The ISBerne Wednesday Afternoon English Program
Posted: August 11, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bern, Berne, community service, education, ESL, Europe, International School, ISBerne, K-12, K12, private school, Swiss school, Switzerland Leave a commentISberne is known for it’s programs that contribute to the local community. This video segment features Ulli Warren and Theresa Buehlmann, who teach English, on Wednesday afternoons at ISBerne, to students who already possess a level of spoken English but are enroled in the local swiss school system.
If you are interested in enroling in the Community English Programme, see our school website for more information:
http://www.isberne.ch/en/school/community/community-english-classes
An ISBerne 5th grade student explores electric cars
Posted: July 15, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bern, Berne, education, electric cars, Europe, International School, ISBerne, K-12, private school, students, Swiss school, Switzerland Leave a commentNoah Lofthouse, a 5th grade student at ISBerne, researched electric cars for his end-of-year exhibition. In this video segment, he is interviewed by Ms. Deirdre Coghlan, Communication Coordinator at ISBerne.
An ISBerne captured moment/ The IB Programme
Posted: April 30, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bern, Berne, education, Europe, International Baccalaureate, International School, ISBerne, K-12, K12, private school, students, Swiss school, Switzerland Leave a commentA quick update on the ISBerne International Baccalaureate Programme
ISBerne CAS project in Morocco
Posted: March 25, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bern, Berne, CAS, education, Europe, IB Diploma Programme, International Baccalaureate, International School, ISBerne, K-12, K12, Morocco, private school, students, Swiss school, Switzerland Leave a commentThe IB Diploma Programme includes the development of a personal commitment to life-long global citizenship. At ISBerne, all students, IB and non-IB, are required to complete the Service element of CAS (Creativity, Action, and Service) in order to receive a diploma. Rather than looking at global service as an abstract academic discussion, the CAS Programme at ISBerne provides actual field experience in working with local projects in remote locations. In my long experience with NGOs, I’ve found that there are 2 kinds of people working there: those who sit in offices and discuss socio-economic problems in the theoretical…and those who go out and work in the field with the heat and bugs. 🙂
-Richard Lakin
In this segment, students recount the experience of working at a school in Morocco.
Mary’s Meals
Posted: January 24, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bern, Berne, education, Europe, International Baccalaureate, International School, ISBerne, K-12, K12, Mary's Meals, private school, students, Swiss school, Switzerland Leave a commentOne of the things that I’ve often seen in my travels for NGOs in the developing world is children not being able to attend the local schools because the family can’t provide food for the child during the school day. Many people in the industrialized nations don’t realize that this is a major factor in the lack of education in impoverished communities. Mary’s Meals provides food on the school premises in areas where hunger prevents children from getting an education. As part of the IB tenet of global citizenship, ISBerne students and faculty are involved in a variety of global service projects. As someone who has seen poverty and the lack of access to basic education up close and on an international scale, I applaud the many efforts at ISBerne to better the human condition.
-Richard Lakin
The Peace Fleece
Posted: January 20, 2014 Filed under: Student Articles | Tags: Bern, Berne, British Red Cross, International School, ISBerne, K-12, K12, Peace Fleece, private school, Swiss school, Switzerland, Syria 4 CommentsSarah Masiello, a 10th grade student at ISBerne, has taken the crisis in Syria to heart. For her 10th Grade Community & Service Personal project she is making Peace Fleece blankets and selling them to raise funds. 100% of sales profits go to the British Red Cross to aid the Syrian refugees. She put together this video to promote awareness and support her project. Great Job Sarah!
