Kelly joined ISB in 2018 from the Hong Kong Academy in Hong Kong where she taught MYP/DP Math. Having originally trained and practised as a lawyer specialising in child advocacy, Kelly retrained as a teacher and gained her Master's degree in teaching in 2002 from Towson University, USA. Kelly has a wealth of international teaching experience having taught in Germany, Hong Kong and Morocco as well as experience as an IBDP Examiner and a Moderator/Monitor for MYP Math. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Florida, and a Juris Doctorate degree in Law from the University of Maryland. To hear more about Kelly's work with ISB students, please watch the video above.
COVID-19. Because it’s the right thing to do …mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, open-mindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested. Dr. Abdu Sharkawy We all know that Covid-19 is coming to Belgrade sooner or later. As a school, we are prepared for it. But, all the information points to the fact that the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. Most research shows that if our children become infected, it will be a milder version than adults. So, why do we have our action plans in place at ISB? Of course, we want to protect our children and our community. But, more than that, we do so because our values as an international school mean we have a duty to protect the wider community too. We are an international school with a community that travels across the globe. This makes us o