• International Day
• IB News
• Community Service
• Basketball Tournament
• Festival of Performing Arts, FOPA
• Prom, Promotion, Graduation
• Grade 12 Donations
• Summer Holidays
• 2023/24 School Calendar

On May 5, AISB joined the 35 countries represented at school this year to celebrate diversity under the theme, "One School, Many Cultures." If you missed it, enjoy the event in pictures and videos.

Here's the video of the 2023 International Day Celebration

The PYP Coordinator’s corner

Looking back at the start of the academic year 2022/2023 brings the images of excited and yet anxious faces of students and teachers. Yes! AISB had just embarked on the journey of becoming an IB World School. We are currently in the candidacy stage of our journey to full authorization and just concluded a successful consultancy visit on April 24 - 25, 2023.

Our Elementary school is implementing the Primary Years Programme (IB) curriculum framework where learning is structured according to the six transdisciplinary themes which include;

• Who we are

• Where we are in place and time

• How we express ourselves

• How the world works

• How we organize ourselves

• Sharing the planet

It was amazing to see our students explore their learning under these themes, participating in inquiry activities and presenting their summative assessments. Each transdisciplinary theme lasted at least five weeks, during which students engaged in inquiry-based learning activities. These involved searching for information on what they are learning from sources within the school and at home, formative and summative assessments, and taking responsible action based on what they had learned.

Apart from our Pre- K 3 & 4 classes that explored five transdisciplinary themes, the remaining classes from Kindergarten to Grade 5, explored all six transdisciplinary themes.

PYP Exhibition June 16, 2023

Learners under the Primary Years Programme (PYP) are provided with many formal and informal opportunities to demonstrate how they have developed and applied their knowledge, conceptual understandings, skills and learner profile attributes through the inquiries they undertake. The PYP exhibition which is the culminating, collaborative experience in the final year of the PYP, is a remarkable example of these opportunities.

Our Grade 5 students have embarked on their exhibition in which they will demonstrate their understanding of Biodiversity and the causes of biodiversity loss.

They are currently investigating the causes of biodiversity loss with their peers' help and guidance from their teachers and the PYP Coordinator. Each student will narrow down to one cause of biodiversity loss and come out with possible ways to reduce or put an end to it. The students also went for a field trip to Lesio-Louna-Lefini Gorilla nature reserve to get more information, insight, and inspiration on biodiversity. Through the exhibition, students will demonstrate their ability to take responsibility for their learning and their capacity to take action as they actively engage in planning, presenting, and assessing their own learning.

The AISB PYP Exhibition 2023, will take place on Friday, June 16, 2023, from 13:30 to 14:50. Parents are invited to take part in the exhibition.

Should you have any questions about the exhibition or any PYP curriculum-related matter, do not hesitate to contact me.

Charles Olomo

(PYP Curriculum Coordinator) colomo@aisbrazza.org

Dear AISB Community,

The school was just visited in person by Mr. Keith Browne, an MYP expert from the IB headquarters. The purpose of his visit was to inspect our overall progress in implementing the Middle Years Program during our candidacy. He met with administration, teachers from each department, parents and students. Additionally, he also toured the school facilities. His official visit report will be made available to the school in one month's time; which will give us feedback on three key areas: the Philosophy, Organization, and Curriculum of the school.

Preliminary feedback was quite positive in the following areas: he reported that students feel that their teachers are caring and engaged, that the school is doing very well in implementing IB philosophy, and that collaborative planning for teachers is happening and is explicit.

The next steps in the process are for the administration to receive the official report, to update our action plan, and to implement or improve any actions the IB identifies as "in progress" or as "matters to be addressed". I sincerely thank the entire AISB MYP community for their efforts so far and urge us to continue to be engaged and focused on improvement, we are halfway there!

Kind Regards,

Brandon Clemmons

MYP Coordinator

The Student Council is planning to invite two orphanages on June 1st for a Get Together at school. They intend to play with and eat with them after school. Below are some of the things they would like to get for them to go back home with that day. The Student Council intends to extend this to the rest of the students and families so they can also get the chance to contribute.

AISB is hosting its first inter-school basketball tournament that will take place from Thursday May 18. All games will be played at the AISB Gymnasium.

As it currently stands only one school among those participating has a girls' team. Therefore the girls will only play one game.

We will send you the tournament schedule along with further details soon.

Go Hawks!

Ronny

Hawks Basketball Coach

AISB is organizing a Festival of Performing Arts (Music, dance, drama) to include schools in Brazzaville on May 27 from 2:00-6:00PM. The venue will be CCF.

Objectives:

1. To promote communal relationships and collaboration among schools in Brazzaville,

2. To discover, encourage, harness and bring to the lime light, talents amongst the younger generation

Categories: (From Senior Elementary to High School, Commercial schools, and vocational institutions)

A – Music

* Chorale

* Instrumentals / Orchestra – ( Wester / European Musical Instruments or African traditional Instruments)

* Orchestra / Band and Choir

B – Dance

* Ballet

* Choreography

* African traditional dance

C – Drama

* Playlets

* Pantomime or Melodrama

* Classical Drama

Mr. Albert Authority

Music Teacher

Dear Parents,

As the end of the school year approaches, we are excited to announce the upcoming Senior Prom and graduation. This is a special event that the Seniors and the entire high school look forward to all year, and we want to make it a memorable day for everyone.

To make this event a success, we are reaching out to ask for your help. We are seeking donations to help cover the costs of the prom and graduation, including decorations, food, and entertainment.

Your contribution, no matter the size, can make a significant difference in ensuring that our seniors have a wonderful and unforgettable prom and graduation. Your support will not only help create a magical day for our graduating class but also leave a positive impact on the entire school community.

We appreciate any amount you can give to help make this event possible. Please know that every donation is greatly appreciated and will be put towards creating an unforgettable experience for our seniors.

If you are interested in making a donation, please send your contribution to the school administration, the Director, Business Manager, Accountant, or any member of the senior class.

Thank you for considering this request. Your support means a lot to us and to our graduating seniors.

Thank you!

Sincerely yours,

The senior class.

Chers parents,

Alors que la fin de l'année scolaire approche, nous sommes heureux d'annoncer le prochain bal de fin d'année. Il s'agit d'un événement spécial que nous, les élèves de terminale, et l'ensemble du lycée attendons avec impatience toute l'année, et voulons en faire une soirée mémorable pour tout le monde.

Pour que cet événement soit un succès, nous sollicitons votre aide. Nous recherchons des dons pour nous aider à couvrir les coûts du bal de fin d'année, y compris les décorations, la nourriture et le divertissement.

Votre contribution, quelle qu'en soit, peut faire une différence significative en garantissant à la classe de terminale un bal de fin d'année et une cérémonie de graduation merveilleuse et inoubliable. Votre soutien contribuera non seulement à créer une nuit magique pour notre classe de terminale, mais il aura également un impact positif sur l'ensemble de la communauté scolaire.

Nous apprécions tout montant dont vous pourriez faire don afin de nous aider à réaliser cet événement. Sachez que chaque don est très apprécié et servira à créer une expérience inoubliable en cette fin d'année scolaire.

Si vous souhaitez faire un don, veuillez l'envoyer à l'administration de l'école, au directeur ou à un membre de la classe de terminale. Nous vous remercions de prendre en compte cette demande et nous apprécions énormément la considération que vous y apporterez.

Nous vous en remercions !

La classe de terminale.

School will be closed on the following days:

• Thursday May 18- Ascension Day
• Friday May 19- School Holiday
• Monday May 29- Whit Monday

AISB will close for the summer holidays on June 21, 2023. Please plan your travel dates according to ensure your child does not miss school.

Get up to 3% discount on tuition if paid in full by June 30, 2023.

Dr. Laura Viban

Ed.D in Educational Leadership & Management

Director

American International School of Brazzaville

director@aisbrazza.org / www.aisbrazza.org