NAIS Rotterdam - Weekly Newsletter

Following guidance from the Dutch authorities earlier this week, it was decided that school closure would be extended until May 6th 2020. Students will continue with their Virtual School Experience until this time. You can find resources to help with home-learning on the new section on our website by clicking here.

This week, our Director met online with our PTSA and Student Council members to discuss initial feedback in regards to distance learning. We are keen to learn what is working and what could be improved. We have been working on both parent and student surveys and will send out the parent survey later today. Your early feedback is essential in allowing us to review and improve our virtual school experience to become the most effective it can be.

It was recently announced by the IB Organisation that this year's IB Diploma Programme examinations have been cancelled world wide. Our Senior students will be awarded a Diploma or a Course Certificate which reflects their standard of work and will be based on students’ coursework and the established assessment expertise, rigour and quality control already built into the programmes. Our school will work very closely with the IBO and universities, and with students and parents, to ensure that no student is disadvantaged by these changes, particularly those who are awaiting IB Diploma results for their university placements.

As we come to the end of the third week of school closure, we are happy to share that the NAISR community is not just persevering through these unfortunate and unprecedented times, but continuing to thrive. It is heartwarming to see that our students, parents, teachers and staff are continuing to work so well together in this new but temporary reality and that we continue to "Be Ambitious" and adaptable in our pursuit of education. It is of the utmost importance to us that we continue to keep our community connected and headed towards a bright future.

Wishing you health and happiness and all the best from our family to yours.

Our teachers make us proud
Did you know that having an effective teacher is the single greatest factor that contributes to the success of a student? While small class sizes, curriculum, family support, facilities and extra-curricular opportunities all play their part, it is the connection between an effective teacher and a pupil that really makes the difference in a student achieving to the best of their ability. Read full blog >>>

Let’s stay connected by sharing our skills and talents. Send in a photo or a short video (no longer than 1 minute) of you doing something really awesome! It can be school or hobby related; show us what you have perfected! We will select the best pics and videos to share with our school community through our Facebook page and Instagram. So, what are you waiting for..... it’s Sharks Showtime!
Send your entries to: communications@naisr.nl or tag us on Instagram @nais_rotterdam.

Virtual School Experience
We understand that it is not easy being home-based and supporting your child's learning. We have shared some useful resources on our website that can help your child to have a great day of learning from home.
NAISR Guidelines >>>
Guide to Virtual School Experience >>>
Daily Checklists >>>

Your opinion matters and we plan to send out a survey in regards to distance learning to parents later today (and to students next week). Your feedback is essential in allowing us to review and improve our virtual school experience.

Britannica School is a safe, up-to-date, and age appropriate online resource for Elementary, Middle, and High School student research. NAISR students can log in with the following ID: aisrnl. Online Britannica >>>

Engage, Create & Connect
Looking for ways to engage, create, connect, move or relax and need a break from online learning? Try one of these great ideas!
Useful links >>>

Parent Satisfaction Results
We have recently received the results from the Parent Satisfaction Survey that we asked our parent community to complete before the Winter break. We are extremely pleased with the results and will be sharing them with you very soon! Keep your eyes on our social media for some sneak peeks!

Ordering books through Scholastic is a great way to build your home library while helping our school. For every €1 you spend on this month's PTSA-run Book Club, our school will earn €20 in Scholastic Rewards, which the school can use towards investing in new books for our school library. Click here to browse the latest books, orders can be made online up until April 24th and should then be delivered by May 8th.