Letter from the Middle School Principal

Dear Students and Parents,

We are pleased to present to you the International School Bangkok Middle School Program of Studies for the 2023-2024 school year. In this document you can learn more about our learning program, along with our policies and philosophy around assessment and home learning.

The Program of Studies shares details about the courses available in Middle School for the 2023-2024 school year. We invite students (with their parents) to use it to make an individualized plan that incorporates our requirements while also appealing to your individual needs and interests.

At ISB, we value our Mission, to help students achieve their academic and personal potential; be passionate, reflective learners; become caring global citizens; and lead healthy, active and balanced lives. It is important to us that we develop learners who are creative, adaptable, self-managing, socially-intelligent, globally-minded, and value-driven (ISB Learner Attributes). We want students to have fun in middle school too!

The ISB MS learning experience also includes the Wild Panthers Outdoor Education program – an experiential learning opportunity for all middle school students that is different at each grade level. Middle School students, in small groups of no more than 24 spend 3 days and 2 nights engaging in experiential learning in the outdoors. Students are housed at our own Environmental Wilderness Campus (EWC), a few hours bus ride from ISB. This program focuses on the development of: our Learner Attributes, leadership skills, and collaboration, all while engaging with nature.

You are invited to review this document thoroughly. The table of contents page directs you to different areas of our program, and each course description contains information about the grade level learning goals, length of course, and any possible prerequisites needed. There are also links to curriculum standards along with essential questions for each course. Some courses are limited to certain grade levels and/or teacher recommendation. If you have questions about these placements, please contact the current teacher in that subject or talk to one of our middle school counselors.

Please feel free to contact one of the counselors or administrators in the Middle School office, if you have any questions regarding ISB or the scheduling process. We look forward to making the 2023-24 school year a successful and fun learning experience.

Dennis Harter Cindy Plantecoste Middle School Principal Vice Principal