Rome International School

From all of us at Rome International School our best wishes to you for a happy and serene holiday season. See you in the New Year! ✨

It's Day 2 of the Eco Council's mission to reduce energy consumption by making 7 simple changes over 7 days!

✅ Did you know, switching off at the wall or unplugging saves energy being drained, even a small amount can make a difference over one year!

Read more about our commitment to a more sustainable future http://bit.ly/3OOFBMj.

Join our Eco Council in their mission to reduce energy consumption by making 7 simple changes over 7 days! 💪🏼

💦 Go with the flow! 💦

Cutting your showers at home by just 4 minutes can make a big saving for the planet - and look out for taps left on in the school washrooms. Make sure taps are closed and remember to report any drips.💧

Link in bio to read more about our commitment to a more sustainable future. 🌏

A massive well done to our High School Basketball team who played a fantastic game against St. Stephen's School on Tuesday. Although we didn't win it was a very competitive game and the sportsmanship from both sides was really impressive. 👏
We can’t wait to have St Stephens back for regular fixtures.

The RIS team was created entirely by Batu in Year 13 who is the player-coach and did an amazing job with the group. 🤩

A huge thank you to Ms Lydon and the PE Department for organising fixtures with other schools in Rome, which provide fantastic opportunities for students to practice and improve their skills. 💪🏼

We are so proud of our Middle School Year 9 Maths team who achieved second place out of 19 teams from five IB schools in Italy at a Maths competition this past weekend. Congratulations!

Many thanks to our wonderful hosts -St George's Rome -for organising this great experience.

The countdown begins! We are just one week away from our annual Academic Olympics, this year hosted in by the teams and families of and .

What can we expect this year?

- 100+ students from 18 schools meeting in Milan
- Visits to Fondazione Prada and Fondazione Pirelli
- Scavenger Hunt in the city centre using coordinates
- Design activities

We are confident that students will have a fantastic time creating new memories and friendships!

What a great team! Our wonderful Parent-Teacher Association met this morning to define the fundraising and events calendar for the year ahead. There are some exciting initiatives being planned for our whole community to enjoy. Stay tuned!

Good luck to our Year 13 students starting their pre mock exams today! 🍀

This experience will help students prepare and plan effective learning strategies for the months to come, in preparation for the final examinations in May. 💪🏼

We are also so proud of our Year 12 students who gifted every Year 13 student with a personalized, handmade card, wishing them all the best for their Pre-Mock exams. How very caring!

Happy Halloween! 🎃

From our PTA’s super spooky charity bake sale to the elementary school’s colourful parade, students across the school had a great time celebrating the spirit of Halloween last Friday. 🙌

After the restrictions imposed during COVID-19, it was such a treat to be able to fully celebrate together as a community.

Wishing all members in our community a safe and magical half-term break. See you back at school next week! 👋

Congratulations to our Middle and High School students who played two great games against their peers from Southlands British International School yesterday. The students represented so well and all of the players showed great sportsmanship and respect on the pitch. We can’t wait to take part in more fixtures. Well done! 👏 👏 👏

to Year 5's outdoor Maths lesson in the school woods.

At RIS outdoor education is embedded into daily learning and we make sure that our students take full advantage of the natural woodland surrounding the school.

Congratulations to our newly appointed Year 12 Prefects who will lead the class representatives and the student body for the coming year.

The new student leaders were introduced to the school community during an Assembly, which was also a wonderful opportunity for students to hear about the fantastic clubs available to them, from Creative Writing to Music Harmony. It was a wonderful event, which showcased how students are able to be active participants in their education and school community.

'One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.'- Malala Yousafzai. Happy to all of the caring, talented and highly experienced staff at RIS and Globeducate schools worldwide.

We are so proud of our two Year 13 IB Diploma students, Anastasia and Delia, who are representing RIS at the Globeducate Student Leadership Summit hosted by in the UK. We are confident that they will make the most of this wonderful experience.

As a member school, our students have access to challenging and enriching international experiences. One of them is the Student Leadership Summit, where senior students come together for a week of learning that will help them in their roles as Student Leaders and prepare them for life beyond school at university and in their future careers. This is the first of Globeducate's annual events, which connects students from more than 55 schools in 10 countries 🌍.

Recently Dr Roach's Year 12 Mathematics Higher Level Analysis and Approaches (MAA HL) students enjoyed the challenge of exploring the application of the Binomial Theorem.
 
For most of them, the concept was new. Notwithstanding this, they quickly discovered that it was a powerful tool to simplify the algebraic expansion the sum of two terms, raised to any power. Having been well accustomed to expanding terms raised to the power of two into quadratics, they easily saw the pattern in terms raised to larger powers. 
 
According to the International Baccalaureate organisation the "MAA HL is a course designed for students who wish to study mathematics in-depth and gain a formal understanding of the subject. It will appeal to students who are interested in exploring real and abstract applications of mathematical concepts. They will enjoy problem solving and generalisation." 
 
The Year 12 MAA HL students are so far enjoying the challenge! 👏

On behalf of all the staff and students in Globeducate schools,
we share our deepest condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Across the world, we come together as a community in our celebration of her life and legacy.

Welcome back, here's to a great year ahead! 🥳

It's been an exciting couple of days spent meeting new families and teachers and welcoming back returning students and staff. The campus has been buzzing with plenty of activity and our community is ready to begin a new learning journey together.

The educational experience at RIS is based on an effective partnership between students, parents and staff. Our approach based on the fosters curiosity, open-mindedness and instills a love of learning.

What a splendid morning spent welcoming our new students and their families on campus for an informal "meet and greet" with staff. It was delightful to meet students from so many diverse backgrounds and we are so excited to begin the academic year on such a positive note. ☀️

All of our Early Years and High School students will begin school on Monday followed by our Elementary and Middle School students on Tuesday. We can't wait to see you!

It was so wonderful to welcome all of our staff back on campus this week for a series of planning meetings in advance of the school year, which begins next week. Our new staff members also enjoyed taking part in a series of orientation sessions and we can't wait to introduce them to you as we move forward! 🥳

As our school community enjoys the summer holidays, we are inviting students to start thinking about their entries for the 2022 Globeducate Arts Competition, in which all schools take part. The theme is Movement and new this year students can create performance art in addition to visual art. 🎨 🎭

Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3cnjr59

Swipe the photos to see some of the past submissions from RIS students. We look forward to seeing this year's entries !

Congratulations to the RIS Class of 2022! Once again, our IB Diploma graduates performed above the global average with a score of 34 points or more, out of a maximum of 45.

👉 25% of students scored 40 points and above placing them in the top tier of IB results across the world
👉 the highest score achieved was 43
👉 58% of candidates have been awarded the much-desired Bilingual Diploma compared with a world average of 27%

The Class of 2022 is now ready to finalise the offers from world-class universities of their choice. We are so proud of you all!

Full story here: https://bit.ly/3ajR5aO

Globeducate Leads Way in Sustainability Education with Eco-Schools Commitment

Congratulations to all Globeducate schools that have achieved Eco Schools certification this year.

RIS has been a certified Eco School since 2016 and what a journey it has been! We are so proud of the achievements of our Eco Council. Our students have been agents of positive change, championing sustainability and environmental awareness both at school and in our households. We can't wait to see what next year holds! 🙌

https://www.globeducate.com/news-events/news-details/~board/news/post/globeducate-leads-way-in-sustainability-education-with-eco-schools-commitment

Globeducate Leads Way in Sustainability Education with Eco-Schools Commitment Across seven of the nine countries Globeducate works in, 22 schools are now Certified Eco Schools, with 20 more schools already progressing on their Eco-Schools journey and pending certification, and three more schools registered to start the Eco-Schools programme in September.

School may be out for summer but some memories last forever!

As part of Year 10’s outdoor education, 12 students and 3 members of staff celebrated the end of the school year with a camping and hiking trip to the French Alps.

Look out for more highlights as part of our end of school celebrations.

We loved seeing so many amazing costumes paraded around school yesterday for Wear it Wild, a dress-up day with a difference! Organised by the Elementary Eco Council the event aims to:

🐾 raise awareness of endangered species and habitats with the added challenge of creating homemade costumes made from recycled materials
🙌 celebrate the school's partnership with WWF

Read more: https://www.romeinternationalschool.it/news

Farewell RIS you will be truly missed 💛

We are so excited for the next chapter in your journeys, only great things await!

Our Year 13 Leavers will mark the 12th cohort to complete the rigorous and rewarding two-year IB Diploma Programme at RIS.

In a few days time, we will say farewell to our Year 13s, a fantastic group of students who have contributed so much to their school community. Click the link below to meet the .

Did you know?
In true student-led spirit, the logo for the graduating class was created by Emma and Francesca, and is a beautiful visual demonstration of the different nationalities in the class. 🙌

https://www.romeinternationalschool.it/class-of-2022

Taisiya's inquiry into Animal Cruelty is a powerful example of how the PYP at RIS inspires students to take an active role in their learning and make a positive impact in their communities.

For her PYP Exhibition project on Animal Cruelty, Taisiya organised a non-uniform day and managed to raise €210. The next day she visited the animal shelter Canile Valle Grande to deliver the donation which was just enough for one dog kennel that stays warm in the winter and cool in the summer, super important for the shelter's most vulnerable animals.

Read Taisiya's thank-you letter to the school community on our website: https://www.romeinternationalschool.it/news/latest-news/~board/rome-international-school/post/a-letter-of-thanks-from-taisiya-in-year-6

International Baccalaureate

The celebration of our Year 6 PYP learners continues!

The PYP Exhibition is an important event in the lives of the students in their final year of Elementary School. It is an exciting culmination to the learning across the Elementary years and marks the transition to the next stage of their educational experience.

Congratulations to all of our Year 6 students who are now able to put in practice all of the learning and skills developed in the Elementary School.

Happy Earth Day!
is considered by many to be the moment for impact. We are all accountable for the future of our planet. 🌎

✅As a school we are committed to embedding sustainability education in daily learning through the Eco Schools programme and educational partnership with WWF.

♻️From recycling initiatives to a rooftop garden, our Eco Council student committees are doing a fantastic job of taking action to raise awareness of environmental issues in our school community and beyond.

RIS has an excellent relationship with Flaminio Sporting Club where our Year 10 IGCSE students have been working hard to improve their swimming skills since September. We have now extended this provision so that students have the option of playing tennis too!

The rewarding four-year high school experience at RIS commences with the Cambridge IGCSE in the first two years and culminates with the globally recognised IB Diploma in years 12 and 13.

https://www.romeinternationalschool.it/academics/cambridge-igcse-ages-14-to-16

Congratulations to our Year 6 students for being such open-minded and knowledgeable communicators during the recent Primary Years Programme (PYP) Exhibition.

They did a wonderful job of presenting their Exhibition inquiries to the school community and informed us about a wide-range of topics, such as Animal Cruelty, Photography, Deforestation, Health and Wellness, Technology, Wormholes, Black Holes, Cooking, Engineering, Creative Writing and so much more!

This Exhibition process involves students exploring, documenting and sharing their understanding of an issue or opportunity of personal significance. It is a powerful journey of choice, honing skills, learning autonomously and taking responsibility and is an exciting culmination to a PYP education.

After a two-year hiatus our amazing Parent-Teacher Association is back with a Bake Sale!

This first fundraising event of the year will support a children's charity working in , Terre des Hommes Italia as well as the project, in collaboration with Amani Onlus.

The PTA aims to support a number of national and international initiatives with a focus on the education of disadvantaged children. We believe that access to education can empower future generations with the knowledge and skills to shape a better future as responsible global citizens.