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Dear parent:

You, as a parent, are a voting member of the Association of the International School of Lusaka - which means that you own our school.

How to run for the board

The process for standing for election as a board member is quite stratightforward. To accompany nominations, we ask that the association member:

• Verifies that they are willing to attend board meetings at least once every two months
• Commits to serving on at least one board committee, meeting once a month
• Submits:
1. a completed Board Member Nomination Form
2. a recent photograph
3. a brief biography, including their reasons for standing and key areas of interest

Nominations may be submitted via email to isl.sec@islzambia.org by 24th May 2021.

Fantastic Year 2 Art Exhibition

 What an incredible show!

IGCSE Exemptions and Special Consideration Update

 

Parents and Candidates, please note that all individual applications for exemptions have now been approved by Cambridge. 

IGCSE Information Evening

A reminder that this year's IGCSE Information Evening will take place on Wednesday 28 April from 18:00 to 19:00. This event will be in person only and take place at the MPC.

Year 13 Leaver's dinner

Year 13's leaver's dinner was held at Eately Pizzeria on Thursday, 22nd April. Students and teachers enjoyed a memorable and fantastic night with fun games, awards and scrumptous food. It was a perfect send off to our graduating class of 2021.

IBDP art Exhibition

IBDP exhibiton is the culmination of two years of Art experience. We are proud to showcase the Art works of our IBDP student, Lutanda Wilkie.

ISL- Year 6 PYP Exhibition

PYP Exhibition- An opportunity to display Student Voice, Choice, and Ownership! 

The PYP Exhibition held face to face this year was held on 21st and April 22nd, 2021. Students in Years 6.1 and 6.2 outdid themselves👏👏

3D Drawing Year 7

Year 7 made some 3D shapes and showed their understanding of shapes on isometric paper. Have a look at their video here

IBDP Information Evening

IBDP Information evening for Year 11 parents and students will take place on Wednesday, 21st April, in the Fine Arts between 1800 hrs - 1900 hrs. The purpose of the meeting is to give year 11 parents and students, information aboit the IB Diplom, IB courses and the ISL High School Diploma. Students are highly encouraged to attend with their parents. 

DP Visual Art students visit to Lechwe Art Gallery

This week our DP Art students visited the Lechwe Art Gallery to celebrate 90 years of Cynthia Zukas' contribution to Zambia Art. The students were fortunate enough to meet and interact with David Duat Makala, a famous artist and curator. Our current unit looks at curating and setting up an exhibition.

                      

IBDP Visual Arts Exhibition

International School of Lusaka is proud to host the IBDP Visual Arts exhibition on Friday, the 23rd of April 2021 at 1800 hrs in the Fine Arts Theatre. This is a wonderful evening in which we celebrate the development of our students as artists as they unveil two years of their artworks. One of our IBDP2 student, Lutanda Wilkie has invested hours and hours into his portfolio, and we are very proud of his achievements. This year`s exhibition will also be accompanied by our Middle School classes and IGCSE exam coursework students to showcase their creativity.

IGCSE Exemptions

We have now completed the consultation process regarding exemptions for some exam components. Candidates who are eligible and for whom we recommend be exempt from a subject component will be contacted separately. 

IGCSE and Checkpoint Exams Commence

IGCSE and Checkpoint exams will commence as planned on Monday 12 April. We continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation in Zambia closely and are in regular contact with our partners at Cambridge International Assessment and the Zambian Ministry of Health. At this time we are confident we can deliver exams in a safe way. 

Successful IB Evaluation Visit

The remote IB evaluation visit after a year-long self-study was indeed a successful one with the Visiting Team mirroring our comments- echoing our achievements and agreeing on our plans for the way forward!👏👏👏

More Maths in Flags!

 Year 7.1 have made their video showing their understanding of the maths in flags.

IMYC Exit Point for Unit 4

As per the tradition in the IMYC, students reflected on their learning from unit 4 by creating a media project to show their thoughts.

Maths in Flags!

 Year 7 students made posters and a video about Maths in Flags!

“Unlocking Your Intellect” Educational Assessment Webinar

Educational assessments can help to determine individual performance abilities, level and the needs of each child. This presentation will help parents understand

Upcoming IB appraisal visit

We are one of a group of schools piloting the assessment of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization's new programme standards.