International High School

It is amazing to see the incredible accomplishments our alumni are making out in the world. This is Melina Dunham, who is the Development Manager of Ecogencia, a non-profit organization that was founded in 2021 with the mission of mobilizing young people to accelerate localized climate action through civic service. She was recently featured in about how her company teamed up with The California Conservation Corps in their efforts to fight climate change. Full article available via the link in our bio.

Our annual school magazine, La Lettre, is now out! A beautiful issue that captures the 2023-24 school year. Link in bio tree.

Bonne fête nationale! Happy Bastille Day! 🇫🇷

From June 19-22, 19 current and incoming members of the Middle and High School faculty and administration attended the California Association of World Schools IB MYP training in Lake Tahoe. While learning about IB philosophy and disciplinary expectations, the participants practiced key aspects of the IB Learner Profile including inquiry, communication, and risk-taking. The beautiful surroundings and many opportunities to connect with colleagues from our school and beyond enriched the experience and inspired participants as they prepare to bring this exciting program to our school.

Celebrating and honoring Juneteenth today.

Have a great summer, everyone! Congratulations on completing the school year. Bonnes vacances!

Our High School Student Council wishing everyone a happy summer and congratulations on completing the 2023-2024 school year!

Monday was our DNB Cérémonie de Remise des Diplômes event to honor our accomplished Brevet students!

Yesterday our Grade 10 and 11 students went to the Asian Art Museum to check out the Phoenix Kingdoms exhibit!

Yesterday students had the opportunity to dissect a real brain. This incredible lab gave them the opportunity to dive into some amazing hands-on learning!

After finishing in first place last week in both the 100 and 200-meter dash at the NCS Meet of Champions, senior Nairobi Smith will be competing in the CIF State Championship Track Meet! Join us in wishing her luck on this big day!

Tuesday was our Spring Concert at SFJAZZ. What an incredible night and a fantastic showcase of our students’ talents! We are extremely proud of our student musicians, who awed us with their performances – from classical to jazz to rock and pop.
Special thanks to our Musical Director, Ken Berman, for his guidance and instruction. And a big shoutout to our Stu-Fac Choir/Band and Parent Choir! What an amazing way to cap off this year’s events.

Yesterday our high school students held their student election speeches for the different roles in the Student Body Government. Today is voting day so everyone is taking what they heard from yesterday and voting for those they wish to represent our student body!

On Saturday night, we held our High School’s Annual Athletics Awards Night! This special night honors our student athletes, coaches, and athletic department’s hard work and dedication to athletics. Congratulations to all our Jaguars on an incredible season!

Thank you to all our volunteers! We were thrilled to raise a toast to you this week at our Volunteer Appreciation Event. Whether you are a room parent, admission docent, annual fund ambassador, event coordinator, grade rep, chaperone, or simply jump in when a teacher or administrator needs a helping hand—you make our school's work possible.

Congratulations to the Men's + Varsity Volleyball team on winning the NCS Championship game! What an incredible season! Another trophy for the Jags!

Welcome back Grade 3 students! Today these students returned from their three night trip to Loma Mar. They experienced incredible nature, made delicious food, and learned about the incredible Northern California Wildlife!

Congratulations to the Men's + Varsity Volleyball team on their big win last night! They are heading to the NCS finals. Go Jags!

Last week, three of our Mandarin language teachers – Michelle Wong, Esther Han, and Lucy Junjing Yang – participated in the National Chinese Language Conference. The following day, our school proudly served as one of the host sites for the conference's open classes. We are so thankful to have played a part in this conference and to bring this wonderful learning experience to our students.

Thank you to everyone who attended our High School New Parent Gathering last night! It was wonderful to welcome in and connect with new members of our High School community. We cannot wait for you to begin your journey with us!

Our Design Tech classes couple the Sciences and the Arts, using methods and principles from each in the design process. In these cross-disciplinary courses, our students are forced to think across disciplines to become better innovators and designers.

Last week, our junior and senior Design Tech students went on a field trip to Public Glass, where they learned about the art of glass blowing and even created their own cups and vases to take home with them. This field trip was an amazing way to continue to learn about sustainable creation and innovative thinking.

Congratulations to our talented student artists on their awards for their incredible artwork.

Scenes from our Senior Day! Senior Prank, Senior Lunch, and Senior Walk. This was an amazing day to celebrate the class of 2024!

Prom was an unforgettable event! With a red carpet entry to an incredible ballroom, our students enjoyed an extravagant event for the final dance of the year. Thank you to everyone who helped make this amazing night possible! For the full photo gallery from the night please go to the link in our bio.

This week, we are exploring the theme of hospitality and are engaging in activities that cultivate curiosity, exchange, friendship, and generosity.

Earlier this week, visiting artist Ange Aoussou led our students in a movement workshop around this theme, specifically on holding space for themselves and each other.

See the link in our bio tree for more information on our Week of Hospitality and how you can participate!

We are so honored to have international artist Moise Touré back on campus for our Week of Hospitality. Joining him are artists Fani Carenco and Ange Aoussou from Les Inachevés. Sign up for events via the link in our bio.

Don’t miss next week’s event, Territory of Hospitality: Exploring diversity & community through the prism of “Hospitality”on April 17, 19 and 20. All events are free to our community!! Link in bio to sign up.