The June edition of the ISH Newsletter, with the latest news, updates and stories from our school, is now available for download on this page. May and June have been filled with fun school events, and in this issue, we highlight some of them, including the recent Diploma Programme Graduation (page 14), the PYP Olympics…

There was a fantastic turnout for the Edible Book Day on April 23rd. It was very difficult to pick the winners among the many excellent “edible books”. View a gallery of all the winning entries below! Students entered into the exhibition space through Alice in Wonderland´s rabbit hole to be greeted by the Mad Hatter…

During the Spring Break, two groups of DP students, accompanied by teachers, travelled to Bali, Indonesia and Kenya for what is called a CAS trip. CAS stands for Creativity, Activity and Service and is one of the core elements in the IB Diploma Programme in which students are involved in a range of activities alongside…

A group of students form PYP 4 and 5, led by Mrs Howard and Ms Demaria, hit the slopes of Hajfell, located in Lille Hammer, Norway during week 12. The Hafjell ski resort opened in 1988 for the Olympic Games in 1994 and is an excellent location for all abilities, especially beginners, since you can…

The PYP 4B students are working on a project with the aim of creating a whole school energy-saving plan. This message is from one of the groups, where the students have chosen to do a social media campaign in order to put out their message. Support the students and help the environment by switching off…

ISH has been selected to host the third OpenApply Admissions Conference in EMEA. Around 60 international school Admissions Officers and speakers are expected to visit our school for the conference, which will take place on May 18-19, 2018. We are really proud to be hosting the event and look forward to welcoming our guests!

The design for our new playground has been finalized. Construction will begin this spring/summer and the largest part of the construction phase will take place during the summer break. The design consists of three main areas that are connected by a running track. The biggest area is the eye-catching entrance area where EPDM flooring and…

Over the last two weeks, the PYP 5 students have had the chance to experience the language courses offered in MYP first-hand during a number of MYP additional language taster days.  Having recently experienced the transition from PYP to MYP themselves, the MYP 1 students were very happy and enthusiastic to mentor the PYP 5 students…

Schooling is Not the Same as Learning Access to education has increased tremendously over the last years. Still, 250 million children globally cannot read or write, according to the World Bank. Acquiring the needed knowledge and skills is one of the core goals in a formal educational setting. The focus of influential organizations such as…

We are holding a Read-a-Thon in March and April to encourage students to develop good reading habits and to raise money for our library and SOS Børnebyerne. We are asking for support from families and friends of our school community. The Details: Who: From Pre-K all the way up to DP 2, including teachers and…