ICS has so much to be thankful for this "Thanksgiving" season. Thank you, Father, for your bountiful blessings and for the precious enduring relationships ICS has forged with teachers, students, parents, and friends. Fifth grade teacher, Patti Hunter, took some time to share about one such relationship sometime ago - when God took a difficult teaching situation and gave it a most remarkable and unexpected outcome.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Life in the Fast Lane
A standout in the pool during her days at ICS, Shannon Cheung (class of 2012) has had an enduring love for swimming since a very young age. She swam competitively at the collegiate level while attending Pasadena City College and was awarded PCC’s “Athlete of the Year” as PCC’s first ever State Champion for Women’s Swimming. This fall Shannon will be taking her swimming to the next level when she toes the starting block as a member of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruin’s swimming team. Congratulations Shannon on your continued success both in and out of the pool.
Check out the video of Shannon as she took time this summer to stroll down “memory lane” on her time at ICS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mjliHoQLOU
Monday, May 19, 2014
Making A Difference with Music
Picture courtesy of ICS Impromptu
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International Christian
School’s a cappella group Impromptu started as a “Make A Difference” project by
ICS student Natalie Lu, class of 2014, as a way “to share their God-given
talents to bring joy to those around them.” Three years ago Impromptu was a group
of just four students singing prearranged versions of songs. Today the group
has grown to 12 students, fully student-led, singing versions of songs that
they arrange themselves. “It’s a great opportunity to hone our student
leadership skills,” says Natalie, and it also allows them the autonomy to sing
songs of their own choosing.
“Wouldn’t it be cool to…”
mused Natalie and her friend, Russell Salazar, a member of the Chinese
International School’s Enharmonics (CIS) about forming a combined a Capella
choir and staging a concert. With the shared objective to make a difference
through their singing talents, Natalie from ICS and Russell from CIS,
successfully invited student representatives from HKIS (Hong Kong International
School), to create the FIRST ACA Concert - a fully student-led performance by
three international school singing groups with a goal to make a difference
through singing a Capella songs.
On April 26, 2014 the A
CAppella Concert was launched successfully at the CIS campus to a full house
attendance. Over HK $35,000 was raised through ticket sales, and the donations
will ultimately benefit a needy school in Tacloban, Philippines.
Following the success of the
ACA concert, ICS Impromptu continues to mature and find their identity in an
ever-evolving style of music. As Natalie wraps up her last year at ICS, she is
pleased by the global revival and growing popularity of a cappella music and
excited to be leaving ICS Impromptu in very capable hands for the years to
come, that will continue to bless others through great a cappella music.
Photo Credits: Jessica Eu Chinese International School
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
A message from ICS Alumnus
ICS has been blessed with an incredible community of families, students, faculty, and alumni.
On this Thanksgiving holiday we praise God for his bountiful blessings.
Earlier this year we sat down with the Class of 2012 Alumnus and
current Stanford University Pre-Med student Jason Khoo and
asked him how his experience at ICS has prepared him for life at Stanford.
What we got was a heartfelt answer that reminds us all to be thankful for a community that cares.
Here is what he shared:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Small Kid, Big Blessing!
As I walked into my doctor’s office, he said, “I’m having a hard time telling which your injured arm is.” When I showed him my “bad” arm and all of the mobility I have, he said, “Amazing!!” He just couldn’t get over how quickly my arm healed. I told him that many people were praying for me. Somehow I asked him if his children go to ICS and he said yes – P1 student. Then I asked if he was a Christian, “No”, he said, “but, I believe in God and now we’re starting to go to church. I’m so impressed with my son since he’s gone to ICS. He was lost in the supermarket a couple of months ago and I was frantic to find him. When I found him, I said, ‘Son weren’t you afraid?’ ‘No, Daddy’, he said, ‘God is with me’. “Then he went on to tell me another story about how through his son’s influence he was encouraged during a time of discouragement. This is in his office, in front of two nurses who were also there!
"So, everyone, please be encouraged! God is using YOU as you pray for others and as you work at ICS. I’m sure there are many other stories about how God is working in our students’ lives to bless their families." ~ Juniata Wible
Monday, December 17, 2012
Merry Christmas from ICS Headmaster
A Christmas message from ICS Headmaster, John Nelson, sharing the joy of giving! As a tradition, ICS organizes a shoebox drive to collect items to share with the community.
Click here if you can't see the video
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
ICS has given so much to me!
Cindy attended this year Walkathon and Fall Festival |
Cindy at her University - Savannah College of Art in USA |
I came to ICS in 2006. I chose this
school because of the flexible program that allowed me to focus more on art and
also because a variety of classes are offered in the curriculum.
ICS has given so much to me - I
definitely wouldn't be who I am today without ICS!
I made many good friends at ICS, and
the teachers were friendly. The classes were flexible, allowing me to focus on
art. Mr. Meyer's intensive art program has taught me so much valuable knowledge
that will definitely stay with me for the rest of my life. If I could go back
into time and change one thing during my stay at ICS, it would be to take more
of Mr. Meyer's amazing art classes! ICS has really encouraged me to use my talents
by giving me the opportunity to design the ICS Green logo, the 2010 High School
Camp T-Shirt, the 2011 Jazz Cafe Posters, the 2011 Annual Report Cover, and
most recently the Red Packet Design and this year Walkathon’s publication.
Cindy's work was selected to be on a cover artwork of a book |
Cindy designed a pair of Lai See Packet of ICS |
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