'Serendipity' primadonna Liliana Falsen Villar sings about being left ...

The Informer 

P ub l i s h e d b y I S S a s a C o m m u n i t y N e w s l e t t e r 23 November 2011 - Volume XXXIV - No 3 2011/12 

‘Serendipity’ primadonna Liliana Falsen Villar sings about being left alone ....

From the Director: 

Later in this issue of the Informer, you will find a copy 

of the school calendar for 2012-2013. As always, it is 

approved by our Board of Trustees at their first meeting 

in November. Once again, our fall and winter week 

holidays are the same as those in Stavanger Kommune. 

While designing a calendar that best fits the wishes of 

a very diverse school community, I am always willing 

to accept suggestions for future calendars so do not 

hesitate to send me an e-mail with your suggestions 

for future years. 

will be a stepwise moving process—once the middle 

school, third grade and primary library have moved, 

then other classes can move into their vacated space. 

I was fortunate to attend the recent third grade class 

assembly which used the theme of the big move—we 

are all excited to be able to soon access this additional 

space! 

ISS—and its wonderful students--seem to be 

frequently in the news these days. 

First congratulations to 8th 

grade student, Celia Morgan, 

who has just returned from 

Canary Wharf in London 

where she took part as 

a finalist in the awards 

ceremony for a young person’s 

art competition with the 

World Wildlife Fund. Celia is 

a keen photographer and two 

of her Norwegian landscape 

photos were shortlisted. She 

and her parents were invited 

to a reception to exhibit 

and discuss her work. The 

competition celebrates the 

50th anniversary of the 

WWF. 

‘Beauty’ by Celia Morgan 

As the school grows, we often get requests to make 

incremental changes to our offerings. Recently, we 

were able to put in place a Mandarin mother tongue 

program that is now meeting weekly after school. 

Mandarin joins the Dutch, German and Italian 

mother tongue programs already in place. 

The shorter days have now descended upon us again. 

We urge everyone in our school community—adults 

as well as children—to wear lots of reflective gear. It is 

essential that the traffic can see you. I will also thank 

everyone in advance for being especially careful when 

driving in the school parking lots or the bus lane— 

SLOW and CAREFUL—are two important words to 

repeat to yourself as you drive on the campus. 

How’s that expansion project coming? Very well, 

thank you. From the outside, things don’t look much 

different, but the workers are accomplishing a great 

deal inside. We expect that we will be starting the 

moving process in January, but this is contingent 

on the furniture arrival dates and the successful 

completion of the normal government inspections for 

new buildings. Once it is ready for occupancy, there 

The Morgans have now 

returned and I will share some 

of Mrs. Catherine Morgan’s 

description of the event: 

“The 50th Anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund was 

a huge and glamorous event, involving several hundred 

people at its skyscraper headquarters in Canary Wharf, 

London. It was hosted by David Nussbaum, Chief 

Executive, and the awards were presented by Miranda 

Richardson (Ambassador for the WWF and actor of Harry 

Potter fame). . .Young people from schools were given a 

special place of honour in keeping with the organisation’s 

aims to protect a bright future for this planet Earth. 

The event began on a large brightly lit stage with the 

school children’s competition entitled, ’My True Nature’, 

in which children had been invited to make a personal 

and artistic response to what Nature means to each of 

them. There were several different categories for artistic 

expression, hundreds of entries for each, and the finalists’ 

work has already been viewed by thousands. . .the 

students presented their work and live performances. 

Celia was nervous, and she was on her feet for about 

three hours next to her display, answering questions to 

interested onlookers and meeting staff and other finalists. 

. .Celia did indeed have a big moment when she was 

announced to be the winner in her category, beating six 

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other finalists. . . Celia was delighted to go up on stage 

in front of all those people, shake Miranda Richardson’s 

hand, and to be presented with a framed certificate 

and a flip video camera! . . . As Miranda Richardson 

said, there was no doubt that the achievement of all the 

finalists was ’MASSIVE!’” 

Full concentration at Pre-School the Tananger is a competition 

busy place 

Congratulations, Celia. We are very proud of your 

accomplishments and your proactive viewpoint on 

making the world a better place! 

Next, congratulations to our ISS Lego Mindstorms 

Robotics team! Photos of their recent performance 

on November 12 at Tananger Ungdomskole at the 

Rogaland district competition were published in 

both Stavanger Aftenblad and Rogalandsavis. Our 

Lego Mindstorms group is made up of middle and 

high school students and faculty members Mr. Kevin 

Yelenik and Mr. Aaron Ciuffo. The competition 

group included Bård Bjelland, Sjur Bjelland, Sara 

Chelaghma, Bartosz Romanowski, Shreesha Sanjaya 

and Conor Smith. They were ably assisted by the 

following students who also helped out with design/ 

engineering/testing along the way: Michael Hickey, 

Daniel Shulkin and Phillip Truong. Well done! 

Congratulations to lots of folks who have been busy 

here at school. We have been entertained by the 

outstanding high school cast and crew of “Serendipity.” 

Our sports teams did a great job representing the school 

at the recent NECIS tournament in Amsterdam— 

special congratulations go to the boys’ football team 

that was awarded the Most Sporting Team trophy as 

awarded by the other schools. 

Lego Mindstorms Robotics team 

Last volleyball training session - outside 

the hotel - before the NECIS tournament 

The reach of ISS surprises us from time to time. I 

received a copy of an article recently where the school 

was given a very favorable mention in the Doha, 

Qatar, Gulf Times newspaper. Former ISS principal 

and chemistry teacher, TA Hennard, who now 

works at Doha Academy has instituted a defibrillator 

training program at QA based on the very successful 

one that ISS has. You can read the full article here: 

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_ 

no=2&item_no=465902&version=1&template_ 

id=36&parent_id=16 

And finally, congratulations also go to Norway--and all 

those lucky enough to live here. Once again, Norway 

was named by the United Nations Development 

Program (UNDP) as holding the number one slot on 

the Human Development Index for 2011 which infers 

it is the ”best place in the world to live.” 

Best regards, 

Dr. Linda Duevel 

Director 

LDuevel@isstavanger.no 

www.isstavanger.no 

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ISS SCHOOL CALENDAR 2012-2013 

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF STAVANGER 

Treskeveien 3, NO-4043 HAFRSFJORD, Norway 

Telephone: +47-51 55 43 00 - Telefax: +47-51 55 43 01 


AUGUST 2012 

week 

Su M Tu W Th F Sa 

31 1 2 3 4 

32 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

33 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

34 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

35 26 27 28 29 30 31 

SEPTEMBER 2012 

week 


35 1 

36 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

37 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 

38 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

39 23 24 24 26 27 28 29 

30 

OCTOBER 2012 

week 


40 1 2 3 4 5 6 

41 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

42 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

43 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

44 28 29 30 31 

NOVEMBER 2012 

week 


44 1 2 3 

45 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

46 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 

47 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 

48 25 26 27 28 29 30 

DECEMBER 2012 

week 


48 1 

49 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

50 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 

51 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

52 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 

1 30 31 

Approved: 7 November 2011 by the ISS Board of Trustees 

August 2012 

6 New staff orientation starts 

7 Returning staff orientation starts 

10 MS/HS new students registration/testing 

13 First school day for MS/HS students 

13 Meet-the-Teacher-Day for PS students 

14 First school day for PS students 

14-17 Half day for Pre-School (08:30-12:00) 

September 2012 

7 Employee AMU Day – No school 

27-28 Employee in-service – No school 

October 2012 

8-12 Autumn Break 

December 2012 

20.12.2012 – 4.1.2013 Christmas Vacation 

3 2012 . 2013 4 

January 2013 

7 School resumes 

February 2013 

11-15 Winter Break 

March 2013 

25/3 - 1/4 Easter Vacation 

April 2013 

2 School resumes 

May 2013 

1 Labour Day - No school 

9 Ascension Day - No school 

17 Constitution Day – Half day 

20 Whit Monday - No school 

June 2013 

6 Graduation Day and last student 

day – Half day 

7 Employee check-out day 

= Important day 

= No school for students 

= Half day for students 

JANUARY 2013 

week 


1 1 2 3 4 5 

2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 

3 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 

4 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

5 27 28 29 30 31 

FEBRUARY 2013 

week 


5 1 2 

6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

8 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 

9 24 25 26 27 28 

MARCH 2013 

week 


9 1 2 

10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

12 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 

13 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

14 31 

APRIL 2013 

week 


14 1 2 3 4 5 6 

15 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

18 28 29 30 

MAY 2013 

week 


18 1 2 3 4 

19 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

21 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

22 26 27 28 29 30 31 

JUNE 2013 

week 


22 1 

23 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

24 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 

25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

26 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 

27 30 


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News from the Exams Coordinator 

International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) 

– a briefing for parents and students 

At this stage of the school year there is a great deal of 

discussion amongst 10th graders and their teachers 

about ‘IGCSEs’. 

But what are these examinations? 

Who should take them? 

How do students and parents decide? 

This article is designed to give students and parents 

some general background information – which will 

be followed up shortly in individual subject classes 

and in the 10th grade advisory programme. 

There will also be an informational meeting 

on Thursday 8th December 2011 at 3.30 p.m. for 

parents who would like to know more, or who 

have specific questions for us. 

Deciding whether or not to take IGCSE examinations, 

and which subjects to select, is an important choice 

and should be taken very seriously. Students and 

parents may want to talk over the decision with me 

(Lynn Park, Exam Coordinator), or with Mr Jones 

or Dr Caroline-Strange. 

Parents of students in 8th and 9th grade should also 

be looking to the future, and making sure that they 

understand what IGCSE is all about. 

General information 

(Extracts from ‘Pre-university examinations 2010 Briefing 

Paper for University Admissions Staff Worldwide’, University 

of Cambridge International Examinations, 2010, available on 

www.cie.org.uk) 

‘The University of Cambridge Local Examinations 

Syndicate (UCLES) was established in 1858 and 

functions as a non-profit (charity organization) 

department of the University of Cambridge. The 

University of Cambridge dates from 1209 ....University 

of Cambridge International 

Examinations (CIE)’s mission is 

to provide high quality, leading 

edge examinations that meet the 

ongoing demand of employers 

and educators worldwide.’ 

‘Cambridge IGCSE (International 

Certificate of Secondary 

Education) was developed in response to the increasingly 

international nature of secondary education. Since it 

first examination in 1988, Cambridge IGCSE has 

grown to an annual candidate entry of over 100,000 

and almost 400,000 subject entries. It is taken not 

only in international schools, but also in large numbers 

of both public and private schools where there is a 

genuine desire to give an international perspective to the 

education offered, where they cater for a multicultural 

or multilingual student body.... to raise educational 

standards and to have a recognised international scale 

against which to measure student performances.’ 

IGCSE at ISS 

Students at ISS can choose to take the IGCSE in a 

number of subjects, usually at the end of the 10th 

grade. IGCSE courses are normally two years in 

length, so students choose subjects for their 9th and 

10th grade together which can prepare them for the 

examinations they wish to take. 

IGCSE examination results are also used when 

applying for universities (especially in Britain) to 

indicate a student’s ability in the different subjects. 

A grade C in IGCSE First Language English can 

satisfy the English proficiency requirements of 

universities in the UK and some other Englishspeaking 

countries. 

IGCSE caters for students of almost any ability, with 

an 8-point scale of grades: A* - G. A* - C are normally 

considered as ‘pass’ grades by UK universities, and 

IGCSE grades are considered to be equivalent to the 

UK GCSE. In some subjects there is a choice between 

Core and Extended curriculum papers, allowing the 

students to be entered for the most appropriate level 

in each subject (although the vast majority of ISS 

students take the Extended paper where available. 

A range of assessment techniques are used, including 

teacher assessment in some subjects, although 

the bulk of the assessment is based on formal 

examinations in May/June. 

Please note: written IGCSE examinations will take 

place this year between Monday 7th May 2012 

and Friday 1st June 2012. Practical and oral 

examinations take place on various dates in the 

period from March to May as arranged by the 

school. 


News from the Exams Coordinator 

Examination fees for IGCSE are billed separately 

following examination registration in December / 

January. We anticipate that the fees for May 2012 

will be approximately NOK 400 per subject. 

ISS may offer the following IGCSE examinations to 

students following appropriate programmes (syllabus 

numbers in brackets – for more details check out the 

Cambridge website at www.cie.org.uk): 

Group I: Languages 

First Language English (0500) 

Foreign Language French (0520) or Foreign Language 

Spanish (0530) 

Group II: Humanities and Social Sciences 

Geography (0460) or History (0470) 

Literature (English) – taught as part of English class 

(0486) 

Group III: Sciences 

Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) – a 

combination of Biology and Physical Sciences (0654) 

Group IV: Mathematics 

Cambridge International Mathematics (0607) 

Group V: Business, Creative, Technical and 

Vocational Art and Design (0400) and/or 

Information Technology (0417) and/or Drama 

(0411) 

Who should take IGCSE? 

We normally recommend that students take a full 

range of IGCSE examinations, or choose not to take 

the examinations. In 2011, approximately 65% of 

our 10th graders chose to take a full range of IGCSE 

subject examinations. 

b. Students planning to attend British universities 

should consider taking a broad range of 

examination subjects. At ISS, students can take 

up to nine subjects, which gives a sound basis 

for university applications. “Cherry picking” 

particular subjects may be questioned by university 

admissions staff and is quite likely to disadvantage 

the student doing it. University admissions staff 

look at International Baccalaureate (IB) predicted 

grades, IGCSE grades and what subjects were 

taken. 

c. European students planning to attend university 

in countries that recognise the IGCSE programme 

should consider taking the IGCSE examinations 

and take them seriously. The exception, of course, 

is the student without sufficient English to do well 

in the examinations, or who has not attended the 

necessary courses at ISS. In some cases it might 

be better to take no IGCSE examinations rather 

than some. 

d. There are some cases when taking one or two 

examinations makes sense. For instance, a 

student whose native tongue is not English 

might take the English Language examination to 

prove competency and perhaps the Mathematics 

examination as well. 

e. Some students might take IGCSE examinations to 

give them experience in the demands of studying 

for and taking external examinations before 

embarking on the International Baccalaureate 

Diploma programme in 11th and 12th grade. 

This is a valid reason for choosing to take IGCSE 

examinations, but again students need to take 

them seriously. 

If you have any questions, please contact Mr Jones, 

Dr Caroline-Strange, or me. 

There are some important points to consider here. 

a. If students take the IGCSE examinations, they 

should take them seriously. All applicants to 

UK universities must report their scores. The 

same will probably soon be true of international 

applicants to U.S. universities. Students should 

not take examinations simply to get study leave. 

Lynn Park 

Exam Coordinator 

lpark@isstavanger.no 



High School Counselor’s Notes 

QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNSELOR? Email KCarolineStrange@isstavanger. no or call 51 55 43 13 

Calling All Tutors! 

The Council of International Schools University 

Tour took place at ISS on November 9th with 

representatives from 17 colleges/universities 

participating. 

The universities were quite diverse and hailed from the 

US, Canada, Monaco, England, Japan, and Austria. 

Students and families were able to hear presentations 

on university application processes, how students are 

selected, planning for campus life, and how to finance 

college. 

Students and families also were able to meet with 

the individual representatives to discuss career/ 

major interests, academic programs and internship 

opportunities, as well as whether a given university 

might be a “good fit.” 

Overwhelmingly, the representatives were impressed 

with the students at ISS. Without a single exception, 

they could not get over how mature, intelligent, and 

thoughtful our students are. 

One of the many services offered by the High School 

Counseling Office is the maintenance of a list of names 

of parents who are both willing and able to serve as 

tutors to ISS students in need of additional academic 

support. 

As our demand for tutors is greater than our supply, we 

would like to invite parents with backgrounds in core 

academic areas - especially in math and science 

- to join our pool of mentors/tutors. 

If you are interested in assisting please contact Dr. 

Kim Caroline-Strange at 51 55 43 13 or KCaroline- 

Strange@isstavanger. no 

The Counseling Office provides a list of area tutors as a 

courtesy to ISS students and their parents. All scheduling 

and private tuition arrangements are the sole responsibility 

of the tutor and student. 

They shared that ISS will now be included as one of the 

schools to visit during upcoming CIS-Scandinavian 

Tours. 

We were also fortunate that the fog lifted that day and 

the representatives were able to visit the harbor and 

Gamle Stavanger. 

They also chose the Three Swords as the site for their 

Tour photo. 

Universities in attendance were: 

American Intercontinental University, London; 

Creighton University; Grinnell College; International 

University of Monaco; Johns Hopkins University; 

Marist College; Marymount College, Palos Verdes; 

MODUL University, Vienna; Parsons The New 

School for Design; Ritsumeikan University, Japan; St. 

Francis Xavier University, Canada; St. Olaf College; 

State University of New York College at Plattsburgh; 

Thompson Rivers University; University of California, 

Davis; and Whitworth University. 




The members of the Council of International Schools University Tour 





12th GRADE STUDENTS – Don’t forget! 

Deadline to get UCAS applications in is November 

30th. 

Also, any student who will be applying to a university 

whose deadline is Jan 15th or earlier must get their 

information to Dr. Kim by November 30th. 

Please do not put this off. A half-way done application 

will only be evaluated half-way. If students don’t take 

it seriously, neither will the admissions committees. 

NOTICE TO ALL ELE VENTH GRADE 

STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS: 

If you are planning to apply to a US or Canadian 

College/ University it is strongly recommended that 

you take either (or both) your ACT or SAT Reasoning 

Test once this next semester and once during the 

first semester of your twelfth grade year. Check the 

registration deadlines for international students and 

make sure your register on line prior to the deadline. 

Also check to see if the College/University you are 

planning to apply to requires the SAT II Subject Tests. 

If these are required then it is recommended that you 

take these during the fall semester of your senior year. 

The SAT Subject Tests may not be taken on the same 

date as the SAT Reasoning Test. 

More information will be given at the Junior Seminars 

which will start after the winter break. 

To register online for the SAT that will be offered here 

at ISS on May 5, 2012 go to www.collegeboard.com. 

The registration deadline is April 6, 2012. 

To register online for the ACT that will be given here 

at ISS on April 14, 2012 go to www.actstudent.org 

The registration deadline is March 9, 2012. 

NOTE: Spaces for these exams fill up quickly. It is 

recommended that you sign up as soon as possible to 

ensure that you will be able to take the exams. 

JUNIOR SEMINAR will be held during last 

block every ‘Friday 2’ second semester starting 

January 27, 2012. We shall be discussing the details 

of the IB Program completion and post graduation 

plans. 

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE- 

SPRING RE VISION AND SUMMER 

COURSES 2010 

Check out the following websites: 

• Oxford Study Courses – www.OSC-IB.com 

• Lanterna IB Courses – www.lanternaeducation. 

com/ib 

• Stanford University – www.ibsummerschool.com 

Have a wonderful, restful Christmas break! 

Dr. Kim 

High School Counselor 

KCarolineStrange@isstavanger.no 

QUESTIONS FOR THE COUNSELOR? 

Email KCarolineStrange@isstavanger.no or call 51 55 43 13 


H i g h S c h o o l N E W S 

‘If you wanna know if he loves you so .....’ 

With the end of the first quarter behind us, October 

comes to an end with our parent teacher conferences 

on the 3rd & 4th November. 

As you are aware from our handbooks and the back to 

school night, this year we have modified our quarter 

1 and quarter 3 report cards to be interim reports 

of progress. These progress reports seek to group 

assessments together under two main categories 

namely Interim Summative Assessments (ISA´s) and 

Significant Summative Assessments. ISA´s are ongoing 

smaller assessments that take place over the 

course of the quarter/semester whilst SSA´s are much 

larger pieces of work, or work that is more consistent 

with the type of assessments that students may find in 

external examinations. 

Students and parents are now able to note their 

progress in these two areas and with an additional 

narrative, which seeks to outline strengths as well 

as areas for improvement. It is intended that these 

reports provide improved feedback on what students 

can do to improve their work. 

For this academic year we have also established 

reflection rubrics for the two areas that we report on 

other than academic attainment namely: 


• Effort, Engagement, Organization & Progress 

Reporting 

• Learner Profile & Conduct 

In these two areas, students are graded using the 

following nomenclature: 

M+ = Exceeds Expectations 

M = Meets Expectations 

M- = Below Expectations 

Overall grades are determined by a ´best-fit‘ approach 

based on assessment evidence and this may not 

necessarily reflect ´average´ performance over time. 

Different subject areas may also have a differing 

number of assessments as different subjects lend 

themselves to different types of assessment 

Now that the fall break is behind us and the blue 

skies of the summer are well and truly gone, students 

walking or cycling to school should be reminded of 

the need to ‘be seen’ with the use of reflectors or light 

coloured outdoor clothing. Safety can be an issue on 

buses, also, and in recent weeks I have reminded the 

high school students of the importance of both good 

and safe behavior whilst travelling to on from school. 

I am sure that if you attended the recent High 



School Musical – ´Serendipity´ - like me you will be 

humming many of then the familiar tunes. 

I think you would agree that there were three truly 

amazing performances and credit goes out to all those 

involved, whether it be on stage or back stage, cast and 

crew. 

With the risk of offending any individuals a special 

mention must go to Ms Landis for her direction, 

Ms Wallace for the amazing dance routines and Mr 

Mudra and Ms Cosgriff for directing the musical 

accompaniment. 

Whilst many schools may choose to limit the number 

of participants in theatrical performances, creaming 

off just a few performers in an attempt to ensure 

quality, the approach at ISS is to engage as many 

students as possible, set the highest possible standards 

and help them to reach these lofty goals. I think we 

can all agree that the high standard set were met by all 

who participated. 

Our students have just returned from the NECIS 

volleyball and football tournaments. The feedback 

Ilse doing the mashed potato 

Rachel in action.... 

Brittany and Selma gossiping at the hostel 

‘On the roof it’s peaceful as can be’.... 

Money, that’s what I want... 



from the teams and coaches has been excellent and we 

congratulate them on their effort and participation as 

well as their sportsmanship. We thank Mr Hove, Mr 

Howes, Mr Durok and Mr Pollo for their guidance. 

November also heralds our participation in the 

Iberian Model United Nations and as I write our 

Iberian Model United Nations group returns from 

Lisbon again with reports of outstanding debate and 

delivery of effective resolutions as well . I am sure 

they have gained a great deal from their experiences 

and I thank Mr Næss and Mr Keereman for their 

leadership. 

It is pleasing to see that students are engaged 

in the process of schooling and that they have a 

positive emotional attachment to their educational 

environment, one that will stand them in good stead 

as they progress through high school and onward to 

their chosen area of academic study and future career. 

The next big event, at least for the High School, is 

the final examinations just before Christmas 

(although some of the juniors and seniors might 

debate this with the winter formal coming up on 

the horizon on Saturday 3rd December). 

It is a reality that examinations bring with them a 

heightened degree of anxiety and stress and it is 

important for students to learn how to manage this 

as effectively as possible. On the lead up to the 

examinations, teachers spend a great deal of effort 

preparing students for the examinations, but it 

will be important for students to start the revision 

process. It is important also to maintain regular sleep 

patterns, a healthy diet and regular exercise through 

the examination session. Details regarding the high 

school examination sessions are outlined as follows: 

High School Examinations: December 7,8, 9, 12 

& 13 

The final exam schedule has been distributed via 

e-mail home to parents, also. Paper copies have 

been put in students’ mailboxes and copies are also 

available in the High School office area. There are 

two exam periods each day, each 2 hours and 15 

minutes in length. 9th, 10th and 11th graders will 

have final exams. 12th graders will have classes in 

their scheduled periods rather than exams since they 

will return to take IB mock examinations between 

Thursday 5th and Tuesday 17th January. 

The special rules for final examinations are the 

bottom of every exam schedule, but the core of the 


information is outlined below: 

• 9th and 10th Graders 

If students do not have a morning exam, they 

need only show up in time for their afternoon 

exam. Similarly, if they do not have an 

afternoon exam, they may leave ISS after 

the morning exam but only if we have a 

permission slip from parent(s). The permission 

sheets have also been sent home via e-mail. 

Students will also need to sign out in the high 

school office. Otherwise the school day is the 

normal length and students will either be in an 

exam period or a study hall. 

• 11th and 12th Graders 

Open campus privileges, for those that have 

them, still apply during the examination period. 

This means that they only need to show up for 

their exams and class sessions. 

There is a modified lunch arrangement during the 

examination and students should either bring their 

own lunch during the examination period or complete 

a pre-order form during homeroom on a daily basis. 

Activity Day: December 14 

After the examinations on the last day of school before 

break the High School will be having an activity day 

as one last celebration before we part for the last time 

in 2011. 

This is a yearly tradition and a very popular event for 

the students and staff alike. 

This year the entire High School will participate in a 

number of fun activities in the morning arranged by 

the high school Mathematics Curriculum Team and 

we thank them for all their hard work in setting up 

these activities. 

In the afternoon we will be going to the Sørmarka 

ice hall for skating provided courtesy of the Parent 

Association, again we thank them for their continued 

support of our pastoral programme activities. 

It is not mandatory that all student skate, however 

students should ensure that they wear warm clothes 

that day. Even the waiting room/public area of the 

ice hall can be pretty cool. Also as our numbers 

increase, if students have their own skates they should 

bring them along as it will make the distribution of 

skates more easily. Students that do not want to skate 

might want to bring board games, cards, etc. to enjoy 

themselves. 



This is a regular school day so we will take attendance 

as usual and the buses will run at the end of the day 

so picking up students will work just like any other 

school day. 

IGCSE Information Session 

On Thursday 8th December between 3.30 

p.m. – 4.15 p.m. in the High School Library we 

(Gareth Jones – High School Principal & Lynn 

Park Exams Coordinator) will be holding and 

information session for parents who are interested 

in finding out more about the International General 

Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). This 

meeting is in addition to the choices evening that 

we hold later in the year and during the meeting 

we will be seeking to outline the following: 

• Introduction – what is IGCSE? 

• Who should take IGCSE examinations? 

• Some practical information about IGCSE 

examinations at ISS. 

• Question and answer session. 

In addition to this in this month’s informer there will 

be some general information about the IGCSE at ISS. 

MS / HS Band and Choir Concert 

This year the MS/HS band concert takes place on 

Wednesday 23rd November and the MS/HS choir 

concert that takes place on Thursday 8th December. 

Both events take place in the ISS theatre and start at 

19:00. We look forward to seeing you there. 

The Student Council have their Winter Formal 

coming up this Saturday 3rd December at 7:00pm 

( Venue to be confirmed) usual school rules apply and 

students must arrive between 7:00 and 8:00pm. 

I would like to take this opportunity to make you 

aware of a number of up events coming up in the New 

Year: 

High School Round Table 

On Thursday 19th January time at 3:30pm in the 

MS/HS Library we will hold our High School round 

table. Whilst I am more than happy to respond to 

your questions on the day itself if there are any areas 

that you know you would like to bring up it I will have 

the opportunity to provide a more detailed response. 

In round tables that follow I will try to rotate the 

timings around so that parents whose schedules fit 

best to mornings, afternoons or evenings will have a 

greater opportunity to attend. Last year the round 

table took place in the morning So this year we will 

shoot for an after school slot. 

IB Information Evening Thursday 26th January 

between 6:00pm – 8:00pm 

Whilst this evening is particularly aimed 10th grade 

parents and students all are welcome. It is never too 

early to start getting yourself informed in regard to 

course, university and career related choices. During 

the evening we will lead you through the basics of 

the IB Diploma Programme and the specifics of 

how we do it here at ISS. There will be informative 

handouts and time for questions. In addition to this 

10th graders will also be having a Careers Advisory 

Sessions with Dr Kim Caroline-Strange, the High 

School Counselor, during class sessions at this time 

in order to ensure that they are as well informed as 

possible whilst making these important decisions. 

College Night Thursday 9th February 6:00pm 

to 8:00pm 

Whilst this event is aimed at 11th graders again is 

open to any student and parent who would like to 

learn more about the process of choosing, applying to 

and securing a good university place—especially in 

the UK or North America 

Grade 8 to 9 Transition Meeting – Thursday 16th 

February 18:00 to 20:00 – (Theatre) 

This is an opportunity for 8th grade students and 

parents to find out about the high school programmes 

and make initial grade 9 choices. 

Grade 9 to10 Information Afternoon – Thursday 

1st March 15:30 – 16.30 

This event is somewhat smaller than the others as 

the majority of the choices made in grade 9 carry 

through into grade 10. However, we have scheduled 

an afternoon for students and parents to clarify any 

questions you may have. 

Can I take this opportunity to wish you all an 

enjoyable winter vacation. 

Gareth Leighton Jones 

Assistant Director and High School Principal 

GJones@isstavanger.no 



The Hgh School Art Trip to Italy 

Florence in all its glory 

River Arno and the famous Ponte Vecchio 

When in ......do as the Venetians do! 

ISS art students in Venice with Il Palazzo Ducale and La Basilica di San Marco as their backdrop 




Silver International Award 

30 Grade 11 students have registered this year 

for the Silver International Award at ISS. The 

Award is an international version of the long 

running Duke of Edinburgh Award from the 

UK and is intended to push students to get 

involved in improving a skill, doing physical 

exercise and volunteering. 

All students taking part signed up before 

the end of last year and received a booklet to 

complete which helps them log their activities 

over the course of the year. 

In addition to these three facets, the students 

have to complete an ‘expedition’ where 

they plan their route, camp and cook for 

themselves. The expedition is designed to 

foster leadership skills and help the students 

to work as a group as well as trying to get 

them a little outside their comfort zone in a 

safe and controlled environment. 

The expedition is built up to with a couple of 

practice activities. 

1. Day walk on Rennesøy 

On August 27th all 30 students completed 

a 14 km hike across Rennesøy, walking in 

groups supervised by a teacher and finding 

their way across the island. The point of 

the walk was to make sure that they could 

all work as a team, that they practiced their 

map skills and to see if their equipment was 

suitable. 

Only one group got lost and they were able 

to pretend that they had taken an alternative 

route to see some wildlife. One group actually 

rescued a lost lamb and took it back to its 

mother in a neighboring field. 

The teachers were all really impressed by the 

attitude of the groups, everyone was very 

positive and well prepared and all completed 

the walk without any problems. 

2. Overnight camping trip near Øyjuvsbu 

in Settesdal 

On 21st and 22nd of October, 28 of the 

students took part in a camping trip in the 

Øyjuvsbu area. They organised all their own 

personal equipment, sorted out tents and 

sleeping arrangements and planned their 

menus to be cooked on their own stoves. 

School was able to help some of them out 

with cooking equipment but the intention 

was that they would solve all their own 

problems rather than be pandered to by us. 

Experience has shown that the majority rarely 

listen to advice until it matters, so the point 

of the trip was for them to find out how hard 

it is to go camping in wet, cold conditions 

and learn from their mistakes. They were all 

given all the information that they needed 

but only a few actually heeded it completely. 

Unknown to them there was always the 

safety of a nearby hytte if anybody really had 

a problem or if the weather deteriorated. 

The night before we left there was a fair bit 

of snow up in the hills around Øyuvsbu 

and with the altitude around our camping 

spot being around 1100m, we were met by 

icy roads, lots of snow and no visible path. 

With the help of GPS we reached the lake 

where we would be camping and when given 

the choice about whether to sleep inside the 

obvious hytte or to camp in the snow, all the 

students chose to camp. With one forgotten 

tent, one group ended up inside the hytte 

for the night while everyone else spent the 

evening camping and cooking in the snow. 

Some of the students came down to the hytte 

for the evening but some just stayed out all 

night. 

The following day we headed out for a walk 

around the lake but with the snow all melted, 

the ground even more boggy than usual 

and some of the rivers too deep to cross we 

eventually retreated to the waiting bus and 

headed back home to Stavanger. 

Over the next few days the students 

completed an online reflection on the trip 

and these were some of the things that they 

said: 

• What did you learn? 

• What advice would you give another 

student doing this trip next year? 

• What was the best thing that happened? 

More information can be found at: http:// 

www.intaward.org/ and http://www.dofe. 

org/ 

Thanks to Mr Durok, Ms Siddall and Ms 

Bedard for Rennesøy and a big thanks to 

Ms Huber and Mr Davies for their help in 

Øyjuvsbu. 

Simon Taylor 





Middle School News and Events 

Sweater Day! 

Well there is certainly never a dull moment in the 

Middle School! Since the last issue of the Informer, 

the 6th and 7th grade have attended Fevik and 

Hardanger for their week of Outdoor Education. We 

have had a VERY successful PINK day and Spirit 

Week and Student Council held their very first allschool 

Movie Night. The boys’ football season and the 

girls’ volleyball seasons came to an end and basketball 

season has begun. 

Q1 Progress Report Cards have been sent home, 

conferences have been a learning experience for all 

and all students are busily getting involved in Q2 

classes/assignment and projects and extra-curricular 

activities. 

Here is an update on some events that have taken 

place and some advanced information regarding some 

activities and events taking place in December: 

Parent/Teacher Conferences 

It was nice to see so many of you (and your son or 

daughter) at the conferences early this month. I hope 

that you found it a worthwhile experience meeting 

the teachers once again and finding out a little more 

about your son/daughter’s progress during Q1. 

MS Homeroom 

The middle school homeroom advisory theme for 

November is ‘Citizenship’. During homeroom time, 

students will be participating in discussions and 

activities relating to the following topics: 

Responsibility, Respect, Free Speech, Education, 

Environmental Issues and Community 

Involvement. 

Our Homeroom theme for December will be ‘Self 

Esteem and Friendship.’ 

Middle School Dance 

Friday, December 2nd from 19:00-22:00 

Winter Wonderland Theme 

The first Middle School dance of the year takes place 

on Friday,2nd December and will take place from 

19:00 until 22:00 in the cafeteria at ISS. This will 

be a semi-formal occasion. That means a dress/skirt 

or smart trousers for the girls’ and a smart shirt and 

trousers for the boys’. No t-shirts sweat shirts, jeans 

or training shoes. The evening will include snacks, 

great music and dancing. 


Middle School News and Events 

.. and Sweater Day! 

All middle school students will be learning to rock 

‘n’ roll (swing) dance during their physical education 

classes in preparation for the Middle School dance 

on Friday, 2nd December. All classes will learn some 

new skills which we hope they will try out on the 

dance floor! They will also learn the importance and 

purpose of correct dance etiquette. 


Middle School Band Concert 

Please mark your calendars and come along for 

another of great entertainment. This will be the MS/ 

HS Choir concert which takes place on Wednesday, 

November 23rd starting at 7pm. Thank you to Mr. 

Tony Mudra and Ms. Veronica Cosgriff for preparing 

the students so well. 

The next musical event will be the MS/HS Choir 

Concert on Thursday, December 8th at 7pm 

Last Week of School and Middle School Activity Day 

Wednesday, December 14th 

It won’t seem long until the last week of school, and 

as usual, the middle school will be continuing with 

a regular class schedule until the last day of school. 

On Wednesday, December 14th, the schedule will be 

a little different. This year the entire Middle School 

will be going ice skating in the morning. Some 

information for you: 

• The ice skating and skate hire is paid for by the Parent 

Association (many thanks to them!), so the only money 

that is necessary will be for snacks, drinks, etc. 

• We will return to school in time for lunch. 

• Due to our larger numbers, the ice rink does not have 

enough skates for hire. PLEASE bring along your own 

skates if you have them. 

• Students will be traveling by bus from the school to the 

ice rink at Sørmarka and will return to school by bus. 

• Students will have regular scheduled classes in the 

afternoon – Norwegian followed by Exploratory. 

• This is a regular school day so we will take attendance as 

usual and the buses will run at the end of the day so 

picking up students will work just like any other school 

day. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any 

questions or comments. I wish you all a wonderful 

December holiday and look forward to welcoming 

you all back (along with many new families) on 

Tuesday, 3rd January, 2012! 

Carol Wallace 

Middle School Principal 

cwallace@isstavanger.no 


Autum visit to Sandvedparken 

Friendly hugs! 


Friendly smiles! 

Primary School News 

It has been a busy and fruitful autumn and I am sure 

the doors between home and school have been opened 

many times. Some doors are those of a first welcome 

and others provide a return visit. We are pleased so 

many parents have found their way to the school 

doors and made contact and connections with school. 

Thank you to parents and teachers for the 

communication shared on parent-teacher conference 

day. I was impressed with how many families took the 

extra time for both parents to come to school. 

After Meet the Teacher Day, Open House and Share 

in Our Learning, this will have been at least the fourth 

opportunity to get to meet the teachers and build lines 

of communication for the purpose of promoting and 

supporting learning. 

Doors are physical barriers we meet that mark the 

difference between the exterior and interior of a 

building, and often an organization. 

At ISS we often use an open door metaphor when 

thinking about early childhood education. If a child 

is ready to learn, the task of the school is to make 

learning available for the child. At the same time, a 

child of three or four should not feel guilty if he or she 

is not ready to skip, play an instrument, read or find 

patterns expressed in mathematical symbols. 


If a child is not mature enough to handle the 

expectations, the hard part is waiting for and finding 

the readiness time or finding a way to make the 

learning accessible. 

Volleyball, and football season is over and basketball 

has started for many families. Thank you to all parents 

who take time and energy in supporting the activities 

for our students. 

By the time this is published, students in Grade 4 

will have returned from Outdoor Education Week at 

Gullingen Leirskule, soaking in Norwegian nature 

and traditions. 

We look forward to a visit from Sinterklaas, pictures 

with Santa, the Grades 3-5 and Grades K-2 winter 

concerts, field trips to Soma Farm and singing 

Norwegian songs around a Christmas tree before 

collapsing when Christmas holidays come. 

Have a wonderful end of autumn, and find your 

way to our doors of learning whenever you can. 

Len Duevel, PhD 

Primary School Principal 

LPDuevel@isstavanger.no 


My Trip to Gullingen Leirskule 

I have just returned from my first trip to Gullingen 

where 4th Grade got to learn more about the outside 

world and got lots of time to communicate with 

others. We went on hikes and played games that 

included teamwork. 

On the first day after a bit of time to unpack our 

suitcases, we got introduced to the staff of Gullingen. 

We had a little talk about what time was breakfast, 

lunch and dinner, what time we went to bed and what 

we were going to do. We learnt that 4th Grade was 

going on a few hikes including a night hike and doing 

many teamwork games. The first night of Gullingen 

was hard for some of 4th grade, knowing that they had 

left their family but they had to think that there were 

3 nights to go and that they were going on an amazing 

journey through the mountains, which cheered them 

up a bit. 

Day 2 of Gullingen was tricky work. Getting up at 

7:00, being accused of a late night, getting dressed, 

brushing teeth, and finding the bathroom all ready for 

breakfast at 8:00. It was even harder for the children 

on kitchen duty having to be ready and to walk to the 

kitchen at 7:30! After the students on kitchen duty 

had finished setting tables, the rest of the grade came 

in to eat. On a table at the front of where they ate, 

there was a table where they could serve themselves. 

You could either have: corn-flakes, bran cereal or a 

sandwich. We all packed an extra sandwich to carry 

as a snack when we were exploring. 

After breakfast, we went down to the basement to 

have a talk about what to pack in our rucksacks for 

the journey. Some didn’t have 1 or 2 of things to pack, 

so the staff got spares from the ping pong room. 

They split people into groups depending on the letter 

of your last name. For an example: if your last name 

began with a ´c´, you would go in group 1 because in 

group 1, they had starting letters from A to H. I was 

in group 1. That group all went to a river so we could 

go fishing for trout! The staff had a big net to throw 

in the water. When we pulled the net out, we had 

to break the fish´ necks and gut the fish. We cooked 

them over a fire and ate them. 

When we went back to Gullingen (camp school), we 

had dinner. After that we all had a nice play in the 

living room. We later got to do some night hiking, 

first with no torches but we did carry them and put 

them on just in case we might slip. We had an evening 

meal just before bed time. 

Day 3 of Gullingen was even harder than day 2! We 

had to go on a long mountain hike. The staff suggested 

that we should carry 2 sandwiches and a cool drink so 

we wouldn’t be too hungry. We carried bags which 

made it even harder to climb the mountain with a big 

heavy load on our backs. 

The view from the mountain was beautiful. You could 

see lakes, even frozen lakes because the cold weather 

had frozen it. The grass in front of you shone like stars 

because of the sun. The way back to Gullingen was 

really fun! There was a frozen pond to slide and slip 

in. 

When we got back to Gullingen, we had a bit of a 

play, then we had Norwegian Christmas dinner! It 

was pinnekjøtt (lamb) and for dessert, we had riskrem 

(rice mixed with cream). 

We had a bit of a play in the living room and then we 

got to go into a hot tub! We had to walk bare foot on 

the cold floor when it was -7 degrees C! The hot tub 

managed to warm our feet up! After the hot tub, we 

all brushed our teeth and went to bed. 

On the last day of Gullingen, we were all up and 

running. We were excited about seeing our families 

again! We rushed into the bedrooms and packed our 

stuff ready to head home. We all quickly went down 

to the basement to get names of diplomas and to say 

goodbye to the staff. 

We all went to the bus to go home and as we set off 

back, we all agreed that Gullingen was great and we 

couldn´t wait to get back in 5th Grade. 

Toyosi Ariyo 


.... from the Norwegian Department 2010 

Santa Lucia 

Lucia means light, and Scandinavians 

treasure it especially during the darkest months of 

the year. Legend has it Lucia was a young woman 

in Italy who was martyred for her faith and love for 

the poor during the 3rd Century. She is celebrated 

throughout Scandinavia with a light procession. 

Our Primary School Juletrefest is a 

tradition and highlight of the season at ISS. 

If you like to sing or listen to children singing round 

the tree, join us for the Juletrefest Wednesday, 

14 December, in the cafeteria: 

Grades PS3 - 1st at 14:15 - 14:35 

Grades 2 - 5 at 14:40 - 15:05 

Welcome to Norwegian Juletrefest!!! 


Coinciding with Santa Lucia is the old, Norse 

LUSSI NATT. Norwegians used to believe the 

darkest night of the year to be between the 12 th 

and the 13 th of December. Evil spirits were about 

and people stayed indoors. Baking was to be done 

prior to this evening. 

Today we find the Lucia tradition in homes and 

schools around Norway. At ISS, children from 

2 nd grade dressed in white, will carry candles and 

sing the traditional Lucia song. On Tuesday 13 

December the procession will start at 10:15 and 

visit primary classes grades PS - 1st to hand out 

pepperkaker. 


The Pied Piper 

by 

Malcolm Sircom 

This lively primary school musical will be performed on 

Thursday 19th January at 18:00 

Friday 20th January at 19:00 

Saturday 21st January at 14:00 

Mark your calendars now! 

Come along and enjoy this new interpretation of the old 

story of how 

rid the town 

of rats. He 

payment he 

and so he 

children of 

too. Not a 

you may be 

the Pied Piper 

of Hamelin 

did not get the 

was promised 

enticed the 

Hamelin away 

happy ending 

thinking – but 

you’ll never find out if you don’t come and see the show! 

Tickets – Kr.20 – will be on sale from Monday 6th 

December from Mrs. Winters in the main office. 


News from the Health, Security, Safety and Environment (HSSE) Committee 

Ms Sølve Ims Ottesen SiOttesen@isstavanger.no 

This autumn we have had some delays in bus transport. 

A combination of more vehicles on the roads, construction, 

and dark, rainy mornings have all contributed to the 

issue that some of the bus routes are experiencing in the 

morning. Some changes are made to departure times in 

the morning, and the bus company has taken some other 

actions to improve the situation. 

We hope that those of you who have had to wait for the 

bus in the morning, now will find it arriving closer to its 

scheduled time. 

I should also like to draw your attention to another traffic 

matter: When you are parking your car, we recommend 

that you reverse into the parking lot where that is possible. 

This is because you have a much better situation reading 

when you arrive at a parking place then when you are 

about to leave. Your windows are clear after driving for 

some kilometers, they are not misted as they might be 

when you are starting up. 

Reversing is good............. 

A Safety Audit to the High School and Science labs gives 

an overall good impression, but we also see that wear and 

tear to the building results in some of the electric sockets 

loosen from the wall and some maintenance items and 

those will be fixed by the vaktmester. 

Sølve Ims Ottesen 

HSSE Coordinator 



ISS Sports News 

At the end of one season of sport we need to thank 

all those that were involved: parents, students 

and teachers! THANK YOU so much for your 

continuous hard work and effort to create a positive 

and supportive sporting environment here at ISS! 

Our JV teams are done with their seasons. I am 

positive that we all have learned something from 

each other. The coaches have put time and effort to 

teach the students of ISS the skills of the games, 

the ethic and the hard reality of competition of the 

sports they teach. So for that a big thanks to all the 

ISS coaches. 

To the students we commend them for their 

commitment and passion for the sports they love. 

Also a big thank you! Without your enthusiasm, it 

is not possible to have this program. 

To the parents and students who came to support 

the Vikings in hail and rain, thank you for your 

positive support and, cheering. 

A special congratulation goes to our two Varsity 

teams, who have put all their practice and hard work 

on the line into the NECIS Tournament. 

All ISS Vikings athletes have proven to be fearless 

competitors; I have witnessed improvement in 

skills and team play all across the NECIS weekend. 

Games were lost or won with tears of sadness and joy 

at times, but always with pride in their eyes. 

The two coaches Mr Hove and Mr Polo deserve a 

well deserved thank you. And of course, thanks to 

Mr. Howes. The best mark of respet the boys could 

have demonstrated, was the competiveness and the 

fighting spirit, they have showed on the field. 

To all ISS varsity but also to all students involved 

in the Viking program I would like to dedicate this 

definition of success by coach John Wooden: 

”Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of 

self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do 

your best to become the best that you are capable of 

becoming.”   

Well-done boys and girls! 

As the daylight continues to dwindle and the 

morning starts to get colder, we are moving to our 

inside athletics program! 

Basketball and swimming are next on the agenda 

and our coaches are very excited to get started. All 

the information on practices, coaches, games and 

schedules are posted on the Athletic Edline. 

If you have a problem finding the correct information, 

please email me at jpduc@isstavanger.no 

JPDuc 

Athletic Director. 


ISS Sports News 

ISS NECIS Swim Team 

Practices will start at the beginning of January. 

Training sessions will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3.45 – 5.00pm at 

Randaberg pool from January 5th – March 22nd. 

This year’s tournament will take place in Stavanger, Norway from 23-24 March. 

If you would like to join the NECIS Swim Team please sign up with Mrs. Hettema 

from November 21st to November 30th. 

The deadline to sign-up will be Wednesday 30th November. 

Information will be in the daily report notices from November 21st. 

If you have any questions about the NECIS Swim Team please speak to Ms. Hettema, 

Mr. J. Polo or Ms. Gjertsen. 



International Friendship Group – SWEC – YEPA 

Ms Christine Kemp CKemp@isstavanger.no 

Congratulations and thanks to the following 

students who took part in SWEC’s sponsored walk 

in September: 

Lucca, Sofia, Olivia, Abby, Victoria, Elena, Rebecca 

N, Sophia, Payton, Chase, Tsolaye, Efe, Rebecca W, 

Matteo, Michael, Lisa, Colin, Tiree, Allison, Luke, 

Robert, Val, Maren, Toby, Kai, Steffeny. 

Together they raised an astounding kr 7894 for the 

Marine Conservation Society! Well done!!! 

of Serendipity. £600 will be sent to OXFAM for 

their new campaign “GROW – to fix the food 

system, forever”. See OXFAM’s website for more 

information. 

Thank you to everyone who helped in any way to 

make the UN Concert such a huge success. We 

had wonderful performances from students and 

beautiful music from the Youth Orchestras from The 

Netherlands and Stavanger. Kr 6000 has been sent 

to SOS Barnebyer for their new project in Tanzania. 

See the letter below from SOS Barnebyer Stavanger. 

”The project ”Casa Rogaland” in the new SOS 

Barneby in Peru is now fully financed. It will have its 

official opening in November. We volunteers are quite 

happy to reach the goal (NOK 900 000). Two of our 

volunteers will join the opening (they pay themselves) 

and I will send you pictures. After all, ISS was part 

of it!! 

So, now the group has committed itself to a new 

project! SOS Barnebyer is building a new barneby in 

Tanzania. So we will be responsible for financing a 

house in this barneby. This time it will cost NOK 1.5 

million including 3 years operations. We give ourselves 

3 years to fund-raise.” 

Another ‘Thank You’ goes to everyone who 

contributed goodies to sell at the recent performances 

Looking ahead you will see that 

IFG and SWEC will continue 

to be very busy 

during the next 

few weeks. 

Starting on Tuesday 22nd November SWEC will 

be selling Christmas cards during lunch recesses. 

Each pack costs kr 20 and contains 4 or 5 cards. 

The money raised is sent to the Elisabeth Svendsen 

Trust for Children and Donkeys and is used to 

finance riding lessons for children with special needs 

in five riding centres in the UK. 

SWEC have been supporting this charity for many 

years and hope that they can again raise enough 

money to adopt the 20 donkeys on their list. Riding 

lessons using gentle, friendly donkeys benefit special 

needs children in many ways and we read many 

success stories in the newsletters we receive. 

Also at this time of year some primary school classes 

make wonderful Gingerbread Houses 

which they donate to be raffled by SWEC. 

Raffle tickets cost kr 10 for three 

– make sure you buy some! 

The houses are always amazing 

creations and a delight to win!!! 

They will be on display in the 


International Friendship Group – SWEC – YEPA 

Ms Christine Kemp CKemp@isstavanger.no 

The 

Nearly New Sale 

and 

Book Sale 

will be held on 

Saturday, 26th November, 

13:00 – 15:00 

in the foyer and basement respectively. 

Be sure to come along for great bargains. We have thousands of good 

books for adults and children and those who are selling in the basement 

will have a wide variety of goods on offer. This is always a very popular 

sale so do come along and buy! 

Refreshments will be served by the ‘Invisible Children’ group so come 

early for the best treats! 



Parent Association News 


Parent Association News 

International Festival sign up 

FORMS NOW AVAILABLE at KIOSK 

Take the lead and sign up for an evening of excitement with 

a fun activity or share delicious food from your HOME 

COUNTRY! 

ALL FORMS are DUE JANUARY 20TH 2012 

Festival Coordinator: Nicole A. DuBois nicoleanita@live.com 



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Carols Service 

Stavanger Domkirke 

18.00 

Friday 23rd December 

organised by Revd. Peter Hogarth 

Tel: 4860 4061 

The Anglican Chaplaincy of Norway 


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offered individually or 

in groups. 

Qualified music teacher 

Veronica M. Nagel-Alne 

Tel.: 452 04 979 

www.windsongmusikkstudio.no 



Chef: Jean-Pierre Duc 

Lunch Menu 

In addition to the daily HOT MEAL and the soup of the day, the cafeteria also offers a vegetarian option for lunch 

NB! The symbols V and GF means vegetarian and gluten free, respectively - and, all our beef meat is halal 

The menu of the Valhall Cafeteria is regularly updated on the ISS website: 

http://www.isstavanger.no - Cafeteria 

Every day we serve either a vegetarian option or a vegetarian soup. 

The soup variety is announced on the on-line menu daily 

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The editor reserves the right to edit ads to fit the space requested by you. 

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Go to “News” and then to “Informer” and current issue. 

Editor: Liv Nærland Høie Phone: +47 51 55 43 22 E-mail: LHoie@isstavanger.no 


Calendar of Events 2010-11 

High School event Middle School event Primary School event Whole School event 

The Informer is published by 

International School of Stavanger 

Treskeveien 3 

NO-4043 STAVANGER 

Norway 

Tel: +47 51 55 43 00 

Fax: +47 51 55 43 01 

E-mail: info@isstavanger.no 


High School Office: +47 51 55 43 43 

Middle School Office: +47 51 55 43 11 

Primary School Office: +47 51 55 43 23 

Director: Dr. Linda Duevel 

High School Principal and Assistant Director: Mr. Gareth Jones 

Middle School Pricipal: Ms Carol Wallace 

Primary School Principal: Dr. Len Duevel 

Business Manager: Ms. Brynhild Åsheim 

IB Coordinator: Ms. Lynn Park 

High School Counselor: Dr. Kim Caroline-Strange 

Primary/Middle School Counselor: Mr. Matt Armstrong 

School Nurse: Ms. Heather Melhus 

The ISS Vision Statement 

The ISS vision is to prepare students for greater global 

participation by helping them become responsible, 

empowered learners. 

The ISS Mission Statement 

The International School of Stavanger is dedicated 

to providing its students with English language 

education in a supportive, academically stimulating, 

and multi-cultural environment. We strive to foster 

a love of learning, the development of individual 

skills and talents, and an awareness of the value each 

person has to society. Our goal is to enable students 

to succeed in continuing educational programs and 

to live as responsible and contributing citizens in the 

global community. 

The International School of Stavanger (ISS), founded 

in 1966, is an independent, non-profit Norwegian 

foundation accredited by the New England Association 

of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International 

Schools. The school enrolls students from ages 

3 through 18. ISS offers an international university 

preparatory curriculum that combines the best features 

of many national educational systems. Both the International 

Baccalaureate Diploma programme and the 

International General Certificate of Secondary Education 

external examinations are available to students. 

In 2011, the school has an enrollment of over 740 

students who represent nearly 50 nationalities, including 

students from six of the earth’s seven continents. 

School year 2011-2012 

November 

23 Middle School/High School Band Concert, 19:00 

23 High School/Middle School Band Concert, 19:00 

30 Pre-School 4 field trip to Juletreskogen, 13:00-15:00 

December 

1 Grades 3 - 5 Winter Concert, 18:30 

2 Middle School Dance, Cafeteria, 19:00-22:00 

3 High School StuCo Winter Formal 

7-13 High School Examinations (9-11th Grade) 

8 Pictures with Santa 

8 Middle School/ High School Choir Concert, 19:00 

8 High School/ Middle School Choir Concert, 19:00 

8 IGCSE Information Afternoon, 15:30-16:15 

9 Grades Kindergarten - 2 Winter Concert, 18:30 

12 8th Grade exams 

12 Grades K - 2 visit to Soma Farm, 09:30 - 12:00 

13 8th Grade exams 

13 Grades 3 - 5 visit to Soma Farm, 09:30 - 12:00 

14 Norwegian Assembly, 14:15 

14 High School Activity Day 

14 Middle School Activity Day - Last Day of School 

15.12.2011 - 02.01.2012 Winter Break 

January 2012 

3 Back to school 

5-17 High School IB Mock Exams 

7-16 Middle School Spanish Exchange to Barcelona 

9 Grade 2 swimming starts 

9 Middle School Recognition Ceremony - Q2 - 13:50 - 15:15 

19 High School Round Table, 03:30, MS/HS Library 

19-21 Primary School musical: The Pied Piper 

22- 9 THIMUN 

26 IB Information Evening, 18:00-20:00 

27 Pre-School 4 Assembly, 09:00 

30 100th Day of School 

Februray 

8-11 High School ISTA 

9 College Night, Lovelace Theater, 18:00-20:00 

10-11 StuCo Lock-In 

13-14 High School Parent-Teacher Conferences 

13 Grade 1 swimming starts 

16 8th to 9th Grade Transition, 18:00-20:00 

17 Student-led Conferences 

18-26 Winter Week 

March 

1 9th Grade Information AFternoon, 15:30 - 16:15 

8-11 NECIS Boys & girls Basketball 

16 StuCo Dance 

April 

13-15 International Award - Coastal Qualifying Walk 

20 StuCo Elections 



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