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Community Report 2018/19
world class OU R COMMU NIT Y: ON E SC HOOL TW O C A M PU SES
education
Nationality Students Staff Nationality Students Staff Nationality Students Staff
American 200 57 Greek 3 4 South African 9 2
Australian 6 10 Hungarian 4 2 Spanish 12 4
Belgian 2 1 Indian 74 4 Sri Lankan 1
For nearly 35 years, the International School of Stuttgart e.V. has provided world class our growing numbers of students and even our Director moved into one of the new
Bosnian 1 Indonesian 2 1 Swedish 8 3
education for globally mobile international and internationally minded families. We have spaces. We also moved Administrative offices off campus to provide new classrooms
supported student learning and we have supported the increasingly diverse needs of on our bridge. But as our Future of Education. Now. vision clearly states, we are not Brazilian 13 2 Irish 2 8 Syrian 1
those companies and individual families who support the economic vision of Stuttgart. interested in developing the size of our community but the quality of what we do. For
But in 2019, we announced our desire to be a beacon of learning for humanity. We example, student collaboration with other schools throughout the European Erasmus British 19 29 Italian 7 3 Taiwanese 1
announced that we want to deliver learning for a future filled with opportunity not only program led to the ISS Eco School movement that is rapidly affecting how we think
for the students in our school, but for learners throughout Baden Württemberg and about our programs, facilities and environmentally friendly expectations in how we live Bulgarian 1 Japanese 102 3 Turkish 7 1
the world. and learn.
Canadian 19 11 Korean 38 2 Vietnamese 1
In a nutshell, ISS is looking to follow Jim Collin’s good to great “hedgehog” principle As the Board noted in its vision statement, ISS cannot just make a change, our school
Chilean 2 Malaysian 1
of taking something we already do well and do it better. At the core of all our needs to make a difference. We want to transform into a beacon of modern education
coming plans is the belief that personalized learning comes from a place of caring. and 2019 was the year we explained how we would realize our vision. Chinese 21 2 Mexican 10 2
Our collective commitment as a group of educators is to build on our already caring
foundation, to know our kids, have no surprises and to build the mentoring relationships Colombian 1 New Zealander 2
that inspire, challenge and actively support our students and each other to become
positive participants in a changing world. Croatian 2 Pakistani 2
2019 was also the year when we launched our strategic plans to achieve our aspirations Timothy Kelley Stefan Zerbe Danish 6 1 Polish 10 1
in the face of rapid enrollment growth. Temporary classrooms were put in to handle School Director President, Board of Trustees
Dutch 4 2 Portuguese 7 1
Egyptian 1 Romanian 3
“Our world will be forever flat if we do not help our young people to re-think about what we have done as adults,
they will need all the knowledge, skills and understanding in Science, in Math, in the Arts, in Communication, in Filipino 1 Russian 3
Technology, to lead voyages of inquiry and discovery in ships called Hope and Faith and Trust, as our children will French 11 3 Saudi Arabian 7
seek to change the world, not by running away from it, but by teaching themselves and each other to rethink, re- Gambian 1 Serbian 2
share, re-distribute and recycle what we already have.” Mr. Paul Morris, Graduation Speaker 2019
German 204 62 Singapore 2
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the
future of
expectations are changing as the world changes too. As such, we came to understand that
if we really want a quality school, we cannot afford the status quo on either campus. As we
developed our educational vision, the Board of Trustees and school leadership paid careful
education.
attention to prudent and strategically focused investments that would allow us to realize our
objectives and vision in alignment with careful growth and attention to annual costing.
During the school year 2018/19, the ISS Board of Trustees, the School Director and various
committees continued to work with everyone in our community that had helped us identify
now.
lasting educational values, to research and compare best practice schools in addition to
analyzing economic and educational trends here in our local region. Then in February 2019, the
Education Ministry announced a long-term solution concerning our school subsidies. Whilst the
subsidy support (5.4% of our operational budget) likely will not be realized until 2020, ISS can
now rely on dependable financial support from Baden-Württemberg for our service to the
globally mobile citizens and international companies of Stuttgart.
For years, our school has built a reputation as one of the leading international Therefore, with strong financial metrics and conservative enrollment projections as a prudent
schools in Germany. But while we continue to take pride in a variety of foundation, the Board utilized all of the community feedback to develop a vision and its
successful educational metrics, we recognize that there will always be a desire implementation plan, including necessary revenue development plans, to deliver The Future of
to provide the highest educational quality possible for each one of our learners. Education. Now. As the Board noted in its vision statement, ISS cannot just make a change, our
In past years, we had little choice but to cut operational capital to provide for school needs to make a difference. We want to transform into a beacon of modern education.
minimal investment for education quality objectives. While we have proudly
described ourselves as a “good bargain” we realized that we had reached an
operational crossroad where our aspirations are no longer possible with our
current income.
“We don’t know (how schools will change), but I like
That is why, in the spring of 2019, the school launched its ambitious vision for
the school’s future and called it The Future of Education. Now. A product of nearly
that the school is thinking about it.”
DLF Student Council Comment 2018
two years of collective reflection, our community has recognized that school
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teachers share their
learning & best practices
Lunch and Learn: Sharing best practice and Resources
In addition to providing wider community professional development such as acclaimed Dr. Michael Thompson’s where a growing group of teachers gathered to discuss
workshops for parents including The Pressured Child and Best Friends, Worst Enemies school leaders and program teaching and resources together in our Design classroom.
coordinators learned a great deal from another world renowned expert, Dr. Fran Prolman who continued our
leadership training program for key leaders at the International School of Stuttgart e.V. This same focus on leadership In all, the International School of Stuttgart e.V. spent
One prestigious recognition of teaching excellence
was supported by sending six teachers to the ECIS Mid-Level Leadership certificate training program. nearly 75,000 Euros on individual subject training for
in 2018 was when Head of the Physical Education
teachers in MYP and the DP in addition to the above
Department, Mr. Daniel Mendes Pereira and long-time
There were also numerous opportunities for teachers to share their learning and best practice through our investments in teacher professional development.
school choreographer/educator Mr. Adrian Turner had
restructured meeting times concerning curriculum review and strategic priorities. Teachers participated in online
the honor of presenting their Dance Unit at the IB
certification programs such as Teach Now and have been working to train all teachers in English as an Additional Lastly, over 20 of our teachers presented at the AGIS
World Conference in Vienna. It was quite an honor to
Language through the TESCM program. conference. We also had leaders present Creating a
be selected to offer this workshop at the conference
Solution Focused Environment; Upskilling Teachers and
celebrating 50 years of International Baccalaureate
The school hosted a conference on Crisis Management, an IB Diploma Math Cluster Workshop, a Theory of Students at the ECIS conference.
education as the competition to present was very high.
Knowledge (ToK) Workshop and sent teachers on training in Internal Assessment and Language Subject training. We
Another successful initiative was Ms. Lenny Dutton’s
also sent teachers on DP Computer Science training, MYP Mathematics training and nine other workshops for a
variety of MYP subjects. Language Acquisition educators also appreciated our workshop with Ms. Eithne Gallagher an
expert on interlingual studies. This particular workshop was geared towards providing help with our Language Policy.
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steam Grade 7 students completed the first Lego League Tournament (FLL) with the guiding
theme of Space Travel. Students were required to build and program their robots to
initiatives
solve a range of missions, including launching a rocket into space and undertaking a
spacewalk. Several students from the International School of Stuttgart e.V. were chosen
LOW ER S CHO O L S to represent the school at a local competition where they excelled and paved the way
for students for the following year. In 2020, the school will have 40 students competing!
Our younger students on both campuses continue to learn and be involved in
creative numeracy projects and we have expanded our exposure to science
for all elementary aged students. Math continues to be a point of emphasis
and some select samples of STEAM examples are as follows:
• A visit to Ms. Sian Ogwen-Jones’ laboratory in the Upper School to
participate in two biology classes U PPER S CHOOL S M IT EX C HA N GE & D EV ELOPM EN T
• Experiments observing human cells and onion cells
• Building and testing paper chairs
STEAM has also continued to expand under the For the first three weeks of the year, the Science
• Completing the German Keltendorf project: Students make a Celtic
leadership of our newest Design teacher. We also Department hosts a visiting undergraduate student from
village in class using typical material. Participating in observational
completed the application and received acceptance for MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology - one of the
experiments that investigate the interactions between living things and
the Digitale Schule certification. Other highlights included: most prestigious third level universities of science in the
their environments.
world). The visit is part of an international exchange
• Building and examining wind turbines
• First Lego League Tournament (FLL) program involving Stuttgart University and MIT. At
• First Tech Challenge (FTC) the initiative of our STEAM coordinator, Mr. Matthew
Our school also created the Lunchtime Makers Club to provide the students
• Land Rover’s 4x4 In Schools Candidacy Knight (Sindelfingen Campus), this is the second year we
with a STEAM maker experience through a variety of collaborative challenges.
• 3D printing and laser cutting course at have had a visiting student at the International School
Lower School students also completed the two-year Europlay project working
HobbyHimmel. Laser cutting and 3-D printing offsite of Stuttgart e.V. as part of this exchange. The student
through a design cycle to plan, design and arrive at an action plan for building a
• MADD: May 27th saw a variety of artists (dancers, observes science classes from Grades 6-12 and supports
playground.
musicians, portrait painters, circus artists etc) come students in, for example, their planning of biochemistry
to work with our students. Each student experienced experiments (Grade 11 Biology). We also aim to use the
2019 was also the inaugural year for our exciting Lower School STEAM DAY
four different workshops highlighting our emphasis student to inspire our senior students, especially female
in Degerloch, based on the same practice at our Sindelfingen Campus. ISS
on creativity and innovation. students to study a STEM subject at university.
younger students also participated in the prestigious MathQuest Competition.
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erasmus+ & europlay
pepperdine University, Maastricht University, Amsterdam I B D I PL OMA Y EA R S PR OG R A MME
University of Applied Science, University of Bath,
100%
University of Essex, Hult University, Kings College London,
Utrecht University, Leiden University College, Swansea
University, University of Auckland, Oxford Brookes
University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of passing rate
We recognize the socio-economic inequalities that many students and schools face in Europe. That is why one
Bath, University of Virginia, Willem de Kooning Academy (world average of 80%)
of our key mission objectives is to address these challenges by providing meaningful learning opportunities for
44%
students and by promoting inclusive learning in schools.
In addition to the above, ISS has had an impressive
The Europlay project enabled students from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds to become leaders college list in recent years, with graduates going on
in their school’s playground design. These students were involved in all stages of the design process and traveled to study at leading colleges and universities world- awarded a bilingual IB Diploma
wide, including: Columbia University, Cornell University,
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internationally to collaborate with our partnering schools in Italy, Germany, Poland, and England.
Dartmouth College, Georgia Institute of Technology, LSE,
future
Promotion of learning that includes all students, regardless of their abilities, was another priority for the Europlay College of William and Mary, Tufts University, University
project. We supported this goal by providing opportunities for students to collaborate and direct their learning in of Virginia, University of Warwick, University, St. Gallen average points
a safe environment. University, Stuttgart University, Kings College London, (world average of 30)
Technical University of Munich, University of Science and
leaders
We also hope that upon completion of the Europlay project, schools would have implementable playground Technology and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT).
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designs; and that through these designs, they would be able to create playgrounds that promote learning within
the context of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. ISS WORLD
On the Sindelfingen Campus we highly value and
support the languages of our students. We follow our English Language & Literature
own inter-lingual language learning philosophy and are 5.5
very interested in the philosophies of other schools and 10% 5.0
institutions. The Erasmus+ Programme supported our German Language & Literature
Sindelfingen Campus to compare and contrast different The graduating class of 2019 have gone on to study 5.6
approaches and facilitated the creation of close working a wide range of subjects including: Life Sciences, Law, 5.6% 5.3
relationships with our partner schools in Estonia, Spain Computer Science/Engineering, Economics, International Language Acquisition
6.2
and the Netherlands. Business, Aerospace Engineering, Liberal Arts & Sciences,
17% 5.3
Hospitality Management, Business Administration, Media ISS hosted its annual Future Directions College Fair which Individuals & Societies
Our project enabled three student exchanges, each time & Communications, English & Creative Writing, Duales attracted 41 universities from around the world including 5.7
six to eight students from each school visited a partner Studium, International Management with German, Germany, Canada, the USA, the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, 18.7% 4.8
school to investigate local traditions based on the season Medicine, International Relations, Architecture, Human Spain, Switzerland and Japan. Experimental Sciences
of the year: the feast of St Jordi in Spain (Catalonia Geography, Chemistry, and Art & Design. 5.4
region), the Dutch take on St Maarten in Amsterdam, Over 250 students and parents from ISS and 25.5% 4.3
and our own international festival here when we hosted Students matriculated at the following universities neighbouring schools attended, and feedback from Mathematics
4.6
the final celebration in Sindelfingen in the summer of in the Autumn of 2019: Warwick University, London exhibitors and attendees was overwhelmingly positive.
9.5% 4.2
2018. Teachers also received the opportunity to travel School of Economics, Radboud University, University of Presenters were impressed with the overall organisation,
Arts
to partner schools to learn about their approaches to Michigan, University of Glasgow, University of Amsterdam, the quality of the questions asked and the welcoming 5.2
linguistically-inclusive team-based teaching. American University of Rome, Tilburg University, atmosphere of the school. 18% 4.4
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"We are very fortunate to have the support of our
amazing alumni to inspire our current students by
forty- sharing stories of their college life, academics, and future
two
career plans.” ISS’ College & Career Counsellor, Mr. David Tobin
points •
•
designation awarded to those students who receive a grade 3 or higher enrolled in
MYP Language and Literature course studies.
The highest number of points obtained was 52 out of a possible 56 points.
Reports indicate that our students continue to perform better than their world-
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wide counterparts, in both core components of the MYP, Personal Project
(PP) (a precursor to the Extended Essay in the Diploma Programme) and the
Interdisciplinary Learning on-screen assessment.
This was the first year at the International School of Stuttgart e.V. that our Grade
10 students had the opportunity to take part in the eAssessments (on-screen
examinations and ePortfolios). The examinations offer meaningful and relevant ways for
students to engage with the assessments through media and interactive functions. The
alumni
ISS Class of 2019 saw 41 students register for the first official IB MYP eAssessment MYP eAssessments are designed to assess students beyond the rote memorization of
examination session. The first official IB MYP certificates were issued based on June content with 75% of the examination focused on inquiry, communication and critical
2019 exam session results and these specific points of accomplishment: thinking skills.
• Average points obtained by ISS students who received the certificate was 42 points In addition to classroom learning and for teaching of concepts, content and Approaches
compared to the world average of 36 points. to Learning (AtL) skills, the school invested heavily in preparing both teachers and
• Average grade obtained by ISS students who received the certificate was 5.25 the students through extensive support for MYP faculty. Professional development The International School of Stuttgart e.V. welcomed back four recent alumni to speak to current students and parents about their university experiences. The alums shared
compared to the world average of 4.56. opportunities and a full range of specimen examinations were made available in order academic advice and personal stories about their experiences to date and explained how the school prepared them for success in higher education. The panel consisted of M.
• 40% of those who received the certificate also gained bilingual certification, a to allow students to familiarize themselves with both the academic and technical Kemmer, University of Bath, BSc Chemistry & Management, L. Wodtke, University of Portsmouth, BA Journalism, E. Massler, University of Warsaw, MD Medicine and Shraddha
aspects of each of examination. Mandi, Kings College London, BA/BSc PPE.
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• Bradlie Martz-Sigala: A volunteer for the Climate Reality Project visited Diploma
Program Geography classes to discuss the climate crisis and ways students can take
an active role to combat it.
• Mr. Hans-Juergen Wagner: Managing Director of Advantest Europe, GmbH spoke
to students and parents about the changing nature of the electronics industry.
• Sports Day Healthy Snack table supporting Rotaract KidsCamp
• SchlauShow in Breuningerland - (Bürgerstiftung) teaching the Oberbürgermeister
to drum!
• Finalizing the cooperation between our Sportverein (SV-ISS) and two local sport
clubs SV-Hoffeld (Football) and PKF TUS Titans (Basketball). The cooperation with
SV Hoffeld & PKF TUS Titans helps our students integrate better into the local
community by giving them the chance to play in a mixed team with local children
and experience the German tradition of a "Vereinsgemeinschaft" which includes
events like eating at the SV-Hoffeld’s restaurant, participating in several sport camps,
summer celebrations and participation in various activities.
• Hector Akademie electronics classes, initiated by our Board of Trustee member,
Mrs. Laura McMillan
• Positive Discipline expert, Ms. Joy Marchese
• Two Ludwigsburg Pedagogical Hochschule Intershops (each month)
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• Take a Child to Work Day where our eighth graders visited workplaces of our
The International School of Stuttgart e.V. has continued to attract leading consultants expert parents (LBBW bank, finances, real estate management, art gallery, software
and educational specialists to our school and also continued our outreach to parents development, sustainability)
and local leaders to help inspire our students with tales of the real world outside our • Experts in the classroom, staff and parents: Ms. Heike Kayser, Mr. David Taylor,
campus. One highlight was the Middle School Job Fair at the Sindelfingen Campus with Ms. Consuelo Palencia, Ms. Timea Gates, Ms. Rebecca Jones-Buerk, Mr. Wesley
25 parents and other experts joining us from our local community. In small groups, the Godley, Ms. Ilksen Graf, Ms. Britt Christensen, Ms. Zaineb Manager, Ms. Claire James,
Grade 6 – 10 students listened to presentations and questioned experts from the fields Ms. Monika Poboq, Ms. Sally Albarran and Ms. Lucy Raeder • Dance Workshop in Grades 3/4 with professional dancer, Mr. Pascal Sangl
voices &
of architecture, international development, art and graphic design, urban planning, the • A Primary & Secondary Sources Workshop with Grades 5 & 6 was held by Ms. Ilja • Ms. Jones-Radgowski (parent of two children in school) presented her newly
Navy, die Polizei, Design engineering … and more. Widmann (Sindelfingen Museum Curator). published book and talked about the writing process.
• Ms. Eva Schaber, Leiterin Haus der Familie, Sindelfingen - partnership with Summer
Other Community initiatives and parental visits include: Camp In addition to supporting the spirit of communication and transparency, our Degerloch
• Partnerships with Böblingen Sport Verein and Sindelfingen Schule für Musik, Theater • Ms. Sandra Richter - new Director of the Deutsche Literatur Archiv and Ms. Heike Parent Advisory Council also worked hard with school leadership to finalize a school
volunteers
und Tanz. Gfrereis, Director of Literatur Museum Marbach parental survey that was in alignment with a variety of accreditation expectations
• Sindelfingen Town Award: The town of Sindelfingen honored two ex-Sindelfingen • Primary School parent volunteers - reading with individual children and supporting and our own strategic objectives. In the meantime, the Parent Council in Sindelfingen
Campus / current Grade 11 ISS students, for their service to school. David Kurz the librarian contributed important strategic initiatives to our Future of Education. Now. and
received an award for his academic excellence in the IB MYP Personal Project. • Mr. Roland Smith, author of Peak, Skyped interview with Grade 7 students both the Parent Teacher Group and the Degerloch Parent Teacher Association
Philipp Kölle received his award for his outstanding work in the leadership of the • Ms. Petra Wenski-Hänisch worked with the Early Years students on an art project successfully developed and produced a wide variety of community events with new
Middle Years Student Council and his active participation in the ISS Vision and as part of Kids@Kita. The students made a large tree mural and then paintings and inspirational parental leaders. The tireless efforts of the Booster Club to support
Values development through Driving Learning Forward. depicting the four seasons. ISS’s sports program raised over 7,000 Euros for the purchase of sports equipment,
• Bodo Uebber: The Future of the Car Industry uniforms and catering at tournaments.
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campus
DEGER LO CH L O WE R S C H O OL
In the 2018/19 school year, the Degerloch Lower School focused on
highlights
supporting math and design initiatives in addition to inspiring and supporting
• Hosting of Erasmus EuroPlay project Coordinators from the UK, Poland and Italy, with the • Development of new courses including a process • Fully designed and implemented set of meaningful
our Sindelfingen Lower School as they move into the IB Primary Years
Board meeting to affirm the strategic direction that ISS is taking.
DEGERL OCH U PPER SC HOOL
Programme. that surveyed staff and students about the possibility Interdisciplinary Units that allow students with an
• Fountas and Pinnell reading assessment further embedded in cycle of diagnostic assessments of offering new courses in the Diploma Programme. unusual and real-life experience, reward teachers
The division also revised the daily schedule to limit transition time for more including Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) in Grades 3-5 as well as the rescheduling of In addition to students thriving in our holistic and • The development of a new coding course in with an opportunity to collaborate but also with an
learning, in addition to the following strategic actions and priorities: the ACER International Standardized Assessment to February to avoid assessment overload. academic programming, this year was additionally conjunction with CISCO for implementation in unexpected engagement and responses.
• More robust follow-up and intervention for supporting children through Individual busy preparing for unprecedented growth that we 2019/20.
• Embedding of Morning Math lessons in addition to the regular Math Educational Goal plans (IEG) and Individual Educational Plans (IEP) for targeted teaching and started realizing in the beginning of 2019. In 2018/19 • Reviewed, selected and implemented a new library Upper School leadership empowered and guided the
teaching and learning. learning. we continued training for key educational leaders and database EBSCO. implementation of the Academic Council‘s initiative
• Preparations for key changes to the Lower School for 2019/20, including: • Development of Early Years Playground to include rotational outdoor play foundational invested significantly in preparing curricula, programs • Continued the implementation of EAL training for all Communicating Learning - a three-year project focused
• German learning for all. Science and Mathematics activities including music, mud kitchen, growth of plants and and, of course, hiring a large number of new and highly teachers in the Upper School TESMC. on re-defining how we document, monitor, and
• New timetable creation for EAL and German. flowers. qualified teachers to address our enrollment growth. • Continued development of the MYP CORE/ communicate learning.
• Further emphasis upon collaboration and teamwork, especially in the • Partnership with the Gemueseackerdemie for the creation of ‘Home Grown’ fruit and Advisory program through the introduction of four
areas of planning for Literacy. vegetables for the Early Years children in the new school year. Other key curricular objectives include: themes across the school year with the advisory unit A clear indicator of the success and validation of the
• Introduction to the new revised Primary Years Program with emphasis • Further development of teacher leadership with Subject Coordinators leading staff meetings concepts being mapped out with sequenced activities above mentioned distributed leadership is the fact that
on Student Agency. in their expertise including Math, English as an Additional Language (EAL), Literacy and • Completing the curricula reviews for Maths, Science and resources for Homeroom teachers/advisors. our Academic Council was invited to present on the
• Roll out of new Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Information Technology (IT). and Humanities. • Development of a project based approach using design process used throughout this initiative at the
Mathematics (STEAM)/Digital Learnings for every Grade level, with • Successfully implementing the MYP eAssessments. Approaches to Learning (ATL)s and Service as International Baccalaureate (IB) Global Conference in
the new position of Digital Learning Coach. • Implementation of the Grade 10 new IB Maths and Action that creates continuity for both students and Abu Dhabi in November 2019.
• Completion of Erasmus EuroPlay project, with final action plan for continued programming to inform and plan for the advisors.
reshaping and design of a part of the Early Years Playground for 2019/20. new IBDP maths courses.
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SINDELFINGEN CAMPUS
It has been a busy and successful year in Sindelfingen.
Much of our time was utilized in curricular initiatives that
international café
continue to allow for greater collaboration between our
two campuses. The first of these initiatives involved our
preparation for and implementation of the IB Middle
Years Programme (MYP) Year Five ePortfolios in May
and our preparation for the MYP re-evaluation visit in
November 2019. Perhaps even more significantly, we
thoroughly researched, discussed and implemented a
decision-making process that resulted in our decision
to apply for candidate status for the IB Primary Years Members of the International School of Stuttgart e.V. community continued to support refugees from the two
Programme (PYP). refugee homes in Degerloch in the 2018/19 school year, some of them on a personal basis and many through the
project, with Take a Student to Work Day, work development goals with Middle Years students, and International Café. This initiative was started by ISS in 2016 to welcome and get to know the refugees that have
Other key initiatives include: interviews and Job Fair. continued development of MUNISS participation arrived in Degerloch in the last years. International Café takes place approximately once a month on a Sunday
• Learning beyond the classroom: Development of Grades 6 through 10. afternoon and up to 70 refugees from many different countries and age groups visit our school each time.
• First round of Curriculum Review and Strategic the shared campus vision and learning in our local • The MYP re-evaluation visit in November 2019.
Project Group Leadership, three out of the four community. Collaborative partnership with the Stadt • Sindelfingen Green Team participation in ISS Eco Activities in 2018/19 included our sixth graders sharing their Caine’s arcade cardboard box games with the refugee
projects were led by Sindelfingen Campus faculty. Museum and 400 Outstanding Women Exhibition School student committee. children from Helene-Pfleiderer Strasse, a fantastic opportunity to celebrate Celtic culture with adults and children
• Implementing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Middle Years traveled to the Swiss Science • STEAM MakerSpaces: Making Stuff books collections, from the Waldau refugee home on St. Patrick’s Day with a Ceílí and demonstrations of both Soft and Hard Shoe
and Mathematics (STEAM) Enrichment and Personal Museum. the Tinker Lab, the Balloon Car Challenge as well as Dancing by members of the Stuttgart based Halpin School of Irish Dance and a “Schnitzeljagd” or scavenger hunt in
Inquiry programs and promoted the development • Implementing coding units taught throughout the the Clay Corner. the summer led by Upper School students. We also celebrated the relocation of a couple of families from the refugee
of students’ design-cycle skills. Students focused grade levels through BeeBot, Scratch and Hour of • Utilizing a donation of 5000 Euros for home and homes to their own apartments.
on reflection, planning, re-evaluation, research, and Code. family language books to extend the provision in the
connections to industry, the community, and the • Promoting intercultural understanding through Primary School Library. The feedback we receive from the people in charge of the refugee homes is that the families, and in particular the
wider world in general. Assemblies, speakers, professional development, • Middle Years’ Service Learning Project: Book Club children, look forward to coming to the International Café and it is an activity we will be continuing.
• Further development of the Parents as Partners through exploring the UNDP sustainable and Genre Project.
18 I N S P I R E . C H A L L E N G E . S U P P O R T . 19performing arts
muniss
The twelfth annual Model United Nations at the
International School of Stuttgart (MUNISS) conference
saw 450 participants from 25 different schools gathered
on the Degerloch Campus. Participants came from all
over Europe, including Albania, Greece, Spain, Sweden
and Turkey, and some schools even travelled all the way
from the United States. Model United Nations (MUN)
is an educational simulation and academic activity in
which students can learn about diplomacy, international
relations, and the United Nations.
At every MUN conference there is a general theme,
and in 2018/19 the MUNISS theme was Combatting
Inequalities. The theme helped guide the Executive
Team in their decision making regarding the committee
The performing arts highlight at the Degerloch Campus was undoubtedly the Upper School Musical production of A Chorus Line. The professional polish of the dancers, in
topics that the delegates discussed during the three day
particular the elegance of their ballet moves and the tight choreography of each dance number, and it was impressive how the students mastered the difficult vocal score with key
conference.
shifts and changes in tempos. The Spring production of Alice@Wonderland saw a large and eclectic cast who made this evergreen fable come alive in mesmeric form.
The weekend was a great success, full of fruitful debate,
In Sindelfingen, 26 students (and five teachers) many of whom were first time actors, produced the play HOODIE that featured 17 vignettes from middle school life such as
delicious food, and happy directors. Old friends were
troubles with the cool cheerleader, worrying what to wear for school, confused about changes to young voices and bodies, and troubles with parents.
reunited, and new friendships were formed. MUNISS
2019 inspired participants to share MUN with their
peers, teachers, and families, to help and encourage the
growth of Model United Nations within the school.
20 I N S P I R E . C H A L L E N G E . S U P P O R T . 21Given last minute transformational changes between Trustees' strategic goals and our long-established mission The purpose of the parent survey was to gauge parents’
the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New and implementation of IB programming. Essentially, we understanding of ISS as an organization, students’
England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), want to strengthen these aspirational practices through education at ISS, and their personal perception of the
the school’s primary accrediting organizations, the the school’s desire to make the accreditation/evaluation service ISS is providing to international families. After
process something that supports the ‘why’ of our goals revision and review, the PAC recommended two surveys,
sports
School Director organized a specific task force to look
at how the school will move forward with our various such as looking for learning (ACE) with the ‘what’ and a summative and simple survey that was implemented
authorization and accreditation processes in alignment ‘how’ we do what we do (IB). in the re-enrollment process the spring of 2019. The
with our vision, mission and philosophies and the more larger, more strategic version was to be implemented in
recent context of our strategic vision entitled The Future While all of this was happening, upon request of the the winter of 2019/20 but will be delayed as the entire
of Education. Now. In the end, the school chose to focus School Director, the Degerloch Parent Advisory Council community will be taking the full ACE survey in May of
our transformational goals with the rigorous and widely (PAC) reviewed and revised the yearly parent survey for 2020.
recognized ACE accreditation protocol of NEASC. implementation in 2019. The new survey was to be based
on recognized guidelines from external international School leadership will commence reviewing staff
The school also felt it was important for us to further school accreditation organizations, and commonly agreed and student surveys in 2020 to align them to our
align our newly-defined values with the Board of internal values that stemmed from previous ISS surveys. accreditation and strategic expectations.
accreditation
The Track & Field team finished the 2018/19 tournament of the season with one second and two third place trophies, 17 medals and two GISST records. The International School
of Stuttgart e.V.’s teams collected nine trophies overall in the GISST competitions.
Basketball U14 Girls: Gold
Basketball U14 Boys: Silver
Basketball Varsity Girls: Bronze
Basketball Varsity Boys: Silver
Track & Field Varsity Girls: Silver
Track & Field Varsity Boys: Bronze
Track & Field U14 Girls: Bronze
Tennis Varsity Girls: Bronze
Tennis Varsity Boys: Bronze
22 I N S P I R E . C H A L L E N G E . S U P P O R T . 23Our mission is to inspire, challenge and actively support our students and each other to become
positive participants in a changing world.
We believe in the importance of:
Innovation: Emphasizing creative problem-solving and confident adaptation to change.
Respect: Fostering empathy and integrity to nurture a caring responsibility within a diverse cultural
community.
Engagement: Challenging and inspiring understanding through active curiosity and individual
International School of Stuttgart e.V. involvement in learning.
Sigmaringer Str. 257
70597 Stuttgart Relevance: Accessing and discerning real life connections between intellectual experience and the
Germany changing world.
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The ISS experience inspires its learners to develop a sense of pride and commitment to making
iss@issev.de a difference. A transparent and reflective partnership between students, teachers and family is
www.issev.de fundamental to our mission.
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