ISL Wild Dogs logo and "Good Morning, ISL!"

Dear ISL members,

Happy New Year to all!

2 announcements from me:

Checkpoint Mathematics Results

Congratulations to all candidates receiving their Checkpoint Mathematics results! This was the first year students from ISL attempted this exam and I am thrilled to announce that we beat the international average in Algebra and Geometry and met the international average overall. 

Candidates should check their school email to receive their individual statement of achievement and exam report. Please contact Mr Ivanov if you have not received your results.

COVID and reopening school in January

We find ourselves once again threatened by a resurgence of the coronavirus, possibly in a new and more easily transmitted form. It is quite clear that South Africa is into the fourth wave of coronavirus infections, probably exacerbated by the new Omicron variant. It seems also that the fourth wave has begun here in Zambia and it seems likely that case numbers rise rapidly in the next few weeks. Our board COVID Task Force (CTF) has been meeting and will continue to meet to assess the situation and to see how best to proceed. We are part of the national effort to control the virus and will continue to work in full cooperation with government directives.

DeepSpace Zambia

If you are here in Zambia and looking for something to do, I happened to encounter James Modimakwane who has turned his passion for astronomy into a small business.

Secondary STUCO (Student Council) President, Vice-President and MS Representative

 Phase 1 of the elections are over. Congratulations to ........

Happy Holidays

 Wishing you safe and happy holidays during this festive season and a prosperous and healthy 2022!

IGCSE Arts Salon - EVENING EVENT CANCELLED

Zambia-UN day highlights

Everyone Has A Story is ISL’s 2021-2022 theme, and it has been wonderful to see how different departments are interpreting it through the wide range of activities within, as well as outside, the classrooms. 

This theme was represented through our annual Zambia-UN Day celebrations. Please enjoy watching the Parade of Nations as well as highlights and additional videos through the links below.

Primary school transformed!

 From bare bricks to a fabulous array of colours! 

Walking in this morning was an absolute delight! Our Primary corridors were vibrant with colour radiated from Student Artwork. The beauty of the various hues combined together added cheer and lifted spirits ( definitely mine:)). 😍

Secondary STUCO Exec Com nominations and elections: Students get involved!

The Student Council is made up of an Executive Committee and Class Representatives (Homeroom/Class “Reps”) elected by their peers from Years 7 through 13. The Class Reps were elected at the beginning of the year. On Thursday December 9th 2021 the Secondary students will elect their Executive Committee members who will serve from January 2022- December 2023. The Executive Committee is comprised of:

Reading

How can we help improve the love for reading in our children?😕 ( this is my confused look!))

Reading is an important life skill and funnily enough, I do not think we have found a way out of reading just yet. 😉

Board Meeting Update - November 2021

The Board met on Tuesday 23 November where the Head of School and the different committees presented their progress towards achieving the school goals.

School enrollment continues to increase, bringing the total number of students to 641 and reaching this school year's target.

Early Christmas!!

 Cheer and laughter rang out loud this morning during break!

U-19 & U-14 LISL Basketball

On Saturday, November 20, the ISL basketball teams had a chance to participate in the LISL (Lusaka International Schools League) U-19 and U-14 Basketball tournaments.

U-14 Boys team - Coach Mr. Banda

7 teams from 3 schools participated - ISL A, ISL B, ISL C, AISL A, AISL B, LICS A, and LICS B.

Braai Back Better! Save the date

 Action and preparation!

Year 13 Writing Day

Year 13 students spent their day today working commitedly on their Extended Essay and Internal Assignment at designated areas. Diploma Programme students writing the Extended Essay were assigned targets to complete by their teachers while the course students worked on their Internal Assignments. The student's Extended Essay journy started in March 2021 and is now nearing completion.

Primary Student Council's First Fundraiser

Congratulations to the Primary Student Council on their first fundraiser for this year. The Student Council organised an 'Ice Cool' sale where they sold ice lollies, Mazoe slushy, popcorn and lemonade. This was much needed considering the sweltering temperatures that we are currently experiencing. 

Year 13's successful Silver Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition

After a very successful Year 12 Gold DoE expedition last week, our Year 13's also successfully returned from their practice expedition yesterday afternoon. Despite the extreme heat our students braved the rough terrain and functioned efficiently to complete their expedition without any serious incidents. This would not have been possible without great team cohesion. Well done!

LISL U-16 & U-13 Volleyball, Round 2

On Saturday, November 13, the ISL volleyball teams participated in the second round of the LISL (Lusaka International Schools League) U-16 and U-13 Volleyball tournaments.

LISL Sr. Swimming Round 2

On Friday, November 12, AISL hosted the second round of LISL (Lusaka International Schools League) Swimming Gala for U-19, U-16 and U-14 teams. 

4 schools participated in this Gala - ISL, AISL, Baobab, and LICS. 2 swimmers from each school could take part in each race and points were given based on the place swimmers got.