Month: December 2024

Secondary: Reminder about posting exam grades

Good morning,

Secondary teachers please remember to wait on posting exam results until the end of exams so that students can focus on the moment and prepare for upcoming exams. For students in grades 8 and 9, Thursday is fine. For students in grades 10 and 11, please wait until Friday.

Thank you!

Volunteering Opportunity – NIS needs your help!

On Saturday 7th December, we are hosting 7 schools for the NIS Basketball Invitational event. These events need our wonderful community to support the score tables throughout the day in different time sessions.

Thank you to the students who have already registered their support.

Students PLEASE check schoolsbuddy for this opportunity. We will need to meet before the event to show how to support the games with scoring.

NIS Parents if you are available for just over a 2 hour time session shared below, please send me an email, especially if your student athlete is playing.

Thank you in advance for your support of this annual event.

08:15 – 10:30

12:45 – 15:00

14:45 – 17:00

Monday Briefing Minutes

Hi there,

For those who might have missed Monday Briefing.

  • Staff Update – Congrats to Danny Griffith who will be joining International School of Phnom Penh next year.
  • Tuesday meeting – seating style will be a bit different because of exams in the PAC.
  • Minute taker – Looking for volunteer who might be good at minute taking to help take minutes for Monday Briefing. If you have attention to detail and are good at minutes please let Laurie or Sandra know.
  • TedX – 10th anniversary. We’re looking for speakers (students and adults). If you have a good idea reach out to Tríona, Ophélie, Carol, Quinnesian or Jiawen
  • Pfrang Giving Tree – Only a few cards left. If you want a card, write an email to Mike McHugh and he will hand deliver for you and you can support a child with a wonderful gift. Get it while you can!
  • White Elephant – This Friday. Put your gift under the tree.
  • Winter Charity – This Sunday. There will be lots of performances and booths. Tons of fun for everyone!
  • ACAMIS Film Festival coming up. Submissions are due before January the 24th

Inspire and Engage: Your Invitation to the NIS Career Fair Panel!

Dear esteemed industry professional,

We are excited to announce that NIS is organizing a Career Fair in February 2025 on our campus. This event will provide an invaluable opportunity for students to explore diverse career paths, gain insights into various industries, and learn from inspiring professionals like you!

Event Details:

Date: February 17 (Week 22), 2025

Time: 15:15-16:15

Location: NIS Secondary Campus

Format: Each industry will have a dedicated session in separate classrooms.

Panelists: professionals in the industry.

Duration: 15- 20 minutes per guest speaker

Survey for guest speaker: https://forms.office.com/r/97ev0ZJNz6

We aim to represent a broad range of industries and are seeking experienced professionals from the following fields or more:

Arts: visual arts, photography, literature, journalism, performing arts, design, film, and media.

Business, finance, banking: marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, and consulting.

Education: teaching, education consulting

Engineering: civil, mechanical, electrical, software, and aerospace.

Healthcare: health science, medicine, pharmaceutical, Chinese medicine

Hospitality: hotels, resorts, sports management

Law and Public service: law firm, public service

Science and technology/Computer Science/Game designing: research, healthcare, biotechnology, and environmental science.

Others: Any new industry that you would like to introduce to the younger generation.

Your expertise would be an incredible asset to this event, helping inspire and guide our students as they plan their futures.

Interested in joining us?

Please complete this short survey to express your interest and share your availability.

We would be honored to have you as part of this exciting initiative. If you have any questions or need further details, feel free to contact us via email:pearlnoh@nanjing-school.com or mandyzhao@nanjing-school.com.

EARCOS Weekend Workshops (January & February)

One of the services EARCOS provides to its member schools throughout the year is the sponsorship of two-day workshops and institutes for faculty and administration. The topics for these workshops are determined according to the needs of members. All workshops are hosted by EARCOS schools.

Contact the specific event coordinator for more information or to register.

Empowering Students to Be the Boss of their Brains: Executive Functioning Support

Monday, January 13-14, 2025
Bandung Independent School
Consultant: Northshore Learning
Format: In-Person
Coordinator: Katherine Stone, katherine.ston@bisedu.or.id

Integrating Reading, Writing, and the Content Areas

Saturday, January 18-19, 2025
The International School of Kuala Lumpur
Consultanst: Daniel Feigelson & Carl Anderson
Format: In-Person
Coordinator: Azra Pathan, apathan@iskl.edu.my
registration

Inspired Student Leadership: Experience Inspire Citizens Tools and Skills to Empower Student Change Makers and Deepen Student and Service Leadership

Friday, January 24-25, 2025
International School Bangkok
Consultant: Aaron Moniz
Format: In-Person
Coordinator: Jennifer DeLashmutt, jenniferd@isb.ac.th

Mastering Integration and Interdisciplinarity in Education

Saturday, February 8-9, 2025
Mont’Kiara International School
Consultant: Andy Vasily
Format: In-Person
Coordinator: Adeline Lépine, a.lepine@mkis.edu.my

Building a Thinking Classroom

Friday, February 14-15, 2025
Korea international School
Consultant: Dr. Peter Liljedahl
Format: In-Person
Coordinator: Hillary Barron, hilary.barron@kis.or.kr
Registration

Shaping Productive Mathematics Classrooms

Saturday, February 22-23, 2025
Yokohama International School
Consultant: Zane Latve
Format: In-Person
Coordinator: Susie Clifford & Jay Brownrigg, cliffords@yis.ac.jp & brownriggj@yis.ac.jp
Expression of Interest

Effective Grading and Reporting of Student Achievement

Friday, February 28 – March 1, 2025
Panyaden International School
Consultant: Ken O’Connor
Format: In-Person
Coordinator: Daiju Vithayathil, v.daiju@panyaden.ac.th

Morning Briefing Minutes

We’re seeking a volunteer or two who would be willing to take brief notes during our Monday Briefings so that those who might have BTT or not able to attend the briefings would have more context for what is shared.

If you’re gifted 🦄 in note-taking – We Want You!

Please reach out to Sandra if you’re able to help.