverse range of music, from Steve Reich’s ‘Clapping music’ to Beyonce’s ‘Halo’, with vocal and instrumental pieces in both English and French. Students …

30/01/20252024-2025 School yearEnglish, Grade 11, High school, Literature, School trip, Secondary schoolby ISL

“Femme, Vie, Liberté” Exhibition

On Friday before the winter holidays, the G11 class visited an exhibition at the St. Foy library. The purpose of this exhibition was to showcase enlarged drawings from the new comic book compiled by Marjane Satrapi, a famous Iranian cartoonist and film director, best known for her autobiographical graphic novel about the Iranian Revolution of the 1980s. This book is …

23/01/20252024-2025 School yearArt, Grade 5, Grade 6, Middle school, Primary school, School tripby ISL

Grade 5 and 6 Biennale Exhibit Visit

Following their inspiring visit to the Art Biennale of Lyon, Grade 5 and Grade 6 students returned to school to create stunning moonlit seaside scenes influenced by Jean-Christophe Norman’s work. In Grade 5, students explored their Unit of Inquiry (UOI) about Space (Where We Are in Place and Time), examining how artists depict physical and conceptual dimensions, while Grade 6 …

08/01/20252024-2025 School yearCommunity, Enrichment, High school, MUN, School trip, Secondary schoolby ISL

CLERMUN & BERMUN 2024

The ISL Model United Nations (MUN) Club had a busy November. New members of the club from Grades 9-11 traveled to Clermont-Ferrand to participate in CLERMUN, a 4 day conference focused on Climate Justice. They polished their debate skills, caught the MUN bug and are eager to attend more conferences. In late November, experienced members of the ISL MUN club …

19/12/20242024-2025 School yearFrench, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle school, School tripby ISL

Grade 7 and 8 Trip to Clermont-Ferrand

As part of their French studies, Grades 7 and 8 went to Clermont-Ferrand to visit the international exhibition “Rendez-vous du carnet de voyage”. This yearly event hosts “carnettistes”, writers and illustrators who present sketchbooks, art and travel journals documenting their own travels. The students had the opportunity to discover their work, interview the artists, watch documentaries and hopefully get inspiration …

13/06/20242023-2024 School YearCAS, Geography, History, IB, School tripby ISL

IB Geography, History, & CAS Trip

Grade 11 Geography/History students travelled to Spain for the trip which also included CAS activities, organized by Mr. Dunn and accompanied by Mrs. Mannion. The group flew to Madrid and visited Madrid from the Bernabeu stadium to the historic centre. We then visited the half a million to a million year old limestone caves of Aguila before arriving at the …

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, …

Students posing with their "Vocal Colours" choir shirts before their performance at Ilymun, Lyon model united nations

08/02/20242023-2024 School YearChoir, Ilymun, Model United Nations, Music, Performance, Primary school, School tripby ISL

Ilymun Choir Performance

The ISL choir, Vocal Colours, opened the 2024 International Lyon Model United Nations (ILYMUN) ceremony on Thursday 1st February, presenting the freedom song ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody’ which became an anthem during the American civil rights era, and the upbeat song ‘Freedom’, by Pharrell Williams, launching this year’s theme of Rights and Freedoms. Thank you to Ms. Vasset and Mme. Matrat …

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School trip

Grade 3 and 4 Winter Camp

ISL Robotics Qualifies for Nationals!

CHAM Concert with Grade 5

“Femme, Vie, Liberté” Exhibition

Grade 5 and 6 Biennale Exhibit Visit

CLERMUN & BERMUN 2024

Grade 7 and 8 Trip to Clermont-Ferrand

IB Geography, History, & CAS Trip

Abondance Middle School Trip

Ilymun Choir Performance

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