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A. Rylov’s painting “In the Blue Expanse”
Ms. Nadezhda As part of the 3rd grade curriculum, special attention is paid to the development of creative abilities and writing skills. An important task was to write an essay about the painting “In the Blue Expanse” by Arkady Rylov. This work allows the students to immerse themselves in the world of fine art […]
Mush Mush Huskies!
Besides the excellent academic learning, our school is very passionate about sport. We compete in swimming, cross country, football, basketball, netball and volleyball. Feel free to come and check out our trophy cabinet. Approaching, is our next games of basketball, netball and volleyball against ISM (International School Moscow), so I interviewed the players and […]
The month until the exams at ISSPb
All students were working hard all school year preparing for their assessments. As the school is intern national there will be both Russian and English exams. “We are very nervous, but we will put all our effort in to make sure we succeed,” said one student. This will provide students an amazing opportunity to study in […]
ISSPb celebrates its first birthday!
The school was visited by a photographer and scientists to create an exuberant party atmosphere. On Tuesday 1st of April, ISSPb held a photo session for the students. Afternoon activities continued after a special celebratory snack with plenty of sweet food. Students kept enjoying the party, gazing at scientific experiments presented by the Galileo experimental organisation. The scientists mixed chemicals, entertaining students, also involving […]
Mush Mush Huskies — Game Results
And now, the moment that you have all been waiting for – the game results! Our teams put in all their effort to prove what they were truly capable of! Mr. David Signer The games were incredibly tough, and our students gave it their all to perform at the highest level. Considering the number of […]
Nighthawks
It’s been a couple of months since the government dumped Wilbur Lloyd like he was some worn-out dog, too old to be useful anymore. The man lost friends and relatives, not even mentioning twenty whole years of his life to his job. Two decades of secrecy and hiding, stalking and killing – all for what? […]
The Magic School Part I
She ran across the street towards the enchanted, old library, her heart thumping in her chest. She carefully placed her numb hand on the cold door handle, took a deep breath and pushed open the heavy, wooden door. There were strange rumours going around about the enchanted library. It belonged to an elderly woman who […]
The Spell Book
BANG! BANG! BANG! Mr.Powell banged on the door in desperation to hunt the others. All he could think of was:REVENGE! As he continued to bang on the door, he broke it. As a monster he was so immense (therefore even though the door was splintered and torn, he still couldn’t fit through it). He begged […]
Why International?
We are the International School of St Petersburg, but what does it mean to be international? There are many other schools in the city with such a moniker. What makes them “international”? The fact they aren’t a Russian state school? The fact they teach some of their curriculum in English? Do one or two of […]
Who is a native speaker?
A native speaker is a person who has spoken a particular language since childhood and uses it in everyday life. Native speakers usually have a high level of proficiency in the language, intuitively understand grammatical rules, and are able to easily express their thoughts. They can be monolinguals (speaking only one language) or bilinguals/multilinguals (speaking […]
