On Saturday 19th January, 18 BISB students climbed the height of Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, to raise money for the Tanzania Expedition 2019. Students asked friends and family to sponsor them in this challenge and the amount raised was close to 500,000 HUF.
What do you remember about your days in the classroom? Your fellow students? Teachers? Questions? Probably questions, lots and lots of questions, as it is essential to any learning to start with a question to which you want to know the answer. Questions are not just for the classroom though, as Einstein said, “The important thing is to never stop questioning”. Teachers are in a very privileged position of using and responding to questions as part of their daily work; we never stop questioning.
Next Monday 28th January we have our first Juilliard alumni visitor of the year. Andrew Robert Munn is a bass singer who completed his graduate studies at The Juilliard School in May 2018 and is now based in Berlin.
The Higher Level Year 12 Biology students were given an extended project challenge to complete just before the Christmas break. This project was designed to allow students to combine their creative and artistic skills with scientific knowledge.
As part of their World Literature studies, our Year 12 Hungarian students have been learning about Thomas Mann. He was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist and the 1929 Nobel Prize winner in Literature. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels are noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and their intelligence.
Last week on Monday and Tuesday, a talented group of students performed 'A Doll’s House' by Henrik Ibsen to over 120 members of our community. After the triumph of Hobson’s Choice last year, this year the drama was set in 19th century Norway.
Our Christmas Fair was a huge success with over 500 visitors this year! This fair saw the biggest group of volunteers yet coming together to contribute to this success: almost 70 volunteers across 50 different nationalities with many different languages but all with the same mission.
In Hungarian Literature lessons, the Year 6 have been reading János vitéz; a piece of narrative poetry. Last week students had the chance to write a letter in the name of the main character, Jancsi, to his beloved Iluska who he had to leave behind in their village.
We have introduced a new intuitive and easy to use online booking system to make appointments with teachers which will commence in Term 2 (January 2019).
The BISB community took on the nutty knitting challenge of knitting scarves for a local kindergarten and homeless shelter During Term 1. This task was undertaken by Primary and Secondary students, staff and parents. Students met weekly with teachers to learn how to knit. For some it was a real challenge and they had to persevere!
Last week two of our IB students, Epameinondas Tosounis (Nondas) and Illya Ovchar from Year 12 together with Ildiko Toth took part in an international forum in the European Youth Centre with Budapest Bike Maffia. Ildiko was invited to organise a Vitamin commando and lead a workshop on “The importance of volunteering in creative projects for social responsibility”.
The U19 Volleyball season 2018 culminated last Friday and Saturday with the European Nord Anglia Sport Association Tournament hosted by the British International School Budapest. Players from schools in five countries, Spain, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary and the spectators witnessed 28 games of exciting volleyball.