es n i l d a e H L S The I From the Head of School : Mr. Martin Gough “Striving for
By the time you read this, the school year will be over and both students and teachers will be looking forward to some time away from school to recharge their batteries.
Excellence” Important Dates Staff Days
June 2014
18th19th August
First Day of 20th academic August year
Contents
Head of School
1
Head of school/Board
2
Primary Principal
3
Early years/PYP
4
Yr 2
5
Upper Primary
6/7
Secondary
8
Creative arts
9
IYA
10
Prom
11
The end point of 16 years of education at ISL is completion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, followed almost immediately by Graduation from school. This year, of course, it is the turn of the Class of 2014 to graduate from secondary education and head out into the wider world. After receiving their IB results in early July, most of our IB2 students will be off to start university in the US, UK, here in Zambia and various other countries around the world. A lot of them will be back in class by the end of September, whilst those heading for southern hemisphere universities will enjoy a longer break until February 2015. It is the end of the year and, inevitably, some teachers and students are moving on to new pastures. I would like to thank the following teachers for their contribution to the International School of Lusaka: Teacher
Years @ ISL
Girija Venugopalan Barbara Matthias Amy Waldock Johanna De Swardt Sian Hill Kevin Hopkins Erik Kehl Lindsay Kehl David Morgan Evelyn YaguibouCambassedes Courtney Shropshire
26 15 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
@ ISL Primary Teacher Primary Teacher Primary Teacher Learning Support Teacher Secondary English Teacher Secondary Art Teacher Head of Learning Support Head of Counselling Secondary Maths Teacher Primary French Teacher
2
Secondary Drama Teacher
Main Role
I would particularly like to thank two teachers who have taught for many years at ISL and who have made significant contributions to the school both inside and outside the classroom during that time. Mrs. Venugopalan and Mrs Matthias will leave big shoes to fill in the Primary School (metaphorically speaking, of course). However, I am sure they will stay in touch and you never know when teachers might decide that they miss the students and buzz of ISL and wish to return. We wish all the leaving teachers Bon Voyage and hope that their transition to new jobs, new schools, new countries and new challenges goes smoothly. In August, when school begins again, students in a number of year groups will be starting new programmes: Nursery students will come to ISL for their first experience of school; Year 3 will be entering Upper Primary and noticing a change of pace; Year 7 students will be attending Secondary School for the first time and, no doubt, it will take them a while to get used to moving classrooms for each subject, whilst carrying a heavy bag of books; Year 10 students will start their chosen IGCSE courses and the book bags will be even heavier; and, at the top end of the school, the IB1 students will embark on the IBDP, which encompasses the final two years of their ISL High School Diploma, and they have the heaviest books of all! Absolute monsters that weigh kilos rather than grams. Continued in page 2……………………..