Annual Report 2015-2016

Our History

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Our Boardof Trustees

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The ISB Annual Fund 2015-2016

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Our LearningLeadership Team

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ISB Night 2016

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Our Students

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Volunteering and the Family Association

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Our Faculty& Staff

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Sharing Knowledge and Partnerships

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Our Alumni Community

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Enhancing the ISB Learning Experience

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Our Campus

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Fostering Excellence in Teaching

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2015-2016Financials

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Improving our Campus

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Our Community

Your Support

Your Impact

Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends of ISB,

It is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to ISB’s 2015-2016 Annual Report. And, having now completed my first year as ISB Director, I am even more pleased to be able to report to you that ISB continues to thrive.

For any new director, a top priority is building an understanding of the many factors and forces that equip an organization like ISB to be successful. Over the course of my first year, I’ve come to appreciate that the “ISB Community,” in the broadest sense of that term, is perhaps the single-most important of these forces.

This school – Your ISB – benefits from an active and committed parent body; the 65-year legacy and continued investment of a global alumni community; an expert and deeply-caring faculty; students who are engaged, diverse, and globally-minded; and strong collaborations with local and international mission-aligned partners.

Simply put, the ISB Community is the heart and soul of this institution. And it is the many contributions of this community that act as the engine which drives ISB forward.

Those contributions come in multiple shapes and forms and, when taken in combination, their impact on the ISB student experience and organization as a whole is nothing less than extraordinary. It is only through community support that ISB is able to move forward as a leading international school, preparing our students for a rapidly changing world and empowering them to understand the potential they have as tomorrow’s innovators and leaders.

This Annual Report highlights our progress on that journey throughout the 2015-2016 school year, and the many contributors who made our continued growth, sustainability and forward progress possible.

Lee FertigISB Director

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Our Community

“Whether I’m talking to a family attending ISB today or alumni who were here 40 years ago, there’s always a special bond that’s unique to the ISB family. To me, that sense of belonging really defines this community.”

Phil HesseISB Assistant Athletics Director and former Elementary School teacher

Our History

1951

The American School of Brussels is founded to meet the need of U.S. Department of Defense military personnel and their families living in Brussels. It opens its doors in October to 27 children and 4 teachers in grades one through six in Woluwe-St.-Pierre.

1952-1953

The school is moved to Boitsfort, first at Avenue Van Becelaere 9, and Dr. Arthur T. Denyer is appointed Superintendent in 1952. In 1953, the first lease is signed for the Château des Fougères and the official name of the school is changed to The International School of Brussels. The school year begins with 112 students in grades one to eight.

1957-1962

Three structures (known affectionately by the students as “the shacks”) are built in front of the Château on the current parking lot, providing four classrooms and two science labs. ISB has its first senior graduating class in 1962.

1964-1967

Donald K. Phillips is appointed Superintendent in 1964. The new High School is officially opened in 1966, and later becomes a home for the Middle School from 1969-2000. The new Elementary/Middle School (currently the Elementary School) is opened in 1967. ISB now has over 1000 students.

1969

William R. Schumacher is appointed Superintendent. He establishes three school divisions, and also institutes a sports programme to provide competition with other schools.

1971-1972

The Upper Field is constructed and the ISB American Football team plays its first games. Kindergarten classes are added, and classes for children with special learning needs are begun under the guidance of Jim Sidgwick. Albert J. Perelli is appointed the new Superintendent in 1972.

1975-1976

ISB receives authorization to offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum in the High School. There are now 206 companies and organizations representing the student population of 1051. Students from the U.S. make up nearly 75% of the total with 29 other countries represented.

1977 - 1979

The first International Festival is organized by the PTA in 1977. In 1978, the Métairie building is acquired and added to the school campus to house the music and High School French programmes. The tennis courts are added in 1979.

1980-1981

Bob Ater becomes Superintendent after serving as the HS Headmaster from 1973-1977. There is a renewed interest in construction as music and drama are now part of the curriculum and the athletics programme is expanding. Thompson Field is dedicated in 1981.

1983

The new gym and auditorium are opened and ISB increases its sports activities to include the International Schools Sports Tournament (ISST) programme so students can compete with other international schools in Europe. The Special Education Unit is opened with four students.

1989-1991

Richard P. Hall arrives at ISB as Superintendent in 1989. The Annex building is constructed, as well as a new high school refectory and science labs.

1994

The Stockhem building is razed and the Early Childhood Centre building is constructed on the same site, creating a separate division for classes from preschool to 2nd grade.

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Our History

2000-2001

The new Middle School is opened and the current High School building is modernized. The old Middle School continues to this day as the International Community Centre. More than 400 computers are available for student use in all divisions.

2002

Kevin Bartlett is appointed ISB Director in 2001. ISB adopts the Mission statement: “Everyone Included, Everyone Challenged, Everyone Successful.”

2005

ISB graduates its first student with intensive learning needs.

2008-2009

In 2008 the school implements one-to-one technology - one laptop or tablet for every student. In 2009, ISB is recognized by the National Association of Independent Schools as a “School of the Future” and is praised for its outstanding integration of tradition and innovation.

2012

After two years of construction, the new High School building opens its doors. Designed to reflect and support ISB’s key learning principles, the High School becomes a model for learning space enhancements in the other school divisions. Enrolment moves beyond 1500 students.

2015

Lee Fertig arrives as the new ISB Director. The school continues be a diverse and rich international community with a commitment to empowering students for the future.

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ISB’s long history of success is underpinned by decades of continuity of governance and leadership. Our governance structure, a tradition of strong working relations between the Board of Trustees and the school’s Leadership, as well

as a willingness to regularly gather feedback on how well we are doing as a school, has ensured continuous progress towards a shared vision and resilience in the face of short-term challenges.

Ex-Officio Members of the Board of Trustees

Mr. Lee Fertig, ISB DirectorMr. Iannis Leonidakis, Faculty Member from the Works Council

Ms. Becky Kearns, Family Association President

Members of the Board of Trustees who served during 2015-2016

Trustee Committees

Governance

The role of the Governance Committee is to build and sustain the most effective Board for ISB to carry out its Mission in the present and into the future.

Egmond Brenninkmeijer • Anna de Cleene • Lee Fertig (ISB Director) • Dodd Gray • Becky Kearns (Family Association President)Bénédicte Rousseau • Hans Skeppner • Daniela Tomer (Chair)

Finance & Human Resources

The Finance & HR Committee is a standing committee of the Board of Trustees with principal oversight responsibility for developing the long-range financial plan, yearly operational budgets, establishing investment policies and HR strategy.

Alex Bongrain (Chair) • Sonali Chandmal Lamot • Lee Fertig (ISB Director) • Stuart Forster • Bernard Sergant (ISB Human Resources Director)Hans Skeppner • Fredrik Stenmo • Francis Trappeniers (ISB Finance Director) • Ellen Marx Zeyen

Admissions & Advancement

The role of the Admissions & Advancement Committee is to support the Admissions and Advancement functions of the school - admissions, communications, development and innovation/new revenue - in achieving its goals.

Egmond Brenninkmeijer (Chair) • Doug Downing • Lee Fertig (ISB Director) • Miene Gillion • Becky Kearns (Family Association President)Sandra Rothenberger • David Willows (ISB Director of Admissions & Advancement) • Ellen Marx Zeyen

Facilities & Services

The Facilities & Services Committee acts as the lead counsel to the administration and other Board committees in regards to the construction, maintenance, safety, security, efficiency, and image for the buildings, fields, sites and infrastructure for the school.

David Cumming • Amy Edwards Anderson • Lee Fertig (ISB Director) • Robert Needham • Martha RicartDoug Stone (ISB Director of Operations) • Tomek Szpil (Chair)

Honorary Trustees

ISB is honored by the support and continued commitment of its Honorary Trustees. These individuals have given extraordinary service to ISB, usually, but not necessarily, as Trustees and who wish to maintain an active, long-term relationship with the school.

Jonas af Jochnick • Scott Alcott • Richard Burnett • Claudia Coory • Estela Dengler • Pierre Hochuli • Ray KubisBernard McFadden • Eric Osterweil • James Rosenstein • William Seddon-Brown • André Teixeira

First row (left to right)Mr. Egmond Brenninkmeijer • Ms. Sonali Chandmal Lamot • Mr. David Cumming, Board Vice Chair • Ms. Anna de Cleene

Mr. Doug Downing • Ms. Amy Edwards Anderson • Mr. Stuart Forster • Ms. Miene Gillion • Mr. Dodd Gray, Board Secretary

Second row (left to right)Mr. Robert Needham • Ms. Martha Ricart • Ms. Sandra Rothenberger • Ms. Benedicte Rousseau • Mr. Hans Skeppner, Board Chair

Mr. Fredrik Stenmo • Mr. Tomasz Szpil • Ms. Daniela Tomer • Ms. Ellen Marx Zeyen

Not picturedMr. Alex Bongrain

Our Board of Trustees

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Formed at the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, the Learning Leadership Team comprises ISB’s academic and organizational leaders. Led by the ISB Director, this group works collaboratively across divisions to implement the

school’s Mission and improvement plans, and to develop strategy to advance all aspects of school life.

Priority items for the Learning Leadership Team in 2015-2016 included:

First row (left to right)

Lee Fertig - ISB DirectorFélim Bolster - Head of High School

Jeannie Cross - Assistant Head of High SchoolMike Crowley - Assistant Director and Head of Middle School

Gordon Eldridge - Director of CurriculumMJ Farris - Assistant Head of Middle School and Head of Educational Technology

Stephen Kotanen - Assistant Head of High SchoolChristopher Leakey - Assistant Head of Elementary School

Sasha Marshall - Head of Early Childhood Centre

Second row (left to right)

Kristen Pelletier - Head of Learning SupportLee Rosky - Director of Athletics & Activities

Bernard Sergant - Director of Human ResourcesLoretta Stanley - Assistant Head of Early Childhood Centre

Doug Stone - Director of OperationsFrancis Trappeniers - Director of Finance

David Willows - Director of Admissions & AdvancementAnna Zeiders - Head of Elementary School

Our Learning Leadership Team

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What core beliefs underpin our Mission, and what KPIs will ensure we are living up

to that Mission and achieving our Vision?

How do we best use resources as a school to recruit, develop, coach,

evaluate, and retain the best faculty?

How do we identify, prioritize, finance, and monitor new campus

improvement projects?

What are the essential beliefs which underpin ISB’s curriculum, and how do we ensure genuine alignment

across the school divisions?

Defining and Understanding our

Mission and Learning Landscape

Curriculum Development, Documentation, and

Communication

Building Faculty Capacity

Campus Infrastructure

Heads and Directors 2015-2016

Our Students

Belgium 213France 107

United Kingdom 96The Netherlands 95

Italy 82Spain 38

Germany 37Sweden 32Iceland 25Norway 19Ireland 16

Denmark 14Russia 12Greece 10Poland 10Finland 8

Switzerland 8Czech Republic 6

Portugal 5Austria 4

Hungary 3Croatia 2Bulgaria 1Lithuania 1

Malta 1Romania 1Serbia 1Ukraine 1

Brazil 17Mexico 7Chile 6

Argentina 5Peru 2

Suriname 1

Egypt 6 South Africa 6

Algeria 1Ghana 1

Mauritius 1Swaziland 1

Israel 65Japan 65

Republic of Korea 33India 32

Turkey 17Oman 8

United Arab Emirates 8China 7

Malaysia 6 Qatar 6

Bangladesh 5Pakistan 4

Azerbadjan 2Lebanon 2

Philippines 2Taiwan 2

Thailand 2Indonesia 1

Kazakhstan 1Singapore 1Uzbekistan 1

USA 275Canada 28

One of the most striking features of ISB is its international diversity. In 2015-2016 we were proud to welcome students and families from 65* different national backgrounds, and to celebrate the many opportunities for learning made possible

through this global community.

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The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a course of study which is taken by students in their final two years of High School. It is a broad-based and in depth high school experience. Students choose six subjects chosen

from the areas of Sciences, The arts, Studies in language and literature, Language acquisition, Individuals and societies, and Mathematics, plus three central requirements: Theory of Knowledge course, the Extended Essay, and CAS

(Community, Action, Service).

The International School of Brussels was among the first fifty schools in the world to offer the programme. The Diploma Programme has been an integral component of the life of ISB and shares much in common with the

educational values of ISB’s own Diploma Programme and Learner Profile.

Year Candidates Full Diploma

Subject Entries

Percentage of Diploma Passes

Average Points Total

Average Subject Score

2012 122 93 827 96.7 34 5.5

2013 122 98 886 98 34 5.4

2014 118 100 846 96 33 5.3

2015 136 118 999 95.8 33 5.3

2016 152 131 1159 96 33 5.22

Average 130 108 943.4 96.5 33.4 5.344

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International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination Results

80.8%

28.5%

30.2

4.7

96%

Students Awarded Diploma

Students Awarded Bilingual Diploma

Average Points Total

Average Subject Score

47%

ISB

ISB

Worldwide Average (2015)

Worldwide Average (2015)

ISB

ISB

Worldwide Average (2015)

Worldwide Average (2015)

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CANADA (6*)

Carleton UniversityConcordia University - MontrealDouglas CollegeHEC MontréalMcGill UniversitySimon Fraser UniversityTrent UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of OttawaUniversity of TorontoUniversity of Victoria

EUROPE (29)

Aarhus School of BusinessAmsterdam University CollegeArtevelde University CollegeCopenhagen Business SchoolCork Institute of TechnologyDelft University of TechnologyDublin Institute of TechnologyÉcole des GobelinsEcole Hôtelière de LausanneErasmus Universiteit RotterdamHogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Applied SciencesHotelschool The HagueIE UniversityKatholieke Universiteit LeuvenLeiden UniversityLeiden University College The HagueReykjavik UniversityRotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityThe Hague University of Applied SciencesUniversidad Europea de MadridUniversita BocconiUniversiteit MaastrichtUniversity College CorkUniversity College RooseveltUniversity of AmsterdamVatel International Business School Hotel and Tourism ManagementVesalius CollegeVrije Universiteit Amsterdam

ISRAEL (1)

IDC Herzliya - Raphael Recanati International School

UNITED KINGDOM (45)

Abertay UniversityArts University BournemouthBangor UniversityBath Spa UniversityBellerbys College - BrightonBournemouth UniversityBritish and Irish Modern Music InstituteBrunel University LondonBuckinghamshire New UniversityCardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff UniversityCity University LondonCoventry UniversityDe Montfort UniversityDurham UniversityGlasgow Caledonian UniversityGoldsmiths, University of LondonHult International Business School in San Francisco and LondonImperial College LondonKeele UniversityKing’s College LondonKingston UniversityLancaster UniversityLeeds College of MusicLeeds Metropolitan UniversityLiverpool John Moores UniversityLondon Metropolitan UniversityLondon School of Business and ManagementLondon South Bank UniversityLoughborough UniversityManchester Metropolitan UniversityMiddlesex UniversityNew College of the HumanitiesNewcastle UniversityNorthumbria UniversityOxford Brookes UniversityPearson CollegePlymouth UniversityQueen Mary University of London

Queen’s University BelfastRegent’s University LondonRichmond The American International College in LondonRobert Gordon UniversityRoyal Holloway, University of LondonSchool of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonSouth Devon CollegeSt George’s, University of LondonSt. Mary’s University TwickenhamStaffordshire UniversitySwansea UniversityThe Glasgow School of ArtThe Institute of Contemporary Music PerformanceThe London School of Economics and Political ScienceThe University of EdinburghThe University of ManchesterThe University of NottinghamThe University of SheffieldThe University of WarwickUlster UniversityUniversity College LondonUniversity of AberdeenUniversity of BathUniversity of BirminghamUniversity of BrightonUniversity of BristolUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of CanterburyUniversity of Central LancashireUniversity of ChesterUniversity of ChichesterUniversity of DundeeUniversity of East AngliaUniversity of East LondonUniversity of EssexUniversity of ExeterUniversity of GlasgowUniversity of GloucestershireUniversity of GreenwichUniversity of HertfordshireUniversity of HuddersfieldUniversity of KentUniversity of Leeds

University of LeicesterUniversity of LiverpoolUniversity of OxfordUniversity of PortsmouthUniversity of ReadingUniversity of South WalesUniversity of SouthamptonUniversity of StirlingUniversity of SurreyUniversity of SussexUniversity of the West of EnglandUniversity of West LondonUniversity of WestminsterUniversity of York

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (31)

American UniversityBates CollegeBerry CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrown UniversityBryant UniversityChristopher Newport UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityCollege of the Holy CrossColumbia UniversityEmory UniversityFairfield UniversityFordham UniversityFurman UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyHood CollegeHoward UniversityKenyon CollegeLesley UniversityLincoln Memorial UniversityLoyola University ChicagoMiami University, OxfordMiddlebury CollegeNew York UniversityNorth Carolina A&T State UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthwestern University

Occidental CollegePennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsPennsylvania State University Pitzer CollegePrinceton UniversityPurdue UniversityRhode Island School of DesignSaint Leo UniversitySaint Michael’s CollegeSalisbury UniversitySanta Clara UniversitySavannah College of Art and DesignSchool of Visual ArtsSt. Lawrence UniversitySyracuse UniversityThe Culinary Institute of AmericaThe George Washington UniversityThe Ohio State UniversityThe University of ArizonaThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillTufts UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Colorado at BoulderUniversity of DaytonUniversity of DenverUniversity of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Minnesota, Twin CitiesUniversity of OregonUniversity of San DiegoUniversity of South Florida, TampaUniversity of St. ThomasUniversity of Tennessee, KnoxvilleUniversity of VermontUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUtah State UniversityVirginia Tech

Wake Forest UniversityWashington University in St. LouisWesleyan UniversityWhitman College

JAPAN (2)

At the time of publication, the complete results for students from the Class of 2016 planning on attending Japanese Universities were not yet available. The following is a sampling of acceptances over the past two years:

Hiroshima UniversityKeio UniversityKwansei Gakuin UniversityNagoya Institute of TechnologyOsaka Prefecture UniversityRikkyo UniversitySophia UniversityWaseda University

Higher Education Acceptances and Placements

Each year at ISB, we work hard to ensure that all of our graduating students move on to higher educational institutions or next steps that match their individual talents and personal goals. In total, our seniors were accepted to 223 universities around the world. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours, and warmly welcome them to the ISB alumni community!

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*Reflects number of students enrolled in each respective country/region. In addition, 32 students took a gap year, engaged in military service, or did not report their university choice to ISB. This data was accurate and comprehensive at the time of publication, but may not reflect acceptances and placements of which ISB was subsequently informed.

Universities in Bold are those at which ISB graduates are matriculating in Fall 2016.

228Faculty from

17countries

98Staff members

from

23countries

Student-TeacherRatio

7.45:1

Faculty engaged in co- and extra-curricular

activities:Coaching • After-school

activities • Service Learning

74

Total number of hours Faculty

and Staff engaged in Professional Development

10,872

Faculty and Staff with advanced

degrees

119

Teachersat ISB who are

also parents

64

We know from experience and research that the quality of teaching is directly linked to student achievement. Drawn from all over the world, we are proud of each one of our faculty and staff. They bring passion, professionalism, and a strong

commitment to ensuring that every one of our students is included, challenged, and successful.Our Faculty & Staff

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“ISB has been the focal point of my life for over 30 years, as a parent and as a teacher. It’s where I watched my three children grow into the people they are today, where I’ve enjoyed working with wonderful students from around the world, and where I have had the privilege of collaborating with amazing colleagues who have also become life-long friends. I have such warm memories of my students from over the years, and it’s very touching to think that they also remember their teachers with fondness.”

The James Sidgwick Teacher Recognition Award

Established In 1995 by the ISB Foundation, the James Sidgwick Teacher

Recognition Award honours members of the ISB faculty for their extraordinary dedication and commitment to the school. The award was named after

James Sidgwick, who served as Deputy Headmaster (1956-1969) as well as Headmaster of the Elementary School (1969-1988). Each year,

a faculty recipient is selected from a different division or section of the school by alumni vote.

We are delighted to announce Frances Bekhechi as the 2015-2016 Award recipient. Frances taught in both the ECC and ES from 1989 to 2013 and

continues to remain active in the ISB community.

“I had the privilege of teaching with Frances and she was a major inspiration for me when I first began my late blooming career in education. She has a true passion for working with children and helping them to attain their best

through the facilitation of English as a second language. A crucial component of the ISB experience! Thank you Frances!”

Sally Daykin ‘71ISB Alumna and former ISB Drama Teacher

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43.8%

46.3%8.2% 1%

0.3% 0.4%

Number of Alumni who attended a 2015-2016

reunion or ISB gathering

618

Number of Past Parents (by household)

6,682

Number of Former Faculty and Staff

992

Number of Graduates and Former Students

13,576

Our Alumni CommunityWe are grateful for all the ways in which alumni continue to play a meaningful role in the life of ISB today, whether through presenting at our World of Work Careers Day, volunteering in support of the school, donating through the

ISB Annual Fund, hosting a reunion event locally in Brussels or abroad, or simply by serving as Ambassadors of ISB’s values throughout the world.

After 64 years of welcoming students, families, and teachers to the ISB family, we are proud to be represented around the world by a diverse and multi-generational alumni community.

The ISB Alumni Community in 2015-2016, by the NumbersDistribution of the ISB Alumni Community

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ISB Foundation

Founded in 1964, the ISB Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Over the past years the Foundation has supported a range of

projects at ISB including the ISB Annual Fund, the Matthew and John Norton Scholarships, the Dean Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science,

and the Kevin Bartlett Leadership in Learning Award.

The ISB Foundation Board comprises members of the ISB alumni community who support ISB and international education through their volunteerism, gifts,

and strategic guidance of ISB alumni programmes.

Members of the ISB Foundation Board who served during 2015-2016

Deiadre Rauch P’11, ‘13, ‘17, President • Steve Barrett P’98, ‘00, ‘03, ‘04 Michele Genor ‘84 • Karen Joyce P’14 • Lori Lucas P’87, ‘87, ‘92, ‘99

Joanne McKinney P’13, ‘16 • Claire Newman P’18, ‘19 • Jay Norton P’98, ‘01 Christopher Stromeyer ‘10 • Benoit Ugeux ‘95 • Tom Voekler ‘90 Jeff Weaver ‘84 • Lee Fertig P’17, ‘20, ISB Director (ex-officio)

Former Faculty and Staff Group

In recognition of the invaluable contributions that former faculty and staff have made to the culture and legacy of ISB, we are pleased to host an annual

programme of events, meetings, and volunteer opportunities for the ISB former faculty and staff community. To find out more about Former Faculty and Staff

Group events, contact the Alumni Office at alumni@isb.be.

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Interested in Becoming a Class Rep?

Over fifteen new Class Reps stepped up this year to represent their class and we continue to fill in the gaps for missing years. Please contact the Alumni Office at alumni@isb.be if you wish to be a Class Rep for your class year.

Visit www.alumnisb.be to join our new online Alumni Community!

Re-connect with classmates, leverage your professional network within the ISB community, and visit the new Alumni Digital Archive with yearbooks, newsletters, photos and more!

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Former Faculty and Staff Fall Reunion Luncheon “Home for the Holidays” Fête at ISB

Winter Gathering at the U.S. Ambassador’s ResidenceFormer Faculty and Staff Spring Cocktail Reception

Class of 2011 5-year reunionClass of 2006 10-Year ReunionCoach Kaisin Football Reunion

Houston

Washington, D.C.

Toronto

New York

Atlanta

Stockholm Boston

London

Dallas

Seattle Chicago

Reunion Events AbroadAlumni Hosted Gatherings Gatherings in Brussels

2015-2016 Alumni Events

Situated on a 40-acre campus within the Forêt de Soignes, the ISB Campus continues to serve as an extraordinary resource for our students, families, and wider community. And, just as our approach to teaching and learning

continues to move forward in exciting directions, our Campus and learning spaces are constantly evolving to best serve all aspects of school life.

The Board of Trustees invested in significant campus improvements and upgrades that directly benefited our students and community as a whole throughout the 2015-2016 school year, including:Our Campus

1. New science labs in the Middle School including cutting-edge

design and maker spaces

2. Expansion and renovation of the Métairie and Annex in support of the Performing Arts programme

3. Creation of a new, central Community Lounge

in the Annex

4. New collaboration-based classrooms on the second floor of

the Elementary School

5. Renovations of the Blackbox Theatre and Drama

Classroom

6. Creation of a newISB Plus activities office

in the Old Gym

7. Installation of a new Dance Studio in the International

Community Centre

8. Whole Campus security enhancements, including the start

of a campus perimeter fence

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Our Commitment to a Greener Campus

At ISB, environmental responsibility is a core value - one that is both embedded in our curriculum, and embodied

in our organisational practice. One way in which we demonstrate our commitment to that value is through

continuous Campus improvements that reduce energy usage, conserve natural resources, and protect our

Campus site.

In 2015-2016 these projects included:

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Installation of a new, energy

efficient heating and ventilation system for the Gyms and Theatre

Replacement of lighting in

the Gyms with low-energy

LEDs

New, better-insulated roofs for the

Elementary School, Gyms, Annex, and Theatre

Installation of a more fuel-efficient furnace in

the Early Childhood Centre

Removal of the the campus’

last in-ground oil tank

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2015-2016 Financials

ISB is a non-profit school dedicated to its Mission and Vision: an inclusive community where all are challenged and find their own success; a school that develops Independent Learners and International Citizens on a Campus in which all buildings, grounds and services reflect our beliefs and values. This vision is simple but ambitious. It is also real, and

requires realistic financial support.

So how do we achieve it? The answer is through many years of sound governance and careful financial management, steadily building the reserves we need to achieve our long term goals. In recent years, to complement these reserves

and achieve our goals, we increasingly rely upon gifts to the ISB Annual Fund.

Balance Sheet

In Euro 31/07/2016 31/07/2015 31/07/2014

ASSETS

FIXED ASSETSIntangible fixed assets 22,290 18,523 18,555Land & buildings 32,320,492 31,477,137 28,709,719Plant, machinery & equipement 105,521 51,057 68,656Furnitures 1,317,599 1,546,963 1,773,432Other tangible assets 267,637 365,252 494,400Assets in progress 802,464 185,575 602,293Financial fixed assets 14,316 14,161 14,626TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 34,850,318 33,658,668 31,681,682

CURRENT ASSETSStock of school supplies 30,198 35,081 40,168Fees & other receivables 11,866,353 14,335,856 13,312,447Cash & investments 39,689,457 38,339,247 39,080,168Deferred charges and accrued income 807,557 799,324 915,784TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 52,393,565 53,509,508 53,348,567

TOTAL ASSETS 87,243,883 87,168,176 85,030,249

LIABILITIES

FUNDS AND RESERVESPermanently restricted fund 11,932,463 11,932,463 11,932,463Funds and reserves 16,252,503 14,467,340 14,034,431TOTAL FUNDS & RESERVES 28,184,966 26,399,803 25,966,894

PROVISIONSProvision for risks & liabilities 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000TOTAL PROVISIONS 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

LIABILITIESLong-term liabilities 7,500,000 8,000,000 8,500,000Short-term liabilities 5,470,516 7,220,262 6,222,501Accruals and deferred income 45,088,401 44,548,110 43,340,854TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 58,058,917 59,768,373 58,063,355

TOTAL LIABILITIES 87,243,883 87,168,176 85,030,249

Income Statement

In Euro 31/07/2016 31/07/2015 31/07/2014

REVENUE

Tuition fees 45,338,084 44,439,930 42,002,193Other Scholastic income 2,669,174 3,284,325 3,302,992Other income 1,306,955 1,256,960 1,436,193

TOTAL REVENUE 49,314,212 48,981,215 46,741,378

EXPENSES

Personnel expenses 33,410,379 34,765,150 33,414,178Professional development 431,503 338,552 406,087TOTAL SALARIES AND SOCIAL CHARGES 33,841,882 35,103,702 33,820,265

SCHOOL EXPENSES 2,499,737 2,582,956 2,464,945

Rentals 866,356 881,871 883,327Campus maintenance 1,114,565 842,884 740,693Utilities 357,306 426,557 489,933FACILITIES 2,338,228 2,151,312 2,113,953

General expenses 3,797,852 4,234,982 4,296,950Depreciation & interests 3,895,454 3,551,286 3,297,074Security 911,523 733,784 679,498Insurances 70,916 61,675 54,473OTHER 8,675,744 8,581,727 8,327,995

TOTAL EXPENSES 47,355,590 48,419,697 46,727,158

SURPLUS 1,958,622 561,518 14,220

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Summary of Enrolment 2015-2016Summary of Income and Expenses 2015-2016

2006

-200

7

1392

2007

-200

8

1427

2008

-200

9

1462

2009

-201

0

1461

2010

-201

1

1499

2011

-201

2

1535

2012

-201

3

1524

2013

-201

4

1512

2014

-201

5

1563

2015

-201

6

1582

Enrolment remained strong during 2015-2016, with a total of 1582 students passing through the school during the course of the year.

Full fee paying equivalent

1428

Number of students in Assisted Places Programme (APP)

91

Average rebate offered via the APP

40.9%

Total financial assistance offered via APP

€1,174,110

Total enrolment* 2015-2016

1582

Number of Faculty and Staff students

96

Summary of Expenses

Security 2%

Depreciation 7%

General Expenses 9%

Facilities 4%

School Expenses 5%

Administrative Staff 17%

Teaching Staff 56%

Summary of Income

Tuition Fees 91%

Scholastic Income 7%

Other Income 2%

*Total Enrolment represents the total number of students that attended ISB over the course of the school year.

Your Support

“ISB simply couldn’t be the extraordinary school it is without the many contributions of our community.”

Egmond BrenninkmeijerISB Parent and Trustee

The ISB Annual Fund Support for the ISB Annual Fund is an important way in which our global

community helps enhance the ISB experience, year after year. Through gifts from parents, alumni, faculty and staff, and friends around the world, we are

able to strengthen our offerings for students, investment in faculty, and campus infrastructure.

“More than anything, it’s your participation that is so powerful - each and every gift from each and every donor, no matter the amount, is a demonstration of

commitment to our school’s values, Mission, and future. In effect, every gift makes us stronger, because it

means we are moving forward together as a committed and invested community. “

Lee FertigISB Director

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Total Raised in 2015-2016

€621,802Number of Donors:

262

53% Increase in participation

over 2014-2015

32% Increase in total giving

over 2014-2015

36Nationalities represented by Annual Fund donors

Enhancing the ISB Learning Experience

€157,860

Fostering Excellence in Teaching

€131,000

Improving our Campus

€332,942

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Faculty and Staff

AnonymousKathleen Axel Alan Bain Michael and Lori Ball P’27Robin Berting and Eun-Ju Youn P’18Paul Binns and Karla Alvarez P’14, ’21, ’28 Félim Bolster and Alejandra Fernandez P’22, ’26Anne Brennan and Denis Crowley P’13Michelle Brown and Elke D’Hanis P’21Shirley Brown Lisa Connor Jeannie and Alan Cross P’11, ’13Michael Crowley and Maura O’Connell P’14, ’18Christine de Lannoy-Clervaux P’25Anne-Louise Flynn and Tony de Vuyst P’13, ’14Eric Delson and Ines Hempel P’21Benjamin Doxtdator and Julie Fellmayer Gordon Eldridge MJ Farris Mary Ferguson Lee Fertig and Amy Hunt P’17, ’20Catherine Friel - Leclerc Michelle and Augusto Gonzalez P’19, ’22Daniella Gopin Phil and Nadine Hesse P’00, ’03Kevin Horst ’06Catherine Hos and Olivier Lebeau P’17, ’23Brian Howard Philippe and Carine Kaisin P’18Irma Kaninda ’04James Klingner P’26Stephen Kotanen Christopher Leakey Christine Larosa and Stéphane Ledecq P’29Natalia Macicior Kathryn Manu Sasha Marshall Kelley McKenna ’08Tibo Orens and Erin Marsh-Orens P’28, ’29Gil Paelinck Kristen Pelletier Seija Rantanen Chris Redmond and Joanna Newton-Redmond P’21, ’24Lee and Randi Rosky P’25, ’27

ISB Annual Fund Honor Roll of Donors 2015-2016 Faradee Rudy

Karen Sagall Adam Salem Bernard Sergant Loretta and Robert Stanley P’11, ’13Douglas Stone and Barbara Shea Sara ’92 and Alex Sulaimani P’21, ’23Francis Trappeniers and Hilde Mommaerts P’10Saskia van Tongeren Henri Vande Walle and Chris Verdeyen P’17, ’18, ’20Jennifer Crocker and Michael Vercnocke P’10, ’16Nicole and Will Vreugdenhil David Willows P’14, ’23, ’23Janice Young Anna Zeiders

Current Parents

Anonymous (3) ISB Korean CommunityISB Parents in support of American FootballLaurent Alexandre and Anne Daney de Marcillac P’19, ’20, ’24David Anderson and Amy Edwards Anderson P’15, ‘17Steven and Denise Bauer P’14, ’17Simon Baxter and Marjan Mondt P ’23, ’26Bernhard Berger and Claudia Heppner P’19Egmond and Sarah Brenninkmeijer P’14, ’16, ’18, ’20Donald Carter and Virginia Murray P’18, ’25 Alexandre Lamot and Sonali Chandmal Lamot P’19, ’21Benjamin Clerc and Shirine Beerlandt P’25, ’28George Clothier and Audrey Berg P’16Peter Corijn and Maria Saskia de Mulder P’16, ’17Mathilde Coste P’20Joseph Culot and Caroline de Spoelberch P’17David Cumming and Carole Wilkinson P’18, ’21, ’27Sean and Anna de Cleene P’19, ’21Karsten and Sandrine de Clerck P’18Jean Manuel and Patricia de Solages P’20Rodolphe de Spoelberch and Caroline Buisseret P’11, ’14, ’20Charles and Yvette Dobbie P’12, ’13, ’14, ’14, ’20, ’23Doug and Coral-Ann Downing P’07, ’09, ’12, ’16Jacques Emsens and Nathalie Verbeeck P’20Giovanni and Paola Ferrero P’23, ‘26Christopher Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Asbury P’18Stuart and Rachel Forster P’19, ’23, ’27Nathalie Gerard ’86 and Eric Bourlard P’20

Philippe and Miene Gillion P’19, ’21Dodd and Abigail Gray P’06, ’19Chang Ryung Han and Hyun Ah Cho P’21, ’23Eleni Hatzigrigoriou and Mikael Johansson P’17Zdenek Havlena and Katerina Havlenova P’18, ’28Grégory Hédo and Cécile Dickburt P’20, ’24, ’28Roger and Becky Kearns P’16, ’18Flavio Laina and Elisabetta Siracusa P’19Jean-Marie and Donatienne Laurent Josi P’17Olivier Legrain and Natacha Mottart P’19, ’22Changsheng and Yi Li P’18Roger Metta and Vanessa Rosen P’17, ’21Robert and Aleksandra Needham P’16Jean-Georges and Helene Oberlé P’20Jacek Olchowik and Marta Brewinska-Olchowik P’28Bart and Marielle Otten P’14, ’15, ’16Dong-Seek Park and You-Seon Shin P’14, ’17 Lucy Pereira P’18, ’21Ekkehard and Diana Petzold P’15, ’18 Anna Eva Radicetti P’20Henric and Tika Rasbrant P’24, ’27 Jean-Charles Rédélé and Hermine Siegrist P’18, ’20Srinivas and Sandhya Rentala P’19Jean-Michel and Isabelle Ribiéras P’16Martha Ricart and Andri Juliusson P’20, ’23, ’26Olivier and Bénédicte Rousseau P’17, ’20Didier Ryelandt and Delphine Remy P’17, ’20Caroline Schoen P’28, ’30Hans & Véronique Skeppner P’14, ‘15, ‘18Promchai and Jirasuda Snitwongse P’22Helene ‘92 and Fredrik Stenmo P’18, ‘20, ‘21, ‘24Mark Storella and Anne Huvos P’15, ’16Tomasz and Joanna Szpil P’07, ’19Takashi and Machiko Takeuchi P’18Nadav and Daniela Tomer P’16, ’20, ’23, ’25Jean-Paul van der Rest and Madelon Wehrens P’22, ’24 Marcel van Poecke and Irina Liner P’17Mart Van Tilborg and Ingeborg Van Loon P’17, ’18Magomed Vechedov and Muminat Vechedova P’24, ’28Paolo Venturoni and Laura Rubio P’15, ’17Sven Völcker and Diana Perez-Buck P’21, ’24Poul Weihrauch and Dorte Hoeg P’19, ’22, ’23Gaetan Woitrin and Sandra Rothenberger P’27, ’28 Zhenquan and Wang Yan P’23Sangho Yi and Gwiyeon Kim P’14, ’16Christoph Zeyen and Ellen Marx Zeyen P’15, ’16

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Past Parents

Scott Alcott and Bernice Chen Alcott P’16, ’18Steve and Ruth Barrett P’98, ’00, ’03, ’04Glen and Suzanne Bottoms P’93, ’97Lewis and Erla Mae Bowman P’77, ’82Eric and Mara Davenport P’04, ’06Gerald Friedman and Adrienne Flanders P’06, ’09Luis Heitor Gonçalves and Liliana Kawase P’15, ’17Thomas and Liz Halsey P’96, ’97, ’02Leo and Sue Isotalo P’77, ’79, ’80, ’81, ’84Richard and Meghan List P’15, ’16Sheila Manley P’80, ’81, ’83, ’85Mary Jo and Grady McCarthy P’07Joanne and Timothy McKinney P’13, ’16David and Carol Morse P’93Claire and Philip Newman P’18, ’19Elizabeth O’Malley P’11Eric and Evelyn Osterweil P’90Michael and Cheryl Raiole P’19, ’22Bob and Peggy Raney P’83Richard and Dabney Schmitt P’99

Former Faculty & Staff

Robert Ater P’88, ’89Mark Barth Kevin Bartlett and Marta Rivera-Bartlett P’04, ’04, ’11Tommie Bette-Moss Dorothy and Alan Blake P’03, ’05Catherine and Mark Dickinson P’22, ’24Matt Fermaglich Gary Goodell Joseph Gould Richard and Carol Hall Lawrence and Carol Kelly P’87, ’88Daniel Karasch Joe Lillis and Kathy Deuel Lori Lucas P’87, ‘87, ‘92, ‘99Deiadre Rauch and Thomas Tucker P’11, ’13, ’17John Stemler

ISB Annual Fund Honor Roll of Donors 2015-2016

Graduates & Former Students

1950sJohn Ryon ‘59

1960s Gail Nelson ‘62 Sallie Vollerin ‘62 Mary Wood Cornog ‘64 Nancy Harwood ‘65 Scott Nichols ‘66 Jeremy Nicholson ‘66 Frederick Pennekamp ‘66 Joel Phillips ‘66 Gary Vance ‘67 John Handy ‘68 Lynne Ekdale ‘68 Joseph Spillman ‘69

1970sJohn Babey ‘70 Daniel Grenet ‘70 Tina Georgeou ‘70 Graham Nicholson ‘71 Mark Beatty ‘71 Barbara Jones ‘71 David Jenkins ‘71 Richard Pennell ‘71 Kristin Allen ‘72 Michael McEvoy ‘72 Yvonne Forte ‘72 David Foushee ‘73 Jennifer Steinman ‘73 Marianne Boshuizen ‘74 Joe Fraser ‘75 Thomas Hartnett ‘75 Tom Roche ‘75 Eric Rohtla ‘75 Anne Thompson ‘75 Scott Smith ‘75 John Telliho ‘76 Nora Winstead ‘76 Lisa Henderson ‘76 Paul Herzfeld ‘76 Peter Walraven ‘76

Betsy Cotton ‘77 John Braskamp ‘77 Robert McClernon ‘78 Thomas Wickson ‘78 Whitney Babash ‘79

1980sPeter Lawyer ‘80 Craig Smith ‘80 Deke Ealy ‘80 Mary Thompson ‘81 Sonja Packheiser ‘81 Joshua Weingast ‘81 James Melvin ‘82 Jim Turner ‘82 Christopher von Gries ‘82 Mark Sexton ‘82 Alyssa Wallen ‘82 Eric Armour ‘83 Michele Genor ‘84 Jeff Weaver ‘84 Nathalie Gerard ‘86 P’20Brian Kelly ‘87 Kera Nasri ‘87 Jessica Lindsey ‘89

1990sShahriar Broumand ‘90 Jess Boone ‘91 Sara Sulaimani ‘92 P’21, ’23 Nathan Bradfield ‘93 Elizabeth Young Weeden ‘93 Vanessa Hsu ‘94 Meredith Howarth ‘94 Benoit Ugeux ‘95 Katsuyuki Wakabayashi ‘96

2000sMarja Kemppainen ‘00 Ryan Ward ‘04 Irma Kaninda ‘04 Charlotte Dischert ‘06 Kevin Horst ‘06 Kelley McKenna ‘08

2010sJoshua Weiner ‘10 Christopher Stromeyer ‘10

Companies & Organizations

Embassy of the United States of AmericaFamily AssociationJohn Deere FoundationRaytheonFoundation for Dutch Education AbroadSunTrust Foundation Matching Gift ProgramUS Bancorp FoundationUSAAWestern Union Foundation

Restricted Gifts to Award Funds

David Cumming and Carole Wilkinson P’18, ’21, ’26Joel Dean P’05Jay Norton Jr. P’98, ’01Michelle Spicer P’98, ’01David & Karen Sliter P’17, ’20, ’24, ’27

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Total Attendees

284

Number of auction items

donated

246

Total raised

€107,382

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Auction Item Donors

Parents, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, and Friends

Peter Aitchison Ivonne Allers P’15,’18David Anderson and Amy Edwards Anderson P’15, ‘17Luis & Veronica Arriaga P’17, ’20Bülent & Ipek Artan P’16Philippe & Valérie Austruy P’23Darren Azeez Denise Bauer P’14, ’17Veronique Boissacq Eddy BonneEgmond and Sarah Brenninkmeijer P’14, ’16, ’18, ’20John & Anne Buckens P’12, ’17Caroline Ceska P’17, ’19Peter & Maria Saskia Corijn P’16, ’17Patricia Couton Aline de Brauwere Bernard & Vanessa De Launoit P’21Grégoire & Tatiana de Spoelberch P’15, ’16Caroline de Vicq P’17, ’20Miguel & Marie del Marmol P’17Estela & Horst Dengler P’96, ’01Alfonso & Marita Escubos P’14Eric & Muriel Everard P’12, ’15, ’18Isabelle Farahnick Lee Fertig & Amy Hunt P’17, ’20Seth Fox ’93 Even Frydenberg P’13, ’16, ’18Marnix Galle P’13Olivier & Geneviève Garnier de Falletans P’16Philippe & Miene Gillion P’19, ’21Olivier & Sybille Halley P’16, ’18, ’20Grégory & Cécile Hédo P’20, ’24, ’28Kevin Horst ’06 Brian HowardGerardus & Ying Jeurissen P’17Liz Kay P’18, ’19Becky Kearns P’16, ’18Yasmine Lesire Shoshana Lombardi P’20, ’22Ricardo & Ana Lopez Fernebrand P’ 23, ’25, ’28Henrik & Sung-Ae Loserius P’24

Thank You to all of our auction item donors, lot winners, premium table sponsors, event committee volunteers and attendees for making ISB Night 2016 a grand success!

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Dave Low Michael MacNaughton P’13, ’14Beth McFadden ’96Olivier & Héloïse Moncelet P’25, ’26, ’29David & Linda Motley P’16, ’18, ’21Christian Noyon P’19, ’24Tibo Orens & Erin Marsh-Orens P’28, ’29Gil Paelinck Lucy Pereira P’18, ’21Sandie Pergallini Andrew Pfeiffenberger P’15Iris & Gerhard Pock P’27Chris & Cristina Ringlstetter P’17, ’20Gaetan Woitrin & Sandra Rothenberger P’27, ’28 Bénédicte Rousseau P’17, ’20Heather Sheridan Hans & Véronique Skeppner P’14, ’15, ’18Janet Smith P’19, ’21Cristina Soriani P’18, ’20Carolyn Stock-Chapin P’27, ’29Douglas Stone & Barbara Shea Tomasz & Joanna Szpil P’07, ’19Georgia Temple Francis Trappeniers P’10Xavier & Alexandra Van Campenhout P’14, ’17, ’17Radboud & Alexandra van den Akker P’18Saskia van Tongeren Narttaya Vichakul Will & Nicole Vreugdenhil Alford West P’16, ’20, ’21Chris & Tina Yeager P’14, ’18, ’18Esther Yoo ’12 Anna Zeiders Ellen Marx Zeyen P’15, ’16

Corporations, Organizations, and Associations

American School of BarcelonaAmerican Women’s Club of BrusselsBOZARBrussels Sports Association CATES Tutoring & Educational ServicesCHEZWaWa Mexican RestaurantCLL Language CentresComme Chez Soi RestaurantDHL Global Management GmbHDolce La HulpeEdificioEXKiISB American CommunityISB Australian CommunityISB Austrian CommunityISB Belgian CommunityISB Board of TrusteesISB Danish CommunityISB Dutch CommunityISB Family AssociationISB German CommunityISB Greek CommunityISB Icelandic CommunityISB Italian CommunityISB Japanese CommunityISB Mexican CommunityISB Spanish CommunityJack O’SheaLaurent Patrick Hair SalonMartin’s HotelMathilde Danglade JewelsMobelsaNestlé Belgilux S.A.Oud BeerselRepresentation of the Free State of ThuringiaSchleiper & Fils S.A.Scolarest - Compass groupSerendip SpaStarwood StonemanorTelenet NVToyotaVolvo AC Brussels

Volunteering and the Family Association

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The mission of the ISB Family Association is to build a well-informed school community where all families are welcome, all families are encouraged to participate, and all nationalities are celebrated. Without the continued commitment

and generosity of the many volunteers who work tirelessly in support of school events, programmes, and community initiatives, ISB simply would not be the place it is today.

The 2015-2016 Family Association Operations Team

President • Becky KearnsAdministration • Hilary Kellett

Treasurer • Cori WyantInternational Festival • Vicki Di Vittorio, Angelica Volpi, Marta Brewinska-Olchowik, Petra Gerike & Stacy Mansager

Communications • Mahsa VahidiCommunity Building • Sarah Bricknell & Shoshana Lombardi

Transitions • Ivonne Allers & Al WestSports Council • Liz Kay & Angelica Volpi

Arts Council & Hidden Talent Show • Sharon O’FlahertyDaphne Hovers & Marja Fraai

Underground Café • Angela CavestanyScouting • Marjan Mondt

Green Team • Claudia SemeriaSpecial Ed • Kim Raffaele

ECC • Fridsemd Gudjonsdittir & Amy AndrzejewskiES • Ayesha Ali Ahmed, Mary Beth Wilson & Madelon van der Rest

MS • Kate Belt, Vicky di Vittorio & Paula YostHS • Julie d’Attoma, Rasita Craig & Al West

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Some of the ways the Family Association supported and built the ISB Community in 2015-2016:

International FestivalSports & Arts Councils

Faculty & Staff Appreciation LunchSpring and Fall Welcome Brunches

Welcome BarbequeLearning Opportunities at ISB

Cultural Excursions Around Brussels

Sharing Knowledge and Partnerships

A vital part of ISB’s Mission is to open the eyes of our students to the possibilities and needs of the wider world, and to prepare them for life after ISB. To do so, we are grateful to partner with people and organizations that bridge the learning

taking place at ISB in all divisions with the world beyond ISB.

Service Learning at ISB in 2015 -2016

Service Learning is a core component of ISB’s academic and socioemotional programme. As part of the IB’s CAS (Community, Action, Service) requirement and the school’s commitment to tackling some of the most pressing global

issues locally, ISB has been proud to partner with the following organizations:

Cap 48Caritas

ChevrefeuilleConsigne

Compangnons DepanneursDe Kerselaar

FedasilFood for Friends

Voedselhulp OverijseGarcia Lorca

HarmonyAdopt-a-Grandparent

l’OlivierLe ClosMalibran

MCEMother Theresa

NativitasPetits Riens

Refugee CentreSandwiches for Refugees

Samu SocialSolidaritas

In 2015-2016, ISB High School students engaged in the following Service Learning:

17.4%Refugees/Asylum

Seekers

34.8% Homeless

17.4% Low Income

Families

8.7% People with

Physical and/or Mental Health

Challenges

17.4% Elderly/Isolated

4.3% Fundraising

319 Projects/Visits Completed

2013-2014

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2014-2015

3894

2015-2016

5355

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Student Hours Spent in Service Learning

Hand-a-Thon Middle School Workshop

In May 2015, the Middle School Student Council organized a Hand-a-Thon workshop in a joint venture with eNABLE France.

The challenge of the day was for students to assemble twenty 3D prosthetic hands for children in need across Belgium and France. All hands were printed

by ISB’s Middle School Design Studio using a wide array of filaments and codes provided by eNABLE France. To support this inaugural event, three

young recipients with congenital malformations and their families joined in the day. These honorary guests were essential to the incredible momentum and

provided invaluable support to the student builders.

Thanks to eNABLE France, ISB students were able to engage in a powerful day of learning while simultaneously contributing to a worthwhile and

relevant cause.

World of Work and Beyond ISB

The ISB World of Work Programme offers High School students each year the opportunity to gain valuable work experience and an opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in professional situations during their final summer before

graduation. In 2015-2016, the school’s annual Careers Day, Beyond ISB, benefited from the participation of many ISB alumni who offered the unique

perspective of how an ISB education prepared them for their career pursuits.

Thank you to the many alumni, friends, companies, and organizations who helped make our 2015-2016 Careers Day a success, and to all of our

World of Work Partners who accepted students for summer internships!

Beyond ISB Presenters

Alex Anghelou ‘97 (CBT Consultants)Dan Christian ‘10 (JP Morgan Chase)

Denis Crowley (European Commission)Paul Culley (European Council)

Dirk Daenen (United Business Institute)Conchur De Barra (Hospitality Sector Entrepreneur)

Ambassador Thomas Hanney (Diplomatic Representations to Belgium)Rosalie Harrison (Borderless)

Torben Kring ‘90 (Glaxo Smith Kline)Karim Lahleh ‘07 (Fédération Equestre Internationale)Jelena Lucin & Carole Wilkinson (Greenlight for Girls)

Yann Schuermans ‘10 (London Stock Exchange Group)Whitney Sher ‘04 (Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders)

Catherine Streib ‘94 (Caterpillar)Windy Surfield ‘90 (Orange Telecommunications)

Karlien Vanden Eynde (Microsoft)Alex Van Hoeken ‘86 (Traminco Construction)

Katsuyuki Wakabayashi ‘96 (Bucknell University)Laura Whiskerd ‘02 (Financial Conduct Authority)

Oliver Whittle ‘07 (Berenberg Bank)

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Your Impact

“The opportunities I had at ISB opened my mind to new possibilities, and made me ask the right questions – of myself and the world. Fundamentally, ISB brought me to where I am today.”

Yann Schuermans ‘10

Enhancing the ISB Learning Experience: €157,860

Ensuring transformative learning experiences so that all students are included, challenged, and successful is our continuous priority at ISB. Thanks to your support in 2015-2016, we were able to launch and enhance programmes

throughout the school that empower our students to engage with learning in innovative ways and which are detailed in the following pages.

Learning Outside the Classroom

Thanks to support from the ISB Annual Fund, The ISB HS Entrepreneurship Club AOS was able to travel to Boston to compete in the 2016 MIT Launch Club Competition. Presenting their original business plan in front of a panel of

professors and entrepreneurs, AOS culminated 7 months of hard work by tying for first place in the competition.

Innovative Approaches to Learning

As part of ISB’s ongoing mission to explore powerful new approaches to daily learning and deepen student engagement in the classroom and beyond, the Middle School organized a Learning Institute called

In The Zone, held on 23 September 2015. All Middle School students and faculty participated in this special learning event, which aimed to:

This important learning event was a success thanks to the contributions of workshop leaders, volunteers, donors, and the following Partners:

introduce a wide range of new ways of learning and new

technologies for learning

begin a year-long exploration of these learning approaches

across the curriculum

help students find their personal learning passion

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Technology for Student-Led Learning

At ISB, students of all ages engage in active, technology- infused, authentic learning experiences which are crucial for the modern learner. Support received in 2015-2016 is helping enrich our digital resources through access to new technologies including digital portfolioing software in the ECC and ES, interactive presentation and design software in the MS, and a new 3D printer to continue

growing our Design and Maker programme.

Supporting Athletics

Community involvement is truly at the heart of the ISB Athletics programme. Thanks to the tireless volunteer

and fundraising efforts of the Sports Council, as well as restricted gifts to the Athletics programme, ISB was able

to invest in Fitbit technology to launch its Raiders Plus programme. In addition, ISB is investing in travel suits for

all Varsity and JV athletes.

Service Learning Responds to the Refugee Crisis

Over the 2015-2016 school year, ISB CAS students embarked on a project to help address the Refugee Crisis

in a meaningful way. Gathering every Thursday for more than 7 months and supported by the ISB Annual Fund,

CAS students, teachers, and parent volunteers assembled and delivered thousands of sandwiches to help feed

refugees in need.

Investment in the Arts

Through the phenomenal efforts of the Arts Council and restricted gifts to the Arts from donors to the ISB Annual Fund, ISB was able to increase support for the Visiting

Artists & Scholars programme in 2015-2016. In addition, the school was able to invest in important ehancements to the ISB theatre that will directly benefit all aspects of the Performing Arts programme. And, thanks to a generous gift from an ISB family, ISB was able to purchase a new,

concert-quality marimba.

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A fundamental cornerstone of the ISB Experience is the recruitment, development, and retention of a world-class faculty. Growing the potential and skill sets of our teachers in a meaningful way requires both time and resources, which the

ISB Annual Fund helps make possible.

ASB Unplugged and Learning 2.0

In 2015-2016, ISB made significant investment in building the capacity of our teachers to become even more innovative, technologically adept, and entrepreneurial in their professional practice. Thanks to the generous support of an ISB donor, ISB was able to send 19 teachers from all school divisions to the ASB Unplugged conference in Mumbai,

and 6 teachers to the Learning 2.0 Conference in Milan.

“ASB Unplugged was a whirlwind of an experience that has given me so much to reflect on. I am so appreciative to ISB for sending me to this conference, and I can’t wait to start incorporating these strategies into my teaching!”

Tracy Jabbal, ISB High School Teacher

Fostering Excellence in Teaching: €131,000

Teaching and Learning Coaching

We know that some of the most powerful professional development happens when our teachers have the opportunity to learn from each other. To strengthen this culture of collegial learning, ISB has launched the Teaching and Learning

Coaching programme. Established through funding from the inaugural Kevin Bartlett Leadership in Learning Award and support from the ISB Annual Fund, the Teaching and Learning Coaching programme comprises an initial cohort of six ISB teachers, representing all school divisions. Through their own specialized training and professional development, these teachers have the facilitation skills to coach their colleagues to continuously improve by utilizing research-based

pedagogy and innovative strategies.

Curriculum Development and Alignment

During the 2015-2016 school year a group of mathematics teachers with representation from all four school divisions met to begin reviewing the mathematics curriculum. Working initially with mathematics curriculum consultant Catherine Fosnot, the group mapped the skill components of mathematics from early childhood through high school, considered

recent research on motivation in mathematics learning, and how this should influence our teaching and learning practices. Thanks to support from ISB donors, this work will continue into 2016-2017 as the group works to continue

defining what we want students to understand in the area of mathematics.

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Improving our Campus: €332,942

Maximizing the potential for transformative learning and teaching requires optimized learning and teaching spaces. And, in today’s world, guaranteeing a safe and secure learning environment for our entire community is a top priority for the ISB Board and school leadership. Through the ISB Annual Fund and collaboration with Partners, we are realizing

important enhancements to our Campus that directly facilitate ISB’s learning Vision and which strengthen the school’s infrastructure and security.

Early Childhood Centre: Renovation of the Preschool and

Pre-Kindergarten Playground

The playground renovation was based on an open-ended design that promotes spontaneity, risk-taking, exploration,

discovery and connections to nature. As the year progresses, students will be collecting a range of recycled

materials that they can self-select from and incorporate into their playground play, in a sense designing and

constructing their own adaptable play space.

Early Childhood Centre: Creation of “Tinker Spaces”

Hand-on experimentation and unstructured time to explore and invent are important elements in helping children to learn about the world around them, and to develop their creativity. Thanks to donor support, this year the Early

Childhood Centre (ECC) is introducing “Tinker Spaces” to each of our grade level central spaces as a way to provide our students with the necessary materials and space required to engage with this important aspect

of their learning. The children will draw from a range of quality recycled materials that are collected through our ECC recycling centre as a basis for their constructions

and creations.

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Elementary School: Creation of a MediaHub, MakerSpace, FabLab,

and RoboZone

Throughout the Elementary School, we have been able to add four different lab spaces to enhance making and

creating opportunities. The MediaHub will empower students to become content creators, developing quality

communications to share with real-world audiences. The MakerSpace, already launched with Grade 4

projects, provides equipment to inspire construction and prototyping as students bring their ideas to tangible

outcomes. The FabLab introduces more specialized equipment, ready to be accessed as students take innovation projects to production stage. And the

RoboZone, housed in the Grade 6 Learning Commons, offers a range of technologies for students to create

original solutions to problems they identify.

High School: Addition of a Design Technology Laboratory

Design thinking is increasingly in demand in the world of work today, and it places students in situations that require inquiry-based approaches to learning, critical thinking, and creative and innovative problem-solving. The addition of Design Technology to our curriculum offerings in the High School has been in the planning

for a few years. Thanks to donor support, we have been able to resource our new laboratory space to launch

this important and authentic learning experience for our students.

Investment in Campus Security

ISB is committed to ensuring a safe and secure learning environment for our community. Thanks to

support from donors and the commitment of the ISB Board of Trustees, we are installing a full campus

perimeter fence and implementing significant security upgrades throughout the Campus.

ISB Theatre: Renovation of the Makeup and Dressing Rooms

Thanks to a generous gift from an ISB family, ISB was able to expedite needed renovations to the makeup and

changing facilities underneath the ISB Theatre.

Thank You!

On behalf of the International School of Brussels and its Board of Trustees, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all in the ISB Community who contributed to the success of our 2015-2016 school year. Your support as donors, volunteers, educators, alumni, parents and institutional partners has been vital to ISB’s continued success, and we are deeply grateful for your commitment.

Hans SkeppnerISB Board Chair

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