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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 …

05/02/20252021–2022 School Yearby ISL

Grade 8 Explores Steinbeck’s Settings

In their English lessons, the Grade 8 students have been studying Steinbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men. The descriptions of the settings are rich in detail. Not only do these descriptions create the atmosphere of the place, but they also reveal themes of the novel. Students made drawings of the settings and labeled key features with quotes. Then they wrote …

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 …

Students raising hands while listening to their teacher

30/01/20252024–2025 School YearExperiment, Grade 3, Grade 4, Primary school, Science, Sharing the Planet, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Animal Adaptations with Grades 3 and 4

The Grade 3s and 4s recently had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience learning about animal adaptations in the school’s biology lab. As part of their Sharing the Planet unit of inquiry, they eagerly took part in an experiment demonstrating the effect of huddling in penguins. With the help of Grade 11 CAS students, the Grade 3s and 4s took …

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 YearCelebration, Choir, PTAby ISL

2024 Winter Fête

Thank you to the PTA for organizing the 2024 ISL Winter Fête! It was a huge success and was a great opportunity to everyone involved. Thank you to Ms Vasset and the Vocal Colours choir for their performance as well. It was a magical afternoon!

23/01/20252024–2025 School YearArt, Celebration, ICT, JK, Kindergarten, Pre-K, SKby ISL

Kindergarten + Tech = Party!

Our Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten students have been learning about celebrations and how to plan a party in their “Where We Are in Place and Time” unit of inquiry. They made beautiful invitations on Canva to share with their friends in Senior Kindergarten, and organized a special party. The big celebration was held on the last day of school before …

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 …

a ring of teddy bear patterns on a purple background

08/01/20252024–2025 School YearArt, How We Organize Ourselves, Kindergarten, Sewing, SK, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Teddy Bear Creations in Senior Kindergarten

The Senior Kindergarten students have made teddy bears as part of their Unit of Inquiry on Toys. Under the theme of How We Organise Ourselves, the students have been exploring how toys are made and how they move. They all worked hard at sewing their bears, learning lots of skills along the way. They had to learn how to do …

08/01/20252024–2025 School YearCommunity, Enrichment, High school, Model United Nations, 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 …

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ISL Robotics Qualifies for Nationals!

Grade 8 Explores Steinbeck’s Settings

CHAM Concert with Grade 5

“Femme, Vie, Liberté” Exhibition

2024 Winter Fête

Kindergarten + Tech = Party!

Grade 5 and 6 Biennale Exhibit Visit

Teddy Bear Creations in Senior Kindergarten

CLERMUN & BERMUN 2024

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