News and Updates

Service Learning Coach, Jérémie Rostan, writes about how our  Service Learning Retreat is designed to build leadership skills in all YIS students.

Technology Learning Coach, Matt Broughton, informs parents about empowering students to make appropriate decisions about their use of technology as we move from an Acceptable Use Policy to an Empowered Use Policy.

Just 15 months since crews started driving piles to launch construction of the new campus buildings, main construction of the new campus is quickly drawing to a close.

Through their readiness and resilience as well as the stalwart support of our tireless teachers, the Class of 2021 not only achieved their goals in the IB Diploma Program but also attained outcomes that are historically significant for YIS. 

Like so many educators around the world, the pandemic has led me to reflect upon the current circumstances we collectively find ourselves in and wonder, What is it that our students need? 

Despite the difficulties of navigating the last school year, the challenges provided us with insight and understanding on how to approach the school year ahead, and I look forward to your continued support, which has been the key to our success over this time.

Construction of the new campus has been proceeding at a feverish pace over the summer with hundreds of workers on site, and the main construction is now over 90% completed.

As a school and a community we have faced the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented, and moved forward together.

Browse through the diverse artwork of our elementary students and their process of inquiry.

Join us for the livestream of the last Middle School graduation ceremony on the Yamate campus.

Join us for the livestream of the 49th graduation ceremony on the Yamate campus, Sat., June 5 at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

Enjoy this classic taleperformed by our Elementary School students as a Youtube Premier on our Youtube channel, Sun., June 6, 6:30 pm

Watch this classic adventure fantasy performed by our Middle School students as a Youtube Premier on our Youtube channel, Fri., June 4, 6:30 pm.

The Class of 2021is an extraordinary group of young people who have achieved extraordinary feats of learning and future planning throughout unprecedented challenges.

The Theory of Knowledge Exhibition is an immersive virtual experience utilizing visual exhibits complemented by audio explanations by the students themselves.

Our PTSA's Mentor Family Program has been running for several years with the aim of easing the transition to a new school and living environment for families new to our school.

Research by neuroscientists at Emory University found reading may have profound implications for children and the role of reading in shaping their brains.

At the beginning of this school year a team of YIS staff members were involved in a self-study for the Preparatory Report for CIS and NEASC, a pre-cursor to re-accreditation by the organizations.

As the new campus project developed, Taisei came to realize that I had been a student at YIS, so they asked me to join the project because of the close connection. 

The PYP Exhibition is an incredible opportunity for us to celebrate our Grade 5 learners who, through inquiry learning into significant, relevant, real world concepts and topics become knowledgeable about them.

The focus of construction activity has begun to shift indoors, with the framing and drywalling of classrooms, offices and other interior rooms well advanced in the North Building, and also getting under way in the South Building.

For almost 9 months, grade 10 students have been working on their Personal Project, the culmination project of the Middle Year Program.

Our technology educators, Matt Broughton and Jason Edwards, provide some insight on how parents can help guide and support children to have positive experiences on social media.

Registration for our popular Summer School Program, open to students from international schools, begins on Monday, April 19.

One thing that helped us during E-Learning was having a growth mindset, meaning that we stayed positive and kept on trying.