For two nights only on June 9-10, 2009 - the secondary school production, 'A Mother's Voice' was an exploration - both serious and light-hearted - of everyday life under the fist of a brutal dictatorship. In addition to the educational advantage of the performance, almost € 1000,- of the proceeds went to Amnesty International and Oxfam. View archive newsletters http://www.ishthehague.nl/content/archive-secondary-newsletters
A small selection of photos taken on April 12, 2011 of the ISH Awards Assembly. For the full review special, view http://www.ishthehague.nl/content/ish-awards-2011-special
Congratulations go to all of the 545 participants from the International School of The Hague, winning first prize.
Students involved in Dance4Life fundraising left for Ahoy, in Rotterdam, to join in the world filming of this spectacular dance event, promoting awareness for aids.
Photos courtesy of Wilco and Adri.
Busy with devised theatre production practice, drama students are also practising mime.
Visit www.youtube.com/ishthehaguevids to view this video favourite. Extremely funny, original video footage.
Visit www.youtube.com/ishthehaguevids to view this video. Spot the film directing talent...rather than the football.
On June 28 & 29, 2010 ISH Secondary's spectacular musical production of Grease encouraged all to wear their bobby socks and slick their hair. Performing to a talented live band the acting also displayed much talent. View the gallery for a selection of photos, to view and download all of the photos, visit Photographer Christel van Meeuwen's website.
A week full of green awareness and activities in 2011, with guided tours of GreenSpace, lessons outside on a car free campus, Green smoothies on sale, Green cookery workshop classes, Green Fashion Show, Green Art , solar panelled vehicle demonstrations, rollerblading race and much more. For photos visit http://web.mac.com/christel.vanmeeuwen/ISH
For full news on this event, view the IB DP Award Special news feature http://www.ishthehague.nl/node/32.
To download all the photos of this event, follow:
http://web.mac.com/christel.vanmeeuwen/ISH
A festive celebration photographed fully by the school photographer Christel van Meeuwen, view:
http://web.mac.com/christel.vanmeeuwen/ISH
Click to view the feature on this special occassion:
http://www.ishthehague.nl/content/1-ish-ib-dp-awards-special-2011
The International Day at the International School of The Hague on Saturday, March 26 2011 meant travelling around the world in one afternoon. The day started with a flag parade, where many of our 86 nationalities proudly carried their flag. Afterwards the International Food Fair provided much delicious eating while watching entertaining performances. With sport activities, a used book sale and folktales told in many different languages, there were games and fun for all ages.
Profits went mainly to a fund helping rebuild/restart a school in Japan in the earthquake and tsunami effected area with T-shirts saying ‘we care, you’re not alone’ on sale.
Just a small selection of all the talent photographed in this one-night only ISH Factor edition for secondary students. View videos in the news section, view all photos on the school photographer's website:
http://web.mac.com/christel.vanmeeuwen/ISH
The Music Market went very well on 16.9.10 and coincidentally it happened to be the late Malcolm Davies' birthday, so quite a special day.
As usual the brass section excelled with renditions of the Pink Panther and the wind and string sections followed with Mozart and Bach!
On Sunday September 11, 2011 the ISH School Community held a fundraising run for KIKA the children's cancer charity at the same time enjoying an Information Fair and Welcome Picnic.
The workshop 'Every Second Counts' is a premier one-day, fun filled experience that invites a limited number of Year 11,12 and 13 students to learn the tools to not only manage their time, but to learn strategies to help lead themselves and others beyond the winning edge.
Year 11 and 12 students visit London for a feast of arts activities. Starting with the breathtakingly varied art in the Victoria & Albert Museum, lunch was enjoyed watching street artists in Covent Garden with the afternoon a postage stamp impression of the Tate Modern art gallery. The evening involved the Billy Elliot musical production (music by Elton John) at the Victoria Palace Theatre, followed by a walking tour of the London sights of Big Ben/Houses of Parliament buildings. Sunday morning took in the arts and crafts of Greenwich Village, where the Royal Observatory, the home of Greenwich Mean Time - the official starting point for each new day and year is situated.
Emergency fundraising success -
ISH students and staff raised an astounding amount of 2200 euros for the Pakistan appeal! By holding a MAD HAIR, MAD SHOES and PYJAMAS day in school. Collections are still ongoing for the UNICEF organisation.
September 15th lunch break had an exciting twist. With live performances, try-outs and a meet and greet of the Centre's music teachers, many new students enrolled to learn to play a musical instrument.
Over 90 students performed at the MD Music Centre Summer Concerts at 10.00 and 11.30 last Saturday and also at 11.30 there was an extra concert given by Kadri Tegelmann for her vocal students in the main Music Room
The Model United Nations team from the International School of The Hague (MUNISH)debated fiercely in a mock International MOOT Court on September 19, 2010 in the Hague's City Hall.
Just a small selection of story-telling photos of the busy Model United Nations at ISH (MUNISH) weekend, also available for download on the school Photographer's website http://web.mac.com/christel.vanmeeuwen/ISH
Year 13 Music performed recitals as part of their internal assessment at ISH in the Malcolm Davies Auditorium on Wednesday October 5, 2011, raising money for the cancer charity KIKA in the process.
On Thursday September 30, 2010, ex Year 11 students celebrated completion of the IB Middle Years Programme. View a selection of the photos in the gallery, to download all photos of this memorable evening, visit Photographer Christel van Meeuwen's website. http://web.mac.com/christel.vanmeeuwen/ISH
All the hard work gone into each MYP Personal Project was on display at the February 4, 2011 open house. Much appreciated by every visitor! Well done students.
The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho (b. 1952) is one of today’s most recognized composers in the world. The Société Gavignes in collaboration with the New European Ensemble is organizing a festival in The Hague to celebrate Saariaho’s music. During this international festival there will be master classes for young composers and musicians; open rehearsals; discussions; expositions and an educational program for students of the Royal Conservatory, 2 International Schools and The Hague Montessori Lyceum.
See for more detail www.saariahofestival.nl
Talented ISH students took part in the three day Saariaho Festival in The Hague Anton Philipszaal on October 7, 2011 when the ISH Ensemble of Contemporary Music performed their own piece. Photos courtesy of Christel van Meeuwen, many thanks!
The Tusk Theatre Company helped ISH celebrate Shakespeare's birthday with many activities and events organised. http://www.ishthehague.nl/content/shakespeare-celebration
Year 13 last teaching day of 2011 involved stunts to remember. The students decorated themselves and the building following their chosen zombie theme, organising fun team ball games for all in the gyms and a quiz show for all staff and students on the plaza. They rounded the day off with a barbecue at the Hungry Mind International Community Centre.
Year 7-8-9 talented singing students perform a lively musical production on March 31, April 1, 2011.
The International School of The Hague had the honour of the Queen of The Netherlands opening the new building in Kijkduin, The Hague.
The Model United Nations group debate in The Hague in January 2011.
In february 2010, prof. dr. Malcolm Davies passed away. He was our Subject Area Leader for the Arts, Director of the ISH Music school, Professor at the University of Leiden but first and foremost a popular teacher of Music and respected colleague. In tribute to some aspects of his rich life, a memorial concert, just as last year was held on March 11, 2011 in the Malcolm Davies Auditorium. He will not be forgotten: he did not just work here, he was an educator in the best sense of the work, leading his students to enjoy and practice music. Our choirs, orchestra, bands and the over 200 weekly individual music lessons, held here at ISH, were based on Malcolm’s initiative
More photos of the Tribute concert are published and can be viewed at: www.christelvanmeeuwen.eu , on the latest news pages section.
This trip was varied and packed with activity. It started with challenging survival activities in an Adventure Park and included a visit to Brussels City Centre, the Technopolis Science Museum and two First World War museums in Ieper.
Year 11 celebrated the end of the school year 2011 with an active BBQ, dressing up as Smurfs and Super Heroes and playing ball games. Photos courtesy of parent Ilse, thank you!
Year 7 students perform educational play pieces for a Year 4 audience in February 2011.
Year 7 students spend the morning skating on ice and the afternoon in a pancake boat in the not much warmer water of Rotterdam harbour.....
The students (and the teachers) had a very nice outing on the Pannekoek boot in Rotterdam on Thursday January 12, 2012. It rained as they sailed along the harbour- but the students were giving their full attention to deciding what toppings to put on their pancake from the huge range of possibilities! A very sociable time out and a chance for the whole Year 7 group to be together. One student even managed to eat five pancakes! The unbeaten record in previous years is seven pancakes!!!
120 year 7 students filled 131 shoeboxes and also brought in the money to transport the boxes to the final destination on behalf of the 'schoenmaatjes' programme for Stichting Edukans: www.edukans.nl
After a period of settling into the new school, the Year 7's performed anything related to (one of) their countries, dressing up in their countries costume and bringing their national dishes.
Here is just a small selection of photographs taken on this special International Morning. To view and download all of the photos, go to Photographer's website Christel van Meeuwen:
http://web.mac.com/christel.vanmeeuwen/ISH
