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Dear IST Families,

Based on the most recent directive from the Regional and National authorities, IST will remain closed to students and continue utilizing online learning programs for the next week.

This continued closure continues to challenge us to create new ways to deliver learning activities online. The dedicated teaching staff and Heads of Section have already been hard at work preparing for this. In the midst of training in new platforms and implementing our curricular program in a completely new and innovative way, we are increasing regular connections with your children, including additional lessons delivered online by teachers in the upper sections. Middle and High School students will, beginning Monday, meet online each day with their Advisors, learning to use the Google Meet program to support their work in other classes as well. You will again receive carefully-prepared lessons via email from the teachers and Heads of Section for the coming week. As a result of the additional closure, we have chosen to extend Trimester 2 by one week to allow time for assessments to take place which had previously been suspended. 

As the suspension of all school trips has been extended as well, I’m sorry to communicate that the Grade 13 residential trip to Sicily has been canceled.

I want to thank parents for your continued support of your children at home. It’s been encouraging to receive feedback about and even pictures of your children studying. We’ve enjoyed collaborating with you all in this way. We have learned much throughout the past two weeks and move forward with new useful skills and structures in place. These are also thanks to the global collaboration happening among international schools, many of whom, like IST, are working online. 

Again, IST is a team and, although we’ve been fulfilling our roles in many different locations, that spirit is still very much evident. I hope that working closely with your children for so many days has sparked interesting and helpful conversations about all that they’re learning.

Sincerely,

Carrie Pierson