Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # International British School of Bucharest A British, Multicultural Learning Experience ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://ibsb.ro/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Thriving as a Parent](https://ibsb.ro/thriving-as-a-parent/) - Parenting workshop to overcome guilt, build confidence, and support your growth as a parent. Learn practical tools to thrive and strengthen your connection. - [Parent Workshop: Revision and Mental-health](https://ibsb.ro/parent-workshop-revision-and-mental-health/) - Learn how emotional health impacts exam performance and gain insights into effective revision strategies suitable for all students from Year 7 to Year 13. - [Anti-bullying strategies: online and in-person](https://ibsb.ro/anti-bullying-strategies-online-and-in-person/) - Any good school acknowledges the reality that bullying can happen. What matters is that a good school has procedures in place to identify and minimise bullying as much as reasonably possible. This workshop was designed to raise awareness of the kinds of bullying that can take place, as well as strategies that can be used - [Decoding Little Minds: Parenting Through Developmental Stages](https://ibsb.ro/decoding-little-minds-parenting-through-developmental-stages/) - This workshop was designed to offer parents deeper insights into how their child’s brain develops and functions, enabling them to build stronger, more positive relationships with their children. By combining practical parenting techniques with the latest research in childhood emotional and cognitive development, participants learned effective ways to support their child’s growth. Throughout the workshop, - [IBSB Student Selected for Special Nasa Moon Settlement Project](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-student-selected-for-special-nasa-moon-settlement-project/) - Congratulations to Sarmiza Badelita for her recent success in the recent ISSDC NASA Competition at the Cape Canaveral Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Sarmiza was fortunate to be selected from the many applicants from around the world to attend a special NASA summer camp, and from this initial group was again chosen to work together - [Join Our Workshop: "Cultivating Calm: Anger Management Strategies for Parents"](https://ibsb.ro/join-our-workshop-cultivating-calm-anger-management-strategies-for-parents/) - Parenting is a rewarding yet challenging journey that often brings its share of stress and frustration. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by anger, you're not alone. To help you navigate these emotions, I excited to offer a workshop titled "Cultivating Calm: Anger Management Strategies for Parents." This workshop is designed to equip you with practical - [The importance of Psychological Evaluation in Children: Addressing Stigma, Embracing Acceptance](https://ibsb.ro/the-importance-of-psychological-evaluation-in-children-addressing-stigma-embracing-acceptance/) - As parents, the well-being of our children is always our foremost concern. When a child begins to exhibit concerning symptoms—such as social withdrawal, disruptive behaviours, or difficulties in communication—it can be an incredibly challenging time for any family. Such symptoms together with others may be indicative of developmental conditions or other psychological issues. This is - [Practical tips to help you study effectively and manage the stress](https://ibsb.ro/practical-tips-to-help-you-study-effectively-and-manage-the-stress/) - As we approach the end of the school year, it's natural to feel a mix of excitement and anxiety. Exams are a significant part of your academic journey, and it's important to be well-prepared both academically and mentally. Here are some practical tips to help you study effectively and manage the stress that often accompanies - [Tips for Parenting a Child with Intense Emotions](https://ibsb.ro/tips-for-parenting-a-child-with-intense-emotions/) - Parenting a child with intense emotions can feel like a big adventure with lots of ups and downs. But even in the tough times, there's a lot to learn by knowing your own weak spots. It's like having a map to help you through the tricky parts of being a parent. Our reactions and how - [How has French helped me in life? IBSB Alumni confession on studying in France](https://ibsb.ro/how-has-french-helped-me-in-life-ibsb-alumni-confession-on-studying-in-france/) - Well, where should I start? After graduating from IBSB in June 2017, a few months later I moved to Paris to study fashion design. Speaking French has made everything easier, from sorting out accommodation (bills and rent) to obtaining a metro card, a bank account in France and health insurance. It helped me in my - [Your Guide to Getting Things Done or How To Conquer Procrastination](https://ibsb.ro/your-guide-to-getting-things-done-or-how-to-conquer-procrastination/) - Ah, procrastination—the art of delaying tasks until the last minute. We've all been there, dancing with deadlines while avoiding the work at hand. Overcoming procrastination is a skill, and with the right strategies, you can kick that habit to the curb and boost your productivity. So, let's dive into the world of beating procrastination once - [Paul Georgescu - IBSB Teacher Ocean 7 Swim](https://ibsb.ro/paul-georgescu-ibsb-teacher-ocean-7-swim/) - This week was another big step forward for of our primary school PE teacher, Paul Georgescu, as he returns from New Zealand victorious, having successfully swum the Cook Strait. Departing the southernmost tip of the North Island from Ohau Bay, Paul began the 29km crossing early Monday morning, battling strong currents in cool 17° waters, - [Parenting Styles and their Impact on a Child’s Psychological Development](https://ibsb.ro/parenting-styles-and-their-impact-on-a-childs-psychological-development/) - Parenting Styles and their Impact on a Child’s Psychological DevelopmentParenting styles play a pivotal role in shaping the psychological development of a child. Research over the years has identified four main parenting styles: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and uninvolved. Each style reflects different levels of parental control, warmth, and responsiveness, ultimately influencing how children perceive themselves, - [Exploring the Marvels of the Teenage Brain](https://ibsb.ro/exploring-the-marvels-of-the-teenage-brain/) - Did you know that inside your head lies a supercharged powerhouse? Yes, it's your brain, and during these teenage years, it's in the midst of an incredible transformation! Let's dive into the fascinating world of the teenage brain and uncover some mind-boggling facts that might just blow your mind!1. The Brain's Growth Spurt: Your brain is - [Relationship Repair: Building Stronger Family Connections](https://ibsb.ro/relationship-repair-building-stronger-family-connections/) - In the intricate dance of parenting, misunderstandings and ruptures are inevitable, woven into the fabric of every significant familial relationship. These are the moments where we make wrong assumptions, inadvertently hurt someone, and find ourselves at an impasse. However, as a psychologist, I propose that it's not the rupture itself that defines the relationship; it's - [Beyond Discipline: Cultivating Connection as the Antidote to Negative Habits](https://ibsb.ro/beyond-discipline-cultivating-connection-as-the-antidote-to-negative-habits/) - In our contemporary society, information flows freely, encompassing both beneficial and detrimental content, particularly evident in the realm of social media, where negative influencers wield significant influence. Despite our best efforts to instil discipline and provide education within the confines of our homes, our children inevitably venture beyond our controlled environments into a world teeming - [Power of Positive Self-Talk: Your Guide to Inner Encouragement](https://ibsb.ro/power-of-positive-self-talk-your-guide-to-inner-encouragement/) - Ever noticed the little voice inside your head? That's your inner dialogue—the ongoing conversation you have with yourself. What if I told you that this self-talk holds incredible power? Welcome to the world of positive self-talk—a game-changer in shaping your mindset, boosting confidence, and navigating life's challenges with resilience and grace. Understanding Self-Talk: Self-talk is - [Set Sail for Success](https://ibsb.ro/set-sail-for-success/) - Setting Sail for Success: Crafting Your Goals for the New YearAs we bid farewell to the past and welcome the fresh canvas of a new year, it's the perfect time to set sail on the sea of possibility. Yes, it's goal-setting season! But setting goals isn't just about making resolutions; it's about charting a course - [The impact of toxic positivity in parenting on children’s well-being](https://ibsb.ro/the-impact-of-toxic-positivity-in-parenting-on-childrens-well-being/) - Toxic positivity refers to the belief that people should maintain a positive attitude regardless of the adverse situation, no matter how bad that situation is. However, while a positive attitude can be very helpful in coping with difficult situations and generally having a good life, taking this attitude to extremes can causes harm on the - [Conflict Resolution](https://ibsb.ro/conflict-resolution/) - In a school as diverse and dynamic as ours, conflicts are bound to arise from time to time. Whether it's a disagreement among students, or even issues involving parents, conflict is a natural part of human interaction. The key to maintaining a positive and harmonious school environment lies in how we address and resolve these - [The power of acceptance: helping children and ourselves navigate emotions](https://ibsb.ro/the-power-of-acceptance-helping-children-and-ourselves-navigate-emotions/) - Some researchers suggest that the belief and at times pressure to always be happy can work to undermine our lives. This is because life is a combination of both pain and pleasure, so if we attempt to eliminate pain by seeking constant pleasure or distracting ourselves from it, we miss out on the opportunity to - [Using Alps Data to achieve high performance learning](https://ibsb.ro/using-alps-data-to-achieve-high-performance-learning/) - The International British School of Bucharest (IBSB) was established in 2000, and now has around 480 students from over 20 nationalities. IBSB is a 3-18 all through school, with the secondary school making up the significant part of the school roll. All students follow the National Curriculum for England and Wales, which prepares them for - [The importance of building exam resilience](https://ibsb.ro/the-importance-of-building-exam-resilience/) - As the exam season approaches, it's perfectly normal to feel a mixture of excitement and anxiety. You've been preparing diligently for this moment, and the time has finally arrived. It's essential to remember that success isn't just about what you know, but also how well you can handle the pressure and stress that comes with - [Forming Healthy Habits](https://ibsb.ro/forming-healthy-habits/) - Healthy habits are the basis for success in any field, from becoming a world-class athlete or businessman to reaching your academic potential. Such habits are not magically built overnight, but require a select number of steps to be implemented most efficiently. The book Atomic Habits by James Clear outlines the four main steps required to - [Sibling Dynamics: Conflict Resolution and Building Strong Relationship](https://ibsb.ro/sibling-dynamics-conflict-resolution-and-building-strong-relationship/) - Sibling rivalry is a common phenomenon in many households, and while it’s a natural part of growing up, it can be a source of frustration and tension for both parents and children. Understanding the underlying causes and employing effective strategies can help foster healthy relationships and harmony within the family on the long term. Understanding - [Nurturing Healthy Friendships](https://ibsb.ro/nurturing-healthy-friendships/) - Nurturing Healthy FriendshipsIn a world of unprecedented change across multiple fronts, there is one thing that remains constant: the importance of building healthy friendships. As our children navigate the challenges of adolescence, it is crucial that they equip themselves with the skills needed to cultivate and maintain these meaningful connections. Here are few helpful suggestions:1. - [When a misunderstanding between children turns into a war between parents](https://ibsb.ro/when-a-misunderstanding-between-children-turns-into-a-war-between-parents/) - Someone hurting your child can often feel like someone hurting you, and so it’s natural to feel the urge to want to defend your children at all costs. Conflicts between children are often fuelled by parents Disagreements and conflicts between children are a normal part of life when growing up, usually very manageable, and - [Welcome Back to School: Embracing Empathy for a Fulfilling Year Ahead](https://ibsb.ro/welcome-back-to-school-embracing-empathy-for-a-fulfilling-year-ahead/) - Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. It's like a superpower that helps you connect with people on a deeper level, build stronger relationships, and navigate the ups and downs of life with grace. This year, I encourage each one of you, parents and students alike, to embrace empathy as - [What’s Your Parenting Style?](https://ibsb.ro/whats-your-parenting-style/) - This week, I had the opportunity to offer parents a workshop to share some important insights on parenting styles, children's temperaments, and effective boundary setting strategies. Understanding these key aspects can greatly contribute to fostering healthy relationships and nurturing your child's development. Parenting styles play a significant role in shaping our children's behaviour, emotional well-being, and - [How to set rules for your child?](https://ibsb.ro/how-to-set-rules-for-your-child/) - Despite everything your child says and does to the contrary, she/he wants rules and consequences. Children need to know where the boundaries are because they know instinctively that they need adult protection to survive. Without you to show them what’s safe and what’s not, what’s acceptable and what’s not, your child could get hurt. Their - [Helping your children to navigate separation and divorce](https://ibsb.ro/helping-your-children-to-navigate-separation-and-divorce/) - Many families face the challenge of a separation or divorce. Whatever the cause, is difficult for everyone and can be very upsetting and confusing for the children. Parental separation and divorce aren’t merely events; they’re evolving processes that touch on many aspects of a child’s life. Seeing less of one or both parents, moving between - [Learning to deal with negative emotions](https://ibsb.ro/learning-to-deal-with-negative-emotions/) - Although it might be ideal that we don’t always experience positive emotions, the negative emotions are as important part of our experience as the positive ones. Dealing with grief and loss, however, can be a difficult and challenging experience for anyone, especially for a young person still learning to how to manage their emotions. As - [The Value of Journaling](https://ibsb.ro/the-value-of-journaling/) - As your child gains a better understanding of their personal emotions and thoughts, they may begin to keep a journal in which they can write down things they prefer to keep private. While checking their journal may be tempting, it’s recommended to respect your children’s space and right to privacy. When you are cleaning your - [To give my child a smartphone, or not give my child a smartphone?](https://ibsb.ro/to-give-my-child-a-smartphone-or-not-give-my-child-a-smartphone/) - The world has changed a lot in recent years. Looking back to the time of Shakespeare, the pre-eminent question might have been “To be, or not to be?” In 2023, things have moved on considerably, with the question on many parents’ minds being something more along the lines of, “To give my child a smartphone, - [Family Easter Celebration](https://ibsb.ro/family-easter-celebration/) - Holidays are an important time for family members to come together to spend quality time with one another. These Easter holidays should be seen as a great opportunity to take some time off and focus on what's truly important in life – our relationships with the people we love. During the holiday break, I encourage - [IBSB Debaters Shine at Middle School Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-debaters-shine-at-middle-school-debate-competition/) - On Friday, March 31, IBSB participated in an International Middle School Debate Competition, hosted by the Cambridge School of Bucharest. Both IBSB teams participating performed exceedingly well, finishing the day undefeated to place 1st and 2nd in the competition standings overall, maintaining the well-established IBSB reputation for excellence in debating. 1st Place George V. - [How to make the most out of the Spring Season](https://ibsb.ro/how-to-make-the-most-out-of-the-spring-season/) - Spring has finally arrived, bringing with it longer days, warmer weather, and the promise of new beginnings. However, for some students, this season can also bring a heightened sense of anxiety and depression. It's important to take care of our mental health, especially during this time of year. According to the World Health Organization, approximately - [Strategies for Overcoming the Challenges of Parenting a Child with Special Needs](https://ibsb.ro/strategies-for-overcoming-the-challenges-of-parenting-a-child-with-special-needs/) - Parenting a child with special needs for life can be a substantial challenge. They may have behaviours or medical problems that create extra stress and difficulties for the parents, which can cause parents to feel a degree of anxiety. Thankfully, there are strategies that parents can use to overcome the challenges of parenting a child - [Mindful Parenting: Strategies to Overcome Cognitive Biases](https://ibsb.ro/mindful-parenting-strategies-to-overcome-cognitive-biases/) - No matter how much we wish our decisions were based on sound logic and reason, cognitive bias often leads us to make faulty decisions due to a systematic error in our thinking. Cognitive (information- processing) biases affects all areas of our life, including parenting. Here are some tips to avoid cognitive biases in your parenting - [Is it depression or is it anaemia?](https://ibsb.ro/is-it-depression-or-is-it-anaemia/) - January is considered the most depressing month of the year, meaning that our mood is generally lower, the level of energy is decreasing, and we do not really feel “like ourselves” anymore. If these changes persist, we start wondering if we are depressed or if we will snap out of it. Studies show that anaemia - [Moving beyond the feeling of parental guilt and shame](https://ibsb.ro/moving-beyond-the-feeling-of-parental-guilt-and-shame/) - This week, IBSB organised a parent workshop where we talked about the feelings of guilt and shame that parents often experience. There is no secret that being a parent can trigger the most beautiful emotions out of us, but also the worst. When we are feeling overwhelmed by guilt and shame, we tend to control - [Attendance Matters](https://ibsb.ro/attendance-matters/) - QUICK FACTS: Chronic Absenteeism (missing more than 10% of days enrolled for any reason) is the single strongest predictor of students achieving grades below their potential. Students who miss a month or more of kindergarten, for example, are likely to perform poorly in Year 1, particularly in reading. By Year 7, a pattern of chronic - [‘I can’t do it!...yet!’ ](https://ibsb.ro/i-cant-do-it-yet/) - We all want our children to be confident, eager learners, so when your children’s anxieties about their abilities make them think it’s not worth trying, they’ll need your help to cope with their sense of rising self-doubt and to embrace the idea that “I can’t do it” comes with a “...yet!” ‘’I can’t do it’’, - [Help your child increase resilience to social pain](https://ibsb.ro/help-your-child-increase-resilience-to-social-pain/) - It’s upsetting when your child tells you that others have been mean to him. It’s also natural to want to protect your child from hurt. But as children learn to socialize, they need to learn to cope with a degree of “normal” social pain. For example, a scenario would be when your child tells you - [Homework challenges and strategies](https://ibsb.ro/homework-challenges-and-strategies/) - Many children get set a certain amount of homework once they start elementary school, with the amount steadily increasing year on year. For many children, though, when they come after a day of lessons, the last thing they want to do is sit down and do more schoolwork, actively seeking out excuses to avoid it. - [Important life lessons we can learn from our children](https://ibsb.ro/important-life-lessons-we-can-learn-from-our-children/) - Parenting is a beautiful contradiction. A push and pull, the of shedding parts that no longer serve us, losing ourselves and finding more of ourselves. Without a doubt, parenting is the ultimate highway to personal growth. And nothing brings our shadows into focus more than the reflections our children offer. While we try to teach our - [The Importance of Modelling a Positive Attitude toward Work](https://ibsb.ro/the-importance-of-modelling-a-positive-attitude-toward-work/) - Your children love you and want to be with you, so when your job takes you away or intrudes into the time you have together, they may feel disappointed or resentful. For the same reason, they may also ask, “Why do I have to go to school?” “Why do you have to go to work?” - [The Habits of Mind](https://ibsb.ro/the-habits-of-mind/) - While reading a few articles on how to train our mind to stay focused and how to deal with challenging situations, I found a very interesting resource that could shed some light onto the subject. It is called ‘The Habits of Mind’. The Habits of Mind nourishes students’ social-emotional learning and aims to improve the performance - [Empowering our Children](https://ibsb.ro/empowering-our-children/) - Over the last few decades, our purchasing power in most developed countries has tripled. However, this has not translated into higher quality of life or better sense of wellbeing. By some estimates, depression rates have actually increased as much as ten times in the same time frame, particularly in young adolescents. Thankfully, there are some - [Addressing the Issue of Student Bullying In and Outside School](https://ibsb.ro/addressing-the-issue-of-student-bullying-in-and-outside-school/) - With the new school year now underway, the IBSB Pastoral Care System is now is full swing there to help child settle into the new school year, to ensure children feel safe, valued, and grow in confidence and maturity both academically and socially as the school year progresses. by Ms Cristina Latcu IBSB Student Counsellor - [How to boost your child’s mental well-being](https://ibsb.ro/how-to-boost-your-childs-mental-well-being/) - There is no denying the impact COVID-19 pandemic has had on the mental health and wellbeing of our children. Levels of depression and anxiety are on the rise. Delia Ciobanu Student Counsellor International British School of Bucharest THE RISING IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH There is no denying the impact COVID-19 pandemic has had on the - [IBSBMUN 2022 Roundup](https://ibsb.ro/ibsbmun-2022-roundup/) - This week, the students of IBSB rose to the formidable challenge of hosting the 1st edition of IBSBMUN on the main school campus. With the clock ticking, and the winds of fortune blowing in our favour (COVID restrictions were lifted just days before the planed start of the event) the organising committee launched into action, - [IBSB Students Reach Grand Finals of COBIS World Music Competition 2022](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-reach-grand-finals-of-cobis-world-music-competition-2022/) - Congratulations to Andrei Peli (9K) and Andrei Ghita (11H) for reaching the Grand Final of the COBIS World Music Competition 2022. - [Student Health and Safety are a High Priority at IBSB](https://ibsb.ro/student-health-and-safety-are-a-high-priority-at-ibsb/) - Preparing for the new school year at IBSB involves so much more than simply preparing for classes in the many subjects offered, or the extracurricular enrichment programme, with the wide range of clubs on offer in combination with the trips and guest visitors and interschool events. An extremely important aspect of school readiness is providing - [IBSB Alumni Visits – Bogdan Iorgulescu, Imperial College London](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-alumni-visits-bogdan-iorgulescu-imperial-college-london/) - The Y11-13 science students received a visit from a special guest this week. IBSB Alumni 2020, Bogdan Iorgulescu, stopped by to share his experience studying ‘Materials with Nuclear Engineering’ at Imperial College London, currently ranked #6 in the world on the QS University Tables, 2023. Having just completed his second year at Imperial, Bogdan is - [IBSB CAS Open Day](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-cas-open-day/) - The annual IBSB CAS Open Day took place this year on Wednesday, September 07, with several charitable organisations presenting their work to our 6th Form students participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Award and Community Action Service Programme. Our students were enthusiastic to find out more about Light into Europe and their guide dog programme, listened with empathy to - [Year 6 Teambuilding Trip to the Carpathians](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-teambuilding-trip-to-the-carpathians/) - On Monday, October 10, Year 6 travelled to Cheile Gradistei near Bran for a teambuilding residential trip, staying for two nights. Excitement was building Monday morning and continued during the 3-hour journey towards the mountains, with the first afternoon spent playing different team games, followed by a relaxing swim and chillout in the Jacuzzi, which the kids all - [Organic Food Restaurants in Bucharest](https://ibsb.ro/organic-food-restaurants-in-bucharest/) - There are many ways to lead a sustainable life. One that could potentially impact our planet more than others is the eating habits we have; eating organic food is an important cycle that can reduce the use of plastic, and decrease the amount of animal waste and animal abuse. In a world full of artificial - [Supporting your children through the experience of relocation](https://ibsb.ro/supporting-your-children-through-the-experience-of-relocation/) - As an international school with a large and growing community of international families, the experience of relocation is something that many of our families have to deal with on a regular basis. To small children, home is their entire world, so the sight of it being dismantled in front of their very eyes can be - [Why do children bully?](https://ibsb.ro/why-do-children-bully/) - How does a beautiful baby grow up to be a bully—or to abduct, rape, or shoot another human being? At the extreme, how does such an innocent infant become a sociopath or psychopath? When discipline is not enough I propose that it’s often not discipline that’s lacking, but a connection to the child’s feelings that’s been severed. Any - [Early Years Open Morning](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs-open-morning/) - On Saturday the 5th of March, IBSB opened their doors to warmly welcome in the new prospective families for a fun morning of activities during the Early Years Open Morning. The morning was specially arranged to offer parents the opportunity to meet the teachers, whilst their children enjoyed a sample of activities that take place - [British Ambassador, Andrew Noble, Opens New IBSB Early Years Centre](https://ibsb.ro/british-ambassador-andrew-noble-opens-new-ibsb-early-years-centre/) - On September 22nd we were delighted to welcome the British Ambassador to Romania, Andrew Noble, onto campus as our special guest of honour to formally cut the ribbon, opening our new Early Years Centre. The culmination of three years development, the new Early Years Centre includes bright open work spaces, specially designed to inspire creativity - [‘Back to School Collection’ Successfully Delivered](https://ibsb.ro/back-to-school-collection-successfully-delivered/) - On Wednesday, the 22nd of September, the members of the CAS Club represented the IBSB community in delivering part of the ‘Back to School Collection’ to community partners Casa Agar, Touched Romania's maternal shelter. Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by the staff and a couple of residents, including Alexandra, who is eleven years old, and was very excited to receive the donations on behalf of - [Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Adventurous Journey Camp](https://ibsb.ro/duke-of-edinburghs-award-adventurous-journey-camp/) - Eight of our students returned on Sunday, the 12th of September, from the Adventurous Journey Camp organised in Sovata, by the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for Young People in partnership with Outward Bound Romania. The participants on the trip had the opportunity to complete their ‘expedition section’ of the Award and join in team building, - [Students Attempt to Break World M&M Record](https://ibsb.ro/students-attempt-break-world-mm-record/) - In Week 1 of the IBSB Summer School Programme, students in the Young Explorers Class attempted to break the world record for stacking M&Ms as their ‘warmer activity’ before continuing on to read the news article Tallest stack of M&M's record broken by 23-year-old Brit | Guinness World Records and complete a number of fun - [Improve your confidence using English in the IBSB Summer School Programme](https://ibsb.ro/improve-confidence-using-english-ibsb-summer-school-programme/) - Developing effective communication skills is central to the future job market, which is why our summer school programme is not simply focused on improving English, but on developing effective listening skills and speaking confidence. Each lesson begins with a fun speaking activity, to encourage students to use English in everyday situations, with students rotating from - [Mission Accomplished! 100km in 34 hours](https://ibsb.ro/mission-accomplished-100km-34-hours/) - Congratulations to our Primary School PE Teacher, Paul Georgescu, for completing his 100km ultramarathon swim at the Lia Manoliu Olympic Pool on June 30, in a time of 34 hours, 42 minutes, and 46 seconds. Paul was swimming to raise awareness of Autism and support for Centrul Aspera, the first centre in Romania offering a - [Visiting the Bruno Shelter | Community Action Service](https://ibsb.ro/visiting-bruno-shelter-community-action-service/) - On April 21st, the Animal Welfare CAS Team visited the Bruno Shelter for the first time in 2021. It has been a particularly challenging year for all of us due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which affected our operations in a number of ways. Nevertheless, we have continued to work hard and move forward, undeterred by - [Supporting the transition from the Primary to Secondary School](https://ibsb.ro/supporting-transition-primary-secondary-school/) - Every year, a group of students in our school undergo a big change in their lives, moving from the Primary School to Secondary School. Most of the students look forward to this change with a sense of excitement, seeing it as an opportunity. Ana Maria Dobre Student Counsellor International British School of Bucharest Every - [The link between wellbeing and attainment](https://ibsb.ro/link-wellbeing-attainment/) - Alan CornishHead of Primary School Wellbeing in schools is now being discussed more than ever around the world and for good reason. There are increasing numbers of articles about the long term effects of this pandemic on our communities and our children’s wellbeing. Anecdotally, we can see this in school too since our return - [Student Health and Wellbeing Support](https://ibsb.ro/student-health-wellbeing-support/) - Adolescent children can pose great challenges to their parents in both positive and negative ways. As a matter of fact, developmental psychology informs us that the time of one's life that is most stressful. Ana Maria Dobre Student Counsellor International British School of Bucharest Adolescent children can pose great challenges to their parents in - [Bucharest Homes, your friend and partner in the adventure of discovering Bucharest](https://ibsb.ro/bucharest-homes-friend-partner-adventure-discovering-bucharest/) - Bucharest Homes is your friend and partner in the adventure of discovering BUCHAREST and its treasures. The founder, Andreia Lewis, was an expat for 10 years in various cultures (Asian, European, American) and returned home “to grow roots and wings”. The love for her country, its architectural beauty and culture, also her experience as an - [IBSB Student Awarded ‘Best Delegate’ Award at International LSE MUN 2021](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-student-awarded-best-delegate-award-international-lse-mun-2021/) - Once again, the students from IBSB were honoured to be invited to attend the annual LSE MUN Conference for 2021. It was even more of an honour this year, when our students discovered they were in fact the only students from an international school joining the many UK based British schools for an event which - [Why is High Performance Learning the right choice for your children?](https://ibsb.ro/high-performance-learning-right-choice-children/) - As parents, we naturally want the very best for our children. We witness the wonder of watching them grow, learning to crawl, then walk, and eventually talk, and we sense their incredible potential. The question to be asked and answered is how do we unlock that potential? Unfortunately, there is no definitive guide to - [Oxford University Admissions Success](https://ibsb.ro/oxford-university-admissions-success/) - This year, two of our students Christie Vernon (Deputy Head Girl) and Max Mihailovici (Head Boy) applied to study at Oxford University, one of the oldest universities in the world and arguably one of the most difficult to gain admission to, being No.1 in the World University Rankings 2021 | Times Higher Education (THE) in - [Duke of Edinburgh Silver Expedition: 3 Days hiking in the Ciucas Mountains](https://ibsb.ro/duke-edinburgh-silver-expedition-3-days-hiking-ciucas-mountains/) - Congratulations to Daria, Fibi, Andrei, Diana, Irina, and Mario who completed a three-day hiking expedition in the Ciucas Mountains. They displayed excellent planning, preparation, teamwork, and resilience in overcoming all the challenges the expedition entailed (from the additional measures related to SARS-COV2 prevention, to navigation in poorly marked areas, and simply finishing 20 km walks - [Looking for a true internationally British Education?](https://ibsb.ro/accept-no-imposters-comes-childs-education/) - There are an increasing number of private schools in Bucharest saying they offer a ‘British Curriculum’. Many have not been inspected by the Department for Education, and few have qualified, experienced international teachers. Some even display the COBIS logo on their website. There is, however, an important difference between the COBIS ‘member’ logo for ‘non - [An Outdoor Education](https://ibsb.ro/an-outdoor-education/) - Congratulations to the 12 students who joined Ms Croci and Mr Hudson on their Qualifying Duke of Edinburgh Adventurous Journey. Last week the students all successfully completed their practice journey, which took them from Bucuresti - Cheia (Prahova) - Pasul Bratocea (1263m) (red line trail) - Saua Tigailor (1745 m) - Vf. Ciucas (1954 m) - [Head of School Goal Setting Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/head-school-goal-setting-meetings/) - This year our Head of School once again had the opportunity to join some of the Y13 students in their sixth for garden area for his traditional start of year pep talk. At the meeting, he gave each student a sheet with the statistical breakdown from the previous exam year, asking each student to circle - [Complete your studies as an inspiring athlete at IBSB](https://ibsb.ro/complete-your-studies/) - Congratulations to IBSB Student, Luca Dobronauteanu (Far left), Year 13, an aspiring ATP tennis player, for reaching the U18 Semi-finals ITF Junior Tournament in Oradea last weekend. Luca is one of many students studying at IBSB with an individualised educational learning programme, designed to allow him to train toward his sporting dreams, whilst completing his - [IBSB student receives ‘Best Delegate Award’ at BYMUN 2020](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-student-receives-best-delegate-award-bymun-2020/) - Congratulations to Maria Sticlea, Y11, who received the ‘Best Delegate Award’ at the BYMUN 2020, organised by YMTS at Casa Universitarilor last week. For the uninitiated, MUN is a simulation of the United Nations, with each delegate representing a country in one of several committees. This is what Maria has to say about her experience: - [IBSB Student Represents Romania in International Olympiad](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-student-represents-romania-international-olympiad/) - Congratulation to Tamara Minea, one of our Y13 students, selected alongside three other students to represent Romania in the International Economics Olympiad taking place next week. Here are a few words from Tamara on her selection: I’m very excited to in in the Romanian team selected to represent Romania at the International Economics Olympiad next - [Your children are safe with us](https://ibsb.ro/children-safe-us/) - This week the staff at IBSB have been busy preparing for the start of the new school year. An important aspect of this preparation process is ensuring staff receive the necessary ‘Health and Safety’ training, which this year included completing the following six certified courses: • Online Safety • Preventing Bullying • Fire Safety • - [IBSB Teacher Sets New Romanian Long Distance Swim Record](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-teacher-sets-new-romanian-long-distance-swim-record/) - On behalf of the entire IBSB Community, we congratulate our primary school PE teacher, Paul Georgescu, for setting a new Romanian record for the longest swim. Paul started his swim at 03:00am on the morning of August 14, swimming a total distance of 104km along the Danube from Old Moldova to Iron Gates 1, in - [Visit our new Early Years Centre, offering a standard of education above the rest](https://ibsb.ro/visit-new-early-years-centre-offering-standard-education-rest/) - There are many schools which claim to offer a British Curriculum. Few if any deliver to the high exacting standards set by the International British School of Bucharest (IBSB)- the first UK inspected, COBIS Accredited school in Romania - also the first High Performance Learning school in Eastern Europe. “Our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) - [School Closure Inspires Poetic Flow](https://ibsb.ro/school-closure-inspires-poetic-flow/) - As one of the Secondary School House Games activities this week, the students were invited to write poems relating to the current Coronavirus pandemic, school closure, and online learning. Here are just a few examples of the poems submitted. ZOE P. 8H TRANSILVANIA School is Closed Pupils doze Coronavirus Please notify us Homework over We - [Y12 National Library Visit](https://ibsb.ro/y12-national-library-visit/) - Following on from the successful Y13 visit before the February Mid-term Break, it was Y12’s turn this week to visit the National Library of Romania located along Bulevardul Unirii. The reason for the visit was to show the students an excellent location for them to study for their end of year A Level exams during - [Boys Enjoy A-Level German Literature](https://ibsb.ro/boys-enjoy-level-german-literature/) - According to clichés, boys and literature do not match together well. But our male students who chose to study German literature at A-Level have proved it is in fact quite the opposite, having enjoyed their experience of reading their first novel in German. Our boys found out just how seductive German literature can be in - [Secondary School Ski Trip Update](https://ibsb.ro/secondary-school-ski-trip-update/) - It’s the last night of secondary school ski trip, and we continue to enjoy heavy snowfall here at Poiana Brasov. It’s been a successful trip with great fun had by all, and so the students are already talking excitedly about returning next year! For now though, we’re all feeling rather tired after a busy week - [Creative Registration with Year 8](https://ibsb.ro/creative-registration-year-8/) - Year 8 are an excellent model of self-discipline and proficiency. During the registration sessions, each student in turn takes the responsibility of preparing an activity to engage his/her fellow colleagues. There has been healthy degree of competition in doing this, not only among the students as a group, but also on account of the House - [Y13 National Library Trip](https://ibsb.ro/y13-national-library-trip/) - To support Y13 students in preparing for their final A Level exams, we took them to visit the National Library, near Piata Unrii. This is an absolutely brilliant place to study, as the library is new, spacious, modern, and clean, with individual lamps and laptop plug-in points at each desk, and plenty of desks available - [IBSB Win 2020 COBIS World Debate Competition Silver Plate](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-win-2020-cobis-world-debate-competition-silver-plate/) - Congratulations to the IBSB Senior Debate Team, Winners of the 2020 COBIS World Debate Competition Silver Plate. Taking place in Marbella, Spain, this year, the IBSB Senior Debate Team, consisting of Thea (Y10), Andrei (Y10), Tamara (Team Captain, Year 12), Milena (Y12), and Max (Y12), debated teams from around the world across two days of - [Y9 Virgin Radio and Europa FM](https://ibsb.ro/y9-virgin-radio-europa-fm/) - Extra-curricular enrichment is just one of the experiences that make an international school education so valuable to students in the increasingly global economy. For the Y9 students this week, this included a trip to Virgin Radio and Europa FM. At Virgin, the students had the chance to talk live on air about life at school. - [Stylish German Milkshakes with Year 7 and Nina](https://ibsb.ro/stylish-german-milkshakes-year-7-nina/) - When lessons become practical, the learning atmosphere becomes inspirational. Inspiration translates into enjoyment. Enjoyment motivates. And motivated students end up acquiring the knowledge more easily and more effectively. This is what the students in Year 7 and Nina in Year 8 achieved in an applied German lesson, in which they had to prepare a milkshake - [Day 3 at the LSE MUN: Debates, Negotiations and Warfare!](https://ibsb.ro/day-3-lse-mun-debates-negotiations-warfare/) - As I walk around the MUN committee rooms, I have come across true to life representation and as well some unexpected policy approaches. For instance in DISEC, the delegate of Indonesia spoke up strongly against China's use of drones, notwithstanding their ASEAN and trade relations - a risky move I dare say, but surely our - [Primary School Ski Trip 2020 - Day 1, 2 and 3](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-ski-trip-2020-day-1-2-3/) - Day 1 Diary Busy first full day in Poiana. Our first chance to hit the slopes and show what we could do. Everyone was initially put into groups in order to be assessed, and then, as of tomorrow, the chance to perfect and challenge our skills begins! This afternoon, we have been split into 3 - [IBSB Students Attend First LSE MUN](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-attend-first-lse-mun/) - With our flight to London at dawn, and catching rush hour on our way to the hotel, we had to table our plans to join the public gallery at the House of Lords. We did get our fill of art and culture, however, in our visit to the National Art Gallery, before exploring the high - [COBIS World Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/cobis-world-debate-competition/) - The COBIS World Debate Competition has once again proved to be an enriching experience for our students as they have had the opportunity to experience Andalusian life first-hand, with our students and staff beginning the day visiting the sights of Malaga on a Segway, a two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transporter. The day included a visit to - [Year 1 Fun at Climb Again](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-fun-climb/) - What a fun and fantastic morning we had in Year 1 as we visited Climb Again. This term we have been learning about real life superheroes such as Louis Braille and Florence Nightingale to name just a few. These people inspired us and we wanted to make a difference too. Climb Again is a centre - [2019 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year](https://ibsb.ro/2019-world-open-water-swimming-man-year/) - The WOWSA Award winner is selected by the public in an online poll - one vote is allowed by one computer/one person. The nominees for the 2019 World Open Water Man of the Year, listed alphabetically, are as follows: 1. Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira (Brazil) 2. Alex Fong Lik-sun (Hong Kong) 3. André Wiersig (Germany) - [30 years of Freedom](https://ibsb.ro/30-years-freedom/) - On Wednesday, December 18, several of our senior school A Level History students joined Mr Hudson in attending the ‘30 years of Freedom Conference’ organized by the British Embassy and British Council at “Carol I” Central University Library in Bucharest. The conference focused on the history of freedom in Romania, beginning with the December 1989 - [‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’](https://ibsb.ro/santa-claus-coming-town/) - ‘You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I'm telling you why, cause (Santa Claus is coming, is coming to town)’ This year’s carol service began with Head of School, Mr Peet, welcoming all present and thanking Ms Evi and the students for all their hard work preparing the carols and - [Preparations for the CAS St Nicholas Christmas Fair](https://ibsb.ro/preparations-cas-st-nicholas-christmas-fair/) - In preparation for the CAS St Nicholas Christmas Fair taking place this Friday, the primary school charity committee began the week by creating their crafts under the supportive guidance of some PTF parents. Our students designed festive faces and items of clothing to apply on their Christmas themed tea lights. They glued a ribbon to - [IBSB Make U16 European Debate Final](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-make-u16-european-debate-final/) - Congratulations to the U16 IBSB Debate Team, Maria, Milie, Kiki, Melissa, Andrei , and Aryan, on making the grand final of the European U16 Public Debate Competition for the second year in a row. A huge achievement! They debated St George Sofia in the final, and did a wonderful job, narrowly losing, but representing IBSB - [National Military Museum Trip](https://ibsb.ro/national-military-museum-trip/) - Year 5 are learning about World Wars in our cross-curricular topic. The students visited the national military museum to enhance their learning and experience some artefacts that have been collected over many decades and centuries, relating to warfare. - [IBSB Marathon Runners](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-marathon-runners/) - Each year the students, staff, and parents of IBSB shake the dust of their trainers and head out into the streets of Bucharest to participate in the various events of the Bucharest Marathon last weekend on Saturday and Sunday, October 9 & 10. This year saw another large turned out on both days, with the - [CAS First Aid Training](https://ibsb.ro/cas-first-aid-training/) - The last step of the induction to the CAS programme for the KS5 student volunteers were the Basic First Aid workshops led by the Romanian Red Cross volunteers. For two hours the students learned about the responsibilities of the first aider, the primary survey, resuscitation, the recovery position, asphyxia, wounds and bleeding. They also had - [Study UK British Council University Fair](https://ibsb.ro/study-uk-british-council-university-fair/) - It’s much easier to study if you have answered the big question WHY? Universities fairs are one proven way to answer this question, bringing added meaning to what students do each and every day in the classroom. Developing a clear understanding of the university application process and the prerequisites for each university and the courses - [IBSB Mamaia TriChallenge Success](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-mamaia-trichallenge-success/) - Following on from their recent success crossing of the English Channel, Ana N. (Y8) and Andreea A. (Y9), joined forces with another junior member of their English Channel swim team, Alissa P., to achieve a 2nd Place podium finish in the Women’s Open Sprint Triathlon Relay over the weekend- 750m Swim, 20km Cycle, 5km run. - [Duke of Edinburgh Gold Qualifying Expedition](https://ibsb.ro/duke-edinburgh-gold-qualifying-expedition/) - Congratulations to Lisa, Eva, Anastasia, and Ioana, who have just returned from successfully completing their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Qualifying Expedition in the Ceahlau mountains. The team was supervised by Ms Johanna Croci and assessed by Mr Octavian Gavrila, who said the participants' involvement was excellent from all points of view: planning, communication, research, behaviour, - [IBSB Work Experience Visits](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-work-experience-visits-underway/) - Our Head of School, Mr Peet, had the pleasure of visiting some of our students on their work experience placement, including St Mary’s Hospital, Dentestet, PwC, Merck, and BTL. Mr Peet was especially pleased to see the care the companies had taken to provide the students with enriching experiences, saying that student feedback was universally - [Year 5 Outdoor Delta Adventure](https://ibsb.ro/year-5-outdoor-delta-adventure/) - Year 5 have been enjoying the natural wonders of the Danube Delta on their 2019 residential trip. “We are currently staying in Murighiol, in the southern part of the Danube Delta. Having travelled here by coach, we haven't seen wheels since - it has been boats all the way for us! We have been visiting - [Buddy Reading with Year 1 and Year 5](https://ibsb.ro/buddy-reading-once-again/) - After a great time together last week, Year 5 and 1 decided to come together again and this time for some buddy reading. Year 1's reading has really improved and they were able to showcase their impressive skills to Year 5. It was then Year 5's turn to enchant Year 1 by reading a book - [Project-based Learning: Y9 Start-ups](https://ibsb.ro/project-based-learning-y9-start-ups/) - The Year 9 Tourism Project was an opportunity for the students to present and be judged on their group startup projects; combining their new found knowledge of business with the history and geography of Romania. The aim of this project was to enhance independent research and presentation skills within the context of a tourism market - [Buddy art pictures with Year 5 and Year1](https://ibsb.ro/buddy-art-pictures-year-5-year1/) - We are so fortunate to be surrounded by wonderful colleagues here at IBSB. This week, Year 5 and Year 1 came together to start a buddy relationship. They partnered up to work together on a piece of symmetrical art. Year 1 have already studied animals in their 'Creepy Crawlies and Marvellous Mammals' topic and Year - [IBSB Debaters Win U16 European Debate Championships 2019](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-debaters-win-u16-european-debate-championships-2019/) - Following on from the success of winning the Sir Winston Churchill European Schools Debate Competition in November, and coming 2nd in the COBIS World Debate Competition in February, the IBSB Junior Debate Team have finished off what has been a standout year for the IBSB Debate Club by winning the European U16 Debate Championships last - [Year 9 Geography Trip to Sinaia](https://ibsb.ro/year-9-geography-trip-sinaia/) - The Year 9 students had a well deserved day out of the classroom on Thursday this week. We had been keeping an anxious eye on the weather forecast, but were lucky as it didn't rain! The purpose of their visit was to help with their preparations for their Romanian Tourism Project. We met early at - [Year 1 planting their own seeds](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-planting-seeds/) - Our topic this term is Wonderful World! We have learn so much already this year about the world around us, and now it's time to continue by looking at plants. Did you know that each part of a flower has its own special purpose? After learning about these we planted our own seeds, making sure - [Celebrating Easter in Year 1](https://ibsb.ro/celebrating-easter-year-1/) - It's Easter! In Year 1, we have been learning about what Easter is all about and why we celebrate it. We have also learnt about some of the traditions. As a treat, our teachers created an Easter hunt for us. We had to use our special Maths skills to solve problems that would give us - [AISB Middle School MUN, Day 1](https://ibsb.ro/aisb-middle-school-mun-day-1/) - Six students from IBSB are attending Middle School MUN this weekend, offering our junior students a taste of MUN, representing China, Iran, and Indonesia, as they debate the way forward on tackling climate change, the repatriation of cultural heritage, the need for continued security in Afghanistan, and protection of refugees. We also have Kyriaki, a - [Wordfest Success](https://ibsb.ro/wordfest-success/) - On Saturday morning, my colleagues and I participated at a contest called Wordfest with Mr. Ennion. Full of joy, I participated in a funny play and told a Greek myth. Before going in the room , I felt as scared as a mouse having to meet a cat. But then, I didn’t look at the - [ClayPlay Fun](https://ibsb.ro/clayplay-fun/) - At the start of the week we were lucky enough to be visited by Miss Ella and Miss Raluca from ClayPlay (www.clayplay.ro). You can probably guess what activities they brought with them! With the ClayPlay instructors' careful guidance, our students were able to fashion objects from red clay which will be delivered to us after - [Ancient Greece](https://ibsb.ro/ancient-greece/) - Our topic in Year 5 this term is Ancient Greece. The Ancient Greeks are well known for their skill in making beautiful pots and vases. The finest pots were made in Athens between 550 and 300 BC. These were famous because of the high quality clay that was used and the reddish brown colour it - [Autumn Cup Success](https://ibsb.ro/autumn-cup-success/) - Saturday, November 10, saw an excellent turnout from the IBSB community to support the U9 & 11 boys and girls football teams in the Autumn Cup. As always the level of competition was extremely high, making for an exciting experience not just for the players, but also for the parents and supporters on the side-lines. - [Lest We Forget](https://ibsb.ro/lest-we-forget/) - Following on from the students observing 1 minute of silence at 11.11 on Friday morning, Head Girl Luiza R. and Deputy Head Girl Lisa P. joined our Head of School, Mr Peet, along with many ambassadors and dignitaries, at the Commonwealth Graves Cemetery at Tancabesti on Sunday, November 11, for the 100th Anniversary of the - [IBSB launch new Google Classrooms](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-launch-new-google-classrooms/) - Monday October 29 was an exciting day for all the staff at IBSB, who came together to review the latest approaches to blended learning, as IBSB moves toward becoming a Google Education School, using Google Classroom as a tool to support student learning. The main objective of the day was to provide staff with time - [Visit to Deutsche Schule](https://ibsb.ro/visit-deutsche-schule/) - In an effort to strengthen relationships between International schools in Bucharest, the Deutsche Schule Bukarest (the German School of Bucharest) put together a small meeting Wednesday morning. It featured students discussing ways in which we could cooperate - for example art competitions, balls or student exchanges. I’m really happy with what we accomplished and excited - [Do you have the perfect face?](https://ibsb.ro/do-you-have-the-perfect-face/) - After the students had their assessment test, Ms Marascu rewarded the Year 8 group with a fun lesson working on a unique and interesting project called: “Do you have the perfect face?”. The students had to work in pairs to measure each other’s face to find out which girl and boy are closest to ‘The - [CSMUN Day One Review](https://ibsb.ro/csmun-day-one-review/) - Exploring the history and vibrant life in Athens, our students were first treated to the sights of the Acropolis museum, impressive not only in the content, but also in its layout, juxtaposing the artefacts from the Acropolis with a view of the Acropolis itself through the modern glass structures of the museum. They chanced upon - [German Music, German Dancing, and German Donuts](https://ibsb.ro/german-music-german-dancing-german-donuts/) - Recently our Y5 & 6 students studying German had the opportunity to visit "Hermann Oberth School" as one of the activities organised to celebrate German National Day. During our visit the students spoke to the children in German, sang the German National Anthem with the other children, had fun learning a traditional German dance, and - [IBSB Annual Sports Day: Dobrogea Lift Sports Day Cup](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-annual-sports-day-dobrogea-lift-sports-day-cup/) - Standing on the side-line as a blur of red blue and yellow passes before your eyes, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of the students competing in their house colours for the annual IBSB Sports Day Cup. This year was no exception, with emotions running high as the students moved from station - [Learning How to Learn](https://ibsb.ro/learning-how-to-learn/) - Although as parents we often feel that learning is the realm of teachers and schools, there is much we can do as parents to pay an important role in the lives of our children in the learning process. Primarily we can be there to encourage and support them, taking and active interest in there learning - [Preparing for University](https://ibsb.ro/preparing-for-university/) - On Tuesday morning we hosted a visit from the University of Essex. All Year 12 & 13 students were off timetable for one lesson to take part in the presentation. Andrew Marriot was asked to concentrate on the areas of interest of our students at the moment; primarily writing personal statements, the application process to - [JAWS - But not the movie](https://ibsb.ro/jaws-not-movie/) - On Thursday 20th September the IBSB English Department entered 'JAWS': not a death-defying encounter with a great white but actually a new educational initiative: 'JAWS' stands for 'Job Alike Workshop' and the idea is to get departments together from across the International schools in Bucharest and to share ideas, questions and solutions. This we did. - [Year 11C Pizza Party](https://ibsb.ro/year-11c-pizza-party/) - Positive reinforcement can work, especially when pizza is involved! The year 11C class celebrated their A-average results on the Second Language exam on Tuesday with a pizza party hosted by their teacher. Early last year, whilst preparing for the exam, a tradition set by the current year 12 class dictated that if the class could - [Year 6 Award & Graduation Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-award-graduation-ceremony/) - Friday, June 15, was a memorable day as the Year 6 students stepped forth one by one with confidence and beaming smiles to receive their official graduation diplomas at the Primary School Graduation Ceremony. In an emotional ceremony, which included Head of School, Mr Peet, offering the students a few words of advice from Dr - [Year 9 Tourism Day Project](https://ibsb.ro/year-9-tourism-day-project/) - The Year 9 Tourism Day was a resounding success. All Year 9 students worked in their groups to create a Market Place to showcase their tours to enhance Romania to tourists. A panel of 5 guest judges visited each market stall and asked a series of searching questions. The students created a whole host of - [Key Stage 3 Performance Morning](https://ibsb.ro/key-stage-3-performance-morning-2/) - The Key Stage 3 students offered a variety of live performances including musical pieces, poetry reading, narrative reading and informative text with live performance entertaining the students, parents and teacher in attendance. It was a morning to celebrate the abundance of talent evident in Key Stage 3. Well done to all the students and thank - [Celebrating Success - IBSB Student Wins National Piano Competition](https://ibsb.ro/celebrating-success-ibsb-student-wins-national-piano-competition/) - Congratulations to Andrei Peli Y5E for winning the National ‘Friends of the Piano’ Competition. Andrei has been playing the piano for 5 years and performing publically for 4 years, which is proof that practice does make perfect. He will be performing at the end of week assembly for the entire Primary School to enjoy and - ["Delicious, Appetising and Great!" So reads the cover of the just released Year 7P class recipe book](https://ibsb.ro/delicious-appetising-great-reads-cover-just-released-year-7p-class-recipe-book/) - This project was initiated earlier this year with the intention of teaching informative (expository) writing and having some fun along the way. Each student wrote and prepared their favourite recipe and the class even got to taste test most of them over the course of a few weeks. Delicious! Andrew Long volunteered to design the - [Celebrating Cervantes Day](https://ibsb.ro/celebrating-cervantes-day/) - As you may have already heard, Cervantes Day is celebrated on Monday, April 23. Therefore, the MFL Department from Primary School has organized events and visits to a Spanish Restaurant to enhance students’ awareness of the Spanish culture and cuisine involving children from the Spanish groups. On Monday, April 24, we celebrated this special day - [UKMT Mathematics Challenge](https://ibsb.ro/ukmt-mathematics-challenge/) - There has been success for IBSB mathematicians in the annual UKMT Mathematics Challenge, with a number of year 10 & 9 students competing to solve the fiendish problems in the Intermediate challenge. Congratulations to Mario G. (Year 10) and Melissa A. (Year 9), both receiving Silver certificates, and Leo Ye (Year 10), who received a - [Secondary School Spring Show](https://ibsb.ro/secondary-school-spring-show/) - The Secondary School play this year was Lady Windermere's Fan, a witty comedy by the English playwright, Oscar Wilde, performed by a talented cast of KS4 and 5 students. The venue for this year’s show, the Metrolpolic Theater, offered the perfect setting for this late Victoria play, being both small and elegant. The students were - [5 Creative Ways to Celebrate Easter With Your Kids](https://ibsb.ro/8-creative-ways-celebrate-easter-kids/) - Colour Easter Eggs (a popular Romanian tradition) Younger children and even the older ones sometimes, love painting and preparing Easter Eggs for Easter. In Romanian we have the tradition to colour the eggs and then to crack them for good luck. Maybe this year instead of just colouring them a single colour you can get - [Secondary German lessons](https://ibsb.ro/secondary-german-lessons/) - Today the students in year 7 received their well deserved reward for displaying a positive attitude towards each other and towards learning throughout the whole year during the German lessons. They are not only a role model of hard work and dedication in their learning but also they set an example of respect among each - [COBIS MUN Day 2](https://ibsb.ro/cobis-mun-day-2/) - A blizzard of apocalyptic proportions could not prevent the suited and booted delegates from beginning their MUN journey. Debates, discussions, clauses, amendments, resolutions all flew out of hard drives and pens! Then... of into the centre of town for a traditional Romanian meal: 110 students from around the world, enjoying their experience at Bucharest. - [Interschool Swimming Competition](https://ibsb.ro/interschool-swimming-competition/) - Congratulations to all the students who were able to participate in the interschool swimming competition. Unfortunately, we were unable to enter our full team this year, due to a number of other commitments, but still managed to finish on the podium, coming 3rd Place overall. An incredible achievement! Next year with a full team we’ll - [COBIS MUN DAY 1](https://ibsb.ro/cobis-mun-day-1/) - It was an exciting day for everyone participating in the annual COBIS MUN Conference on Day 1, with the students up bright and early for their city tour. The Kings College students being hosted by IBSB students were dropped off by 8:30, everyone fed and ready, and so the tour departed for Peoples Palace and - [Kindness is Happiness](https://ibsb.ro/kindness-is-happiness/) - Why focus on kindness? Ask parents what they want above all for their kids and most will say “happiness.” It’s what we’re all seeking, really. And we’re seeking it all the time, regardless of age, race, gender, or religion. But for some, happiness can be hard to find. The big question is this: Can we - [IBSB Student Wins International NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Contest](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-student-wins-international-nasa-ames-space-settlement-design-contest/) - Well done to Melissa A. 1st place winner of the NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Contest 2018. This competition organized by NASA required students to design a space settlement able to accommodate a minimum of 10 000 people plus an addition of a minimum of 500 visitors taking into consideration factors such as the cost - [Science involves developing practical skills](https://ibsb.ro/science-involves-developing-practical-skills/) - The AS students have been working hard developing their practical skills in preparation for their upcoming practical exams. On this particular occasion, they were investigating the effect of an enzyme on milk; this enzyme curdles the casein in milk helping young mammals digest their mothers' milk and can also be used to separate milk into - [Exercise 'boosts academic performance' of teenagers – BBC Article](https://ibsb.ro/exercise-boosts-academic-performance-teenagers-bbc-article/) - Intensive exercise improves the academic performance of teenagers, according to new research. The study, of about 5,000 children, found links between exercise and exam success in English, maths and science. It found an increase in performance for every extra 17 minutes boys exercised, and 12 minutes for girls. The study by the universities of Strathclyde - [World Book Week – It’s all about getting our children to read more](https://ibsb.ro/world-book-week-getting-children-read/) - As next week is World Book Week here at IBSB, I thought it might be nice to look for some good parenting advice on supporting your children to read more at home, so here are some suggestions on how you can help to make reading a positive experience and encourage your children to read more. - [The Six Priorities for Children’s Well-being](https://ibsb.ro/six-priorities-childrens-well/) - 1. The conditions to learn and develop Children need to be given the conditions to learn and develop. This includes cognitive and emotional development, fostered through access to play in the early years and high quality education in school, and physical development, for example through a nutritious diet. School is a key area of children’s - [Pi Day Fun](https://ibsb.ro/pi-day-fun/) - Pi Day is always a big day at IBSB. Not only do the students and teachers at IBSB love celebrating PI Day, they also enjoy being creative in the way they celebrate Pi: for example, this year some of our Year 8 students decided to blend Maths with English for a truly unique learning experience, - [World Book Day is coming](https://ibsb.ro/world-book-day-coming/) - In preparation for World Book Day, the students in 7P have been making, what else, books! Their first challenge was to prepare a guide book to a fictional boys' camp called Camp Green Lake. Inspired by the novel HOLES, the students were asked to design a helpful guide for new arrivals; information someone would find - [Students Teaching Students](https://ibsb.ro/students-teaching-students/) - If there is anything we are am proud of at IBSB, it is the situation where we see students teaching students. This is something that is a regular occurrence as IBSB, with teachers regularly peering students together in such a way as to challenge those with the knowledge to share it, with those needing supports, - [IBSB European Day of Languages](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-european-day-languages/) - This week our Modern Languages Department proposed a rich programme of linguistic and cultural activities to celebrate European Day of Languages. Secondary School students engaged in creative activities that enabled them to think creatively and logically. The diversity of activities empowered our students to get more engaged in their own learning and to understand in - [Students taking Economics visit the Romanian National Bank](https://ibsb.ro/students-taking-economics-visit-romanian-national-bank/) - The students taking Economics in Year 11 and Year 12 have both just completed units that relate to the history of money. Economics Year 11 have completed a unit on inflation, looking at the factors affecting the value of money, and the consequences of hyperinflation or deflation on the population. The Economics Year 12 group - [Citizenship Day & Collaborative Learning](https://ibsb.ro/citizenship-day-collaborative-learning/) - If you were looking for an answer to what makes an international school such a good educational choice for your children, then you need look no further than ‘Citizenship Day’. The theme for the Secondary School Citizenship Day in Term 1a was ‘European Day of Languages’ combined with ‘International World Sight Day’. Wearing House Colours, - [IBSB Host Regional Public Speaking Finals](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-host-regional-public-speaking-finals/) - On Saturday January 27, IBSB had the honour of hosting the ESU Junior Public Speaking Competition for the sixth consecutive year. In total, more than 60 finalists from International and Romanian schools all over Bucharest came together to deliver speeches on the theme: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing’s going to - [Year 2O share stories about their summer holidays](https://ibsb.ro/year-2o-share-stories-summer-holidays/) - Year 2O were eager to enter their new classroom last week to begin the new school term. Each child swapped beautiful stories about their adventurous summer holidays and were bursting with enthusiasm to speak aloud. We welcomed Teo, a new student, to our class and we played ice breaker games in order to get to - [International School Collaboration - Showcasing Student Talent](https://ibsb.ro/international-school-collaboration-showcasing-student-talent/) - The international schools often come together for various sporting events and academic events such as public speaking and debating, but there is less interschool collaboration in the area of the arts. This is why the Interschool Talent Show is such an incredible night, as it showcases student talent from many of the international schools in - [A Visit to the Cervantes Institute](https://ibsb.ro/visit-cervantes-institute/) - On Friday, May 26th, the MFL Department proposed a Year 4 & 5 educational visit to the Cervantes Institute to visit their extensive library, to encourage our students to read more in Spanish, and to enhance our students’ awareness of Spanish culture. On the trip the students were really excited to discover new aspects about - [Culinary Travelling in EAL](https://ibsb.ro/culinary-travelling-eal/) - Last week, on Friday, all Key Stage 2 EAL groups came together for a culinary journey across five countries: China, Japan, Turkey, Israel and Romania. In EAL we aim to support our students learning English across the four skills of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and are always looking for something interesting and fun to - [Transition Week - Year 6 Students Enjoy Interactive Science Lessons](https://ibsb.ro/transition-week-year-6-students-enjoy-interactive-science-lessons/) - This week the Science Department organised some interesting interactive sessions for the Year 6 Transition Programme. We involved students from years 7, 8 and 9 who shared their experience in KS3 Science and who also presented some of the projects they completed throughout the year. We also discussed with Y6 about the types of energy, - [International Middle School Debate Champions 2017](https://ibsb.ro/international-middle-school-debate-champions-2017/) - Congratulations of the IBSB Middle School Debate Team for their recent success in the Sir Winston Churchill International Middle School Public Debate Competition, hosted this year by BSB on Monday, June 12. Having a large group of passionate debaters in the middle school debate club, IBSB entered two teams in the competition this year, and - [Year 5E Residential Trip to Predeal](https://ibsb.ro/year-5e-residential-trip-predeal/) - This week, Year 5 spent four days in Predeal for their annual residential trip. After leaving at 09:00 on Monday morning, we arrived in the mountains just in time for lunch. The students were excited to see their rooms and meet their instructors: Simona, Mircea, Costin and Radu. The first afternoon was spent at an - [A special visit from the Rainbow Fairy, Pongo the Clown, and Oli](https://ibsb.ro/special-visit-rainbow-fairy-pongo-clown-oli/) - Our final school week started with something rather special organised for our children and staff, as we had a special visit from the Rainbow Fairy, Pongo the Clown, and Oli their golden retriever who together put on a wonderful show with an important message about healthy eating. The show was arranged by Noi Orizonturi Familia, - [Key Stage 3 Fratii Jderi Adventure](https://ibsb.ro/key-stage-3-fratii-jderi-adventure/) - Day 1 Review: Having all arrived at our destination safely, and settled into our rooms, our students were eager and excited to start the camp with their first planned activity: walking for 4 kilometers, a quater of which was along a tiny river , requiring us to clamber over rocks so not to get wet, - [Year 6 Kingswood Outdoor Adventure in Northern Wales](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-kingswood-outdoor-adventure-northern-wales/) - Leaving the damp, leaden skies of Bucharest behind them, Y6 are now enjoying the scorching sunshine of North Wales on their residential trip. After a long journey, which the teachers and children completed together in good spirits, the students arrived at their final destination minus a few pieces of luggage- arriving tomorrow apparently. Since their - [Key Stage 3 Fratii Jderi Adventure – Day 2](https://ibsb.ro/key-stage-3-fratii-jderi-adventure-day-2/) - Day 2: Following on from the Day 1 & 2 report yesterday, after lunch we went to the conference room and learnt all about Healthy Eating and Healthy Lifestyles- a well-timed message for our students in these modern fast food eating times we live in. Then, in the afternoon, we headed off to the lake - [Lumina Cup U11 Boys and Girls](https://ibsb.ro/lumina-cup-u11-boys-girls/) - Following on from the success of our Open, U16, & U14 teams last weekend, the Boys and Girls U9 Teams, displaying a combination of excellent ball skills, speed, teamwork, passion, and good sportsmanship were eventually rewarded for their efforts with the Winner's Trophies. The U11 Boys and Girls teams were also in action, but with - [Year 4 Assembly, Deep into the rainforest](https://ibsb.ro/year-4-assembly-deep-rainforest/) - A struggle to survive, Insects and leaved trees All wanting to survive... Having studied the rainforest and growing an understanding of deforestation, our assembly was the perfect time to share this with others. Deforestation affects animal habitats, unique tribes identity and the possible discovery of new medicines. Each minute an area of rainforest equivalent to - [Year 9 Romanian Tourism Market Place and Sinaia Trip](https://ibsb.ro/year-9-romanian-tourism-market-place-sinaia-trip/) - Since mid-February the Year 9 students have been having “Humanities lessons with a difference.” To enhance their research, team work and presentation skills, the students received instruction and help from Mr. Storey (Geography), Ms. Baker (Business Studies) and Mr. Gowen (History). The overarching idea was that each group needed to create a tour or holiday - [Year 2 Spring Gardening](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-spring-gardening/) - In Year 2, we have just started a unit on plants. In class the children identified the parts of a plant and learned about the life cycle of a plant. We then went outside to enjoy the sunshine and plant some seeds and bulbs in order to do an experiment to see how plants differ - [Lumina Cup Success: 3 Tournaments, 3 Trophies](https://ibsb.ro/lumina-cup-success-3-tournaments-3-trophies/) - I had the great pleasure of watching the IBSB footballers play in the Lumina Competition on Saturday, May 13. It was wonderful to see the determination, the team spirit, and the skills that were displayed by all players. The level of play was impressive by all teams present, and so I have to congratulate the - [Bucharest Half Marathon Report](https://ibsb.ro/bucharest-half-marathon-report/) - Well done to all the families who took part in the Bucharest Half Marathon last weekend. It was fabulous to see 40+ children from IBSB competing in the various kids’ races on Saturday morning, and having great fun too! Congratulations also to Team IBSB who joined in the relay race on Sunday. Mr Georgescu, Teodora - [Year 4 Science – Following in the Footsteps of Edison](https://ibsb.ro/year-4o-learn-electrical-circuits/) - Year 4O learned all about electrical circuits in their Science lesson this week. In pairs, we looked at the drawings of circuits and decided and explained which will work and which will not. In groups, we made a circuit which worked successfully: we recorded it by drawing and indicated the purpose of each part; for - [Year 10 Francophone Reading Marathon](https://ibsb.ro/year-10-francophone-reading-marathon/) - Year 10 students embarked on a fantastic journey inspired by great French books. With the occasion of the Journée internationale de la Francophonie, our inquisitive French students read French books and created own stories around the characters and plot. The mysterious and fantasy stories transported them to a fabulous world of secrecy, enigmatic clues and - [French Cuisine - Year 6 Cookery Workshop](https://ibsb.ro/french-cuisine-year-6-cookery-workshop/) - On Tuesday, the 23rd of May, the students from Year 6 attended an exquisite culinary workshop. They went to the London Street Atelier in order to cook a French menu and were guided by the one and only Rachel Sargent- a big fan of local, natural, and seasonal ingredients in her creations. Our students were - [A Special Visitor to Year 5 Spanish](https://ibsb.ro/special-visitor-year-5-spanish/) - With another school year almost over, we decided to take advantage of these last few weeks to plan a very special lesson for the Year 5 students learning Spanish. On Thursday the 25th of May, the MFL Department invited Milena Vergara, a Year 9 student, who is a native Spanish speaker, to join our Year - [EYFS ‘Going on Bug Hunt’](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs-going-bug-hunt/) - EYFS have been learning about Mini beasts and are now able now to differentiate between insects and spiders. They learned that insects have got 6 legs and 3 body parts, while the spiders have got 8 legs and 2 body parts. They then had a lot of fun outside bug hunting in the garden using - [Middle School CEESA MUN Report](https://ibsb.ro/middle-school-ceesa-mun-report/) - The Middle School MUN club attended their very first Model United Nations Conference this weekend. We had a wonderful time, and the students found that their background research, draft resolutions, and position papers served as good ammunition in their negotiations within their respective committees. Being a middle school conference, the complexity was reduced, and this - [Exploring the 4 Senses](https://ibsb.ro/exploring-4-senses/) - This term Year 2’s topic for their cross curricular lessons is explorers. As part of our literacy lessons they have looked at explorers. First they studied the film “Up” and predicted what might happen after Carl releases the balloons and the house flies away; they then became very creative and thought of many different endings. - [Keeping Your Children Safe](https://ibsb.ro/keeping-children-safe/) - On Friday, March 17, IBSB had the honour of hosting its third biennial International School Advanced Child Safeguarding Workshop, with a total of nine international schools taking part in the training session this year. Ensuring student welfare is an area of high priority for international schools - it is the first area that inspectors look - [Rainforest Art](https://ibsb.ro/rainforest-art/) - In Year 4O we are studying rainforests as our topic this term. In art lessons, we have studied the work of French artist Henri Rousseau. In groups, children discussed what coloured plants we would expect to see and the different types of animals that live in each layer of the rainforest. We used very simple - [Year 3B learn how to design a puppet](https://ibsb.ro/year-3b-learns-design-puppet/) - Cross curricular lessons for year 3 students are always interesting and challenging. This week in CC , year 3B has learnt how to design a puppet. The students enjoyed to cut out the shapes for the clothes they want their puppet to wear, then they used running stitch to sew clothes to the front and - [IBSB Green Team Tree Planting Day](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-green-team-tree-planting-day/) - With spring finally here, what better way to celebrate than heading out into nature to recharge our batteries! The IBSB Tree Planting weekend gave us the perfect opportunity to do this, and at the same do something good for the environment. Working with our community partner, the Children’s Forest Association, around 50 IBSB students, parents, - [Writing Stories in KS3 English](https://ibsb.ro/writing-stories-ks3-english/) - Ms Carman's year 7 students are writing and illustrating their own stories to share with the children in Primary school. One story in the works is called "The Travelling Goose" and another is about pigs with wigs. No end to the creativity at IBSB! - [French Institute Visit](https://ibsb.ro/french-institute-visit/) - On Friday, the 31st of March, the students from Year 4 and 5 visited the French Institute in Bucharest. It was a great experience for our pupils, who enjoyed the variety of resources they found there: books, magazines, games, CDs, DVDs, and a lot of linguistic and cultural activities. We hope our children will visit - [Year 7 readers](https://ibsb.ro/year-7-readers/) - Before the holidays, the year 7 English students had the opportunity to work in pairs and design an original story book for children. They were also asked to create original illustrations to accompany the text and they all did a super job! Stories ranged from "The Pig in a Wig" to "Frenemies" about a cat - [Secondary School CAS Initiatives](https://ibsb.ro/secondary-school-cas-initiatives/) - The Year 9 CAS Club members, Irina C., Jamie B., Haesung O., and Maria L. sold hot chocolate and hosted a comfy clothing non-uniform day to raise money for the abandoned babies and single mothers cared for by ‘Touched Romania’. This was entirely a student initiative organised by the students independently! It was Irina and - [History in Year 2](https://ibsb.ro/history-year-2-2/) - In Literacy in Term 2a, Year 2D studied Florence Nightingale and other significant individuals. They found out a lot of interesting facts about her, about the Crimean War, about nurses, and about hospitals in those times. During their lessons they wrote a biography about Florence’s life, a non-chronological report about doctors and nurses, and learned - [Primary School PTF Martisor](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-ptf-martisor/) - IBSB celebrated Martisor, my favourite Romanian custom, in beautiful, warm, spring sunshine. It was as if the sun knew and wanted to play its role perfectly. For the children, the PTF and school organised Martisor workshops for every child to make something wonderful for the most important women in their lives. We are so thankful - [Learning about Electricity and Electrical Circuits in Year 6](https://ibsb.ro/learning-electricity-electrical-circuits-year-6/) - [University Trip to the Netherlands](https://ibsb.ro/university-trip-netherlands/) - On March 7, 2 teachers and 14 students lined up at the Otopeni Airport immigration desk excited about the 4 days ahead. The destination, Amsterdam Airport, and thereafter 6 cities in 4 days to visit and learn all about the many university opportunities available in the Netherlands. Across the four days the students had the - [THIMUN Day Four](https://ibsb.ro/thimun-day-four/) - Thursday has been very much like the John Wayne film, The Longest Day, with hours spent amending and crunching the grammar, the sub-clauses and the resolutions. One committee I sat in with Alexia spent 10 minutes demanding that the resolution was that the committee be allowed to go to lunch: there was almost an open - [THIMUN Day Five (Final Day)](https://ibsb.ro/thimun-day-five-final-day/) - All students attended their final meetings and thrashed out resolutions. We toured round to help them focus and were happy to witness Radu called up to present a point of information and later to speak from the podium itself; no mean feat for a Year 10 with a bow tie! Well done Radu! Eventually, after - [IBSB Hosts Regional ESU Public Speaking Competition (8-11 Years)](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-hosts-regional-esu-public-speaking-competition-8-11-years/) - On Saturday the 28th of January, IBSB once again had the honour of hosting the Regional English Speaking Union's Public Speaking Competition for students aged 8-11 years. This was the fifth consecutive year that IBSB has hosted the competition, which seems to grow more popular among international and state schools alike with each year. This - [IBSB Students Study the Effect of Sugar on Teeth](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-study-effect-sugar-teeth/) - Do you really know what happens to your teeth when you eat or drink your favourite foods? As we were studying teeth, we decided to investigate and see for ourselves! First of all, we wanted to find out how much sugar was in some healthy and unhealthy food, so we used our numeracy skills to - [History in Year 2](https://ibsb.ro/history-year-2/) - In Literacy this term Year 2D have been studying Florence Nightingale and other significant individuals. They’ve found out a lot of interesting facts about her, about the Crimean War, about nurses and hospitals of those times. During their lessons they have written a biography about Florence’s life, non-chronological report about doctors and nurses and informal - [IBSB Austrian Ski Trip - Day 1](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-austrian-ski-trip-day-1/) - We just arrived at our accommodation in at the Kitzsteinhorn Ski Club in Zell Am See after a short flight and a long bus drive from Munich airport. The children are tired from the journey, but looking forward to seeing the facilities at the Kitzsteinhorn Ski Club where we were met by our tour manager - [IBSB Austrian Ski Trip - Day 2](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-austrian-ski-trip-day-2/) - This morning bright and early we set off for the Kitzsteinhorn glacier slopes by bus from out mountain lodge to meet the two ski instructors. The weather is incredible and the views from the gondola are breathtaking. We climbed up to the first level to gear up for skiing and beginners stayed at the base - [Primary School Ski Trip Updates Day 1](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-ski-trip-updates-day-1/) - All back safely from the first taste of the slopes. Plenty of snow and the ski groups are ready for tomorrow after today's evaluation. The children are making themselves at home in their new rooms with their new roommates. Lights out as I type this and it is surprisingly quiet. Good, they will need their - [IBSB Austrian Ski Trip - Day 3](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-austrian-ski-trip-day-3/) - Up again bright and early and back to the glacier for our second day of skiing. It was a good choice to keep skiing on the glacier because the snow is so much better there than on the slopes near to our accommodation. Today we followed the same schedule as in the first day of - [IBSB Austrian Ski Trip - Day 4](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-austrian-ski-trip-day-4/) - The students were better at packing their lunches today, but a bit slower getting up at 6.30 in the morning because skiing for four hours from 10 to 12 and 13:00 to 15:00 is taking its toll. Nevertheless, they still found the energy reserves needed for the evening table tennis and billiard. Dan Boboc and - [IBSB Austrian Ski Trip - Day 5](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-austrian-ski-trip-day-5/) - Everyone was in a good mood this morning with blue skies once again, This is our fourth straight day with perfect weather, so everyone is really happy. The beginners group have made great progress on the trip and have already moved up one level mastering the T-bar ski lift today. We had another 4-5 hours - [IBSB Austrian Ski Trip - Day 6](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-austrian-ski-trip-day-6/) - The word for today is ‘Breath-taking’. The view here in Zell am See from the top of the mountain are really amazing as we are surrounded by snow-capped mountains under crisp azure skies. You couldn’t ask for better skiing weather. After a morning of skiing on pristine snow, with fun had by all, we decided - [IBSB KS3 Austrian Ski Trip - Day 7 (Final Reflections)](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-ks3-austrian-ski-trip-day-7-final-reflections/) - As we board the bus that will take us to the airport for the final leg home, I cannot help but reflect back on the past 7 days: we have had incredible weather the whole week; the students learned how to organise themselves and to help their peers in the kitchen, bringing the dishes, cleaning - [Spanish Space Exploration](https://ibsb.ro/spanish-space-exploration/) - This term the Spanish group from Year 5 studied the planets and our Solar System. The students were so excited about the topic that in the last week of this term we decided to find out more about our Solar System. We discussed about the planets ‘names and their meaning. We also talked about the - [Primary School Science Week](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-science-week/) - While many students were away on the ski trip, those remaining at school had the chance to enjoy a week of lessons with a focus on science. The aims of Science Week were to encourage our students’ interest in all subjects science and get them involved in demonstrating and experimenting with different phenomena. The students - [THIMUN Day One](https://ibsb.ro/thumin-trip-update-day-1/) - We would like to let you know that the IBSB THIMUN Delegation have arrived safe and well in Holland, and are now happily settled into the architectural beauty of 'The Hague'. Yesterday we registered and received all the paraphernalia: ID, lunch tickets, travel cards, and so on. After that, we had lunch and returned to - [THIMUN Day Two](https://ibsb.ro/thumin-day-two/) - Up bright and early on Day 2. Post breakfast, we made our way to the 'World Forum Convention Centre' for the first real day of THIMUN, to find ourselves upon arrival in a sea of intelligent, suited and 'lanyarded' young people all ready to debate their hearts out. And IBSB were in there fighting their - [THIMUN Day Three](https://ibsb.ro/thumin-day-three/) - Day two has ended and day three has begun; yesterday all committees were in session with the issues were being discussed ranging from the refugee and migrant crisis to eco-tourism; from transparency of arms sale to cultural security and development. All students were lobbying and voting; many took the floor and offered views and amendments. - [HRH Prince Nicholas Attends Senior School Graduation](https://ibsb.ro/hrh-prince-nicholas-attends-senior-school-graduation/) - At this year’s graduation and end of year award ceremony we were honoured to have three guest speakers: the Vice Rector of Carol Davila University, Professor Dragos Vinereanu, His Excellency the Irish Ambassador, Mr Gerard Corr and HRH, Prince Nicholas of Romania. Their speeches on working in the field of medicine, internationalism and the importance - [Year 4B Students Make A great start to the School year!](https://ibsb.ro/year-4b-students-make-great-start-school-year/) - After the summer holidays, the students in 4B came back to School full of energy, great ideas, and were ready to share their news with their class mates. It was week to get use to the School and class routines, write the 4B rules and for all to start learning! The students created an “All About Me” - [IBSB Students and Staff Swim, Cycle, and Run](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-staff-swim-cycle-run/) - Last weekend IBSB students and staff took part in the annual Delta Triathlon in Tulcea. Mr Georgescu trained and organised the team, including eight students and three members of staff. The weather was fantastic and the children were in high spirits as they swam150 meters, ran to the transition area to get their bikes and cycle - [OUTWARD BOUND TYPE TRIP- DAY 1 REPORT](https://ibsb.ro/key-stage-3-outward-bound-day-1-report/) - Day 1 turned out to be a very full day. We arrived at our new home for the next week around 1:30 pm and quickly we sorted out our accommodation, had lunch, and then had a short session from the Radu Travel team, who instructed us on the safety rules. After this, the students were - [OUTWARD BOUND TYPE TRIP- DAY 2 REPORT](https://ibsb.ro/day-2-report/) - Another exciting day! We went hicking in the mountains and visited the cave monastery Schitul Coltii, a really beautiful and picturesque place hidden away behind a rock high on the mountain. After lunch the instructors organised various outdoor games for the students, which the adults enjoyed as well: archery, laser ropes, and angry birds. The - [FIRST YEAR 6 ASSEMBLY OF THE YEAR- HOUSE CAPTAIN ELECTIONS](https://ibsb.ro/first-year-6-assembly-year-house-captain-elections/) - On Friday, September 5th, Year 6 had their first important assembly, in which they talked about the responsibilities of the new prefects Ioana and Gruia, but also about the new House Captains who will all be looking to set a good example to the rest of the school and help students and teachers in the - [Outward Bound Type Trip - Day 4 Report](https://ibsb.ro/outward-bound-trip-day-4-report/) - Our last full day here was relaxing and fun. We all did a zip line and enjoyed mountain biking, and the teams took turns taking breaks in between these activities to play table tennis, football, and other sports and games, spending time together and getting to know each other a little better. In the evening, - [Year 2 and Year 5 Reading Buddies](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-year-5-reading-buddies/) - Another year has started at IBSB and our joyful students are already into a good learning rhythm. One of the main focuses this year is ’Reading’ and students are encouraged to read both in school and at home through Scholastic Books, Guided Reading and Reading Buddies programmes. Last week, Years 2A, 2B and Year 5 - [Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh International Award Training](https://ibsb.ro/year-10-duke-edinburgh-international-award-training/) - This morning 10 students from Year 10 headed off for a 1 week adventure in the great outdoors as an introduction to the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Programme. The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Mission is "To inspire, guide and support young people in their self-development and recognise their achievements" directly in line with - [IBSB Students Celebrate International Peace Day](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-celebrate-international-peace-day/) - On the 21st of September every year, over 2 million people celebrate International Peace Day. Peace One Day is an organisation working with global leaders and celebrities to bring a day of ceasefire and non-violence, allowing humanitarian aid to reach children and adults in need. This year on Friday the 19th, IBSB joined schools and - [Peace One Day – Picasso by Year 4](https://ibsb.ro/peace-one-day-picasso-year-4/) - As we celebrated Peace One Day on Friday, the Year 4 students created a beautiful Peace Dove. The whole class contributed peacefully to the final result. Each child was given a piece of the “puzzle” to colour- not knowing what each of the small parts meant; their only instruction was to colour either with shades - [Year 2 Explore Bucharest & The Village Museum](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-explore-bucharest-village-museum/) - This term Year 2 are learning all about Romania. We have looked at where it is in the world and the names of countries around it. We have learned the names of important places in Romania, and that we live in the capital city Bucharest. We looked at the different types of buildings and landmarks - [DOE Training Expedition in Piatra Mare Mountains](https://ibsb.ro/doe-training-expedition-piatra-mare-mountains/) - Our training for the upcoming peak route qualifying expedition involved climbing approximately 1000 metres difference of altitude in one day, camping near the Piatra Mare Chalet, and descending on the next day by a different route. We loved the Sapte Scari Canyon with its breath-taking waterfalls and the lovely view of Brasov from the peak - [IBSB Students Receive Awards at Royal Gala Ceremony for Excellence in Education](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-receive-awards-royal-gala-ceremony-excellence-education/) - On Saturday, September 27th, two IBSB students, Steve and Alin, Year 12, received their DofE Silver Award at a special Royal Gala Award Ceremony at the Hilton Hotel from HRH Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and HRH Prince Nicolae of Romania, along with other 20 students from around Romania. Accompanying our students for the ceremony was - [Predeal, 2014 - finding out what it takes to earn a DOE bronze certificate](https://ibsb.ro/predeal-2014-finding-takes-earn-doe-bronze-certificate/) - The initial wet weather made this mountain adventure more leisurely than originally planned, which ultimately worked in our favour as we spent two days acquiring survival skills, which included starting our own fires, and climbing through the treetops in Brasov, before heading off to enjoy two sunny days of trekking in the great outdoors, to - [Year 3 Discover Rural Romania at the Village Museum](https://ibsb.ro/year-3-discover-rural-romania-village-museum/) - In Year 3 we are currently studying during our Cross-Curricular lessons the differences between rural and urban settings/places comparing Bucharest to the countryside. In an attempt to get to know what the Romanian countryside looks like we took our students on an educational trip to the Village Museum. There, the children walked around the beautifully - [World Sight Day Visit from Light into Europe](https://ibsb.ro/world-sight-day-visit-light-europe/) - On Thursday October 9th, IBSB had a whole school non uniform day to raise money for Light into Europe. Throughout the day, many classes carried out activities which simulated visual impairment by using blindfolds. Many of the younger children got the chance to write their names in braille, demonstrating that children who become blind at - [IBSB Students attend International University History Conference](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-attend-international-university-history-conference/) - The Year 12 and Year 13 historians went to the International History Conference exploring the centenary year of the start of World War One. Hosted by the University of Bucharest with Cambridge University and the Howard Johnson Hotel, on the 9th and 10th of November, it was an exciting and inspiring introduction to the world - [Sfanta Macrina Collection](https://ibsb.ro/sfanta-macrina-collection/) - We would like to thank all the parents for their kindness and generous donations for Sfanta Macrina this term. Many of you appeared with bags of clothes, stationary, shoes, jackets and toy for the children and young people of Sfanta Macrina. Year 5's classroom looked like a charity shop with the variety of bags and - [IBSB Secondary Golf Club](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-secondary-golf-club/) - Now entering their third week, the students from IBSB are moving from the putting range to the driving range, as they develop their various golf strokes in the new IBSB Golf Club. The IBSB Golf Club will continue up to the end of November and will restart again in April, with more opportunities for other - [Mini Beasts Safari in Cismigiu Park](https://ibsb.ro/mini-beasts-safari-cismigiu-park/) - As part of our Cross Curricular lessons, the children have been studying and sorting mini beasts. Last Thursday we visited a beautiful park in Bucharest, the Cismigiu Park, and the children had the opportunity to experience nature as if they were scientists. We initially had a walk, looking at the different trees and bushes in - [International United Nations Day Celebrations](https://ibsb.ro/international-united-nations-day-celebrations/) - Friday, October 17, saw the IBSB Community welcoming Mr Adam Sambrook, Deputy British Ambassador, along with a number of international and Romanian schools on to campus for the annual IBSB United Nations Day Celebrations. The day was a celebration of all that is truly international, with an international buffet lunch provided for students, parents, teachers, - [Halloween Party Spectacular](https://ibsb.ro/halloween-party-spectacular/) - Witches and Warlocks, Ghouls and Ghosts, Princes and Princesses, and of course the ever popular Grim Reaper, Dracula and his trusty Vampires were the popular choices of the night for this year’s annual IBSB Primary School Halloween Party, which took place on Friday, October 31st, at the Kiddo Play Academy Baneasa in Baneasa Mall. Without - [My Perfect School – through the lens of Year 3 Students](https://ibsb.ro/perfect-school-lens-year-3-students/) - In Year 3, during our Cross Curricular lessons we’ve been looking at how our school is organised, by comparing it to other schools in different countries, by identifying existing jobs, and by imagining a new way of organising IBSB. By discussing uniforms and creating their own school crest, children put their creative thinking to the - [IBSB Students Attend London University Fair](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-attend-london-university-fair/) - Over the weekend of November 7-9, 10 students accompanied by two staff members travelled to London to take part in the annual London University Fair- with over 90 universities attending and some very good seminars on applying to UK universities (including Scotland), using the UCAS system, writing a powerful personal statement, studying art and design - [We Are Astronauts - Mission Objective: Travel from the Earth to the Moon](https://ibsb.ro/astronauts-mission-objective-travel-earth-moon/) - Year 2 have been really excited about the new computing curriculum introduced to IBSB this year. In order to understand how algorithms work we have been out in the playground plotting our course across the solar system with a sequence of simple instructions. Blast off! Forward 3, Turn Left, Forward 4, Turn Right, Forward 1, - [The London Street Bistro Trip](https://ibsb.ro/london-street-bistro-trip/) - What a wonderful trip! We went to the London Street Bistro to cook World War Two food. Year 5 cooked bread, veggie patties, beetroot patties, soup and carrot cake. We were separated in two groups; A team and B team, but we all cooked the same recipes. We had fun and worked great in our - [The Dacians, Romans, Decebals, and Traians](https://ibsb.ro/dacians-romans-decebals-traians/) - Year 4B students love History and projects! During our last Romanian lessons we learnt about our ancestors, the Dacians and the Romans, looking at their geography, everyday life, customs, superstitions, and political relations. Children asked lots of questions and also shared very interesting information with their colleagues. We read a text about the fights between - [Year 4 Fractions](https://ibsb.ro/year-4-fractions/) - Maths lessons for Year 4 students are always interesting and challenging. Ms Jones found some great interactive methods to involve all Year 4 children. Last week we have been studying fractions, a unit which is not so easy for everyone, but surprisingly after Ms Jones’ explanations and demonstrations at the whiteboard everybody in our classroom - [Caledonian Ball - A Special Night Out](https://ibsb.ro/caledonian-ball-special-night/) - Saturday the 22nd of November saw a swath of IBSBers don their finest for the annual Light into Europe Caledonian Ball. The event, to raise money for the Romanian Guide Dog Programme, was hosted again this year at the Intercontinental Hotel, by our very own Sir Stan Platt, with British Ambassador, HE Mr Paul Brummell - [IBSB Students Enjoy Visit from Award Winning Musicians](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-enjoy-visit-award-winning-musicians/) - This week a number of students at IBSB were treated to very special visit from a wonderful Scottish music group over from Inverness for the Caledonian Ball, who took the time to stop by to offer a concert in the Primary School during the their Monday afternoon assembly, and to run a Scottish session for - [Early Season Success: IBSB U11 Team Win 5-1](https://ibsb.ro/early-season-success-ibsb-u11-team-win-5-1/) - Last Season’s Champions, the IBSB U11 Team are off to another good start this season with yet another win under their belt. Up against the ISB U11 Team this week, IBSB showed they are still a force to content with, winning their game convincingly 5-1. Well done to Paul Georgescu and the team. We wish - [Exploring Aztec Culture, Civilisation, AND FOOD](https://ibsb.ro/exploring-aztec-culture-civilisation-food/) - Year 6 students have had the chance to learn and find out very interesting things about the Aztecs during term 1B. We discovered, for example, that these famous people had a unique system for slavery, played sports, and were very artistic. We also experimented in the classroom to see and understand better how the Aztecs - [Year 6 Spanish Trip to the Danube Delta and Nile](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-spanish-trip-danube-delta-nile/) - On Monday, the 24th of November, Year 6 Spanish students Nicholas and Pietro had the chance to experience an interesting online journey to the Danube Delta, and to learn some interesting facts about the Nile and Ancient Egyptian civilization. While Pietro introduced us to the splendid species of fauna and flora common to the wetlands - [IBSB Students Win Sir Winston Churchill Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-win-sir-winston-churchill-debate-competition/) - For the second time in three years the IBSB Debate Team brought home the Winner’s Trophy from the Sir Winston Churchill International School Public Debating Competition. Debating Transylvania College (Cluj) in the final, arguing the side of the opposition for the motion “The House believes that money spent to host an international sporting event, such - [Our trip to Made by You](https://ibsb.ro/trip-made/) - On the 10th of December, 2014, Year 6 went to Made by You. There we painted plates with Aztec patterns. We made circles, triangles, two headed serpents, and lots of other designs, including spears and day and month signs. The art technician gave us some special equipment. The colours were faded but we were told - [Scientists at work! - Forces, forces and more forces!](https://ibsb.ro/scientists-work-forces-forces-forces/) - This term Year 4 put on their scientists caps and tested how friction affects how objects move. The children had to carry out a number of experiments, but first they had to write their plans, ask their questions, decide which variables to change or not and make predictions. Then it was time to work; shoes - [St Nicholas Day for the children from Sfanta Macrina](https://ibsb.ro/st-nicholas-day-children-sfanta-macrina/) - St Nicholas Day was a grand success once again last year thanks to the generous donations of many students like Ana (Year 11) who brought in an abundance of Finetti, candy, and socks! Three students in KS3 also chose to selflessly give leftover money from their trip to the Danube Delta to the cause. As - [Winter Show Spectacular - A great way to finish Term 1](https://ibsb.ro/winter-show-spectacular-great-way-finish-term-1/) - A BIG thank you to all the students and supporting staff for putting on yet another great Winter Show this year, which took place at the Tandarica Theatre on Friday, December 12th. The EYFS Carols, the Key Stage 1 Play ‘Christmas with the Aliens’ and the Secondary School Eclectic Compilation of shorts entertaining Skits were - [Year 6 Chocolate Factory Trip](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-chocolate-factory-trip/) - On Tuesday 16th December we went to Heidi chocolate factory. Of course, everyone was excited by the idea. We not only had fun, but we also learnt many things, including the ingredients of chocolate (yum, yum!). After that, we did what every single child’s dream is: we made our own chocolate! Some put biscuits in - [The significance of the Indian Diwali Festival](https://ibsb.ro/significance-indian-diwali-festival/) - This week the Early Years children learned about the Indian Festival of Diwali. All the children listened to the story of Diwali, then coloured some nice Diwali patterns and had their hands painted with the specific Diwali Henna drawings. They also tasted some specific treats traditionally offered and eaten during this celebration. We hope that - [London EAL/Art Trip](https://ibsb.ro/london-ealart-trip/) - This year’s annual art trip was again in the not so sunny London, but that didn’t stop seven Art students and three EAL students from exploring some of the most renowned museums in the Art World, where we gazed at some of the most famous art pieces in history. Not only did we visit exhibitions, - [Celebrating other Cultures - Hannukah](https://ibsb.ro/celebrating-cultures-hannukah/) - As part of our PSHE programme the Year 4 children learn about different religions so that they have a better understanding and more respect for differences. This term our focus was on the Jewish religion and we were lucky enough to have a visitor, Mrs Cohen, who helped us understand a little more about her - [Year 6 Student Enjoy Public Speaking](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-student-enjoy-public-speaking/) - Almost two weeks ago the students in Year 6 started preparing for an important event – Annual ESU Public Speaking Competition – which will be hosted by our school on the 24th of January, 2015, with the theme for this year being: Life is about the journey, and not about the destination. To get the - [The IBSB Cartile Copilariei Project](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-cartile-copilariei-project/) - We would like to congratulate the Sixth Form IBSB students involved in the Cartile Copilariei Project for successfully raising 1000 RON from their winter stall and silent auction at the Winter Show and from online donations, allowing them to donate 65 books to the children reached by the programme. We would also like to thank - [Creative Minds](https://ibsb.ro/creative-minds/) - The Year 4 students showed an incredible amount of creativity and concentration during our trip to Made by You ceramics. It was a very specific art lesson in which the children received instructions and suggestions from specialists and were able to create some excellent pottery. They each received a bowl, special paints, and paint brushes, - [IBSB Head Girl Accepted into Yale](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-head-girl-accepted-yale/) - On behalf of the staff, students, and indeed the entire IBSB Community, we would like to congratulate Catrinel Vlad for receiving an unconditional offer to Yale University. Every year over 100 students from schools around Romania apply to Yale, with only 1 or 2 students accepted each year, and as such this is incredible achievement - [Myths and Legends](https://ibsb.ro/myths-legends/) - This term has started in a very fun way for Year 5. The Cross Curricular theme for Term 2a is Myths and Legends. The children already knew so many interesting things about the subject, and so for this reason our lessons began with interesting discussions generated in the class. During this week the students started - [IBSB Enjoy First 'All Girls' Football Tournament](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-enjoy-first-girls-football-tournament/) - IBSB took away two teams to the inaugural International Schools Girls’ Football Tournament, on Saturday, January 17. Although our teams were newly formed and relatively inexperienced, their abounding enthusiasm served the girls well as they played against some well-trained and organized opponents. Interestingly, the most memorable game came when IBSB A team played against IBSB - [IBSB Head Girl offered place at Cambridge: Gonville & Caius College](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-head-girl-offered-place-cambridge-gonville-caius-college/) - On behalf of the staff, students, and indeed the entire IBSB Community, we would like to congratulate Head Girl, Ruxandra Rogojinaru for being offered a place at Gonville & Caius College to study History in 2015-2016. Congratulations Ruxandra! It’s nice to see that hard work does pay off. Ruxandra is the current Head Girl at - [Countdown to COBIS World Debate Championships](https://ibsb.ro/countdown-cobis-world-debate-championships/) - Following their success in winning the Sir Winston Churchill International Schools Debate Competition before Christmas, students of the IBSB debate team have been busy practicing their debate skills for the upcoming COBIS World Debate Championships (to be held 6-8 February), by participating in practice debates with other International schools. Topics include Globalisation, International Cooperation, and - [Cross Curricular Countries and Culture](https://ibsb.ro/cross-curricular-countries-culture/) - This week in Year 1 the children have been studying Countries and Culture in their Cross Curricular subject. It has been a week of animals and weather! They have learned about different climate zones around the world and the names of some of the continents. They also learned what the equator is and how it - [A Great Burns Night Out](https://ibsb.ro/great-burns-night/) - Burns Night, on Saturday, January 24th, saw some 40 odd IBSB students, staff, and parents don their social best and head out for an evening to celebrate Robbie Burns, the famous Scottish poet, and all that is Scottish, including haggis, Scottish refreshments, and dancing. Mr Peet opened up the evening with the traditional reading of - [ESU Regional Primary School Public Speaking Competition](https://ibsb.ro/esu-regional-primary-school-public-speaking-competition/) - Every year the students in both the Primary and the Secondary school prepare and give speeches in front of their class, with the best speakers going on to compete in a school final. From here the best 8 students are selected to go on to compete in the regional ESU Public Speaking Competition, which this - [Final Practice Debate for World Championships](https://ibsb.ro/final-practice-debate-world-championships/) - Our students were focused and passionate in their final preparation debate against the International School of Bucharest on Monday. They debated both the ISB Junior and Senior Teams on the subject of whether violent video games should be banned and whether nuclear weapons should be banned on or not. Good luck to the team at - [Key Stage 3 & 4 Community Action Service](https://ibsb.ro/key-stage-3-4-community-action-service/) - Some of the students in Years 7-11 have been involved in a very special Community Action Service project this year, working with the children from Sfanta Macrina orphanage to help the lives of some of the street dogs, and in this case (see photos below) are taking Bela to the vet for the first time - [Free Parent Workshops](https://ibsb.ro/free-parent-workshops/) - Each month at IBSB there are Parent Workshops offered to help support parents in the process of raising their children. There are works for parents in EYFS and Key Stage 1, run by Manuela Constantine, on the Second Wednesday of each month, 8.45-9.45am, and Whole School Parents Workshops run by our Student Counsellor, Aida Ivan, - [Primary Ski Trip - Off to a Good Start](https://ibsb.ro/primary-ski-trip-good-start/) - A good start to this year's ski trip with plenty of snow and sunshine. We got out onto the slopes quite late on our first day, but still managed a good two hours skiing, which was a good way to start the trip. The beginners began, the intermediates got back in the groove, and the - [Primary School Ski Trip Update - Day 2](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-ski-trip-update-day-2/) - Today all the children we eager to get their boots and skis on, keen for an early start... even forgetting gloves, hats, and other items in their rooms (which meant the teachers had to run around the hotel collecting everything up!). Out on the slopes we were greeted with the early morning sunshine and smiling - [Primary School Ski Trip - Day 3](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-ski-trip-day-3/) - Another full day of skiing today and although the weather has turned a lot colder, the snow is wonderful and the sun has been shining in a blue, cloudless sky. The slopes are not too crowded and our excellent instructors have been working hard to make sure all children are improving their skiing and having - [Primary School Ski Trip - Day 4 Report](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-ski-trip-day-4-report/) - Wednesday was another wonderful sunny day in Poiana Brașov with excellent skiing conditions and lots of happy skiers. We have eaten well and made the most of the hotel pool after a long day on the slopes. After dinner the children organised themselves into groups to prepare for the big finale - the annual IBSB - [Primary School Ski Trip- Day 5](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-ski-trip-day-5/) - Its Day 5 - our last full day on the slopes - and we keep on rolling, rolling, rolling. We are very proud to say the beginners made it to the top of the mountain and came down slowly and smoothly. A successful couple of first runs. With our wonderful ski trip coming to an - [Model United Nations- A Cultural Experience](https://ibsb.ro/model-united-nations-cultural-experience/) - Day 1 The MUN team attending the conference in Istanbul have settled into their respective committees. The first day of our stay was dedicated to a student and cultural exchange experience. Each of our students had a unique insight into aspects of life in Istanbul. While some host families took our students to visit the - [Model United Nations Update-A Cultural Experience](https://ibsb.ro/model-united-nations-update-cultural-experience/) - Day 3 The third day of our Istanbul Trip was packed with negotiations and debate on resolutions and clauses. Each of our students managed to not only propose, but also pass from at least 1 clause to over 13 clauses within their respective committees. To put this in perspective, a typical MUN resolution has somewhere between - [IBSB Students Enjoy Dutch University Fair](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-enjoy-dutch-university-fair/) - On Wednesday, February 11th ,2015, 12 students from IBSB accompanied by Mr Tiplea visited a Dutch University Fair where there were representatives present from a number of universities, including Roosevelt University College of the University of Utrecht, Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University), Tilburg University, University of Utrecht, Maastricht University, and the University of Leiden. - [COBIS World Debate Championships - IBSB Debate Team reach Semi-finals](https://ibsb.ro/cobis-world-debate-championships-ibsb-debate-team-reach-semi-finals/) - The IBSB team achieved their target of going one better than last year, reaching the semi-finals of the World COBIS Debate Competition this year. The students all agreed that it was a tough competition this year - offering by far the highest standard of debating in the previous three years. The team have a lot - [Learning About Space in French at IBSB](https://ibsb.ro/learning-space-french-ibsb/) - In Term 2A, the students from Y5 have studied a very fascinating topic about planets during their French lessons. They can name the planets in French, describe their position in the solar system and some of their characteristics. The students have also developed new skills such as using complex sentences and becoming aware of adjectival - [Year 7 German enjoy making a Milkshake](https://ibsb.ro/year-7-german-enjoy-making-milkshake/) - The German students from Year 7 came prepared with all the ingredients for preparing a Banana Milkshake in order to test a German milkshake recipe learnt in the previous lesson. They followed carefully all the preparation steps and came up with original ideas to make the milkshake tasty and appealing. In addition to making an - [Pi Day](https://ibsb.ro/pi-day/) - Did you know that on the 13th of March Year 6 together with Year 7 celebrated the Pi Day? Pi Day is an annual celebration commemorating the mathematical constant π (pi). On the 14th of March people also celebrate Albert Einstein’s birthday and eat all kinds of pies. On the morning of 13th of March - [EYFS Children Meet the Tooth Fairy](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs-children-meet-tooth-fairy/) - This term children in Early Years have been learning about “People Who Help Us”. They learned about doctors and nurses and to differentiate among different kinds of doctors: dentists, paediatricians, and veterinaries. They understood and they talked about the procedures when they have to go to see the doctor. We raised children’s awareness about what - [Year 1 Assembly](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-assembly/) - This was the first Year 1 assembly this year! It was fun, but also a lot of work. Over the last few weeks, we have been reading some funny stories in Literacy about “The Pigeon” and the children loved them so much that they decided to perform one of them in front of their families - [Year 2 – We are Photographers](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-photographers/) - As part of the new computing curriculum Year 2 are learning all about photography, how cameras work and how to take and talk about photographs. Linking to our work on transport inventions the children took the Samsung tablets out into the playground and took a range of photographs of toy cars thinking about backgrounds, angles - [Year 2 Trip to the Technical Museum](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-trip-technical-museum/) - The technical museum in Carol Park is truly one of Bucharest’s finest. Although we were a bit lost amongst diagrams of alternating current and electrostatic machines, the exhibits were fascinating and prompted a wide range of questions and discussion. When we reached the steam trains, bicycles and collection of old cars we were right back - [A Special Visit to Cambridge, LSE, and UCL](https://ibsb.ro/special-visit-cambridge-lse-ucl/) - Zoe, Maria, Andrei, Matei, Radu, and Vladimir (Years 11-12) have just returned from memorable university tour of England, including Cambridge, LSE, and UCL. The purpose of the journey was to find out more about the courses offered, the application process, and the prospects upon graduation. At Cambridge the students had the opportunity to speak with - [Year 10 Geography Field Trip](https://ibsb.ro/year-10-geography-field-trip/) - It was no April Fools for our IGCSE Geography group when Mr Storey told them they would still be doing their field trip despite the slight breeze blowing through Bucharest Wednesday afternoon. The trip was in preparation for their forthcoming exams and provided them with an insight into how and why data is collected for - [Spring Show Super Spectacular: Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies](https://ibsb.ro/spring-show-super-spectacular-robin-sherwood-hoodies/) - The pinnacle of the week and term was without a doubt the Spring Show where 47 of our Years 4 to 6 demonstrated self-discipline, improving performance skills, a sense of humour, a joie de vivre and the result of many weeks of learning lines, actions, songs, in the very witty 'Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies' - [Francophone Week Celebrations](https://ibsb.ro/francophone-week-celebrations/) - Every year on the 20th of March, the anniversary of the creation of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF, or International Organisation of La Francophonie), the Journée Internationale de la Francophonie (International Francophonie Day), is celebrated throughout the world, in the 77 states and governments of the OIF, and also many non-French speaking countries. - [Healthy Eating](https://ibsb.ro/healthy-eating/) - On Wednesday, April 1st, the students had a special afternoon activity arranged around the theme of Healthy Eating. The students were all asked to bring in healthy snacks and fruit to use for the afternoon competition, where they each put their artistic skills and understanding of a healthy diet to good use creating the ultimate - [International School Athletics Competition](https://ibsb.ro/international-school-athletics-competition-ibsb-boys-1st-place-ibsb-girls-2nd-place-2/) - Congratulations to all the students in the IBSB Track and Field Team who competed in the Interschool Athletics Competition on Friday, March 27th, against a field of 8 other International Schools. Many of our students won gold, silver, and bronze on the day, with the boys managing to win 1st Place overall, with the Girls - [Year 5 Experience - Stone Age Art](https://ibsb.ro/year-5-experience-stone-age-art/) - The topic for Term 2B in Cross Curricular was the Stone Age. During a very interesting and exciting lesson Year 5 children had the opportunity to create their own natural paint using only spices, plants, fruit, and vegetables. After they had the mixture sorted, they painted their cavemen paintings and the results were absolutely amazing. - [French, Music, and a lot of fun](https://ibsb.ro/french-music-lot-fun/) - The students from year 4 were recently invited to join an exciting carnival experience. It was the Carnival of the Animals!!!! The topic of the French lesson was based on the piece of music composed by Camille Saint-Saëns. Each song for ‘Carnival of the Animals’ was written for a particular animal. The composer did a - [World Religions Week in Year 1](https://ibsb.ro/world-religions-week-year-1/) - Last week the Primary School learnt about different religions across the world like Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Hindu. In Year 1 the focus was on Christianity and Judaism. The children found out there are different beliefs, different ways of praying, and that all religions should be respected. They learnt about the story of Zacchaeus - [IBSB Clubs](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-clubs/) - Every day there are clubs running at IBSB in the Secondary School during lunch time and in the Primary School from 3-4pm (Monday –Thursday).These clubs offer our students the chance to explore new activities and interests, including sports, art and craft activities, the creative arts, as well as the more academic pursuits, such as the - [Lumina Cup Success](https://ibsb.ro/lumina-cup-success/) - A big ‘Well done ’ to the U9 and 13 football teams that took part in the annual Lumina Cup this year. Improving on last years results, the U13 boys came 1st in their group, with the U9 boys coming 3rd. Victor, Year 8, received a special award as goal keeper of the competition for - [Year 1 Music](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-music/) - This week Year 1 had fun in their music lesson where they learned that it is important to respect each other and work as a team. Each student having received a whistle, followed the teacher’s instructions, paying attention to each other to know when it was their turn to play, and as a result managed - [Y4 - French Institute Visit](https://ibsb.ro/y4-french-institute-visit/) - On Wednesday, the 20th of May, the children from Year 4 visited the French Institute in Bucharest- the main francophone cultural center promoting French language and encouraging cross-cultural exchange and cultural diversity. Our students enjoyed the visit and especially loved their experience in the Youth Section of the library, located in a cozy corner of - [Year 1 Visit Animal Farm](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-visit-animal-farm/) - The pupils in Year 1 have been studying animals this term. In class the children learnt how to sort animals into categories based on their features, vertebrates or invertebrates, focusing on vertebrate animals like, mammals, birds, fish, reptile and amphibians. Big words at the beginning... not any more! Through fun and interactive activities the children - [Year 4 & 5 Residential Trip to Piatra Craiului](https://ibsb.ro/year-4-5-residential-trip-piatra-craiului/) - “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) This year, Year 4 and 5 pupils got to experience things that only a few people get to experience in a lifetime. Travelling all the way - [Reception to Year 1 Transition Day](https://ibsb.ro/reception-year-1-transition-day/) - Last week we held our Transition Day for new students coming into Year 1 next year, for students new to IBSB and for our current Reception children. We held the activities in the Year 1 classroom along with Ms Irina from Reception, in order to introduce the children to what Year 1 will be like. - [Year 6 UK Adventure - The Students' View](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-uk-adventure-students-view/) - Year 6 spent five days at Kingswood Centre in Colomendy, North Wales. We flew to Manchester Airport and then travelled by coach to the camp. Kingswood is a company which specialises in activities for schools, so there was plenty to do! On the first day, we managed to get to the camp without collapsing or - [The IBSB Chris Gale Trophy](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-chris-gale-trophy/) - And so it proved on the 14th June as 16 good men and women true met together at the Moara Vlasiei International Cricket Ground to do cricketing battle for the honour of the PTF trophy. Teams were allocated on a somewhat random basis as we mixed staff, parents and students and ended with a harmonious - [IBSB First Day of School](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-first-day-school/) - The first day of school is always an exciting time as the teachers wait to greet their new students and the students and parents arrive to discover who their class teachers and Form Tutors will be for the year ahead. This year BCR sponsored a special 'Welcome Back' banner, along with a professional photographer to - [Starting School….Welcome to EYFS](https://ibsb.ro/starting-school-welcome-eyfs/) - The youngest children in our school met their new classes, classmates, and their new playground last week and since then they have all been very excited about all these new things and have shown curiosity about the many new activities they have enjoyed. They have learned to play together, they have already shared many nice - [Year 1 Anatomy](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-anatomy/) - Our Year 1 children have been very excited about being in the new classroom. We used the “Ourselves” theme as a starting point to allow the children to know each other better and to integrate the new children to the school and the current children from the Reception class. As you can see in the - [The First Primary Assembly of the Year- Y5C Present Human Rights](https://ibsb.ro/first-primary-assembly-year-y5c-present-human-rights/) - Today Year 5C had the honour to open the new season of Primary School Assemblies this week, with the children presenting a timeline of the Human’s Rights given the fact this is what they studied in class in the last week. Every bit of the assembly was their concept and they put a lot of - [KS3 Students Explore the History of the Refugee Crisis](https://ibsb.ro/ks3-students-explore-history-refugee-crisis/) - In Geography this week we have been exploring one of the main stories being covered by the media across Europe, and in fact the world. The Refugee Crisis. Year groups across KS3 have taken different approaches. Year 7 have been finding out about Refugees throughout history, putting their mapping skills to the test by locating - [Year 2 Learn How to Stay Alive](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-learn-stay-alive/) - This term Year 2 are studying a topic all about healthy living called ‘Staying Alive’. We have learnt that we need to exercise to keep our body healthy, we need a lot of sleep, and to eat the right food to fuel our body. As part of this topic we enjoyed a yoga session with - [IBSB Students Celebrate International Day of Peace](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-celebrate-international-day-peace/) - Following on from the Year 3D assembly last Friday, based on the International Day of Peace, the children generated lots of ideas as to how we as a school could celebrate this day. In the end, they decided what better way to mark this occasion on September 21st than to make the peace symbol involving - [Year 3D Math](https://ibsb.ro/year-3d-math/) - The students in Year 3D had a great time learning about shapes this week. We started our topic by talking about different shapes such as pentagons, hexagons, and even octagons. During the lesson the students had the chance to create their own shapes and share their work with the rest of the class. Everyone was - [Annual Parent-Teacher BBQ](https://ibsb.ro/annual-parent-teacher-bbq/) - Saturday, September 13 saw a good turnout of parents and students for the annual Parent - Teacher BBQ, despite the threat of rain. In the end, however, the weather was kind to us, the grey skies lifted, the day lightened, and all present enjoyed a rich buffet of international cuisine brought in by the parents, - [Secondary School Citizenship Day](https://ibsb.ro/secondary-school-citizenship-day/) - Citizenship Day is a day when the students come off the normal subject timetable to work together in their houses lead by their team captain and progress through a variety of tasks and activities. The purpose of Citizenship Days are to build community and team spirit, but also to focus student attention on community issues. - [The COBIS Student Leadership Conference](https://ibsb.ro/cobis-student-leadership-conference/) - Each year COBIS schools around the world are invited to send a student representative to the Student Leadership Conference hosted by Kings College Madrid. This year, Senior Prefect Adriana joined 29 students from schools from 9 countries, for a weekend of workshops and sessions offered from leading speakers on areas relating to the topic of ‘Student - [Bucharest Marathon Success](https://ibsb.ro/bucharest-marathon-success/) - This year saw the biggest turnout of IBSB students ever at the annual Bucharest Marathon. In total of 72 students turned up on Saturday to run in the various age groups, with Mr Paul Georgescu and Ms Magda Camenidis there to lend a helping hand and ensure everyone made it to the starting line on time. - [The Narrative of Nature](https://ibsb.ro/narrative-nature/) - Today Y5 students explored a text about how autumn changes nature, but also children’s lives. Once summer is over and school starts, two friends in the story have to sadly say good bye to each other and accept that they will be apart until the next holiday. Y5P students read the text and identified the - [Year 2D are “Going on a Bear Hunt”](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-d-going-bear-hunt/) - This week was Year 2D’s assembly. Their Cross curricular theme this term is “Stories”. This week they have been looking at Michael Rosen’s story ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.’ Through this story they have found out about different bears and where they live in the world; for example, a polar bear lives in Antarctica - [Remembrance Day at IBSB](https://ibsb.ro/remembrance-day-ibsb/) - Remembrance Sunday commemorates those who died on all the battlefields from all wars, but first started as a way of remembering those who died during the four bloody years between 1914 and 1918 that came to be known as the years of The Great War, or World War One. It is fitting that we commemorate - [Year 2C – Staying Alive](https://ibsb.ro/year-2c-staying-alive/) - Last term Year 2C studied a topic about healthy living called ‘Staying Alive.’ For the half term holiday the students had a homework a project where they were asked to show their understanding about the topic. They worked very hard in making the projects and were proud to present them when school started. They enjoyed - [Key Stage 3 Science Fair Spectacular](https://ibsb.ro/key-stage-3-science-fair-spectacular/) - From flaming tornados to DIY lasers, nothing was missing from the 1st Annual IBSB Science Fair. With many aspiring scientists and meaningful projects ready to be demonstrated, the Science Department started their fun and exciting event planned for the students. Indicators were glowing, sodium carbonate and tartaric acid was making scientific clouds, potatoes were powering - [Tell me a story](https://ibsb.ro/tell-story/) - This term, the Romanian Non-Native students are introduced in a magical world. Together with the Year 3 group, we spoke about Cinderella. We read the Romanian version of the story and had fun learning some new words and expressions. The students loved the topic so much that we decided to make our own story book. - [The International Film Festival for Children](https://ibsb.ro/international-film-festival-children/) - In November, Year 4 was lucky enough to take attend of the International Film Festival for children. Our children went to two of the films available and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of watching these handpicked films. On Friday, November the 13th they watched Molly Moon and once back in school had a chance to have a debriefing - [Experimenting On Rocks in Year 3](https://ibsb.ro/experimenting-rocks-year-3/) - In Year 3 we have been discussing different types of rocks that can be found at school or in our homes. We even carried small experiments in the classroom, testing their properties and answering questions like “Does it float?”,” Is it permeable?” or “Does it split?”. The children acted out as real scientists completing charts, - [Year 6 Get Creative](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-get-creative/) - In Term 1a Year 6E had the pleasure to go on a very nice trip to the MADE BY YOU workshop (www.madebyyou.ro). Before this visit we had been studying Optical Art or Op Art for short, discovering interesting facts about famous Op artists, including Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely. Op Art is a mathematically themed - [Year 3 – French lessons](https://ibsb.ro/year-3-french-lessons/) - This half term, Y3 students have learnt language relating to the celebrations of special occasions and of their achievements in activities and games. They have also learnt to say the name of the month in which they celebrate their birthday. The topic has provided opportunities for children to say more about themselves and they simply - [Year 1 Merlin Experience](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-merlin-experience/) - On the 3rd of December the Year 1 children went on a visit to Merlin Book and Toy Store. They had the opportunity to meet a children’s book writer and an illustrator and had lots of fun listening to stories, and used their imagination to create their own stories. The children were interested in the - [Year 6 Shakespeare](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-shakespeare/) - During Term 1b, Year 6 had the pleasure to study some great plays of arguably the most famous English writer: William Shakespeare. First we read from Macbeth- the best known scene with the three witches, after which we wrote and performed our very own magic spells. It was a nice moment because we worked in - [EYFS Pyjama Party Fun](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs-pyjama-party-fun/) - In November, the Preschool and Reception children learned about the night and day cycle/light and dark (black and white), investigating different sources of light, such as flashlights, natural light, candles, and lamps. Related to this theme, we then organized a pyjama party on Friday afternoon as a nice way to end a busy week. After - [Key Stage 3 Performance Morning](https://ibsb.ro/key-stage-3-performance-morning/) - The KS3 Performance morning took place this year on Tuesday, December 15, at Casa J, with all students from Years 7-9 offering something for all those present. Contributions came in the form of readings and acted scenes from well-known texts, as well as original pieces of work, including poems, narratives, diary entries, short skits, and - [Carol Concert brings 2015 to a Close](https://ibsb.ro/carol-concert-brings-2015-close/) - The IBSB Christmas Carol Concert took place this year on Friday, December 18, 10.00-11.00am at the Anglican Church, in Sector 1, officially bringing 2015 to a memorable close with the students from across the school singing a variety to popular international and Romanian carols. Head of School, Mr Kendall Peet, opened the ceremony, thanking all - [Making a Shoebox Diorama](https://ibsb.ro/making-shoebox-diorama/) - During the school holiday the students from 2C had to make their own shoe box diorama of a scene from a story. They had to use paints and different materials to create the scenery and the characters. When the students returned back to school they were very excited to present to the teachers and colleagues - [The Rainbow Fish Story EAL - learning language, learning through language](https://ibsb.ro/rainbow-fish-story-eal-learning-language-learning-language/) - This week during EAL we have been reading ‘The Rainbow Fish’, a lovely story about a beautiful fish. The Rainbow Fish is the loneliest fish in the ocean who becomes happier when he shares his beautiful scales with his friends. The story was a great opportunity to learn new words but also to enhance social - [EYFS Jungle Animals](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs-jungle-animals/) - Children in EYFS have been busy learning about Jungle Animals. They learned to differentiate jungle animals from others and also learned about patterns: spotty, stripy, zigzags, circles, and spirals. They investigated animals that use camouflage to protect themselves from danger and role-played with jungle animals (lions, tigers, zebras, giraffes, rhinos, parrots and leopards). They were - [Year 2 Get Creative with Ceramics](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-get-creative-ceramics/) - This week Year 2C went on a trip to “Made by you” where they had the opportunity to show their art skills by painting on ceramic. The students were very enthusiastic and keen to create their own plate using three different techniques: paint brush, confetti and sponge decorating. The results as you can see were - [MFL Cuisine- A Learning Experience](https://ibsb.ro/mfl-cuisine-learning-experience/) - On a frosty day in January most of the Year 9 students who study various and varied modern foreign languages , Spanish, French and German, went on a trip to the Traditional Spanish Restaurant Alioli in Bucharest to discover and enjoy the Iberian specialties of the Spanish cuisine. It was a genuine experience for all - [Y5 Spanish - Our Planet](https://ibsb.ro/y5-spanish-planet/) - This half-term the Year 5 students learning Spanish had a lot of fun learning all about the ‘Planets of our Solar System’. Their curiosity and thirst were piqued not only by finding out new information about our planets in the solar system, but also about other possible worlds. The highlight of the lesson was watching - [Primary school amazing Ski trip](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-amazing-ski-trip/) - The 2nd full day of skiing and the weather has been spring like. Warm slopes make for slush, but many of the groups have already been to the top of the mountain and, more importantly, made it back down again. As I write this, apres ski is in full swing. Some are in the pool, - [World Safer Internet Day](https://ibsb.ro/world-safer-internet-day/) - On Tuesday, February 9th, IBSB celebrated Safer Internet Day 2016. Year 3 began by telling their peers what they love to do online. The children were shown examples of some comments which had been posted online and they decided to go and stand next to the emotion they felt when they saw it. As a - [Bringing Fiction to Life in Year 6](https://ibsb.ro/bringing-fiction-life-year-6/) - During term 2A the Year 6 students had many enjoyable lessons on The Demon Headmaster, the great book of Gillian Cross. The title character is a strange being with the powers of hypnosis and a desire to take over the world, as he believes it will be better under his ordered rule. He has piercing - [Science Week in Year 5C](https://ibsb.ro/science-week-year-5c/) - Just before the mid-term break, in Year 5 we were busy with experiments, investigating Science. We layered colourful liquids with different densities, we floated metal paper clips on water, we pushed pins into balloons without bursting them, we pumped water uphill against gravity, and we watched pendulums do very strange things. We also been learnt - [Year 4 Romans](https://ibsb.ro/year-4-romans/) - Year 4 students have been learning about the Romans. They investigated important information on different sites for children and worked in groups to create posters that they presented in front of their colleagues. Also, they had to create a full size 3D Roman shield as their term project; they then made swords out of newspaper - [1st day of March](https://ibsb.ro/1st-day-march/) - Today the IBSB students and IBSB PTF celebrated the 1st day of March also know as “Martisor”. This beautiful day was filled not only with lots of flowers, traditional gifts and sweets, but also with love, joy and happiness. Special thank you to Made by you - Ceramica pictata de tine, IPaint Studio, Light Into - [Monarchs, Artists, and Famous People](https://ibsb.ro/monarchs-artists-famous-people/) - Last term Year 2 students learnt about people who made significant contributions to their lives both nationally and internationally. The students had the opportunity to identify the key role of a monarch and learnt about these fascinating people through a range of exciting and interactive activities. We compared the lives and reigns of Elizabeth I - [World Book Day](https://ibsb.ro/world-book-day/) - World Book Day 2016 was officially on Thursday 3rd March, but at IBSB we celebrated it on Friday 11th March. The day itself was a very enjoyable experience for Primary School students, thanks to events organised by our staff and PTF. One of the most memorable features of the day was the visit of British - [Year 4 German Tour of Secondary School](https://ibsb.ro/year-4-german-tour-secondary-school/) - The Year 4 German students went on a field trip throughout the school after having a lesson about different places in the school. They received a set of questions related to places in the Secondary School and had to write down the answers using the prepositions of place (recently learnt) and a description of their - [Our Sporting Lives - Year 3 Romanian Non-Natives](https://ibsb.ro/sporting-lives-year-3-romanian-non-natives/) - The Year 3 non-native Romanian students have been learning about how important it is for our bodies to exercise and to eat healthy food. The students were very involved in the topic and very serious about what we should or shouldn't eat. As a group, they sorted out the healthy food and spelled it in - [‘The 4 Seasons’](https://ibsb.ro/4-seasons/) - The Year 5 French students have been learning about the four seasons and how the weather changes through the year. And there is so much to talk about! In this unit the children learnt how to describe seasons using a poem, ‘Le retour du printemps’, and the music from Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’. It is - [Year 5 Antipa Museum Trip](https://ibsb.ro/year-5-antipa-museum-trip/) - Cross Curricular lessons in Year 5 are always interesting and challenging. This term in CC our students have learnt about the Stone and Ice Ages and how animals and people have evolved over time and adapted to their surroundings. As part of their learning they visited the Antipa Museum where they learnt many things about - [Year 8 Science](https://ibsb.ro/year-8-science/) - This week in the Science labs, the Y8 students carried out two types of experiments: the first involved precipitation (copper sulfate with sodium hydroxide) and then filtering the solid product; the other experiment was a neutralisation reaction between sodium carbonate and hydrochloric acid. Carbon dioxide was given off and lime water was used to demonstrate - [Year 2 Pirates](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-pirates/) - This term Year 2 have been learning about pirates. They have enjoyed discovering facts, learning about countries around the world as well as reading lots of pirate related stories. Wednesday was Pirate Day for the children and they had great fun dressing up as pirates. The children could explain why pirates wore their clothes and - [SRT University Fair Visit](https://ibsb.ro/srt-university-fair-visit/) - The SRT University fair was a great opportunity for students to find out about the possibilities for studying at university level in countries like the UK, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland. The university representatives were very helpful and talked to the students about the possible degrees available, the entry requirements, the fees, and many other - [IBSB Students Support Romanian Literacy Programme](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-students-support-romanian-literacy-programme/) - This term the Secondary School Student Council in collaboration with the Sixth Form CAS Programme raised funds to deliver 250 new books to the Constantin Teodorescu School in Şoldanu Village, Calarasi County. Senior Prefects - Andrei Dogaru, Matei Surdu, and Kevin Zhan joined Valentina Roman - the Executive Director of the Curtea Veche Association, Smaranda - [Special Authors](https://ibsb.ro/special-authors/) - During Book Week the Year 4 students were very busy writing books to share with their Reading Buddies in Year 1. The subjects were extremely varied, from robots to fairies, and the illustrations were carefully created. Initially the children had to plan their story, focus the writing on their very specific public, and then create - [Mini Rainforests](https://ibsb.ro/mini-rainforests/) - Over the end of Term 2 break we all had, the children in Year 4 became artists, making amazing dioramas depicting rainforests. Their creativity is never ending and the result of their efforts can be seen in the pictures below. After studying the rainforest, its layers, and its inhabitants, the children went home with enough - [People Who Help Us](https://ibsb.ro/people-help-us/) - Early Years children have been very busy learning about the “People Who Help Us”. We learned about different jobs, including the jobs of Doctors, Police Officers, Postmen, Firemen, Farmers and Bakers, and the tools related to each job. They listened to many books related to the theme, they sang songs, and they designed many crafts - [Two Competitions, 2 Trophies!](https://ibsb.ro/two-competitions-2-trophies/) - Congratulations to the IBSB U11 Football and Basketball Teams for winning both interschool sports competitions today. As far as results go, this is going to be pretty tough to top- the smiles tell the story best. A big thank you to Paul Georgescu for his support in preparing the teams and for encouraging our students - [Year 5 Art](https://ibsb.ro/year-5-art/) - Art lessons for Year 5 students are always interesting and creative. This term our students have been learning all about Vincent van Gogh and Henri Rousseau-both post-impressionist artists- focusing on an important piece of work from each artist, namely Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” and Rousseau’s “Jungles”. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about these artists as well - [Year 8C Learn Process Writing the Fun Way](https://ibsb.ro/year-8c-learn-process-writing-fun-way/) - This week the year 8C group practiced their process writing skills in a new and delicious way. They first used ICT to research their favourite foods including desserts. Then they were required to create a recipe along with a guide to making and serving it. Once this was effectively accomplished complete with illustration, the learning - [The Wonders of Poetry in Year 3](https://ibsb.ro/wonders-poetry-year-3/) - Last week in Year 3 we were looking at how to write poems using rhyming couplets. First we studied the work of great children literature writers, such as Robert Louis Stevenson and his poem ‘The Land of Counterpane’. Then we decided to give it a try ourselves and we began our own poems taking care - [From Cave Art to Van Gogh](https://ibsb.ro/cave-art-van-gogh/) - Over the past term, Year 5C learnt about Stone Age: how people lived then, what tools they used to hunt, to cook or to farm and many other interesting facts that amazed everybody. We have evolved so much! In Art lessons, children got to experience charcoal pencil, and graphite and chalk in order to produce - [IBSB Cooking Lessons](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-cooking-lessons/) - On Tuesday, 8S had a wonderful opportunity to spend some time with a chef at the London Street Atelier to improve our cooking skills. Our goal was to prepare a 3-course Italian meal, in a limited amount of time, which for some of us was going to be tough. We started off slowly, working in - [Studying Romanian Literature](https://ibsb.ro/studying-romanian-literature/) - This week, in Romanian, the students from Year 4H studied some of Caragiale΄s short stories: “Vizita”, “Dl Goe…” and “Bubico”. We read the stories, watched the movie based on “Vizita” and then it was time for the children to act! They were divided in 4 teams- each group had to distribute the roles, discuss the - [Year 6 Cross Curricular Olympics](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-cross-curricular-olympics/) - This week, on Monday, during Cross Curricular time, Year 6 continued to work even more on the theme of this term – The Olympic Games. First of all, the students needed to take into consideration some important things for this lesson: scale drawing, design, and awareness of space. Mr Ennion explained at the very beginning - [Year 2C Growth Mindset](https://ibsb.ro/year-2c-growth-mindset/) - This year 2C have focusing on having a growth mind-set. This means not giving up, encouraging each other, trying your best, and learning from your mistakes. In class we have been learnt that the word “yet” is a very powerful word. We don’t say “I can’t do it” we say “ I can’t do it - [Olympic Torches](https://ibsb.ro/olympic-torches/) - As part of the Olympic Games Topic we are currently covering in Year 4, the children had to create an Olympic Torch for a future Olympic Games in Romania. Once again the children exceeded expectations with their torches. Their creativity was clear in their projects and we had an excellent “Torches Parade”; the children went - [All about toys –Year 1 French](https://ibsb.ro/toys-year-1-french/) - On their last term of the year, the Year 1 French group is really excited to be learning all about toys. They’ve been learning how to name different toys and how to describe them as well. Now, the students are able to name the toy’s colour, the type of material is made of, and describe - [Year 2 Oxford Reading Tree Competition](https://ibsb.ro/year-2-oxford-reading-tree-competition/) - Oxford University Press hosted a book writing competition to commemorate the Oxford Reading Tree’s 30th Birthday! As a part of this celebration the children in Year 2, who all enjoy reading about Biff, Chip, and Kipper’s adventures and where they might go when the Magic Key glows, have been writing and illustrating their own Stage - [Duke of Edinburgh International Award Weekend Workshops](https://ibsb.ro/duke-edinburgh-international-award-weekend-workshops/) - Last Saturday, the 14th of May 2016, the participants to the Duke of Edinburgh International Award had the opportunity to attend “Impreuna spre Inaltimi”, a series of training workshops at Decathlon Iuliu Maniu. The event was organized by the CADDRU Association in partnership with Decathlon Romania. The workshops covered five areas of the theoretical training - [Duke of Edinburgh Awards Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/duke-edinburgh-awards-ceremony/) - We congratulate Maria (Year 13), who is the third IBSB student to obtain her Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award! The Award was presented in an official Ceremony in Brasov. 56 young people taking part in the programme, from Brasov, Fagaras, Cluj, Bacau and Bucharest were rewarded for their exceptional progress and for completing the four - [Year 4 Reaching High](https://ibsb.ro/year-4-reaching-high/) - What a brilliant day out! And what an adventure! Year 4 spent the day in Cernica Extreme Park. The purpose was to overcome difficulties and challenge themselves as Olympic athletes have to do throughout their careers. The children spent three hours on the high ropes courses in the middle of a beautiful wooded area. It - [Lights, Camera, Action!](https://ibsb.ro/lights-camera-action/) - What an exciting Assembly it was! The Year 4 children were the directors, producers, and actors of the five different plays performed this afternoon at school. After two weeks of studying plays, the children had to write, rehearse, and organize props and the stage for their plays. It always amazes me how talented my children - [Year 7 Students Visit Mud Volcanoes](https://ibsb.ro/year-7-students-visit-mud-volcanoes/) - On Thursday the Year 7 visited the Mud Volcanoes in the Buzau Mountains. The Mud Volcanoes exist because there is oil under the surface, as far as 30,000 metres deep, which gives off gas that rises up through cracks in the rock, passing through clay. This mixes with underground water and rainwater which results in - [Young Photographers at IBSB](https://ibsb.ro/young-photographers-ibsb/) - Every Thursday afternoon, during club time together with a group of enthusiastic children, we learn about photography, about how to fill the frame, how to balance a picture using the rule of thirds, and other interesting tips. When the weather is nice we usually go outside armed with our cameras ready to put into practice - [EYFS Under the Sea](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs-sea/) - This week we continued our learning with a new weekly theme: “Under the sea”. The children learned about sea creatures; we worked on extending children’s vocabulary and supporting them in making logical connections related to sea life. They discovered the many different kinds of sea animals, drew and painted sea creatures, read books related to - [IBSB Annual Sports Day— Great weather, Great fun](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-annual-sports-day-great-weather-great-fun/) - THE IBSB Annual Sports Day took place on friday at Lia Manoliu Stadium. In the end we were very lucky with the weather as the early morning light rain stopped just before 9am, so no one got wet. We all enjoyed a nice day of sports with some sun and enough cloud to keep us - [For Two Thousand Years': A Visit to Year 10 History Class by Award Winning Irish Author, Philip O'Cealleigh](https://ibsb.ro/two-thousand-years-visit-year-10-history-class-award-winning-irish-author-philip-ocealleigh/) - The Year 10 Historians are, to use a suitably historical term, a horde of History mad youths full of questions and usually come up with the correct answers! Their interest in the subject rather wonderfully goes beyond their curriculum, which is Cambridge Modern World History, but with quite a sharp Western European focus. Therefore, the - [Year 8/9 Trip - Maramures – Day 1/ 2/3 Update](https://ibsb.ro/year-89-trip-maramures-day-1-23-update/) - One of the highlights of our trip thus far has been the Mocanita Steam Train ride through the valley and into the mountains, about an hour from our hotel in Sighet. The train dates from the 1920's and is fired entirely by wood. Halfway through the journey we stopped for a picnic lunch down by - [Year 6 Tessellations](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-tessellations/) - Last week, during Maths and Art time, Year 6 learned about tessellations. First of all, the students found out that a tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps. Mr Ennion explained and showed how to form or arrange small squares, triangles, hexagons, - [IBSB Middle School Debating Champions 2016](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-middle-school-debating-champions-2016/) - Well done to the IBSB Middle School Debaters for winning the 2016 Junior Sir Winston Churchill International Middle School Public Debating Champion. The IBSB team went through the entire competition undefeated , winning both of the prepared debates and their impromptu debate. It looks like the future of debating at IBSB is secure with the - [KS3 German Trip - Day 1](https://ibsb.ro/ks3-german-trip-day-1/) - After arriving safely at Munich Airport, the children had fun on the S-Bahn ride to the hotel. We went then to the Royal Gardens (Hofgarten), and while we were heading to the Neue Pinakothek, Max found his own street Maximilianstrasse. Mr Nastase offered the children a short history lesson when we encountered the Memorial of - [KS3 German Trip - Day 2](https://ibsb.ro/ks3-german-trip-day-2/) - On the second day of our trip we were warmly welcomed by the staff of the Sprachschule Aktiv, where our students will have the chance each morning to enjoy an interactive German lesson. In their first lesson, the children had the opportunity to use German a lot when describing themselves. They learnt about different types - [Year 5 Residential Trip - Day 3](https://ibsb.ro/year-5-residential-trip-day-3/) - Year 5 have had another fun and eventful day in Predeal. The day started out with the children doing some Archery and Paintball which they thoroughly enjoyed following some fun outdoor team building activities. The children are happy and are having fun! - [KS3 German Trip - Days 3, 4 & 5](https://ibsb.ro/ks3-german-trip-days-3-4-5/) - Day 3 (Tuesday): we made a trip to the Dachau Concentration Camp which was very interesting for the children. They looked carefully, listened to the facts, and watched a documentary. Throughout the trip they had interesting discussions among themselves on various historical themes and some of them bought candles and lit them in the memory - [Year 6 Residential Trip](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-residential-trip/) - The students have had a very enjoyable few days. On the 4th day in the morning they were either climbing and abseiling or doing archery and completing their own computer games. The weather has been up and down, but it was very nice when they went down to the river to do some science. The - [Summer Time!](https://ibsb.ro/summer-time/) - Children in EYFS enjoyed the good weather and they spend a lot of time in the open. They were involved in curricular and extra-curricular activities which made them happy and gave them confidence. The last term of school has been very engaging and fun. They took part in educational visits like the one at the - [Senior Graduation](https://ibsb.ro/senior-graduation/) - The Senior Graduation was once again an emotional affair with a mix of laughter, tears, excitement, and just a touch of sadness as Mr Lee for the last time read out the names of the graduating students who one by one ascended the stage, taking their turn at the lectern to say few words about - [Year 6 Moving On Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-moving-ceremony/) - The Year 6 ‘Moving On Ceremony’, which took place on the final Friday morning of the school year, being, Friday, June 24, was an emotional affair with the pupils from Year 6 each saying a few words before joining together for a rousing song, with piano and guitar accompaniment. They finished, as tradition dictates, flinging - [PTF Pool Parties - Fun in the Sun!](https://ibsb.ro/ptf-pool-parties-fun-sun/) - The PTF Social Calendar continued to offer our students, parents and staff a variety of opportunities to get together and socialise outside of school. Shifting from the increasingly popular Sunday Brunches, to the Summer Pool Parties, with a pool party organised first at the Daimon Club, on Sunday, May 27, and then at the Ramada - [Summer Fete](https://ibsb.ro/summer-fete/) - The Summer Show is always one of the most eagerly awaited events on the school calendar, not just because it is the final day of the year and summer holidays are just around the corner, but also because it is a celebration of the year's endeavours. The students put on a great show, the award - [YEAR 6 MATH: EXPERIMENTING WITH GEOMETRICAL SHAPES](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-math-experimenting-with-geometrical-shapes/) - Last week, during Maths time, Year 6P learned about quadrilaterals and 3D-shapes. First of all, the students remembered the notions that they learned in previous years. Ms Punt explained that there are many types of three-dimensional shapes. The children talked about spheres, cubes, prisms, pyramids, and other three-dimensional shapes whose faces are polygons. They solved - [Year 7 English Lesson of the Week](https://ibsb.ro/year-7-english-lesson-week/) - On Tuesday, Ms Carman's Year 7 English class spent some time using colourful adjectives in a bit of a different way. They were required to study and describe a rather bizarre creature/man by the name of Skellig, as part of their introduction to this popular KS3 novel. They were asked to draw a version of - [Year 7 & 8 History update of the week](https://ibsb.ro/year-7-8-history-update-week/) - In Years 7 & 8 we concentrate mainly on life before the 20th Century. Whilst the books have an Anglo-centric slant, we will concentrate on events that had consequences in Europe, such as life in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. In Year 9, we look at the two wars that engulfed the world in - [English Lessons for 6th Form Students](https://ibsb.ro/english-lessons-6th-form-students/) - Welcome back to a new term and all the exciting English Challenges ahead! Well done to those students who performed brilliantly in public examinations over the Summer but particularly the Lower Sixth who scored 100% A-C grades. They are all back for A2 and studying hard Shakespeare, Miller with dear old Jane Austen to come. - [Year 6P start of School Year](https://ibsb.ro/year-6p-start-school-year/) - Year 6P had an extraordinary start to the new academic year 2016-2017. The old students had the pleasure to meet four new students and make them feel welcome and happy. They talked a lot as well about their wonderful summer holiday and then, the Year 6P students were asked to write about their summer memories - [Studying Light in Year 6](https://ibsb.ro/studying-light-year-6/) - In Year 6, we’ve been looking at light-related phenomena such as light refraction and light reflection during our Cross- Curricular lessons. Since it’s such a fascinating topic, we decided to carry out an experiment in order to better understand how light changes from medium to medium. For the experiment we needed a glass recipient, filled - [Primary School Peace One Day](https://ibsb.ro/primary-school-peace-one-day/) - Our primary school began Peace One Day by drawing and writing what peace means to each child. This activity generated lots of ideas as to how we as a school could celebrate this day. Therefore, we decided what better way to mark this special day than to make the peace symbol in our houses! During - [Year 10 Chemistry Lessons](https://ibsb.ro/year-10-chemistry-lessons-2/) - This week students from year 10 performed a Chromatography experiment during the Chemistry lesson that was designed to transform the theoretical concepts into practical ones. The Chromatography Technique involves a multidisciplinary approach and has applications in different research areas, criminology, drug development and many others science areas. Our students extracted chlorophyll from leaves and pigments - [YEAR 3 STUDENTS ENJOY A SPANISH HALLOWEEN LESSON](https://ibsb.ro/year-3-students-enjoy-a-spanish-halloween-lesson/) - On Wednesday, during their Spanish lesson, Year 3 had some special guests: ghosts, witches, and pumpkins. They were very excited about it! They learnt the new vocabulary through mimio and powerpoint presentations. The different games we played helped them to get used to the new words and to have fun. In fact, the time went - [EXPLORING PROPERTIES OF 3D SHAPES IN YEAR 6M](https://ibsb.ro/exploring-properties-of-3d-shapes-in-year-6m/) - On Wednesday, during their Spanish lesson, Year 3 had some special guests: ghosts, witches, and pumpkins. They were very excited about it! They learnt the new vocabulary through mimio and powerpoint presentations. The different games we played helped them to get used to the new words and to have fun. In fact, the time went - [ICT NOT A SE-CRET](https://ibsb.ro/ict-not-se-cret/) - Computing is a new subject introduced in the 2014 curriculum to replace ICT. Year 2 are always very excited and enthusiastic about visiting the ICT room every Wednesday. They love the challenges and opportunities offered by the technologically rich world in which we live. This year, the children have completed a range of different activities - [Year 3C Read “Vizita”, by Ion Luca Caragiale](https://ibsb.ro/year-3c-read-vizita-ion-luca-caragiale/) - In their last two Romanian lessons, the children from 3C have been studying the short story “Vizita”, by Ion Luca Caragiale. This was story offered the children an opportunity to become more aware of the language and the expressions that the actors used when interpreting the characters from “Vizita”. Having read and fully understood the - [Year 5E National Park Trip](https://ibsb.ro/year-5e-national-park-trip/) - Year 5E love nature and are very good writers. A perfect combination for us. In order for them to improve their descriptive writing in Romanian, we took them on a trip to the National Park, where they observed autumn’s beautiful colours, the shapes and the shadows and looked at the way the nature changes during - [Year 1 Computer Programming](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-computer-programming/) - In the 21st century, it is increasingly clear that computers play an important role in our lives. With this in mind, our computing curriculum has changed over recent years to encourage us to teach children about programming as early as Year 1! Every Tuesday, Year 1 have been learning the basics of giving instructions to - [Secondary School Young Scientists](https://ibsb.ro/secondary-school-young-scientists/) - The Science Department has been very busy these past few weeks. All young scientists had a chance to explore and research and present their findings. Y7 tested the validity of some food labels. They used yeast, yoghurt, and milk to test if the microorganisms stated on the food label are alive and active so…... they - [Year 5E Studying Life in World War 2](https://ibsb.ro/year-5e-studying-life-world-war-2/) - This term Year 5E have been looking at how World War 2 affected the lives of millions of people. In our English lessons, we have written a news report about Pearl Harbour, read a novel called Return to the Secret Garden (about the adventures of some evacuees), and are currently dong some work about Anne - [Chess & Fun](https://ibsb.ro/chess-fun/) - At IBSB, our students have the chance to enjoy a number of extracurricular activities during club hour from 3.00-4.00pm each day. There are many clubs to choose from, including the Chess Club, with a Chess Club in both the Primary School and Secondary School, offering beginners the chance to learn and the more advanced players - [Learning Romanian in Year 6 the fun way](https://ibsb.ro/learning-romanian-year-6-fun-way/) - Happy New Year to everybody and welcome back to school for the start of Term 2A! Both Year 6 classes had a fun Romanian lesson in their first week back, revising some of the language covered in Term 1 using the tablets to play fun educational language games. In pairs the children were asked to - [Developing Technical Drawing Skills](https://ibsb.ro/developing-technical-drawing-skills-year-6/) - This week in our Year 6 Art lessons we’ve been working on how to improve our technical drawing skills by enlarging pictures using a grid. We’ve been learning how to use a grid to divide a picture and then draw a larger image from it. The pictures we chose were of our favourite film characters, - [Compassion Week in Year 4O](https://ibsb.ro/compassion-week-year-4o/) - As a school we are implementing a ‘Happiness Project’ this term. In year 4O, as a part of this project, we have been discussing all about compassion and kindness. We have talked about the importance of being able to share other people’s sad feelings when they are having a difficult time. In our assembly practice - [The wheels on the bus go round and round](https://ibsb.ro/wheels-bus-go-round-round/) - Last week Year 2 went on the Hop-on – Hop –off Bucharest City Bus Tour. They really enjoyed the trip and discovered Bucharest’s most important tourist attractions all in one single journey. During our tour the students found out more about the city they live in and its wonderful surroundings. They looked at different types - [Year 3C Roald Dahl Experience](https://ibsb.ro/year-3c-roald-dahl-experience/) - Last week the children from Year 3 really enjoyed listening to fragments of the BFG story by Roald Dahl, as well as watching the film at the cinema. They used their imagination writing descriptions of the giant, creating pictures of their own dreams and writing details about them. Therefore they chose to have their assembly - [YEAR 1C ENJOY ART LESSONS](https://ibsb.ro/year-1-art/) - This Term Year 1 started their first Art lesson by painting beautiful pictures which they used to decorate our reading house made out of cardboard. The students had a lot of fun when they discovered that by mixing primary colours you can create new ones. They discovered how to make green, yellow and purple and - [Year 4M trip to Cişmigiu Park](https://ibsb.ro/year-4m-trip-cismigiu-park/) - Our first trip of the year was to Cişmigiu park where we explored the surrounding environment. Our theme was It’s a Bug’s Life, so this trip gave us a great opportunity to apply our knowledge about insects and plants. The children were enthusiastic as they compared different features, shapes and textures of plants. This was - [Year 4O – Minibeasts Research](https://ibsb.ro/year-4o-minibeasts-research/) - This half-term, the students in year 4 are learning all about insects. Following our visit to Cișmigiu Park, where we acted like real detectives and spied on some very interesting minibeasts, the year 4 learners were thirsty for information. Using tablets and working in pairs, the students chose their favourite insect and did some research - [World Sight Day](https://ibsb.ro/world-sight-day/) - On Friday, October 7th, IBSB celebrated World Sight Day. The children arrived in school wearing sunglasses of various shapes and colours to mark this significant day. During the afternoon, each class got a visit from Brambles the guide dog and his handler Steve. Mrs Camelia Platt from Light Into Europe told the children that there - [YEAR 6 MATH: EXPERIMENTING WITH GEOMETRICAL SHAPES](https://ibsb.ro/year-6-math-experimenting-geometrical-shapes/) - Last week, during Maths time, Year 6P learned about quadrilaterals and 3D-shapes. First of all, the students remembered the notions that they learned in previous years. Ms Punt explained that there are many types of three-dimensional shapes. The children talked about spheres, cubes, prisms, pyramids, and other three-dimensional shapes whose faces are polygons. 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In our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), we offer a warm, welcoming environment where children are inspired to explore, discover, and grow - [](https://ibsb.ro/secondary/open-morning-ks3/) - Attending the Key Stage 3 (Years 7–9) Taster Day at IBSB on Thursday, the 8th of May 2025 will offer you and your children the chance to experience our academic programme first-hand. You will be able to talk directly with our students to find out about their personal learning journey, meet the teachers and the - [](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs/early-years-open-morning-may-2025/) - OPEN MORNING EVENT EARLY YEARS TASTER DAY Thank you for your interest in our Early Years Open Morning Event on Saturday the 17th of May, 2025, from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Join us and explore the IBSB curriculum, meet and speak with our Early Years team, and learn what it means to be a member of - [Our Partners](https://ibsb.ro/our-partners/) - Corporate Partners Educational Partners Kindergarten Partners - [School Magazine](https://ibsb.ro/about-us/school-magazine/) - As students and staff at IBSB, we are all very proud of our IBSB School Magazine, The International Voice. What makes this magazine different is the simple fact that it is the combined work of a very talented and dedicated group of students, devoted to maintaining the highest standards in editorial print. The magazine in - [](https://ibsb.ro/primary/primary-open-morning-march-2025/) - Attending an Open Morning at IBSB will offer you and your children the chance to experience our academic programme first-hand. You will be able to talk directly with our students to find out about their personal learning journey, meet the teachers and the school leadership team, and discover how we inspire, support, and celebrate student - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-andrei-vernon-2/) - A brief review about your time at IBSB I joined IBSB in Year 5, leaving at the end of Year 7, only to return in Year 10 just in time for my IGCSEs. I’ve greatly enjoyed my time at IBSB, as I’ve always tried to be as active as possible in school life. I participated - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-irina-chemencedji/) - A brief History about your time at IBSB I graduated from IBSB in 2021 after being part of this community for pretty I graduated from IBSB in 2021, having been a part of this community for pretty much my entire life. I joined this school in 2008 at the age of 4, and it soon - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-max-mihailovici/) - A brief History about your time at IBSB My origins at IBSB go further back than my simple tenure herewith. You can argue it began all the way back during my time spent at ACORNS British nursery; had it not been for said fact, there would have been nobody to suggest the next stepping stone - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-sonia-marta/) - A brief History about your time at IBSB I joined IBSB 10 years ago, back in reception, and since then there hasn’t been a day which I haven’t enjoyed. The teachers who taught me throughout my primary school years, nurtured my talent from within, teaching me what being empathetic means, and what it means to - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-tamara-minea/) - A brief History about your time at IBSB I’ve been at IBSB for ten years now, starting in year 2 and carrying on all the way through to Year 13. At a school like IBSB, is it important to take advantage of every opportunity offered to you, which for me meant performing in school plays, - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-sofia-bartos/) - A brief History about your time at IBSB I joined IBSB in year 2. I didn’t know anyone there at the time, but everyone was so friendly. I became friends with my buddy, Rebeca. It felt a little bit weird moving to a new school at first, but I quickly made new friends and together - [| Enrolments Now Open |](https://ibsb.ro/enrolments-2025-2026/) - We take the approach that each child is unique, with special talents and abilities and an individual learning style. We acknowledge that children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates, and believe that all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected. We see our children as naturally competent learners - [Apply to IBSB](https://ibsb.ro/apply-to-ibsb-test/) - [Early Years Coordinator Message](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs_message/) - From the moment your child steps foot in our new Early Years Centre, their learning journey begins, surrounded and supported by caring, highly qualified and experienced staff. The open plan indoor leaning spaces are warm and bright, with attentive staff on hand to engage in positive interaction and conversations, providing the gentle encouragement needed to - [Houses](https://ibsb.ro/school-life/houses/) - The House System is an integral part of life here at IBSB. Every student who joins our school is placed into one of three houses: Dobrogea, Transilvania, or Muntenia, which were three of the nine prominent regions or fiefdoms that joined together to form what is now referred to as modern day Romania. The House - [](https://ibsb.ro/early-years-open-morning-may-2024/) - OPEN MORNING EVENT EARLY YEARS TASTER DAY Thank you for your interest in our Early Years Open Morning Event on Saturday 25th of May 2024; 9:00am -12:00pm. Join us and explore what IBSB has to offer, meet our wonderful teachers and learn more about our indoor and outdoor learning experiences. The Early Years Curriculum includes Pre-Nursery, - [Prefects](https://ibsb.ro/school-life/prefects/) - Secondary School Prefects The IBSB Senior School Prefects play an important role in helping to support both students and teachers in maintaining vibrant life on an around the school campus. Prefects assist new students in their adjustment to life at IBSB; they act as liaisons between students and faculty; they act as ambassadors of the - [Employment](https://ibsb.ro/employment/) - If you are looking to work in a bright friendly international school, with a great team of teachers, teaching well-behaved, academically bright students from over 30 countries, we would encourage you to apply for the positions below. In return we are able to offer the right candidate a very competitive remuneration package, commensurate with qualifications - [MAT Coordinator Message](https://ibsb.ro/tom-wilson/) - Hello young learners! Have you ever wondered how IBSB supports and nurtures students who show exceptional skills or talents? Let me explain my role and how we identify and support students who excel in various areas. My role is similar to a detective! I am always on the lookout for students who demonstrate exceptional abilities - [](https://ibsb.ro/admissions/pre-nursery/) - Our Pre Nursery programme is a great way to introduce your child to social interaction, early learning concepts, and basic skills. The focus is play-based learning. At this age, children learn best through play. The programme is centred around fun and engaging activities to encourage your child to explore and experiment. Activities like building blocks, - [Exam Schedule](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/parents-ibsb-login/exam-schedule/) - [PROSPECTS IBSB LOGIN](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/prospects-ibsb-login/) - [Enrolments Now Open | Secondary School](https://ibsb.ro/enrolments-now-open-secondary-school/) - We take the approach that each child is unique, with special talents and abilities and an individual learning style. We acknowledge that children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates, and believe that all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected. We see our children as naturally competent learners - [Enrolments Now Open | Primary School](https://ibsb.ro/enrolments-now-open-primary-school/) - We take the approach that each child is unique, with special talents and abilities and an individual learning style. We acknowledge that children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates, and believe that all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected. We see our children as naturally competent learners - [New Early Years Centre](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs/new-early-years-center/) - An improved learning experience, in a completely new and modern indoor and outdoor space. The new design concept incorporates learning areas for both Nursery and Reception students (aged 3-5 years) to support an holistic approach to early child development, focusing on our core values and the social, emotional, and educational needs of each child, with - [Educational Visits](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs/educational-visits/) - School trips an integral to the IBSB approach to learning and as such form an important part of the IBSB curriculum. We take trips in Early Years whenever we have the chance, with all our trips are logically linked to the theme we are studying. For instance, we have taken trips to the Zoo when - [PTF](https://ibsb.ro/school-life/ptf/) - The PTF stands for Parents, Teachers, and Friends, and is the reconstituted PTA (Parent-Teacher Association). This board includes both current and past parents of students from IBSB who work alongside the Senior Management Team of IBSB to determine school policy and to help plan and organise school events. The PTF also organise a social calendar - [English Support](https://ibsb.ro/secondary/english-support/) - IBSB is an international school with students enrolling from a number of countries. Many of the students attending the school speak English as a second language and as such do not have the English language skills necessary to cope with the demands of the British National Curriculum. For this reason, students entering IBSB are assessed - [Head of Primary Message](https://ibsb.ro/primary/head-of-primary-message/) - Welcome to the Primary School at IBSB! This is an incredibly exciting time in education and for us as a team of passionate educators at the International British School of Bucharest. The world is changing very quickly, and so too must education, if we are to prepare our students as passionate lifelong learners, willing and - [Languages](https://ibsb.ro/primary/languages/) - As an International School, communication across cultures plays an important role in our curriculum. In this regard, all children in the Primary School are required to choose a modern foreign language in Year 1, and are able to choose from the following: ■ French ■ German ■ Spanish ■ Romanian We see languages as a vital - [English Support](https://ibsb.ro/primary/english-support/) - IBSB is an international school with students enrolling from a number of countries. Many of the students attending the school speak English as a second language and as such do not have the English language skills necessary to cope with the demands of the British National Curriculum. For this reason, students entering IBSB are assessed - [Apply to IBSB](https://ibsb.ro/admissions/apply-to-ibsb/) - [Work Experience](https://ibsb.ro/school-life/work-experience/) - The IBSB Work Experience Programme is available to students in the Secondary School from Years 10-13. The programme is intended to offer students the opportunity to experience working life first-hand in a number of sectors and to begin to develop the key skills needed in the workplace, and to assist students in selecting an appropriate - [Extracurricular Activities](https://ibsb.ro/school-life/extra-curricular-activities/) - Extracurricular enrichment is central to the educational experience offered to students at IBSB, and a core component of the Curriculum of England and Wales. At IBSB students have the opportunity to enjoy new experiences and to develop both inside and outside the classroom. Through the Club Programme our students have the opportunity to try different sports, hobbies, - [Student Council](https://ibsb.ro/school-life/student-council/) - From running events and campaigns, to having a genuine say on how our school works, elected Student Council members lead great projects which work to advance the social and civic development of the student body. We are interested to hear your views of what needs to be done and believe strongly in the view that - [Parent Workshops](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs/parent-workshops/) - At IBSB we value parent support in the learning process and have arranged a number of useful and informative workshops over the course of the year to help our parents and carers better understand the Curriculum of England and the various learning needs of their children. The workshops are intended to offer you insights into - [Early Years Curriculum](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs/early-years-curriculum/) - In the Nursery (age 3) and Reception (age 4) years the children follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum of England. We take the approach that each child is unique, with special talents and abilities and an individual learning style. We acknowledge that children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates, - [Learning English](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs/learning-english/) - In EYFS English is used throughout the school day, during activities and when playing. We encourage children to develop their communication abilities in English as soon as they enter Nursery (age 3), focusing on the development of oral fluency and moving to a letters and sounds focus as children begin along the path toward achieving - [Our Mission, Vision, Core Values, Aims](https://ibsb.ro/about-us/mission-vision-and-aims/) - [Calendar](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/teachers-ibsb-login/calendar/) - [New IBSB Playground Expansion](https://ibsb.ro/new-ibsb-playground-expansion/) - As the number of students looks likely to exceed 400 for the first time in the history of our school, it is also natural that we would prioritise the expansion of outdoor space available to our students, offering additional opportunities to enjoy a variety of sports and activities, but equally important to the health and - [Community Directory](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/parents-ibsb-login/parents-community-directory/) - [Teacher Info Pack](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/teachers-ibsb-login/teacher-info-pack/) - [Performance Review](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/teachers-ibsb-login/performance-review/) - As a staff member at IBSB you will have an annual performance review. Please ensure you read each document in this section carefully. If you have any questions having read all documents, please contact a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). - [Handbook](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/teachers-ibsb-login/handbook/) - [](https://ibsb.ro/ibsb-summer-school-2022-eyfs-ks1-3-6-year-old-students/) - Registrations for the 2022 Summer School are now closed. Follow this page for future information regarding 2023 IBSB Summer School. July 4th-29th(4 Week Programme) EYFS & KEY STAGE 1for 3-7 year old students IBSB Campus This summer, we invite your children to join us for 4 fun-filled weeks, from Monday, July - [Stand with Ukraine | Stronger Together](https://ibsb.ro/stand-with-ukraine-stronger-together/) - The Black Sea Schools Group is a group of COBIS (Council of British International Schools) schools in countries situated around the Black Sea Region (Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine), working together to enhance regional student engagement and the professional development of staff. As a member of the Black Sea Schools, IBSB is - [A ray OF HOPE | Family Shelter Emergency bags for Ukraine](https://ibsb.ro/a-ray-of-hope-family-shelter-emergency-bags-for-ukraine/) - The Russian invasion of Ukraine has displaced more than 1,000,000 people over the past week. However, the most vulnerable people cannot flee. Children with disabilities and their families cannot travel hundreds of kilometres in the difficult conditions to escape the bombardment and advancing troops military. Urgent humanitarian assistance is required.IBSB is partnering with Light into - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-andreea-albu/) - A brief History about your time at IBSB I joined IBSB in 2012, having been at British kindergarten for 5 years prior to this, with a good comprehensible standard of English achieved, so it was an easy start to my school life at IBSB. Since joining IBSB, I’ve taken part in numerous school activities, such - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-teodora-albu/) - A brief History about your time at IBSB I joined IBSB in year 1 at 5 years old in 2015. I have so many memories from my time in the primary school, For example, I remember all the house games competitions and events, and when I took part in the interschool swimming competition representing IBSB, - [](https://ibsb.ro/student-stories-andrei-ghita/) - A brief History about your time at IBSB I’ve been in this school for ten years now (since Year 1), and I have really I’ve been in this school for ten years now (since Year 1), and I have really enjoyed my time here. I have always tried to surround myself with people that I - [](https://ibsb.ro/high-performance-learning-ibsb/) - “I am really glad to see IBSB embark on the HPL journey. The IBSB teachers have consistently offered my son tailored support and stimulation. I am glad to see the school raising the bar on itself and I look forward to seeing the fruits and benefits of HPL!” - Year 2 parent High Performance - [Living in Romania](https://ibsb.ro/admissions/living-in-romania/) - Welcome to Bucharest If you are reading this page, you are probably considering the possibility of joining the International British School of Bucharest when moving to Romania together with your family. We hope that will find the information on here useful in helping you to develop a good overall impression of life in Bucharest and - [Marilu Verdes](https://ibsb.ro/marilu-verdes/) - In what way did you experience at IBSB help to shape you into the person you are today? I think the people around me, my family, represent the main drivers shaping the person I am today, however I cannot say IBSB did not contribute in a way. Being in an international school meant interacting with - [Thomas Ferfelis](https://ibsb.ro/thomas-ferfelis/) - In what way did you experience at IBSB help to shape you into the person you are today? There are a few ways, first and foremost the international aspect; having lots of different languages and cultures in one place while growing up gave me the ability to be more open and sociable. Moreover, there was - [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://ibsb.ro/eyfs/) - [Alexandru Vlad](https://ibsb.ro/alexandru-vlad/) - I was a pupil at IBSB from Year 2 to Year 13. IBSB was the community in which I grew up, it’s the place where I first learnt to read and write, where I made lifelong friendships, where I discovered my passions and where I received the necessary support to achieve my goals. One thing - [Sabina Cioboata](https://ibsb.ro/sabina-cioboata/) - Hey! I’m Sabina and I graduated from IBSB in 2010! I moved to IBSB in 2007 and, due to the flexibility of the system and with the support of the teachers, I was able to finish highschool in three years instead of four. This was one of the first things I appreciated about being a - [Lukas Panayotopoulos](https://ibsb.ro/lukas-panayotopoulos/) - In what way did you experience at IBSB help to shape you into the person you are today? The teachers at IBSB, especially the science department teachers, prepared me for university, and gave me a lot of knowledge that has been useful in starting my medical degree. Additionally, the encouragement of voluntary work and job - [Alina Bajescu](https://ibsb.ro/alina-bajescu/) - Interior Product Design (BA Hons) from Birmingham City University (UK) IBSB Class of 2012 In what way did you experience at IBSB help to shape you into the person you are today? Throughout my whole time at IBSB, I was taught to push myself further, get better and learn to enjoy the things I do. - [QianQian Wang](https://ibsb.ro/qianqian-wang/) - In what way did you experience at IBSB help to shape you into the person you are today? IBSB really had a big impact on my view on different things: it changed my mindset into a very positive one, especially because of its international community. The people and the teachers taught me how to be - [Mara Ratoiu](https://ibsb.ro/mara-ratoiu/) - I graduated from IBSB in 2012 after being part of the first generation of children to complete a full academic cycle (year 1-13) at the school. I enjoyed my time at IBSB and still look back on it with fond memories. I was surrounded by inspiring teachers that helped me discover what i was passionate - [Contact Us](https://ibsb.ro/contact-us/) - If you would like any information, in addition to that provided on our website, please do not hesitate to contact the school office directly. We look forward to your visit and to welcoming you and your child(ren) to IBSB. - [Admissions](https://ibsb.ro/admissions/) - [Handbook](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/parents-ibsb-login/parents-handbook/) - [GDPR Compliance | IBSB Parents](https://ibsb.ro/gdpr-compliance/) - International British School of Bucharest is committed to safeguarding the privacy of your personal information, according to GDPR regulations 2016/679. Please complete the fields below to personalize your preferences and to give your consent regarding the personal information our School Office manages. You can find the updated School Policies here and in the specific area - [Photo Gallery](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/parents-ibsb-login/photo-gallery-ibsb/) - Check out our Albums below - [A Truly International Education](https://ibsb.ro/truly-international-education/) - Students attending our school are expected to apply themselves to a rigorous programme of study intended to challenge them to achieve their full potential and to strive for excellence. The programme our students follow from Nursery (3 years old) to Year 13 (17 years old) is the National Curriculum of England, applied within an - [Primary School Key Skills](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/parents-ibsb-login/primary-school-key-skills/) - [GDPR Compliance | IBSB Staff](https://ibsb.ro/gdpr-compliance-ibsb-staff/) - Starting 25th of May 2018, IBSB is committed to safeguarding the privacy of your personal information, according to GDPR regulations 2016/679. Please complete the fields below until Wednesday, 30th of May 2018, to personalize your preferences and to give your consent regarding the personal information our School Office manages. If you have any question please - [GDPR Compliance | Prospective Parents](https://ibsb.ro/gdpr-compliance-prospective-parents/) - Starting 25th of May 2018, IBSB is committed to safeguarding the privacy of your personal information, according to GDPR regulations 2016/679. Please complete the fields below until Wednesday, 30th of May 2018, to personalize your preferences and to give your consent regarding the personal information our School Office manages. If you have any question please - [Privacy Policy](https://ibsb.ro/privacy-policy/) - We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; in this policy we explain how we will treat your personal information according to GDPR regulations 2016/679 applied starting 25th of May 2018. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies and personal information in accordance - [Terms and conditions](https://ibsb.ro/terms-and-conditions/) - These terms and conditions apply to the website www.ibsb.ro (called below “Website”). The following terms and conditions govern your use of the Website whether you are a guest or a registered user. By using the Website, you accept these terms and conditions. The Website uses cookies to improve your experience with the content. By using - [Nastasia Spyrou](https://ibsb.ro/nastasia-spyrou/) - I joined the school as part of Year 8 in 2007 when I moved to Bucharest from my hometown in Cyprus. Although that now seems like a very long time ago, I still have memories of a great learning environment surrounded by inspiring teachers and amazing friends. One of the things I’m grateful for was - [ISI Inspection](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/parents-ibsb-login/isi-inspection/) - [Dan Gheorghe](https://ibsb.ro/dan-gheorghe/) - My name is Dan Gheorghe, year 2008 IBSB alumni. I am Romanian but I’m currently living in Switzerland, where I have been since graduating from IBSB. I remember IBSB as one of the most important and formative life experiences for me. The time spent there played a crucial role in my development and many of - [Raluca Ciausoiu](https://ibsb.ro/raluca-ciausoiu/) - I have graduated from the International British School of Bucharest (IBSB) in 2012 with A-levels in mathematics, further mathematics and sociology. During my time at IBSB I had great teachers teaching and coaching me through the subjects of my interest. In Year 12 I was elected the IBSB Head Prefect even though the tradition in - [Sandra Berghianu](https://ibsb.ro/sandra-berghianu/) - Hi! My name is Sandra and I graduated from IBSB in 2008. For me, the most important aspect of my IBSB experience was the freedom to study what really interested me. In my case, I had an unusual choice of A-levels – Maths, Chemistry and Art & Design. The flexibility of IBSB, as well as - [Andrei Dogaru](https://ibsb.ro/andrei-dogaru/) - My time at IBSB was really great, because I had the opportunity to pursue my interests and achieve my goals. I was guided through school life by some dedicated and talented teachers, who taught me far more than their subject area. I was the IBSB Deputy Head Prefect in year 12 and the Head Prefect - [Ruxandra Rogojinaru](https://ibsb.ro/ruxandra-rogojinaru/) - IBSB is where I gained the confidence to pursue my dreams and the care and support I needed to turn them into reality. It was here that I first edited a magazine, represented the school at a Remembrance day ceremony, learned Scottish dances, defeated my fear of speaking in public, and had individual History lessons - [TEACHERS IBSB LOGIN](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/teachers-ibsb-login/) - The information in this area has been organised specifically for new staff joining IBSB to ensure that you are informed and experience an easy transition to life in Bucharest in general and to your job at IBSB more specifically. Please ensure you read all the information included in this section and complete and return all - [News Feed](https://ibsb.ro/news-feed/) - Throughout the academic year our students are involved in different indoor and outdoor educational activities, school trips, school events and charitable works. Below you will be able to find different news posts written by teachers and students about all the different things our students do in Early Years, Primary and Secondary school. - [Secondary](https://ibsb.ro/secondary/) - [Primary](https://ibsb.ro/primary/) - [IBSB PORTAL](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/) - [STUDENTS IBSB LOGIN](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/students-ibsb-login/) - [PARENTS IBSB LOGIN](https://ibsb.ro/sign-portal/parents-ibsb-login/) - [Apply to IBSB Thank You](https://ibsb.ro/apply-ibsb-thank/) - [School Life](https://ibsb.ro/school-life/) - [Sitemap](https://ibsb.ro/sitemap/) - [Calendar Ajax](https://ibsb.ro/calendar-ajax/) ## Galeries - [Martisor Photobooth 2021](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/martisor-photobooth-2021/) - [Year 13 Graduation Ceremony 2020](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-13-graduation-ceremony-2020/) - [Year 6 Graduation Ceremony 2020](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-6-graduation-ceremony-2020/) - [Graduation 2020 Photobooth Year 13](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/graduation-2020-photobooth-year-13/) - [Graduation 2020 Photobooth Year 6](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/graduation-2020-photobooth-year-6/) - [PS Halloween Party Photobooth](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ps-halloween-party-photobooth/) - [UN Day 2019](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/un-day-2019/) - [IBSB Sports Day 2019](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-sports-day-2019/) - [Parent Teacher BBQ September 2019](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/parent-teacher-bbq-september-2019/) - [Back to School Photo Booth](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/back-school-photo-booth/) - [Summer Fete 2019](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/summer-fete-2019/) - [Year 6 Graduation: Class of 2019](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-6-graduation-class-2019/) - [Year 13 Graduation: Class of 2019](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-13-graduation-class-2019/) - [Summer Fete 2019 Photo Booth](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/summer-fete-2019-photo-booth/) - [Mărțișor Day 2019](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/martisor-day-2019/) - [2018 Primary School Winter Show](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2018-primary-school-winter-show/) - [Halloween 2018 Photobooth](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/halloween-2018-photobooth/) - [UN Day 2018](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/un-day-2018/) - [2018 Summer Show Photobooth](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2018-summer-show-photobooth/) - [Primary School Summer Show 2018](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/primary-school-summer-show-2018/) - [Year 6 Graduation 2018](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-6-graduation-2018/) - [Year 13 Graduation 2018](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-13-graduation-2018/) - [2016 Graduation Day](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2016-gradiation-day/) - [2018 House Games](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2018-house-games/) - [COBIS MUN 2018](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/cobis-mun-2018/) - [COBIS MUN Photobooth](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/cobis-mun-photobooth/) - [IBSB Snow Day](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-snow-day/) - [International School Athletics Grand Prix](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/international-school-athletics-grand-prix/) - [Primary School 1st of March](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/primary-school-1st-march/) - [Primary School Ski Trip 2018](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/primary-school-ski-trip-2018/) - [Secondary School Ski Trip 2018](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/secondary-school-ski-trip-2018/) - [IBSB Winter Show 2017](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-winter-show/) - [Primary School Halloween Party 2017](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/primary-school-halloween-party-2017/) - [IBSB UN Day 2017](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-un-day-2017/) - [IBSB Sports Day 2017](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-sports-day-2017/) - [IBSB Parent BBQ](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-parent-bbq/) - [Back to School 2017 Photo Booth](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/back-school-2017-photo-booth/) - [2017 Graduation: Year 13](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2017-graduation-year-13/) - [2017 Graduation: Year 6](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2017-graduation-year-6/) - [Summer Fete 2017](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/summer-fete-2017/) - [Lumina Cup 2017](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/lumina-cup-2017/) - [Cobis Games 2017](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/cobis-games-2017/) - [World Book Day](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/world-book-day/) - [Primary School Flower Workshop](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/primary-school-flower-workshop/) - [Primary School PTF Martisor](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/primary-school-ptf-martisor/) - [Austria Ski Trip Secondary School](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/austria-ski-trip-secondary-school/) - [2016 Secondary School Winterball](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2016-secondary-school-winterball/) - [IBSB SPORTS DAY](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-sports-day/) - [IBSB SUMMER SCHOOL VALENCIA SPAIN](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-summer-school-valencia-spain/) - [IBSB SUMMER SHOW AND SUMMER FETE](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-summer-show-summer-fete/) - [DOFE EXPEDITION STUDENT CAMPOUT](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/dofe-expedition-student-campout/) - [IBSB UN DAY CELEBRATIONS](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-un-day-celebrations/) - [IBSB BONFIRE NIGHT CELEBRATIONS](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-bonfire-night-celebrations-view-gallery/) - [2016 IBSB WINTER SHOW](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2016-ibsb-winter-show/) - [IBSB WHOLE SCHOOL WINTER SHOW](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-whole-school-winter-show/) - [IBSB SECONDARY SCHOOL WINTER BALL](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/ibsb-secondary-school-winter-ball/) - [INTERNATIONAL UN DAY CELEBRATIONS](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/international-un-day-celebrations/) - [PRIMARY SCHOOL HALLOWEEN](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/primary-school-halloween/) - [2014 CALEDONIAN BALL](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2014-caledonian-ball/) - [SPRING SHOW: ROBIN AND THE SHERWOOD HOODIES](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/spring-show-robin-sherwood-hoodies/) - [2015 IBSB CHRISTMAS SHOW](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2015-ibsb-christmas-show/) - [GRADUATION 2015](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/graduation-2015/) - [UNITED NATIONS DAY 2015](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/united-nations-day-2015/) - [2015 IBSB WINTERBALL](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/2015-ibsb-winterball/) - [COBIS MUN 2016](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/cobis-mun-2016/) - [CHILDREN’S DAY JUNE 1ST 2016](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/childrens-day-june-1st-2016/) - [YEAR 3 RESIDENTIAL TRIP](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-3-residential-trip/) - [KS3 GERMAN TRIP](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/15640/) - [Year 10 End of Year Greece Trip](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-10-end-of-year-greece-trip/) - [Year 4 Residential Trip](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-4-residential-trip/) - [Year 5 Residential Trip](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/year-5-residential-trip/) - [Summer Fete 2016 Photobooth](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/summer-fete-2016-photobooth/) - [Sports Day October 2016](https://ibsb.ro/photogallery/sports-day-october-2016/) ## Cas Asociatii - [Fundatia Light Into Europe](https://ibsb.ro/cas/fundatia-light-into-europe/) - Aim and activities: Light into Europe is a British charity whose main objective is to help the Romanian sensory disadvantaged children and young people to improve their lives, to expand their possibilities, and to become active and accepted members of the Romanian society. Since 2004, they have focused their efforts on developing support for the - [Help Autism Association](https://ibsb.ro/cas/help-autism-association/) - The Help Autism Association is the largest organisation supporting people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Romania, providing therapy and counselling to over 3000 children and teenagers diagnosed with ASD. The association aims to provide a wide range of services for the beneficiaries and their families, from patient-tailored therapy and educational support to advocacy and - [Dăruiește Viață Association](https://ibsb.ro/cas/daruieste-viata-association/) - The Dăruiește Viață Association has taken on the mission of building the first Pediatric Oncology, Radiotherapy and Trauma hospital in Romania, meant to offer multidisciplinary care to children with serious diseases, at West-European standards. The 2.000 sqm, 9 levels hospital was built from scratch, exclusively from private donations and sponsorships and is ready to open - [Punctul Nordic - Corbeanca](https://ibsb.ro/cas/punctul-nordic-corbeanca/) - Punctul Nordic - Corbeanca is a grassroots initiative that supports the poorest members of the community in Corbeanca, near Bucharest. The aim of the project is to keep the young people of the community in education and thus enable them to escape poverty. The association provides basic needs support (food, clothing) as well as educational - [Paper Tree](https://ibsb.ro/cas/the-environment-committee-and-paper-tree/) - Paper Tree is a project that encourages the responsible use of resources. The main goal is to promote the reduction of paper waste and to recycle the paper discarded on our school’s campus. The paper is collected in the designated Paper Tree boxes located in each of the classrooms, then sorted and transported by the - [The Animal Welfare Project](https://ibsb.ro/cas/the-animal-welfare-project-in-partnership-with-the-bruno-shelter/) - The Animal Welfare project is concerned with the protection and wellbeing of animals. It raises funds for local shelters (e.g. Bruno Shelter), the treatment and care of injured or ill animals, supports conservation efforts, the sterilisation of stray animals and encourages adoptions. The Animal Welfare C.A.S. group organises events such as: Valentine’s Day Visits to - [Asociatia Touched Romania](https://ibsb.ro/cas/asociatia-speranta-pentru-tine-2/) - Aim and activities: Touched Romania is a Romanian-American charity caring for the needs of the new-borns abandoned in maternity hospitals and institutions, providing support and alternatives to child abandonment, and helping children with cancer and leukaemia in oncology hospitals. Our students have been active volunteers since 2008, working on the behalf of Touched Romania in the - [Adoptă o Casă la Roșia Montană](https://ibsb.ro/cas/adopta-o-casa-la-rosia-montana/) - Adoptă o Casă la Roșia Montană is a cultural heritage, community rescue and protection programme. It aims to protect and promote the UNESCO heritage site’s spectacular historic environment. Our main goal is to raise funds for the restoration of the historical buildings of Roșia Montană. The Adoptă o Casă @IBSB project started in July 2022. ## Events - [Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/midterm-break-4/) - [Cambridge Union Schools Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/cambridge-union-schools-debate-competition/) - [PS HPL Student Reflections](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-hpl-student-reflections/) - [Parent Workshop: The Primary Phone Pledge Review](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-workshop-the-primary-phone-pledge-review/) - [SS Y7-10 Parent-Teacher Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y7-10-parent-teacher-meetings-2/) - [SS Y7-10 Parent-Teacher Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y7-10-parent-teacher-meetings/) - [Oxford Union Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/oxford-union-debate-competition/) - [Parent Workshop: Cultivating Effective Reading Habits](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-workshop-cultivating-effective-reading-habits/) - [PS Parents Meetings (Romanian Non Native & EAL)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-parents-meetings-romanian-non-native-eal/) - [WS Safer Internet Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-safer-internet-day/) - [French Language Kangaroo Competition Y4-13](https://ibsb.ro/event/french-language-kangaroo-competition-y4-13/) - [PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-16/) - [PS Parents Meetings (PE & Music)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-parents-meetings-pe-music/) - [WS Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-13/) - [Y7-10 Secondary School Ski Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-secondary-school-ski-trip/) - [PS Parents Meetings (MFL)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-parents-meetings-mfl/) - [Y3-6 Primary School Ski Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/y3-6-primary-school-ski-trip/) - [IBSBMUN26](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsbmun26/) - [Light into Europe - Burn's Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/light-into-europe-burns-night-4/) - [Parent Workshop: HPL Parenting – KS3: Practical Strategies](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-workshop-hpl-parenting-ks3-practical-strategies/) - [Y11 ‘A Level’ Options Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-a-level-options-evening/) - [Y11 ‘A Level’ Options Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-a-level-options-fair/) - [Y9 IGCSE Parents Options Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-igcse-parents-options-evening/) - [Parent Workshop: Student leadership: Developing Leadership Skills in KS3](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-workshop-student-leadership-developing-leadership-skills-in-ks3/) - [Parent Workshop: Thriving as a Parent: Overcoming Guilt and Embracing Growth](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-workshop-thriving-as-a-parent-overcoming-guilt-and-embracing-growth/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-24/) - [PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-15/) - [Year 12&13 Parent - Teacher Evenings](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-1213-parent-teacher-evenings/) - [Year 11 Parent- Teacher Evenings](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-11-parent-teacher-evenings/) - [HPL Parenting – KS3 – Practical Strategies](https://ibsb.ro/event/hpl-parenting-ks3-practical-strategies/) - [Christmas Jumper and Parties Day!](https://ibsb.ro/event/christmas-jumper-and-parties-day/) - [CAS Winter Faire](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-winter-faire/) - [Winter Ball – Secondary School](https://ibsb.ro/event/winter-ball-secondary-school-2/) - [Winter Show – Primary School](https://ibsb.ro/event/winter-show-primary-school/) - [PTF meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-14/) - [Revision & Mental Health Parent Workshop](https://ibsb.ro/event/revision-mental-health-parent-workshop/) - [HPL Parenting – EYFS & KS1 – Practical Strategies](https://ibsb.ro/event/hpl-parenting-eyfs-ks1-practical-strategies/) - [HPL Parenting – KS2 – Practical Strategies](https://ibsb.ro/event/hpl-parenting-ks2-practical-strategies/) - [Romanian National Day – Non-Uniform Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-non-uniform-day/) - [Official Library Opening – A Day Celebrating Books](https://ibsb.ro/event/official-library-opening-a-day-celebrating-books/) - [Y10&Y12 Careers Talk - ''A career in human rights''](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10y12-careers-talk-a-career-in-human-rights/) - [Young Voices Information Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/young-voices-information-meeting/) - [Caledonia Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/caledonia-ball/) - [Decoding Little Minds](https://ibsb.ro/event/decoding-little-minds/) - [Smartphone Free Childhood](https://ibsb.ro/event/smartphone-free-childhood/) - [Year 12&13 Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-1213-trip/) - [Sports Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/sport-day/) - [European U 15 Debating](https://ibsb.ro/event/european-u-15-debating/) - [Supporting Literacy Learning – KS2](https://ibsb.ro/event/supporting-literacy-learning-ks2/) - [Qualifying Journeys – DOFEIA](https://ibsb.ro/event/qualifying-journeys-dofeia/) - [New Parent Meetings SS](https://ibsb.ro/event/new-parent-meeting-ss/) - [Parent ED Fest](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-ed-fest/) - [German Unification Day – non uniform day SS](https://ibsb.ro/event/german-unification-day-non-uniform-day-ss/) - [PS German Day (non uniform for German kids) and a trip to Weiner Haus for Y5&6](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-german-day-non-uniform-for-german-kids-and-a-trip-to-weiner-haus-for-y56/) - [PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-12/) - [SS European Day of Language](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-european-day-of-language/) - [Saturday practice expedition - Bronze Dofeia](https://ibsb.ro/event/saturday-practice-expedition-bronze-dofeia/) - [SS New Parent HPL Workshop](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-new-parent-hpl-workshop/) - [Y7 Parent Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-parent-coffee-morning/) - [Enescu Classical Musical Festival Y9-13](https://ibsb.ro/event/enescu-classical-musical-festival-y9-13/) - [Year 7 & 8 Team Building Residential Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-7-8-team-building-residential-trip/) - [Year 6 Teambuilding Residential Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-teambuilding-residential-trip/) - [Y9 Parents Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-parents-coffee-morning/) - [Y8 Parents Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/y8-parents-coffee-morning/) - [Year 7 Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-7-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings/) - [Primary Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings, Year 6](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings-year-6/) - [KS5 Parent Information Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks5-parent-information-evening/) - [KS4 Parent Information Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks4-parent-information-evening/) - [Primary Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings, Year 5](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings-year-5/) - [Primary Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings, Year 1](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings-year-1/) - [Primary Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings, Year 3](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings-year-3/) - [Primary Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings, Year 4](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings-year-4/) - [World Animal Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-animal-day-2/) - [Carol Concert](https://ibsb.ro/event/carol-concert-2/) - [Halloween Party](https://ibsb.ro/event/halloween-party-3/) - [Bucharest Marathon – IBSB Team Relay](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-marathon-ibsb-team-relay-2/) - [UN Day Celebration](https://ibsb.ro/event/un-day-celebration-2/) - [Parent-Teacher BBQ](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-teacher-bbq-4/) - [End of Year Activities Week Y7-Y10](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-year-activities-week-y7-y10/) - [Summer Show /Fete](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-show-fete/) - [Year 6 Graduation and Awards Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-graduation-and-awards-ceremony-2/) - [EOFY Awards & Y13 Graduation Ceremony Y7 - Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/eofy-awards-y13-graduation-ceremony-y7-y13/) - [Year 6 Transition Programme](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-transition-programme-4/) - [Class Texts /Library Books Return Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/class-texts-library-books-return-week/) - [Residential Trips Week (Y2 - Y5)](https://ibsb.ro/event/residential-trips-week-y2-y5/) - [GL Progression Tests (Y6)](https://ibsb.ro/event/gl-progression-tests-y6/) - [Tourism project presentations Year 9](https://ibsb.ro/event/tourism-project-presentations-year-9/) - [Work Experience Programme Y12](https://ibsb.ro/event/work-experience-programme-y12/) - [Y6 Leavers' Assembly](https://ibsb.ro/event/y6-leavers-assembly/) - [HOUSE GAMES](https://ibsb.ro/event/house-games-4/) - [Final Student Teacher Day & HPL Student Reflections](https://ibsb.ro/event/final-student-teacher-day-hpl-student-reflections/) - [GL Progression Tests (Y3 - Y5)](https://ibsb.ro/event/gl-progression-tests-y3-y5/) - [End of Year Assessment Y7 - Y10](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-year-assessment-y7-y10/) - [Cultivating calm: Anger management strategies for children & parents with Cristina Latcu](https://ibsb.ro/event/cultivating-calm-anger-management-strategies-for-children-parents-with-cristina-latcu/) - [Phonics/Numeracy Assessments for Early Years , Y1& Y2](https://ibsb.ro/event/phonics-numeracy-assessments-for-early-years-y1-y2/) - [Finance Workshop](https://ibsb.ro/event/finance-workshop/) - [Young Musicians Interschool Finals](https://ibsb.ro/event/young-musicians-interschool-finals/) - [Transilvania Bake Sale](https://ibsb.ro/event/transilvania-bake-sale/) - [Growing Up Digital: Strategies for Safe and Smart Tech Use with Delia Ciobanu](https://ibsb.ro/event/growing-up-digital-strategies-for-safe-and-smart-tech-use-with-delia-ciobanu/) - [Star Wars Day - Non uniform and Bake sale Y7-Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/star-wars-day-non-uniform-and-bake-sale-y7-y13/) - [RSHE Programme begins (4 weeks)](https://ibsb.ro/event/rshe-programme-begins-4-weeks/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-23/) - [Cervantes Day (non uniform for Spanish) Y7 - Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/cervantes-day-non-uniform-for-spanish-y7-y13/) - [HOUSE GAMES](https://ibsb.ro/event/house-games-3/) - [Muntenia Bake Sale](https://ibsb.ro/event/muntenia-bake-sale/) - [World Religions Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-religions-week-6/) - [Checkpoint exams for Maths and Science Y9](https://ibsb.ro/event/checkpoint-exams-for-maths-and-science-y9/) - [Student Teacher DAy & HPL Student Reflections](https://ibsb.ro/event/student-teacher-day-hpl-student-reflections/) - [CAS Autism Week Y7 - Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-autism-week-y7-y13/) - [CAS Gala](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-gala-2/) - [Musical Y7-Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/musical-y7-y13/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-22/) - [Geography trip to Italy](https://ibsb.ro/event/geography-trip-to-italy/) - [ESU Public Speaking Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/esu-public-speaking-competition/) - [Growing Healthy: Preventing & Managing Eating Disorders in Children](https://ibsb.ro/event/growing-healthy-preventing-managing-eating-disorders-in-children/) - [CAS Football Tournament Y7 - Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-football-tournament-y7-y13/) - [Eco Schools Sustainability Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/eco-schools-sustainability-week-7/) - [Dobrogea Bake Sale](https://ibsb.ro/event/dobrogea-bake-sale/) - [EARTH HOUR](https://ibsb.ro/event/earth-hour-3/) - [International Francophonie Day (non uniform for French MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-francophonie-day-non-uniform-for-french-mfl-pupils-3/) - [Science Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/science-week-4/) - [CAS St Patricks Day Celebrations](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-st-patricks-day-celebrations/) - [Drama Workshop (HPL focus)](https://ibsb.ro/event/drama-workshop-hpl-focus/) - [Book Week Y7 - Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/book-week-y7-y13/) - [International Woman's Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-womans-day/) - [Parents Meeting - Revision /Exam Preparation Y 12& Y 13](https://ibsb.ro/event/parents-meeting-revision-exam-preparation-y-12-y-13/) - [Martisor Day - Non Uniform Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/martisor-day-non-uniform-day-6/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-21/) - [HOUSE GAMES Y7 & Y8](https://ibsb.ro/event/house-games-y7-y8/) - [Student Teacher Day & HPL Student Reflection](https://ibsb.ro/event/student-teacher-day-hpl-student-reflection/) - [CAS Valentine Day Y7 - Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-valentine-day-y7-y13/) - [Safer Internet Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/safer-internet-day-5/) - [UKMT Maths Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/ukmt-maths-competition/) - [CAS Basketball tournament](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-basketball-tournament/) - [AI Education with Alan Cornish](https://ibsb.ro/event/ai-education-with-alan-cornish/) - [Spanish cultural trip in Bucharest Y7 - Y9](https://ibsb.ro/event/spanish-cultural-trip-in-bucharest-y7-y9/) - [Interschool Young Musicians video submission deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/interschool-young-musicians-video-submission-deadline/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-20/) - [Light into Europe - Burn's Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/light-into-europe-burns-night-3/) - [CAS FIFA Gaming Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-fifa-gaming-competition/) - [Thriving as a Parent : Overcoming Guilt and Embracing Growth with Delia Ciobanu](https://ibsb.ro/event/thriving-as-a-parent-overcoming-guilt-and-embracing-growth-with-delia-ciobanu/) - [Parent Teacher Meetings Y 11, Y12 & Y13](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-teacher-meetings-y-11-y12-y13/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-19/) - [Early Years - Year 6 Winter Production](https://ibsb.ro/event/early-years-year-6-winter-production/) - [CAS Winter Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-winter-fair-3/) - [Carol Concert](https://ibsb.ro/event/carol-concert/) - [Student Teacher Day & HPL Student Reflections Primary School](https://ibsb.ro/event/student-teacher-day-hpl-student-reflections-primary-school/) - [Winter Ball Secondary School](https://ibsb.ro/event/winter-ball-secondary-school/) - [Kangaroo Romanian](https://ibsb.ro/event/kangaroo-romanian/) - [Talent Show Secondary School: Adopta o casa](https://ibsb.ro/event/talent-show-secondary-school-adopta-o-casa/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-18/) - [HPL Parenting - Great Minds and How to Grow Them - EYFS Kendall Peet / Alan Cornish](https://ibsb.ro/event/hpl-parenting-great-minds-and-how-to-grow-them-eyfs-kendall-peet-alan-cornish/) - [Caledonian Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/caledonian-ball-3/) - [Option Evening (for parents) with Matt Tansley and Roy Chambers](https://ibsb.ro/event/option-evening-for-parents-with-matt-tansley-and-roy-chambers/) - [WWI Exhibition Y9](https://ibsb.ro/event/wwi-exhibition-y9/) - [Touched Romania : 12 Days of Christmas - food & basic goods fundraiser](https://ibsb.ro/event/touched-romania-12-days-of-christmas-food-basic-goods-fundraiser/) - [Punctul Nordic and Light Into Europe : Shoebox Appeal](https://ibsb.ro/event/punctul-nordic-and-light-into-europe-shoebox-appeal/) - [The power of sleep with Alan Cornish](https://ibsb.ro/event/the-power-of-sleep-with-alan-cornish/) - [Odd Socks Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/odd-socks-day-2/) - [Anti-Bulling Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/anti-bulling-week/) - [Paper Tree : Table Tennis Tournament](https://ibsb.ro/event/paper-tree-table-tennis-tournament/) - [COBIS Maths Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-maths-competition/) - [Remembrance Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/remembrance-day-5/) - [Parent-Teacher BBQ](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-teacher-bbq-3/) - [Start of School Year 2024 - 2025](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-of-school-year-2024-2025/) - [U9/11 Boys/Girls football tournament](https://ibsb.ro/event/u9-11-boys-girls-football-tournament/) - [GL Progression Tests (Y3-6)](https://ibsb.ro/event/gl-progression-tests-y3-6-2/) - [Primary School House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-house-games-2/) - [Parent Workshop: Strengthening Bonds, Building Resilience](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-workshop-strengthening-bonds-building-resilience/) - [Careers Talk - Digital Media Alumni: Ioana Iorgulescu](https://ibsb.ro/event/careers-talk-digital-media-alumni-ioana-iorgulescu/) - [Middle School Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/middle-school-debate-competition/) - [End of Term 2](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-term-2/) - [Easter Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/easter-break-2/) - [Start of Term 3](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-of-term-3-2/) - [Primary School Open Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-open-morning/) - [Cervantes Day (Non uniform - Spanish MFL PS)](https://ibsb.ro/event/cervantes-day-non-uniform-spanish-mfl-ss/) - [CAS Gala](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-gala/) - [Y7-10 Spring Fling](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-dobrogea-bake-sale/) - [Little Shop of Horrors Secondary School Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/little-shop-of-horrors/) - [WS Romanian Kangaroo](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-romanian-kangaroo-2/) - [Parent Workshop: How to set healthy boundaries with your children](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-workshop-how-to-set-healthy-boundaries-with-your-children/) - [DofEIA Bronze and Silver Expeditions](https://ibsb.ro/event/dofeia-bronze-and-silver-expeditions/) - [Y9 Options Fayre & Talk](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-options-fayre-talk/) - [Odd Socks Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/odd-socks-day/) - [Anti Bullying Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/anti-bullying-week/) - [LIE Bonfire Night Celebrations](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-bonfire-night-celebrations-2/) - [Y9/11 Boys Autumn Football Cup 2023](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-11-boys-autumn-football-cup-2023/) - [Y2-6 Maths Kangaroo Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/y2-6-maths-kangaroo-competition/) - [SS Talent Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-talent-show/) - [EYFS-KS2 Winter Production](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfs-ks2-winter-production-3/) - [Romanian National Day (Students can wear traditional Romanian clothing)](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-students-can-wear-traditional-romanian-clothing/) - [New enrolments accepted](https://ibsb.ro/event/new-enrolments-accepted/) - [Deadline for Re-enrolment](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-for-re-enrolment/) - [WordFest](https://ibsb.ro/event/wordfest-2/) - [PS Parent Evenings](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-parent-evenings-2/) - [Century Winter Cup](https://ibsb.ro/event/century-winter-cup/) - [International School Chess Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-school-chess-competition/) - [Y7/8 House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-8-house-games/) - [Y2T Reptiland Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/y2t-reptiland-trip/) - [Y9/10 Spanish Trip to Mina Museum](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-10-spanish-trip-to-mina-museum/) - [Y7/8 Spanish Trip to Mina Museum](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-8-spanish-trip-to-mina-museum/) - [U9/11/13 Football Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/u9-11-13-football-competition/) - [PS COBIS Maths Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-cobis-maths-competition/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-17/) - [PS Halloween Party](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-halloween-party-2/) - [Casa Ioana Halloween Gala](https://ibsb.ro/event/casa-ioana-halloween-gala/) - [IBSB Secondary School Halloween Party](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-secondary-school-halloween-party/) - [IBSB Bucharest Marathon – Relay Race](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-bucharest-marathon-relay-race/) - [Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/midterm-break-3/) - [Y9-13 Term 1b Reports (Online)](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-13-term-1b-reports-online/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-11/) - [Y10 Parent Meeting with MT](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10-parent-meeting-with-mt/) - [STEM trip to Florida, USA](https://ibsb.ro/event/stem-trip-to-florida-usa/) - [IGCSE/A Level Autumn Exam Session](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcse-a-level-autumn-exam-session/) - [IBSB Interschool Athletics Grand Prix](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-interschool-athletics-grand-prix/) - [Parent Workshop - Sibling dynamics, Conflict resolution and building strong relationships (Delia Ciobanu)](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-workshop-sibling-dynamics-conflict-resolution-and-building-strong-relationships-delia-ciobanu/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-10/) - [Romanian International School Heads Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-international-school-heads-meeting/) - [German Unification Day (Non-uniform for German MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/german-unification-day-non-uniform-for-german-mfl-pupils-2/) - [PS/SS New Parent Meetings Start](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-ss-new-parent-meetings-start/) - [A Level English Language/Literature Retreat](https://ibsb.ro/event/a-level-english-language-literature-retreat/) - [Secondary School Ski Trip - Deadline for Final Applications (Feb 17-24)](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ski-trip-deadline-for-final-applications-feb-17-24/) - [Black Sea School Heads Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/black-sea-school-heads-meeting/) - [Parent Workshop - The importance of Sleep (Alan Cornish)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-the-importance-of-sleep/) - [Y6 Team Building Residential Trip @ Edenland](https://ibsb.ro/event/y6-team-building-residential-trip-edenland/) - [Y8 German Cultural Workshop](https://ibsb.ro/event/y8-german-cultural-workshop/) - [Carol Service](https://ibsb.ro/event/carol-service/) - [Summer Show/Fete (1pm Finish)](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-show-fete-1pm-finish/) - [Primary School Summer Show/Fete (1pm Finish)](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-summer-show-fete/) - [Primary House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-house-games-2/) - [IBSB PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-ptf-meeting-2/) - [World Religions Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-religions-week-5/) - [Good Friday (UK) (School Closed)](https://ibsb.ro/event/good-friday-uk-school-closed-2/) - [Primary House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-house-games/) - [ESU Public Speaking Cometition](https://ibsb.ro/event/esu-public-speaking-cometition/) - [International Francophonie Day (non uniform for French MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-francophonie-day-non-uniform-for-french-mfl-pupils-2/) - [Science Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/science-week-3/) - [Primary Ski Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-ski-trip/) - [Light into Europe - Burn's Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/light-into-europe-burns-night-2/) - [Young Voices (Primary Choir)](https://ibsb.ro/event/young-voices-primary-choir/) - [Last day of term Carol Concert (11 am finish)](https://ibsb.ro/event/last-day-of-term-carol-concert/) - [Halloween Party](https://ibsb.ro/event/halloween-party-2/) - [World Sight Day (pupils wear sunglasses)](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-sight-day-pupils-wear-sunglasses-5/) - [Summer Break - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-break-school-closed-66/) - [SS EofY Awards & Y13 Grad. Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-eofy-awards-y13-grad-ceremony/) - [Y12 Work Experience Programme](https://ibsb.ro/event/y12-work-experience-programme-2/) - [CAS WS Autism Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-ws-autism-week/) - [Y11-13 End of Year Mock Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-13-end-of-year-mock-exams/) - [Catholic Easter](https://ibsb.ro/event/catholic-easter/) - [Eco Schools Sustainability Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/eco-schools-sustainability-week-6/) - [Earth Hour](https://ibsb.ro/event/earth-hour-2/) - [CAIE practical exam session starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/caie-practical-exam-session-starts/) - [Martisor Day - Non-Uniform Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/martisor-day-non-uniform-day-5/) - [Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/midterm-break-2/) - [House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/house-games-2/) - [Y7-10 Ski Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-ski-trip/) - [LIE Burns Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-burns-night-2/) - [Unification Day (Holiday)](https://ibsb.ro/event/unification-day-holiday/) - [Y11 Options Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-options-evening-2/) - [Winter Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/winter-break-2/) - [CAS Winter Fayre](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-winter-fayre/) - [SS Winter Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-winter-ball/) - [Romanian National Day (national holiday)](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-national-holiday/) - [St Andrew's Day (national holiday)](https://ibsb.ro/event/st-andrews-day-national-holiday/) - [Romanian National Day (non-uniform)](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-non-uniform-4/) - [SWC European High School Debate Comp](https://ibsb.ro/event/swc-european-high-school-debate-comp-2/) - [Y9 Options Evening (for parents) with MT](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-options-evening-for-parents-with-mt/) - [Remembrance Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/remembrance-day-4/) - [WS Anti-Bullying Week (Odd Socks Day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-anti-bullying-week-odd-socks-day-2/) - [WS Sports Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-sports-day-2/) - [IBSB PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-ptf-meeting/) - [Term 1b Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-1b-starts-4/) - [Half Term Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/half-term-break-2/) - [CSMUN in Athens](https://ibsb.ro/event/csmun-in-athens/) - [Middle School U15 Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/middle-school-u15-debate-competition/) - [Ben Miller Visit to IBSB](https://ibsb.ro/event/ben-miller-visit-to-ibsb/) - [WS Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-12/) - [LIE Caledonian Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-caledonian-ball-2/) - [UN Day Celebrations](https://ibsb.ro/event/un-day-celebrations-5/) - [World Book Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-book-week-2/) - [WK6 IGCSE/A Level Revision Sessions](https://ibsb.ro/event/wk6-igcse-a-level-revision-sessions/) - [IGCSE/A Level External Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcse-a-level-external-exams/) - [Year 6 Transition Programme](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-transition-programme-3/) - [GL Progression Tests (Y3-6)](https://ibsb.ro/event/gl-progression-tests-y3-6/) - [Y7-10 End of Year Assessment](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-end-of-year-assessment-2/) - [Y7-10 End of Year Assessment](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-end-of-year-assessment/) - [PS End of Year Reports Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-reports-sent-to-parents/) - [Y12 Work Experience Programme](https://ibsb.ro/event/y12-work-experience-programme/) - [WK5 IGCSE/A Level Revision Sessions](https://ibsb.ro/event/wk5-igcse-a-level-revision-sessions/) - [Y7-13 Term 2b Reports Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-term-2b-reports-online/) - [PS Term 2 Reports Available Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-term-2-reports-available-online/) - [PS House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-house-games-2/) - [Autism Awareness Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/autism-awareness-week/) - [World Religions Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-religions-week-4/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-16/) - [PS (8-11 years) ESU Public Speaking Competition –Interschool Round](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-8-11-years-esu-public-speaking-competition-interschool-round/) - [IBSB SS Talent Show/Comedy NIght](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-ss-talent-show-comedy-night/) - [PS Finance Workshops](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-finance-workshops/) - [SS Interschool Athletics Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-interschool-athletics-competition/) - [Secondary School Winter Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-winter-ball-tbc/) - [Kangaroo Maths](https://ibsb.ro/event/kangaroo-maths/) - [Primary School Reports for Term 1 sent to parents](https://ibsb.ro/event/reports-for-term-1-sent-to-parents/) - [CAS Winter Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-winter-fair-2/) - [SS Prefects announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-prefect-house-captains-announced-2/) - [SS Student Executive Elections](https://ibsb.ro/event/elections-student-council-and-house-captains-2/) - [SS Awards & Y13 Graduation Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-awards-y13-graduation-ceremony/) - [Y11 Options Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-options-evening/) - [Deadline for initial Y9 Option Choices](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-for-initial-y9-option-choices/) - [Y11, 12 & 13 Parent-Teacher Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-12-13-parent-teacher-meetings-2/) - [Y7-13 Reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-13-reports-available-4/) - [Y12/13 Parent Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/y12-13-parent-meeting/) - [Y11-13 Mid-year Mock Examinations](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-13-mid-year-mock-examinations/) - [Y9 Options Evening (for parents)](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-options-evening-for-parents/) - [SWC European Middle School Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/swc-european-middle-school-debate-competition/) - [SWC European High School Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/swc-european-high-school-debate-competition/) - [Remembrance Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/remembrance-day-3/) - [SS Science Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-science-fair/) - [Y11, 12, & 13 Parent-Teacher Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-12-13-parent-teacher-meetings/) - [Y9-10 Parent-Teacher Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-10-parent-teacher-meetings/) - [Y7-8 Parent-Teacher Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-8-parent-teacher-meetings/) - [Y7 Parents’ Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-parents-evening/) - [Y11-13 University trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-13-university-trip/) - [DofE Forum – Gold Award](https://ibsb.ro/event/dofe-forum-gold-award/) - [Y10 Parent Meetin](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10-parent-meetin/) - [SS Student Executive announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-student-executive-announced/) - [SS Student Executive Elections](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-student-executive-elections/) - [SS GL CAT4 and PASS testing](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-gl-cat4-and-pass-testing/) - [KS5 Parents Presentation](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks5-parents-presentation-2/) - [KS3 Parents Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks3-parents-coffee-morning-2/) - [KS4 Parents Presentation](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks4-parents-presentation-2/) - [SS Prefect Interviews](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-prefect-interviews-3/) - [Deadline for SS Prefect Applications](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-for-ss-prefect-applications-2/) - [CAS KS5 Open Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-ks5-open-day-2/) - [SS New Student Orientation Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-new-student-orientation-morning/) - [Summer School](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-school/) - [Summer Break Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-break-starts-2/) - [Summer Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-show/) - [Year 6 Graduation and Awards Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-graduation-and-awards-ceremony/) - [Rusaliile (National Holiday, non school day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/rusaliile-national-holiday-non-school-day/) - [International Children’s Day – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-childrens-day-school-closed-2/) - [Labour Day ( National Holiday, no school day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/labour-day-national-holiday-no-school-day/) - [Term 3 Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-3-starts-3/) - [Easter Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/easter-break/) - [Eco Schools Sustainability Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/eco-schools-sustainability-week-5/) - [International Francophonie Day (non uniform for French MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-francophonie-day-non-uniform-for-french-mfl-pupils/) - [World Book Week - Non uniform on Friday](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-book-week-non-uniform-on-friday/) - [Martisor Day – Non uniform Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/martisor-day-non-uniform-day-4/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-15/) - [Term 2b Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2b-starts-3/) - [Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/midterm-break/) - [COBIS Art Competition Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-art-competition-deadline-3/) - [Science Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/science-week-2/) - [Safer Internet Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/safer-internet-day-4/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-14/) - [Light into Europe - Burn's Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/light-into-europe-burns-night/) - [Unification Day (National Holiday)](https://ibsb.ro/event/unification-day-national-holiday/) - [Young Voices (Primary Choir) O2 – London](https://ibsb.ro/event/young-voices-primary-choir-o2-london/) - [COBIS Poetry Competition Deadline (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-poetry-competition-deadline-tbc/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-13/) - [Term 2a Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2a-starts-3/) - [Winter Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/winter-break/) - [Carol Concert Anglican Church (11am finish - last day of term)](https://ibsb.ro/event/carol-concert-anglican-church-11am-finish-last-day-of-term/) - [EYFS-KS2 Winter Production](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfs-ks2-winter-production-2/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-12/) - [Romanian National Day (national holiday, no school day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-national-holiday-no-school-day/) - [St Andrew’s Day (national holiday, no school day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/st-andrews-day-national-holiday-no-school-day/) - [Romanian National Day (non-uniform)](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-non-uniform-3/) - [LIE Caledonian Ball (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-caledonian-ball-tbc/) - [PS Parent Evenings](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-parent-evenings/) - [COBIS Maths Competition (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-maths-competition-tbc/) - [Anti-Bullying Week (Odd Socks Day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/anti-bullying-week-odd-socks-day-4/) - [LIE Bonfire Night Celebrations (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-bonfire-night-celebrations-tbc/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-11/) - [Halloween Party](https://ibsb.ro/event/halloween-party/) - [Term 1b Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-1b-starts-3/) - [Half Term Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/half-term-break/) - [UN DAY CELEBRATIONS](https://ibsb.ro/event/un-day-celebrations-4/) - [World Sight Day (pupils wear sunglasses)](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-sight-day-pupils-wear-sunglasses-4/) - [Bucharest Marathon – IBSB Team Relay](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-marathon-ibsb-team-relay/) - [Sports Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/sports-day-2/) - [New Parent meetings begin (with Head of PS)](https://ibsb.ro/event/new-parent-meetings-begin-with-head-of-ps/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-10/) - [German Unification Day (nonuniform for German MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/german-unification-day-nonuniform-for-german-mfl-pupils/) - [BSO Inspection](https://ibsb.ro/event/bso-inspection/) - [Pupil Parliament announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/pupil-parliament-announced-2/) - [Parent-Teacher BBQ (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-teacher-bbq-tbc-3/) - [PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-11/) - [GL Baseline Testing (Y4&6)](https://ibsb.ro/event/gl-baseline-testing-y46/) - [Year 6 Ambassador Interviews](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-ambassador-interviews/) - [EAL Groups begin](https://ibsb.ro/event/eal-groups-begin-2/) - [Form Group Parent Meetings (Coffee Mornings)](https://ibsb.ro/event/form-group-parent-meetings-coffee-mornings/) - [CAS Back to School Collection](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-back-to-school-collection/) - [First Day of School](https://ibsb.ro/event/first-day-of-school/) - [EYFS Parent meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfs-parent-meeting/) - [Y6 Graduation Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/y6-graduation-ceremony/) - [Non School Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/non-school-day/) - [IBSB Summer School](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-summer-school/) - [IBSB MUN](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-mun/) - [World Sight Day (pupils wear sunglasses)](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-sight-day-pupils-wear-sunglasses-3/) - [German Unification Day (non uniform for German MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/german-unification-day-non-uniform-for-german-mfl-pupils/) - [Pupil Parliament announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/pupil-parliament-announced/) - [Elections - Student Council and House Captains](https://ibsb.ro/event/elections-student-council-and-house-captains/) - [Year 6 Prefect Interviews](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-prefect-interviews-3/) - [EAL Groups begin](https://ibsb.ro/event/eal-groups-begin/) - [Year 6 to 7 Transition Days](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-to-7-transition-days/) - [Senior School End of Year Awards & Y13 Graduation Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/senior-school-end-of-year-awards-y13-graduation-ceremony/) - [Y11-12 Work Experience Programme](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-12-work-experience-programme/) - [Non School Day (Rusaliile)](https://ibsb.ro/event/non-school-day-rusaliile/) - [Children’s Day - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/childrens-day-school-closed/) - [Star Wars Day - Non-uniform and Bake sale](https://ibsb.ro/event/star-wars-day-non-uniform-and-bake-sale/) - [Year 11-13 – Study Leave Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-11-13-study-leave-starts-3/) - [CIE exam session starts (written exams)](https://ibsb.ro/event/cie-exam-session-starts-written-exams-3/) - [Cervantes Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/cervantes-day/) - [WS Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-11/) - [IGCSE/A Level End of Year Mock Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcse-a-level-end-of-year-mock-exams/) - [Earth Hour (8pm-9pm)](https://ibsb.ro/event/earth-hour-8pm-9pm/) - [Eco Schools Sustainability Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/eco-schools-sustainability-week-4/) - [International Francophonie Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-francophonie-day-2/) - [Final Deadline for IGCSE and A Level option choices – Y9 and Y11](https://ibsb.ro/event/final-deadline-for-igcse-and-a-level-option-choices-y9-and-y11/) - [World Book Days](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-book-days/) - [Martisor Day – Non Uniform Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/martisor-day-non-uniform-day-3/) - [WS Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-10/) - [CIE practical exam session starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/cie-practical-exam-session-starts/) - [PTF Martisor Brunch](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-martisor-brunch-4/) - [COBIS Art Competition Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-art-competition-deadline-2/) - [House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/house-games/) - [Y9-13 Careers Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-13-careers-week/) - [Deadline for initial Y11 A Level Option Choices](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-for-initial-y11-a-level-option-choices/) - [Deadline for IGCSE and A Level Summer entries](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-for-igcse-and-a-level-summer-entries/) - [UKMT Intermediate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/ukmt-intermediate-competition-2/) - [SWC European Middle School Debate Comp](https://ibsb.ro/event/swc-european-middle-school-debate-comp/) - [SWC European High School Debate Comp](https://ibsb.ro/event/swc-european-high-school-debate-comp/) - [LIE Burns Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-burns-night/) - [Y11 -13 Mock exam reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-13-mock-exam-reports-available/) - [COBIS Poetry Competition Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-poetry-competition-deadline-2/) - [IGCSE/A Level Mock Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcse-a-level-mock-exams/) - [WS Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-5/) - [Carol Service 10.00-11.00](https://ibsb.ro/event/carol-service-10-00-11-00-2/) - [Y7-13 Reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-13-reports-available-3/) - [EYFS-KS2 Winter Production](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfs-ks2-winter-production/) - [CAS Winter Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-winter-fair/) - [School Holiday](https://ibsb.ro/event/school-holiday/) - [Romanian National Day (non-uniform)](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-non-uniform-2/) - [LIE Caledonian Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-caledonian-ball/) - [Anti-Bullying Week (Odd Socks Day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/anti-bullying-week-odd-socks-day-3/) - [Remembrance Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/remembrance-day-2/) - [WS Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-4/) - [Term 1b Report available for Y9-13](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-1b-report-available-for-y9-13/) - [UN DAY CELEBRATIONS](https://ibsb.ro/event/un-day-celebrations-3/) - [WS Sports Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-sports-day/) - [WS Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-3/) - [Parent-Teacher BBQ (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-teacher-bbq-tbc-2/) - [SS Student Council announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-student-council-announced-2/) - [SS Student Council Elections](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-student-council-elections/) - [SS Prefect/House captains announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-prefect-house-captains-announced/) - [KS5 Parents Presentation](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks5-parents-presentation/) - [KS4 Parents Presentation](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks4-parents-presentation/) - [KS3 Parents Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks3-parents-coffee-morning/) - [SS Prefect Interviews](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-prefect-interviews-2/) - [Deadline for SS Prefect Applications](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-for-ss-prefect-applications/) - [CAS KS5 Open Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-ks5-open-day/) - [WS CAS back to school collection - Carrot Books](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-cas-back-to-school-collection-carrot-books/) - [Summer Break Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-break-starts/) - [End of Term 2b](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-term-2b/) - [End of Term 2a](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-term-2a/) - [End of Term 1b](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-term-1b/) - [End of Term 1a](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-term-1a/) - [Romanian National Day - Public Holiday](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-public-holiday/) - [St Andrew - Public Holiday](https://ibsb.ro/event/st-andrew-public-holiday/) - [End of Term 3](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-term-3/) - [End of Term 2 Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-term-2-break/) - [February Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/february-midterm-break-4/) - [End of Term 1 Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-of-term-1-break/) - [October Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/october-midterm-break-5/) - [Start of Term 3](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-of-term-3/) - [Start of Term 2b](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-of-term-2b/) - [Start of Term 2a](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-of-term-2a/) - [Start of Term 1b](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-of-term-1b/) - [Start of Term 1a](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-of-term-1a/) - [Primary School EYFS – Year 6 End of Year Reports](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-eyfs-year-5-summer-reports-sent-parents-online/) - [Secondary School Y7-10 Careers Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y7-10-careers-week/) - [Primary School Year 6 Graduation and Awards Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-year-6-graduation-awards-ceremony-school-hall/) - [Senior School End of Year Awards & Y13 Graduation Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/senior-school-end-year-awards-y13-graduation-ceremony-carol-library/) - [Primary School End of Year Class Parties](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-summer-showfete-1-pm-finish/) - [Secondary School Y7-10 End of Year Reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y7-10-end-year-reports-available/) - [Summer Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-break-3/) - [Y10-Y13 IGCSE/ A Level Mock Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10-y13-igcse-level-mock-exams/) - [UKMT Challenge - Junior Level](https://ibsb.ro/event/ukmt-challenge-junior-level/) - [Cervantes Day - Non-uniform](https://ibsb.ro/event/cervantes-day-non-uniform/) - [Primary School EYFS - Year 6 Reports Available Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-term-2-reports-sent-parents-online/) - [Year 6 Transition Lessons](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-transition-lessons/) - [SS Y7-13 Reports Available Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y7-13-reports-available-online/) - [World Book Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-book-week/) - [Y13 Photos and BBQ](https://ibsb.ro/event/y13-photos-bbq/) - [IBSB Online Session: High Performance Learning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-online-session-high-performance-learning/) - [Bucharest ESU Junior Public Speaking Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-esu-junior-public-speaking-competition/) - [Y12/13 A Level Midyear Mock Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/y1213-level-midyear-mock-exams/) - [Y11 IGCSE Midyear Mock Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-igcse-midyear-mock-exams/) - [Love Your Pet Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/love-pet-day/) - [Chinese New Year](https://ibsb.ro/event/chinese-new-year/) - [Hugging Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/hugging-day/) - [World Thank You Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-thank-day/) - [PS PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-8/) - [SS PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-ptf-meeting/) - [SS Homework Questionnaire Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-homework-questionnaire-deadline/) - [PTF St. Nicholas Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-st-nicholas-day/) - [Start of Term 1b](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-term-1b/) - [Parent HPL Questionnaire (Deadline)](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-hpl-questionnaire-deadline/) - [‘World Sight Day’ Activities (Students are encouraged to wear Sunglasses to school) – Supporting Light into Europe](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-sight-day-activities-students-encouraged-wear-sunglasses-school-supporting-light-europe/) - [CAS Back to School Charity Collection - Punctul Nordic](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-back-school-charity-collection-punctul-nordic/) - [PTF Halloween contemporary art online contest in Secondary School](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-halloween-contemporary-art-online-contest-secondary-school/) - [PTF Halloween Pumpkin carving online contest in Primary School](https://ibsb.ro/event/halloween-pumpkin-carving-contest-online/) - [World Teacher Day Celebrations](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-teacher-day/) - [Secondary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ptf-meeting-7/) - [Secondary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ptf-meeting-5/) - [Secondary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ptf-meeting-4/) - [Secondary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ptf-meeting-2/) - [Secondary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ptf-meeting/) - [PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-5/) - [Primary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-6/) - [Primary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-7/) - [Primary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-9/) - [Primary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-10/) - [Primary School PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-13/) - [PTF welcome meeting for Secondary School new families](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-welcome-meeting-secondary-school-new-families/) - [PTF welcome meeting for Primary School new families](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-welcome-meeting-primary-school-new-families/) - [Secondary School Y12/13 Parent Meeting - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-y1213-parent-meeting-online/) - [Primary School Y2 Parent Meeting - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-y2-parent-meeting-online/) - [Secondary School Y9 Options Evening (for parents) with MT - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-y9-options-evening-parents-mt-online/) - [Primary School Parent Evenings - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-parent-evenings-online/) - [Secondary School Y12-13 Parent-Teacher Meetings - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-y12-13-parent-teacher-meetings-online/) - [Secondary School Y9-11 Parent-Teacher Meetings - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-y9-11-parent-teacher-meetings-online/) - [Secondary School Y7 Parents’ Evening with MT - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-y7-parents-evening-mt-online/) - [Secondary School Y10 Parent Meeting with MT - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-y10-parent-meeting-mt-online/) - [Whole School International Book Day CAS - Cartile copilariei](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-international-book-day-cas-cartile-copilariei/) - [Whole School CAS back to school Collection - Carrot Books](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-cas-back-school-collection-carrot-books/) - [Whole School Anti-bullying Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-anti-bullying-week/) - [Whole School CAS Touched Romania food collection](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-cas-touched-romania-food-collection/) - [Primary School Year 6 Prefect Interviews](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-year-6-prefect-interviews/) - [Whole School Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week/) - [Whole School Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-2/) - [Whole School Kangaroo French](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-kangaroo-french/) - [Whole School Anti-Bullying Week (Odd Socks Day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-anti-bullying-week-odd-socks-day/) - [Whole School CAS Winter Fair (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-cas-winter-fair-tbc/) - [Whole School COBIS Poetry Competition Deadline online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-cobis-poetry-competition-deadline-online/) - [Whole School COBIS Art Competition Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-cobis-art-competition-deadline/) - [Whole School Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-6/) - [Whole School Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-7/) - [Whole School Star Wars Day - Non-uniform and Bake Sale](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-star-wars-day-non-uniform-bake-sale/) - [Whole School Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-8/) - [Whole School Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-nude-food-week-9/) - [Primary School EAL Groups begin](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-eal-groups-begin/) - [Primary School Elections - Student Council and House Captains - Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-elections-student-council-house-captains-online/) - [Primary School School Council announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-school-council-announced/) - [Primary School German Unification Day (non uniform for German MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-german-unification-day-non-uniform-german-mfl-pupils/) - [Primary School New Parent meetings begin (with Head of PS) - Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-new-parent-meetings-begin-head-ps-online/) - [Primary School House Games - IBSB / Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-house-games-ibsb-online/) - [Primary School COBIS Maths Competition - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-cobis-maths-competition-online/) - [Primary School Young Voices (Primary Choir) TBC @ London](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-young-voices-primary-choir-tbc-london/) - [Primary School Science Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-science-week/) - [Primary School House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-house-games/) - [Secondary School CAS KS5 Open Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-cas-ks5-open-day/) - [Secondary School Prefect Interviews](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-prefect-interviews/) - [Secondary School Prefect/House captains announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-prefecthouse-captains-announced/) - [Secondary School Student Council announced](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-student-council-announced/) - [Secondary School New Parent meetings begin (with Head of SS) - Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-new-parent-meetings-begin-head-ss-online/) - [Primary School World Sight Day (pupils wear sunglasses)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-world-sight-day-pupils-wear-sunglasses/) - [Secondary School Term 1b Report available for Y9-13 - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-term-1b-report-available-y9-13-online/) - [Secondary School Deadline for initial Y9 Option Choices](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-deadline-initial-y9-option-choices/) - [Secondary School Y11 -13 Mock exam reports available - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y11-13-mock-exam-reports-available-online/) - [Secondary School Y9-13 Careers Week (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y9-13-careers-week-tbc/) - [Secondary School Y9 & 10 Reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y9-10-reports-available/) - [Secondary School House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-house-games/) - [Secondary School CIE practical exam session starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-cie-practical-exam-session-starts/) - [Secondary School CIE exam session starts (written exams)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-cie-exam-session-starts-written-exams/) - [Primary School GL Progression Tests (Y2-6)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-gl-progression-tests-y2-6/) - [Secondary School KS3 House Games @ IBSB/Lia Manoliu](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-ks3-house-games-ibsblia-manoliu/) - [Secondary School Y7-10 End of Year Assessment](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-y7-10-end-year-assessment/) - [Secondary School Deadline for SS Prefect Applications](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-deadline-ss-prefect-applications/) - [Primary School Stage books and library books start](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-stage-books-library-books-start/) - [Secondary School Student Council Elections](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-student-council-elections/) - [Secondary School KS5 Parents Presentation - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ks5-parents-presentation-online/) - [Secondary School KS4 Parents Presentation - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ks4-parents-presentation-online/) - [Secondary School KS3 Parents Coffee Morning (from 08.45 am) - online](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-ks3-parents-coffee-morning-08-45-online/) - [Primary School Form Group Parent Meetings (Coffee Mornings)  ](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-form-group-parent-meetings-coffee-mornings/) - [Primary School Stage books and library books return amnesty](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-stage-books-library-books-return-amnesty/) - [CAS back to school Collection - Carrot Books](https://ibsb.ro/event/ws-cas-back-school-collection-carrot-books-02-09-11-09/) - [Bucharest Half Marathon (TBC) @ Casa Poporului](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-half-marathon-tbc-casa-poporului/) - [World Religions Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-religions-week-3/) - [Earth Hour (8-9pm)](https://ibsb.ro/event/earth-hour-8-9pm/) - [ECO Schools Sustainability Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/eco-schools-sustainability-week-3/) - [Martisor Day – Non Uniform Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/martisor-day-non-uniform-day-2/) - [PTF Martisor Brunch (12-3pm) (TBC) @ Radisson Blu](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-martisor-brunch-12-3pm-tbc-radisson-blu/) - [Safer Internet Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/safer-internet-day-3/) - [Remembrance Day @ Tancabesti](https://ibsb.ro/event/remembrance-day-tancabesti/) - [LIE Bonfire Night Celebrations (TBC) @ Caro Hotel](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-bonfire-night-celebrations-tbc-caro-hotel/) - [UN DAY CELEBRATIONS - Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/un-day-celebrations-online/) - [Start of Term 2b](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-term-2b-2/) - [Start of Term 3](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-term-3-2/) - [Easter Monday (UK) - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/easter-monday-uk-school-closed/) - [Good Friday (UK) - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/good-friday-uk-school-closed/) - [Romanian National Day - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-school-closed/) - [St Andrew National Holiday - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/st-andrew-national-holiday-school-closed/) - [End of Term 2 Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-term-2-break-4/) - [February Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/february-midterm-break-3/) - [Start of Term 2a](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-term-2a-2/) - [End of Term 1 Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-term-1-break-4/) - [October Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/october-midterm-break-4/) - [Start of Term 1a](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-term-1a-2/) - [School Year Ends](https://ibsb.ro/event/school-year-ends-2/) - [EYFS - Y13 Reports Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfs-y13-reports/) - [IGCSE/A Level Grades Submitted](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcsea-level-grades-submitted/) - [Y2-6 GL Assessment Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/y2-6-gl-assessment-week-2/) - [Rusalii National Holiday - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/rusalii-nationa-holiday-school-closed/) - [Digital Open Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/digital-open-morning/) - [PS Online Parent-Teacher Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-online-parent-teacher-meetings/) - [Y7-10 Online Parent-Teacher Evenings](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-online-parent-teacher-evenings/) - [PTF Online Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-online-meeting/) - [Y7-10 End of Year Assessment Weeks](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-end-year-assessment-weeks/) - [IGCSE/A Level End of Year Assessment](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcsea-level-end-year-assessment/) - [Y6 Online Transition Programme](https://ibsb.ro/event/y6-online-transition-programme/) - [Y6 Online Graduation & Awards Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/y6-online-graduation-awards-ceremony/) - [SS End of Year Online Awards Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-end-year-online-awards-ceremony/) - [World Book Day & Author Visit](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-book-day-author-visit/) - [Martisor Day - non uniform](https://ibsb.ro/event/martisor-day-non-uniform-2/) - [Y5 Parents Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/y5-parents-meeting/) - [SS Ski Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-ski-trip/) - [Deadline for Re-enrolments](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-re-enrolments/) - [Y2-9 Romanian Kangaroo Comp](https://ibsb.ro/event/y2-9-romanian-kangaroo-comp/) - [Y12/13 Parent-Teacher Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y1213-parent-teacher-evening/) - [Y11 Parent-Teacher Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-parent-teacher-evening/) - [Chinese New Year Assemblies](https://ibsb.ro/event/chinese-new-year-assemblies/) - [Y5-6 Transition Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/y5-6-transition-meeting/) - [Y10 Reports Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10-reports-out/) - [Deadline Y11 A Level Options](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-y11-level-options/) - [Valentine’s Day Bake Sale](https://ibsb.ro/event/valentines-day-bake-sale/) - [PS Ski Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/ski-trip/) - [Y11-13 Mock Exam Reports Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-13-mock-exam-reports-2/) - [COBIS World Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-world-debate-competition-2/) - [Y9 Parents’ Meeting with Mr Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-parents-meeting-mr-tansley-2/) - [Y11-13 Study Leave Mock Exam Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-13-study-leave-mock-exam-week-2/) - [PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-4/) - [CIE IGCSE Autumn results out online](https://ibsb.ro/event/cie-igcse-autumn-results-online/) - [Interschool Talent Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/interschool-talent-show-2/) - [Scholastic Book Club #3 Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/scholastic-book-club-3-deadline/) - [Y11-13 Mock Exam Reports Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-13-mock-exam-reports/) - [PS Ski Trip Parent Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-ski-trip-parent-meeting/) - [BSS KS2 Math Challenge](https://ibsb.ro/event/bss-ks2-math-challenge/) - [Y9 Parents’ Meeting with Mr Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-parents-meeting-mr-tansley/) - [PS Young Voices Choir Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-young-voices-choir-trip/) - [IGCSE/A Level Mock Exams Finish](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcsea-level-mock-exams-finish/) - [Y8 Parents’ Meeting with Mr Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y8-parents-meeting-mr-tansley/) - [Scholastic Book Club #3 Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/scholastic-book-club-3/) - [Y9 IGCSE Options Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-igcse-options-deadline/) - [Y7 Parents’ Meeting with Mr Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-parents-meeting-mr-tansley/) - [Y11-13 Study Leave Mock Exam Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-13-study-leave-mock-exam-week/) - [Opening of COBIS Poetry, Science & Art Competitions](https://ibsb.ro/event/opening-cobis-poetry-science-art-competitions/) - [Term 2 Clubs Start](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2-clubs-start-3/) - [SS An Evening of Theatre](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-evening-theatre/) - [KS3 Science Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks3-science-fair/) - [WordFest](https://ibsb.ro/event/wordfest/) - [U18 Boys & Girls Autumn Cup](https://ibsb.ro/event/u18-boys-girls-autumn-cup/) - [Shoebox Deliver/CAS Touched Romania Food Delivery](https://ibsb.ro/event/shoebox-delivercas-touched-romania-food-delivery/) - [PTF St Nicholas Brunch](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-st-nicholas-brunch/) - [Y8 Parents Meeting with Matt Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y8-parents-meeting-matt-tansley/) - [Christmas Shoebox Appeal](https://ibsb.ro/event/christmas-shoebox-appeal/) - [IBSB Student Council Charity Raffle](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-student-council-charity-raffle/) - [IBSB Talent Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-talent-show-2/) - [IBSB Scholastic Book Club #2 Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-scholastic-book-club-2-deadline/) - [Y11 A Level Taster Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-level-taster-day/) - [Y11 Parents A Level Option Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-parents-level-option-evening/) - [U16 European Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/u16-european-debate-competition/) - [Y9 IGCSE Taster Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-igcse-taster-day/) - [COBIS Mangahigh Maths Challenge starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-mangahigh-maths-challenge-starts/) - [World Kindness Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-kindness-day/) - [Y4-6 Smart Nutrition Visit](https://ibsb.ro/event/y4-6-smart-nutrition-visit/) - [IBSB Scholastic Book Club #2 Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-scholastic-book-club-2/) - [Remembrance Day Service](https://ibsb.ro/event/remembrance-day-service-3/) - [Y12-13 Parent-Teacher Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y12-13-parent-teacher-evening/) - [Y9-11 Parent-Teacher Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-11-parent-teacher-evening/) - [Y7-8 Parent - Teacher Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-8-parent-teacher-evening/) - [PS Halloween Party](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-halloween-party/) - [Halloween Party organised by PTF](https://ibsb.ro/event/halloween-party-organised-ptf/) - [Kangaroo French](https://ibsb.ro/event/kangaroo-french/) - [Romanian International University Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-international-university-fair/) - [Y10 Parent Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10-parent-meeting/) - [World Animal Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-animal-day/) - [World Education Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-education-fair-2/) - [IBSB Scholastic Book Club #1 Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-scholastic-book-club-1-deadline/) - [PS Gl PASS Assessment](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-gl-pass-assessment/) - [KS2 Winter Show Auditions](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks2-winter-show-auditions/) - [Whole School GL Assessment Years 2/4/6/7/10/12](https://ibsb.ro/event/whole-school-gl-assessment-years-24671012/) - [Elections - Student Council and House Captains](https://ibsb.ro/event/elections-student-council-house-captains/) - [Year 6 Prefect Interviews](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-prefect-interviews-2/) - [Caledonian Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/caledonian-ball-2/) - [Light into Europe's Bonfire Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/light-europes-bonfire-night/) - [Year 6 Residential Mountain Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-residential-mountain-trip-tbc/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-9/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-8/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-7/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-6/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-5/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-4/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-3/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning-2/) - [Y7-9 Parents Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-parents-coffee-morning/) - [International Children's Day - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-childrens-day-school-closed/) - [Labour Day - School closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/labour-day-school-closed/) - [COBIS LitFilm Fest deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-litfilm-fest-deadline/) - [Cervantes Day (non uniform for Spanish MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/cervantes-day-non-uniform-spanish-mfl-pupils/) - [Term 3 Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-3-starts-2/) - [Term 2 reports sent to parents](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2-reports-sent-parents/) - [House Bake Sale](https://ibsb.ro/event/house-bake-sale/) - [Easter Egg Competition Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/easter-egg-competition-starts/) - [World Religions Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-religions-week-2/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-9/) - [Earth Hour](https://ibsb.ro/event/earth-hour/) - [ECO Schools Sustainability Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/eco-schools-sustainability-week-2/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-8/) - [PTF Martisor Brunch](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-martisor-brunch-3/) - [COBIS Art Competition Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-art-competition-deadline/) - [Term 2b starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2b-starts-2/) - [Science Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/science-week/) - [UKMT Competition (intermediate level)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ukmt-competition-intermediate-level/) - [Safer Internet Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/safer-internet-day-2/) - [PS Parent Meetings](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-parent-meetings/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-7/) - [Light into Europe - Burn's Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/light-europe-burns-night-2/) - [Unification Day - School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/unification-day-school-closed/) - [COBIS Poetry Competition Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-poetry-competition-deadline/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-6/) - [Term 2a Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2a-starts-2/) - [Carol Service 10:00 - 11:00](https://ibsb.ro/event/carol-service-1000-1100/) - [Reports for Term 1 sent to parents](https://ibsb.ro/event/reports-term-1-sent-parents/) - [CAS St Nicolas Fair (Bake Sale)](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-st-nicolas-fair-bake-sale/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-5/) - [Romanian National Day & non uniform](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-national-day-non-uniform/) - [PS Parent Evenings (3 way conference)](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-parent-evenings-3-way-conference/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-4/) - [Padurea Copiilor fun run](https://ibsb.ro/event/padurea-copiilor-fun-run/) - [Anti-Bullying Week (Odd Socks Day)](https://ibsb.ro/event/anti-bullying-week-odd-socks-day-2/) - [Term 1b Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-1b-starts-2/) - [UN Day Celebrations](https://ibsb.ro/event/un-day-celebrations-2/) - [World Sight Day (pupils wear sunglasses)](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-sight-day-pupils-wear-sunglasses-2/) - [Multicultural Week in School](https://ibsb.ro/event/multicultural-week-school-2/) - [Bucharest Marathon - Adults](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-marathon-adults-3/) - [Bucharest Marathon - Students](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-marathon-students-3/) - [IBSB Sports Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-sports-day-2/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-3/) - [German Unification Day (non uniform for German MFL pupils)](https://ibsb.ro/event/german-unification-day-non-uniform-german-mfl-pupils/) - [Parent-Teacher BBQ](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-teacher-bbq-2/) - [Stage books and library books start](https://ibsb.ro/event/stage-books-library-books-start/) - [Y4-6 Parents Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/y4-6-parents-coffee-morning/) - [Y1-3 Parents Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/y1-3-parents-coffee-morning/) - [PS Clubs Start](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-clubs-start/) - [End of Term 2 Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-term-2-break-3/) - [February Midterm B reak](https://ibsb.ro/event/february-midterm-b-reak/) - [End of Term 1 Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-term-1-break-3/) - [October Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/october-midterm-break-3/) - [Start of the School Year](https://ibsb.ro/event/start-school-year/) - [Senior Sir Winston Churchill Debate](https://ibsb.ro/event/senior-sir-winston-churchill-debate-2/) - [Scholastic Bookclub #2 Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/scholastic-bookclub-2-deadline/) - [Romanian Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-week-2/) - [Y7 Parents meeting with Matthey Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-parents-meeting-matthey-tansley/) - [Sports Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/sports-day/) - [Primary School & Secondary School House Games](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfs-y9-house-games/) - [School Year Ends](https://ibsb.ro/event/school-year-ends/) - [Primary School Summer Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-summer-show/) - [Y6-11 End of Year Trips Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/y6-11-end-year-trips-week/) - [Year 6 Transition Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-transition-week/) - [Y2-5 End of Year Trips Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/y2-5-end-year-trips-week/) - [Work experience programme](https://ibsb.ro/event/work-experience-programme-begins/) - [PTF Spring Brunch](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-spring-brunch/) - [Y7-10 End of Year Assessment](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-end-year-assessment-2/) - [PTF Annual Picnic](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-annual-picnic/) - [GL Progression Tests Y3-5](https://ibsb.ro/event/gl-progression-tests-y3-5/) - [GL Progression Tests Y2 & Y6](https://ibsb.ro/event/gl-progression-tests-y2-y6/) - [EU MS Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/eu-ms-debate-competition/) - [PTF Coffee Morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-coffee-morning/) - [Y7/8 Parent-Teacher Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/y78-parent-teacher-evening/) - [Year 4 Swimming Programme Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-4-swimming-programme-starts/) - [CAS Festivity](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-festivity/) - [Easter Activities](https://ibsb.ro/event/easter-activities/) - [PTF Event – Tree Planting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-event-tree-planting/) - [Interschool Athletics Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/interschool-athletics-competition/) - [World Education Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-education-fair/) - [Y9 Parents meeting with Matthew Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-parents-meeting-matthew-tansley/) - [Y8 Parent Meeting with Matthew Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y8-parent-meeting-matthew-tansley/) - [IGCSE/A Level Mock Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcsea-level-mock-exams-start/) - [End of Term 1 Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-term-1-break-2/) - [IWA Christmas Fair - IBSB Choir](https://ibsb.ro/event/iwa-christmas-fair-ibsb-choir/) - [PTF St Nick Brunch](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-st-nick-brunch-2/) - [IBSB Scholastic Book Club Issue #2 Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-scholastic-book-club-issue-2/) - [IBSB Hosting Bucharest International Schools Student Council Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-hosting-bucharest-international-schools-student-council-meeting/) - [IBSB Shoebox Appeal](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-shoebox-appeal/) - [IBSB Scholastic Book Club Order Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-scholastic-book-club-order-deadline/) - [UK University Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/uk-university-fair-2/) - [Cold War Film Nights](https://ibsb.ro/event/cold-war-film-nights/) - [Student DofEIA MFA Course](https://ibsb.ro/event/student-dofeia-mfa-course/) - [IBSB vs BSB friendly debate](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-vs-bsb-friendly-debate/) - [Secondary School Talent Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-talent-show/) - [Respect and Resilience in the life of significant women Assembly](https://ibsb.ro/event/respect-resilience-life-significant-women-assembly/) - [BSB Autumn Cup Football Tournament](https://ibsb.ro/event/bsb-autumn-cup-football-tournament/) - [COBIS Student Leadership Weekend](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-student-leadership-weekend/) - [Friends and Relationships Assembly (Bullying)](https://ibsb.ro/event/friends-relationships-assembly-bullying/) - [Year 8 Parents Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-8-parents-meeting/) - [Clay Play Workshops](https://ibsb.ro/event/clay-play-workshops/) - [PS Parents Evening - 3 way conference](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-parents-evening-3-way-conference/) - [Years 12-13 Parents Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/years-11-13-parents-evening/) - [Years 9-11 Parents Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/years-7-10-parents-evening/) - [Years 7-8 Parents Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/years-7-8-parents-evening/) - [Secondary School Girls Football](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-girls-football/) - [IBSB Carol Service](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-carol-service/) - [CAS Food Appeal (Touched Romania)](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-food-appeal-touched-romania/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week-2/) - [Year 11 IGCSE Taster Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-11-igcse-taster-day/) - [Year 9 IGCSE Taster Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-9-igcse-taster-day/) - [Remembrance Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/remembrance-day/) - [IBSB Scholastic Book Club Letter](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-scholastic-book-club-letter/) - [Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/nude-food-week/) - [Primary School Halloween Pumpkin Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-halloween-pumpkin-competition/) - [Primary School Halloween Party](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-halloween-party/) - [Primary School German National Day Activities](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-german-unification-day/) - [Mangahigh Maths Challenge](https://ibsb.ro/event/mangahigh-maths-challenge/) - [Parent-Teacher BBQ (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/parent-teacher-bbq-tbc/) - [World Experience Festival](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-experience-festival/) - [Y6 Graduation and Awards Afternoon](https://ibsb.ro/event/y6-graduation-awards-afternoon/) - [Senior School End of Year Awards & Y13 Graduation Ceremony](https://ibsb.ro/event/senior-school-end-year-awards-y13-graduation-ceremony-2/) - [Bucharest Half Marathon](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-half-marathon/) - [Star Wars Day - Non-uniform and bake sale](https://ibsb.ro/event/star-wars-day-non-uniform-bake-sale/) - [Year 11-13 – Study Leave Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-11-13-study-leave-starts-2/) - [CIE exam session starts (written exams)](https://ibsb.ro/event/cie-exam-session-starts-written-exams-2/) - [Y7-13 reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-13-reports-available-2/) - [IGCSE/A Level End of Year Mock Exams end](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcsea-level-end-year-mock-exams-end/) - [CAS Spring Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-spring-fair/) - [IGCSE/A Level End of Year Mock Exams start](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcsea-level-end-year-mock-exams-start/) - [ECO Schools Sustainability Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/eco-schools-sustainability-week/) - [International Francophonie Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-francophonie-day/) - [Y12-13 Parent meeting - Revision and Exam Preparation](https://ibsb.ro/event/y12-13-parent-meeting-revision-exam-preparation/) - [Y11 Parents meeting - Revision and Exam Preparation](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-parents-meeting-revision-exam-preparation/) - [Whole School World Book Day & Author Visit](https://ibsb.ro/event/whole-school-world-book-day-author-visit/) - [International Women's Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-womens-day/) - [University Trip Y11-Y13 (TBC)](https://ibsb.ro/event/university-trip-y11-y13-tbc/) - [CIE exam session starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/cie-exam-session-starts/) - [PTF Martisor Brunch](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-martisor-brunch-2/) - [Martisor Day – Non Uniform Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/martisor-day-non-uniform-day/) - [Y10 Parents meeting with Matthew Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10-parents-meeting-matthew-tansley/) - [House Citizenship Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/house-citizenship-day/) - [Deadline for final Y11 option selection](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-final-y11-option-selection/) - [Y9 and 10 reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-10-reports-available/) - [Primary School Ski Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-ski-trip/) - [UKMT Intermediate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/ukmt-intermediate-competition/) - [COBIS World Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-world-debate-competition/) - [Y12/13 Parent Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/y1213-parent-meeting/) - [Y11 Parents Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-parents-meeting/) - [Light into Europe - Burn's Night](https://ibsb.ro/event/light-europe-burns-night/) - [Final deadline for IGCSE and A Level Summer entries](https://ibsb.ro/event/final-deadline-igcse-level-summer-entries/) - [Y11 + KS5 Mock exam report available](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-ks5-mock-exam-report-available/) - [Final deadline for Y9 option choices](https://ibsb.ro/event/final-deadline-y9-option-choices/) - [Y7-13 reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-13-reports-available/) - [EYFS-KS3 Winter Production](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfs-ks3-winter-production/) - [Y12/13 Parent Meeting with Matthew Tansley](https://ibsb.ro/event/y1213-parent-meeting-matthew-tansley/) - [CAS St Nicolas Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-st-nicolas-fair/) - [Romanian Day Hora and Non-uniform](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-day-hora-non-uniform/) - [Y11 Option Evening for parents](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-option-evening-parents/) - [Caledonian Ball (Adults)](https://ibsb.ro/event/caledonian-ball-adults/) - [Junior Caledonian Ball (Students Aged 16-18)](https://ibsb.ro/event/junior-caledonian-ball-students-aged-16-18/) - [Senior Sir Winston Churchill Debate](https://ibsb.ro/event/senior-sir-winston-churchill-debate/) - [Y9 Options Evening for parents](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-options-evening-parents/) - [Whole School Anti-bullying week](https://ibsb.ro/event/whole-school-anti-bullying-week/) - [The Color Run](https://ibsb.ro/event/the-color-run/) - [PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-3/) - [UK University Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/uk-university-fair/) - [QS Universities Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/qs-universities-fair/) - [Multicultural Week in school](https://ibsb.ro/event/multicultural-week-school/) - [World Sight Day (pupils wear sunglasses)](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-sight-day-pupils-wear-sunglasses/) - [Deadline for CIE remarks/return of papers](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-cie-remarksreturn-papers/) - [World Peace Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-peace-day/) - [Y12/13 Deadline for Prefect Applications](https://ibsb.ro/event/y1213-deadline-prefect-applications/) - [Year 6 Prefect Interviews](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-prefect-interviews/) - [Whole School Nude Food Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/whole-school-nude-food-week-2/) - [Whole School CAS back to school collection - Carrot Books](https://ibsb.ro/event/whole-school-cas-back-school-collection-carrot-books/) - [LIE Bonfire Night Celebrations](https://ibsb.ro/event/lie-bonfire-night-celebrations/) - [Y9-13 Term 1b reports available](https://ibsb.ro/event/y9-13-term-1b-reports-available/) - [UN DAY CELEBRATIONS](https://ibsb.ro/event/un-day-celebrations/) - [Bucharest Marathon – Adults](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-marathon-adults-2/) - [Bucharest Marathon – Students](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-marathon-students-2/) - [Y10 IGCSE Parent Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10-igcse-parent-meeting/) - [CSMUN - MUN Conference KS3-KS5](https://ibsb.ro/event/csmun-mun-conference-ks3-ks5/) - [IBSB SPORTS DAY](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-sports-day/) - [World Animal Day - bake sale and activities](https://ibsb.ro/event/world-animal-day-bake-sale-activities/) - [Whole School Nude food week](https://ibsb.ro/event/whole-school-nude-food-week/) - [Year 12 German Treasure Hunt](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-12-german-treasure-hunt/) - [Y11 + KS5 Parents Presentation](https://ibsb.ro/event/y11-ks5-parents-presentation/) - [Outward Bound trip Y7-9](https://ibsb.ro/event/outward-bound-trip-y7-9/) - [International Literacy Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-literacy-day/) - [Primary School / KS3 Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings Years 7-9](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-ks3-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings-years-7-9/) - [Primary School / KS3 Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings Years 4-6](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-ks3-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings-years-4-6/) - [Primary School / KS3 Parent-Teacher Coffee Mornings Years 1-3](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-ks3-parent-teacher-coffee-mornings-years-1-3/) - [Clubs Start](https://ibsb.ro/event/clubs-start-2/) - [Back to school: Terms 1a Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/back-school-terms-1a-starts/) - [Public Holiday: St Andrew – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/st-andrew/) - [Public Holiday: Christmas Day – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/christmas-day/) - [Public Holiday: New Year’s Day – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/new-years-day/) - [Public Holiday: Good Friday (UK) – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/good-friday-uk/) - [Public Holiday: Easter Monday (UK) – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/easter-monday-uk/) - [Public Holiday: Orthodox Easter – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/orthodox-easter/) - [Public Holiday: May Day – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/may-day/) - [Term 3 Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-3/) - [Public Holiday: Children’s Day – School Closed](https://ibsb.ro/event/childrens-day/) - [Term 2b Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2b/) - [Term 2a Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2a-starts/) - [Term 1b Starts](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-1b-starts/) - [Summer Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/summer-break-2/) - [End of Term 2 Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/end-term-2-break-2/) - [February Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/february-midterm-break-2/) - [October Midterm Break](https://ibsb.ro/event/october-midterm-break-2/) - [Triathlon la mare @ 2 Mai Beach](https://ibsb.ro/event/triathlon-la-mare-2-mai-beach/) - [KS3 Performance morning](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks3-performance-morning/) - [Bucharest ½ Marathon - Adult’s races](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-½-marathon-adults-races/) - [Bucharest ½ Marathon - Children’s races](https://ibsb.ro/event/bucharest-½-marathon-childrens-races/) - [PS 2018-19 Morning with new teachers](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-2018-19-morning-new-teachers/) - [PS Summer Show/Summer Fete](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-summer-showsummer-fete/) - [Y7-10 End of Year Assessment](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-end-year-assessment/) - [Y3-5 GL Assessment Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/y3-5-gl-assessment-week/) - [House Games – Sports Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/house-games-sports-day/) - [Y2 Romanian Kangaroo Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/y2-romanian-kangaroo-competition/) - [Y2 & 6 GL Assessment Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/y2-6-gl-assessment-week/) - [Scholastic Book Club #5 Deadline](https://ibsb.ro/event/scholastic-book-club-5-deadline/) - [Y7-13 Kangaroo Maths Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-13-kangaroo-maths-competition/) - [IGCSE /A Level Paper Exams Start](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcse-level-paper-exams-start/) - [Start of Study Leave (Y11-Y13)](https://ibsb.ro/event/study-leave/) - [UKMT Mathematics Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/ukmt-mathematics-competition/) - [Year 12/13 End of Year CAS Presentations](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-1213-end-year-cas-presentations/) - [AISB Year 5-7 Mathematics Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/aisb-year-5-7-mathematics-competition/) - [Year 13 Graduation Photos](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-13-graduation-photos/) - [SCHOOL CLOSED – Labour Day Weekend](https://ibsb.ro/event/school-closed-labour-day-weekend/) - [Year 9 Checkpoint Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-9-checkpoint-exams-23-26/) - [PS Cervantes Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-cervantes-day/) - [Y10-12 Instituto Marangoni PSHE](https://ibsb.ro/event/y10-12-instituto-marangoni-pshe/) - [PTF EVENT: St George’s Day Dinner](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-event-st-georges-day-dinner-2/) - [IGCSE/A Level End of Year Mock Exams](https://ibsb.ro/event/igcsea-level-end-year-mock-exams/) - [Year 13 Graduation Dinner Deadline for confirmations](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-13-graduation-dinner-deadline-confirmations/) - [Primary School /KS3 Spring Reports Online Spring Reports Online](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-ks3-spring-reports-online-spring-reports-online/) - [IBSB Dutch/Netherlands University Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-dutchnetherlands-university-fair/) - [Term 2b Ends](https://ibsb.ro/event/term-2b-ends-2/) - [SS Spring Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/ss-spring-ball/) - [Scholastic Book Club Orders Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/scholastic-book-club-orders/) - [International School Athletics Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/international-school-athletics-competition/) - [International Francophone Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-francophile-day/) - [International School Swimming Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/avenor-swimming-challenge/) - [Year 6 Spiritual Tour of Bucharest](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-spiritual-tour-bucharest/) - [Year 5 Spiritual Tour of Bucharest](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-5-spiritual-tour-bucharest/) - [Year 4 Spiritual Tour of Bucharest](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-4-spiritual-tour-bucharest/) - [Primary School Religions Week](https://ibsb.ro/event/primary-school-religions-week/) - [Deadline for Y7-10 End of Year Trip Deposits to be paid](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-y7-10-end-year-trip-deposits-paid/) - [Y7-10 Parents Ski Trip Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/y7-10-parents-ski-trip-meeting/) - [Deadline for Scholastic Book Club #3 Orders](https://ibsb.ro/event/deadline-scholastic-book-club-3-orders/) - [PTF Meeting](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-meeting-2/) - [Secondary School Valentine’s Day Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-valentines-day-ball/) - [Year 11-13 Parents Evening](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-11-13-parents-evening/) - [PTF EVENT: Burns Supper](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-event-burns-supper-2/) - [COBIS World Debating Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/cobis-world-debating-competition/) - [PTF St. Nick Brunch](https://ibsb.ro/event/ptf-st-nick-brunch/) - [CAS Deliver Food donations to Touched Romania](https://ibsb.ro/event/cas-deliver-food-donations-touched-romania/) - [Year 6 Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-trip-2/) - [Years 1-3 Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/years-1-3-trip/) - [EYFS/KS1/KS2 Winter Show Rehearsals](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfsks1ks2-winter-show-rehearsals/) - [KS3 Winter Show Rehearsals](https://ibsb.ro/event/ks3-winter-show-rehearsals/) - [Year 3 Educational Visit](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-3-educational-visit/) - [Romanian Day – Traditional Romanian Attire](https://ibsb.ro/event/romanian-day-non-uniform/) - [Winter Production – PTF BAKE SALE](https://ibsb.ro/event/winter-show-ptf-bake-sale/) - [Secondary School Winter Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-winter-ball/) - [Scholastic Book Club #2 Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/scholastic-book-club-2/) - [FREE Parent Workshop #2](https://ibsb.ro/event/free-parent-workshop/) - [IBSB Talent Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/ibsb-talent-show/) - [First Aid Course](https://ibsb.ro/event/first-aid-course/) - [Spring Drama Production](https://ibsb.ro/event/secondary-school-spring-drama-production/) - [Autumn Football Cup U14/18 Boys/ Girls](https://ibsb.ro/event/autumn-football-cup-u1418-boys-girls/) - [Anti-Bullying Week- Odd Socks Day](https://ibsb.ro/event/anti-bullying-week-odd-socks-day/) - [Remembrance Day Service](https://ibsb.ro/event/remembrance-day-service/) - [Autumn Football Cup U9/11 Boys/Girls](https://ibsb.ro/event/bsb-autumn-football-cup-u911/) - [EYFS-KS3 Winter Production (Tandarica Theatre)](https://ibsb.ro/event/eyfs-ks3-winter-production-tandarica-theatre/) - [PTF Primary School Halloween Party](https://ibsb.ro/event/ps-halloween-party-ptf/) - [British Council University Fair](https://ibsb.ro/event/british-council-university-fair/) - [Caledonian Ball](https://ibsb.ro/event/caledonian-ball/) - [CAROL SERVICE 10.00-11.00](https://ibsb.ro/event/carol-service-10-00-11-00/) - [ESU 8-11 Years Public Bucharest Speaking Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/esu-8-11-years-public-bucharest-speaking-competition/) - [Interschool Talent Show](https://ibsb.ro/event/interschool-talent-show/) - [Padurea Copiilor-Tree Planting](https://ibsb.ro/event/padurea-copiilor-tree-planting-aricestii-rahtivani-prahova-county/) - [Years 11-14 Junior Sir Winston Churchill Debate Competition](https://ibsb.ro/event/years-11-14-junior-sir-winston-churchill-debate-competition/) - [Scholastic Book Club #2 Letter Out](https://ibsb.ro/event/scholastic-book-club-2-letter/) - [Year 6 Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-6-trip/) - [Year 11 and Year 12 Trip](https://ibsb.ro/event/year-11-year-12-trip/) - 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