International School of Belgrade

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...

Julia joined ISB as a PYP grade 4 teacher in 2016. She is a US citizen and earned her BA degree in Elementary Education from the Washington University and an MSc from Lesley University in Massachusetts. Most recently, she has worked at the Bilkent Laboratory International School in Ankara, Turkey, as a PYP grade 4 classroom teacher. Prior to Turkey, she worked at the German European School of Manila in the Philippines, and several schools in the state of Maine in the USA. Hear more about Julia's work at ISB in the video above.

Parent Workshops in the Primary School of ISB By Warren Bowers and Bobbi Netzel One of the keys to a successful school is a positive relationship between home and school. Many things contribute to this, including an inviting physical environment, a strong and supportive Parent-Teacher-Association, connections on social media, and open communication at all levels. Parents Information Sessions, or Parent Workshops, have been implemented with varying degrees of success in many schools across the globe. In the Primary School at ISB, our Parent Workshops are very well attended, have high energy and we receive positive feedback from the parent community. SO, what makes them successful? For the Parent Workshop to be successful, there have to be parents in attendance. We can’t ‘make’ parents come, so we need to create an atmosphere where they want to come. Below are some things that we believe make our Parent Workshops well-attended, interactive, enjoyable and positive. Firstly, p...