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Volume 8 - March 2015
The American International School of Bucharest
In this volume:
Message from the Director
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School-Wide News
Message from the PTO
Bucharest Buzz
The Month Ahead
Volume 8 - March 2015
Director’s Message | AISB Monthly Newsletter | 1
Message from the Director
Dr. Robert Brindley, Director
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Dear Parents,
As you will have noticed from the re-enrolment
forms, the Board of Trustees has increased tuition
costs for next year. Whilst I have had only a few
emails asking details as to the motives, I thought it
would be informative to update you all as to the
reasons behind the Board’s increase in tuition. Fees
over the past seven years have averaged at
about 1.2%, whilst the operational costs of the
school have been increasing greater than that,
particularly with regards to the salaries and bene-
fits of overseas teachers. Recruiting highly experi-
enced and qualified teachers is becoming in-
creasingly competitive as the number of interna-
tional schools has increased almost exponentially
over past years and great teachers are in high de-
mand. To recruit and retain the better teachers we
must be competitive; we compete for these
teachers in the international arena and the one
percent tuition increase, which approximates to
about €150,000 in additional revenue, helps us in
this regard.
However, I have also impressed upon the Board
that the school’s infrastructure needs to be contin-
ually upgraded, particularly in terms of the techno-
logical, scientific, and design aspects of the curric-
ulum. Thus, plans are already in preparation to im-
prove the existing laboratories and classrooms.
Also, the school is about to embark on a major im-
provement of the campus, with the focus on a
new Early Learning Center, upgrade to our securi-
ty, particularly with regards to visitors’ entrance,
and a redesign of the parking and drop-off ar-
rangements.
The rise in tuition levels, and the significant in-
crease in the admission fee for new parents, will
help the school move forward in our desire to
keep AISB at the leading edge of schools, both
within and outside Romania.
I am also conscious of the fact that as the school
undergoes a number of changes, how we com-
municate such changes to the parent body is in-
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Dragi Parinti,
Ati observat desigur in contractele de reinscriere
faptul ca taxa de scolarizare pentru anul urmator
a crescut, aceasta decizie fiind aprobata de Con-
siliul Director. Avand in vedere faptul ca am primit
cateva mesaje in care am fost intrebat despre
motivele acestei cresteri, m-am gandit ca ar fi de
folos sa informez pe toata lumea in legatura cu
fundamentele deciziei Consiliului Director de a
mari taxele scolare.
In ultimii 7 ani, taxele de scolarizare au crescut cu
o medie de 1.2%, in timp ce costurile scolii noastre
au crescut cu mult mai mult, mai ales in ceea ce
priveste salariile si beneficiile oferite profesorilor
straini. De asemenea, procesul de recrutare al
profesorilor calificati si cu o vasta experienta a
devenit extrem de competitiv datorita faptului ca
numarul scolilor internationale a crescut exponen-
tial in ultimii ani iar profesorii foarte bine pregatiti
sunt extrem de cautati. Pentru a recruta si pentru
a reusi sa pastram in scoala noastra cei mai buni
profesori trebuie sa fim competitivi la nivel interna-
tional iar cresterea taxei de scolarizare cu 1%,
ceea ce inseamna un venit aditional de aproxi-
mativ 150.000 Euro, ne ajuta foarte mult in aceasta
chestiune.
Pe de alta parte, am adus la cunostinta Consiliului
Director faptul ca infrastructura scolii noastre
trebuie imbunatatita in permanenta. Am avut in
vedere in aceasta informare in special aspectele
tehnologice, stiintifice cat si cele legate de mod-
elul programei scolare. Astfel, am elaborat diferite
planuri pentru a imbunatati atat laboratoarele ex-
istente cat si clasele. Ne pregatim de asemenea
sa demaram amenajari majore in vederea mod-
ernizarii campusului nostrum: ne vom concentra
pe constructia unui nou sediu de Early Learning
(pentru copii cu varste de la 2 la 5 ani), vom
aduce imbunatatiri sistemului nostru de Securitate,
mai ales in ceea ce priveste intrarea vizitatorilor si
vom reproiecta zona de parcare si oprire pentru
ca elevii sa coboare pentru a merge la scoala.
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sufficient. I will continue to present these changes
to the parent community through the PTO meet-
ings, and from April 1st we will start a Director’s
Blog to keep you more informed. This will be a new
experience for me, but I realize that a blog is a
necessary addition to our existing communication
arrangements. The blog will allow me the neces-
sary time and space to describe in more detail
some of the changes happening, such as the tem-
porary re-design of the atrium that you will have
seen this week. The blog will also be allowing com-
ments and you are encouraged to offer feedback
through this channel of communication.
I look forward to seeing you at the AISB PTO Auc-
tion Gala on Saturday. Thank you in advance for
your participation, generosity and commitment in
supporting the young minds at AISB. If you have
not had a chance to see the exquisite Gala Cata-
log, take a look now in preparation for Saturday’s
event. We sent it home with your youngest child,
and you can also access it online here.
Regards,
Robert Brindley
Cresterea taxei de scolarizare si marirea semnifica-
tiva a taxei de admitere pentru familiile noi ne va
ajuta ca AISB sa ramana in topul scolilor internatio-
nale si nationale.
De asemenea realizez faptul ca pe masura ce
scoala va trece printr-o multitudine de schimbari,
modul prin care comunicam aceste transformari
va deveni critic. Voi continua sa prezint toate
aceste schimbari in cadrul intalnirilor PTO iar din
data de 1 aprilie voi lansa Blogul Directorului
pentru a va tine la curent cu tot ceea ce se in-
tampla la AISB. Acest lucru va fi pentru mine o ex-
perienta noua dar sunt constient ca acest blog
este o completare binevenita la mijloacele de co-
municare deja existente. Prin intermediul acestui
blog voi putea beneficia de timpul si spatiul nece-
sar pentru a descrie in detaliu schimbarile care vor
surveni, cum ar fi de exemplu redecorarea atriu-
mului din aceasta saptamana. De asemenea prin
intermediul acestui blog veti putea si dumneav-
oastra sa adaugati comentarii si doresc chiar sa va
incurajez sa ne oferiti un feedback cu ajutorul
acestui mijloc de comunicare.
Astept cu nerabdare sa ne vedem cu totii in
aceasta sambata la PTO Auction Gala. Doresc sa
va multumesc anticipat pentru participare, gener-
ozitate cat si pentru sprijinul pe care il oferiti elevilor
AISB. Daca nu ati avut ocazia sa vedeti inca splen-
didul Catalog Gala, va rog sa va uitati acum peste
el in vederea evenimentului de sambata. L-am
trimis acasa prin cel mai mic copil din familia dvs si
il puteti accesa aici
Cu stima,
Robert Brindley
Join us at this year’s AISB PTO Annual Auction Gala. Find out
more on our NEW online space: http://blog.aisb.ro/ptogala
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School-Wide News
We are the AISB Vampires! | Community Time at the Gazebo
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Annual AISB PTO Auction Gala—THIS SATURDAY!
This Saturday, March 28th, walk down the red carpet at the Radisson
Blu Hotel for a night to remember. Proudly honoring our host city’s 555th
anniversary, prepare to be delighted by the beautiful atmosphere of
the Little Paris of the East with music, drinks, great food, distinguished
company, and wonderful conversation. Look out for event updates on
our online space, here: http://blog.aisb.ro/ptogala/.
NEW: The Gala Catalog is out! It has been sent home with the youngest
child in every family, and you can also access it online here: http://
i s suu .com/urbanbrand/docs/a i sb_galacat a log_2015_e/1?
e=3797710/11877654 or by clicking on the photo to the right.
Find out more information in the PTO section of this edition of the
Monthly Newsletter starting on page 7.
HR Corner with Roxana Lungu, HR Manager at AISB
Dear AISB reader,
Did you know that... Mrs. Nita Bhasin prepares the most delicious North Indian
dishes for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Also, if you want a helping hand in
your kitchen for easy and painless slicing, she also distributes the most amazing
Tupperware boxes with integrated knifes. To contact Mrs. Bhasin, just email her
at [email protected] or give her a call on 0727-011-555.
Don’t forget to send in your “Did you know that I…” section, with useful infor-
mation about you or others in our community. It works like this: send us an entry
about something that you do, for example, “Did you know that I bake beautiful
cakes for special occasions?” Fill in some contact details and email them to me
at [email protected]. The most interesting and useful answers will be published in
next month’s newsletter.
Now for the March Personality: I was excited to interview a lady full of life and
energy, someone curios and dynamic, who joined AISB in 2013 and has already made lots and lots of
friends. Here are the answers of Ms. Julie Hart, KG Lobsters Teacher.
1. As a little girl what did you want to become when you grew up? What do you do now at the school?
I have always wanted to become a teacher. I have lots of brothers and cousins and we would play being a
teacher all day around the house. Now I am the Kindergarten Teacher for the Lobsters and I am loving eve-
ry minute of it.
2. Tell us a few words about your family and your upbringing. I grew up in a very big family, with 3
brothers and 15 first cousins. I remember spending a lot of time together camping, or playing in our grand-
mother’s back yard swimming pool, always doing stuff together as a family. Those were days to remember.
3. Please continue the sentence: I love to… Travel. The most interesting place I’ve been in, before
coming to Romania, was Indonesia, where I lived. While there, I loved to travel to each island and discover
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how different one is from the other. The different cultures are beautiful and the
experience was absolutely amazing.
4. Because everyone lives for a bit of intrigue: are there any intriguing/funny
stories from the school since you joined ASIB that you can share with us? On
my first winter in Bucharest, I broke my ankle and had to come to school in a
wheelchair–and I had to overcome that (which I successfully did in the end!).
Teachers would help me move around but even my students would push the
chair at some point.
5. What is the craziest life experience you have lived so far? I do not
have a particular experience in mind, but I had a few events when traveling
around new places where I found myself completely lost and struggling to get
back home. One time, I end up in Colentina, back when I didn’t know Bucha-
rest at all, and I had to dump my car there and take a cab back home because
it was already dark.
6. Do you think penguins have knees? Off the top of my head, I think that penguins are birds and
birds do not have knees, so most probably penguins don’t have knees either.
The 2nd Annual Amnesty Film Festival!
On Thursday, April 9th, the Amnesty service group at AISB will host the 2nd Annu-
al Amnesty Film Festival, which showcases student-produced films dealing with
human rights and social issues. Last year’s festival was a great success, and this
year’s promises to be even better! Guest judges will screen the films and select
the winners, who will receive prizes which include: the promotion of their film on
Amnesty International’s global site, and the chance to work with Romanian
filmmakers on a joint project. The festival will include art displays, Q&A sessions
with filmmakers, food, drinks, and more. Mark the date in your calendar and
come out to support a great event at AISB! Advance tickets are now on sale in
the Atrium!
The European Student Film Festival
From March 11th-15th, a group of nine AISB high
school students attended the European Student Film
Festival in Annecy, France. Throughout the week, stu-
dents attended workshops lead by professionals in
the film industry and gained first-hand experience in
modern filmmaking techniques and practices. We
are very proud to announce that out of 30 qualifying
films across 9 schools, three films from AISB made it to
the final competition.
"I'm On My Way" by Alec Popescu was received by a
standing ovation and won two prestigious awards:
Best Original Screenplay and Best Director. Overall it
was a wonderful experience and we look forward to
attending ESFF 2016! Watch Alec’s film here or by
clicking on the photo to the right.
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AISB Charity Quiz Night
Thanks to everyone who attended the annual AISB Charity Quiz Night on Satur-
day, March 21. You helped raise over 1,600 lei for the Use Deschise Foundation,
a Romanian NGO and the only emergency shelter in Romania which serves
adult women who have been trafficked for sexual exploitation. Your support
and generosity will provide important transitional resources to the women that
Use Deschise serves.
Congratulations to the winning team—Peg Sewall, Kari Robertson, Kurt Amund-
son, Genoa Jones, and Saskia Alemar—and many thanks to the organizers,
hosts, and PTO for a fun-filled evening!
ISTA TEREZIN
This year’s HS ISTA trip was a little different. We
spent 3 days in the former Jewish ghetto Terezin, in
the Czech Republic, learning about what had hap-
pened there during WWII. We toured the former
prison, ghetto and museums. We walked in the
footsteps of those who had gone before us. But
perhaps the highlight was talking to a survivor who
shared her inspiring view on life. It was a place
where so many terrible things had happened and yet art, theater, music, and poetry had prospered. And
so, we used theater to explore our responses to it. In ensemble groups, with students from all over the world,
we created original performances to share.
AISB’s Got Talent
It’s true. We have so much talent at our school. AISB’s Got Talent this year was
another fantastic night of wonderful music and dance. Thanks to all those who
participated and shared their gifts with us. The winner of the audience’s vote
was Lisa L.. All proceeds from the evening went to Fundatia Inocenti and we
raised an amazing 7,900 lei to support them with their program for abandoned
babies.
The students who will go on to represent us at Bucharest’s Got Talent are: Ab-
bie H., Zoe P. and Oliver S., Steven H., Bjorn K., and Mary T.. Please put it in your
calendar and come out to support our students as they go head to head with
the best talent in the international schools in Bucharest! Join us at 6.30 pm on
April 30 for Bucharest’s Got Talent. Tickets are 20 lei with proceeds going to
charity. Prizes awarded at the event will be: Best and Runner Up Solo, Best and
Runner Up Group, and Audience’s Choice
(loudest applause), with prizes sponsored by Se-
nia Music.
It’s official…
Our new mascot is named “Vampy.” Next time you see him, make sure you
say hello!
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The Outhouse Boys are organizing a
Fundraising Music Concert
Join us on Tuesday, March 31st from 6pm to 8pm.
There will be performances from Elementary and
Secondary students as well as teachers and parents.
It costs about 1,400 Ron to build one outhouse and
we hope to raise enough money to build a lot of out-
houses.
We will be selling food and having donation boxes
at the door. If you cannot attend and would still like
to donate to this wonderful cause, then please give
your donation to the business office. Please come
and show your support. Thank you.
Emil, Terry, Petru, Paul, Luka and Kerem from 3rd
grade
Daylight Saving—The Clocks are Changing!
Don’t forget that the clocks are changing this weekend! Daylight Saving time
begins on Sunday, March 29th 2015 at 3:00am. Clocks go forward 1 hour at this
time. Make sure you change your clocks so that you’re not late to school (and
work!) on Monday!
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Message from the PTO
Fabiana Papastefani-Pezzoni, President
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Dear AISB Community,
Have you tried on your dress? Your tux? Prepared
the shoes? The big AISB party is almost here! We are
preparing the last elements for the most anticipated
and fun event of the year—our annual AISB PTO
Auction Gala! We have received the most wonder-
ful donations from a very honorable pool of spon-
sors, who very generously are supporting us with
their services and goods to auction off or raffle
away at the Gala.
The Raffle system this year will be different: we start-
ed selling raffle tickets two weeks before the gala
night to everybody, giving the opportunity to every-
one, even if not going to the Gala, to win wonderful
items. We organized two draws. Winners will be an-
nounced soon, so please check your tickets and if
you see your number, or for those lucky enough—
numbers, please come and collect your gift(s)!
Check the PTO Facebook page: https://
www.facebook.com/aisbpto, the Auction Gala Fa-
cebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
events/579244332220335/, or the Auction Gala web-
site: http://blog.aisb.ro/ptogala/ for the announce-
ment of the winning tickets.
For more information, contact Chompoo Srikosai at
[email protected]. We are almost sold out -
just few more tickets until we close the sale. Hurry!
You do not want to miss out on this wonderful op-
portunity to get some fabulous gifts while at the same time, supporting a very worthy cause.
We had a very useful and constructive High School coffee morning last week. The schedule of our students
is made of study times, socializing times, computer times, and so on. They need our help as parents and
teachers to plan better, use their time better, be healthy, sleep enough, and also have enough fun. We
were part of some great talks, and we will come back to this again. Thank you Mr. Bird and Mr. Battersby.
We were lucky to take part in some wonderful events last week during the Romanian Week. Beautiful
presentations, fun with pottery making, singing and plays, and we concluded with the show of the re-
nowned mime, Dan Puric, with a fabulous performance co-funded by the Romanian community and the
PTO.
Last Saturday, March 21, we had our annual AISB Quiz Night! Thank you so much to our wonderful hosts, to
our Question Writing team and to Ms. Zlaket for all the help with organizing this. Also, a big thank you to Mo-
jo Music Club for their support.
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We had such a fun night, the teams were wonderful, and we are so proud to announce that we collected
1,640 RON for the foundation Use Deschise. The mission of this foundation is to offer assistance and protect-
ed shelter in emergency and crisis situations to victims of human trafficking, by providing assisted residence
in protected shelters, medical care, psychological, emotional and spiritual counseling, and judicial and
legal assistance, among other things.
Our next big event will be our annual International Day on Saturday, May 23rd.
PTO Grants: We are so proud to announce that the above mentioned Dan Puric show and many other ele-
ments of the students’ and teachers’ lives at AISB have been funded with Grant funds of the PTO. As most
of you already know, the funds we collect at the Annual Auction Gala feed the Scholarship Endowment
Fund and the rest is used for AISB community events and Grant requests. Students Initiatives, Books, Author
Visits, Blade String Ensemble, the Vampire Mascot, Robotics Projects, and so much more!
What's coming up? Please see the chart below
Dates to remember
Fabiana Papastefani-Pezzoni, PTO President | American International School of Bucharest
Date Event
March 31, 2015 Grade 5 Parent Meeting: Grade 5 to 6 transition.
| 13:45 | Room 10
April 2, 2015 PTO General Meeting | 13:00
April 3, 2015 EC Principal/Parent Meeting | 8:10—9:30
April 7, 2015 MS Parent Meeting: LOOKING TO COLLEGE
| 13:45-14:45 | CR 10
April 7, 2015 Progress Reports available online
April 7, 2015 ES Parent/Principal coffee morning | 08:00
April 9, 2015 Grade 8 Inter Disciplinary Unit (IDU) Presentations
April 14, 2015 Grade 6—12 Parents: Literacy (Part 3): Strategies on how to
help your child improve their writing skills, how to recognize
the mistakes he/she does and how to guide him/her
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Bucharest Buzz
Herăstrău Park Cultural Festival | Bucharest Jazz Festival
The Bucharest Buzz section of the Monthly Newsletter is a place to share information about-events and
places with those in our community. Are there events coming up that you want others to know about? Did
you go somewhere worth a visit? Send your Bucharest Buzz items of maximum 150 words and 1 photo to our
Manager of Admissions and External Relations, Ms. Catalina Gardescu, at [email protected] and if
appropriate, your news items will be featured in the next Monthly Newsletter.
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An album release from the talented staff of AISB!
On Saturday April 4th starting at 9pm, Mojo in Lipscani will be hosting
the launch of Little Shift, the debut album of The Sorted Session. AISB
will be represented by no less than six staff members. The Blue Stones
will be opening the night of entertainment before The Sorted Session
takes stage, highlighting many of their 13 original songs from their
new album along with some favorite covers. Make the night com-
plete by sticking around for the Mojo house band who will rock until
the wee hours of the morning. The Blue Stones are made up of four
AISB staff members including our Head of IT, JJ on the guitar, IT guru
Ionel on drums, MS Math Man Dan on bass, and ES music aficionado,
Leon on the upright cello and voice. The Sorted Session will showcase
original songwriter Erik, from the AISB PE department, as well as some
feature songs with HS Film director Bryan on the harmonica. The rest
of the band will be made up of local talent including Doina and Ga-
bi, on the violin and bodhrain respectively. Come on down for what
promises to be an original night of live music like you've never seen
before.
Cambridge Immerse 2015: An unparalleled educational experience in August 2015
Cambridge Immerse is a two-week residential educational experi-
ence designed for 15-18 year olds that allows participants to gain an
unrivalled insight into a chosen discipline, ranging from the arts, to
the sciences. Subjects offered include: Medicine, Law, Economics
and Engineering. Tutorials and seminars are taught by highly regarded tutors from Cambridge University in
an optimal learning environment that stimulates academic enquiry; yet the carefully planned schedule en-
sures that the program not only meets the academic needs of the participants, but also provides a unique
insight into the university city through an abundance of activities.
Enrollment in the program is ongoing, and students aged 15 and above are welcome to apply. We've add-
ed lots more subjects this year, so please take the time to explore www.cambridgeimmerse.com. A PDF ver-
sion of our prospectus is also available to view at https://www.cambridgeimmerse.com/
CambridgeImmerse2015.pdf
If you are interested in applying, please apply online through our website, or alternatively, if you require fur-
ther information please don't hesitate to email [email protected].
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Look no further for the most perfectly cooked steak in Bucharest
30A Emil Pangratti St. is now the home of the new fine
dining seafood and steak restaurant, The Beef Club.
Located next to the Romanian Television’s headquar-
ters, The Beef Club is dedicated to those who appre-
ciate the refinement of beautiful plating, combina-
tions of textures and flavors, and the tenderness of a
premium beef steak.
If you fancy a new, charming venue, where you may
enjoy a pleasant business lunch or a beautiful dinner,
make your reservation now at The Beef Club:
The Beef Club
30A Emil Pangratti St.
www.facebook.com/TheBeefClubBucharest
www.thebeefclub.ro
0788 904 244
Celebrate Easter at Kiddo Play Academy!
Kiddo Play Academy has a host of Easter Activities for your children! Don’t miss out!
EGGSTRAORDINARY:
30 March—11 April
The most extraordinary eggs will be
decorated @ Kiddo Play Acade-
my, while listening to fun stories and
legends about Easter. What’s
more, these beauties will be invinci-
ble in their egg knocking game!
THE EASTER BUNNY IS VISITING
US!: 4 & 5 April | 7pm onwards
We told the Easter bunny about our
happy kiddos and guess what: he
cannot wait to meet you! Come
see him and get some clues about
how to win the Easter egg hunt!
Shhh… he has a lot of secret tricks!
LITTLE GARDENERS:
14 April—30 April
Kiddos are invited to the most col-
orful and cheerful workshop, where
they will learn how flowers grow,
how to plant seeds and, more im-
portantly, how to protect nature.
EGGCITING HUNT: 5 April | 7pm onwards
The little ones need to find as many of the hidden eggs as they can, taking up challenges in exchange for
clues and tricks! The 3 best will receive a free pass and the big winner will take home a giant egg filled with
surprises.
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Francesca’s Easter Gifts: Indulgence you must share with your loved ones!
In April, complete your Easter table with unmistaka-
ble Italian flavors, which you’ll find in each of the
genuine Italian products from Degusteria Francesca
(17th Pipera Tunari street).
Enjoy our specialties with your family and friends,
from the finest assortment of cheeses, prosciutto or
Italian salami, to delicious traditional sweets, and en-
joy a true gastronomic journey around Italy.
The experience of remembering these gourmet gifts
will endure long after they were enjoyed!
For our friends in business, the spring holidays are also
a great time to send a message of gratitude to your
customers, partners and collaborators. Choose from the wide range of gourmet products that I Regali di
Francesca stocks: the finest assortment of fresh cheeses, prosciutto and Italian salami combined with
unique traditional Italian sweets will make the perfect gesture. Create authentic relationships with our Ital-
ian recipes, as well as with your friends and partners by offering personal and corporate gifts!
We will take care of customization, packaging and delivery of your gifts.
You can follow us on: www.iregalidifrancesca.ro
Also enjoy our Easter catalog, here: http://www.iregalidifrancesca.ro/catalog-primavara-2015/index.html
Spend your Easter Holiday at Equus Silvania, in Sinca Noua
Join us at our guesthouse for the upcoming Easter Holidays. We have
many fun activities going on, such as egg painting, an Easter Egg Hunt
and a huge delicious Easter Brunch. We can also host a fine dining
night if you request. Find out more on www.equus-silvania.com and
get in touch at +40 753 014 458.
New Spring Titles at Usborne Books
Usborne Books has a new selection of titles available for spring. Please see the
attached and use the Home and School Spring 2015 Order Form to complete
your order. When you are ready to order, contact the Usborne representative
directly. Please download the catalogs and order forms here: Usborne Catalogs
and Order Forms or by clicking on the image to the right.
Usborne Books Representative: Elena Iordache
Tel: (0040) 723 317 717
Email: [email protected]
Website: org.usbornebooksathome.co.uk/mayasamazingbookland
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Bucharest Half-Marathon on Sunday, May 17th
Sign up for the Bucharest Half-marathon, taking place on
Sunday, May 17. There are several options – the half-
marathon, a 4x 5.27km relay, a 10.548km course, and a
2.9km course.
Find out more and register for your choice of course on:
http://www.bucuresti21km.ro/en/
DreamHack Bucharest Electronic Gaming Competition
Tickets on sale for April event
Tickets for the largest digital festival in Romania are now on sale at ear-
ly bird prices until February 8. The festival itself runs from April 24-26 at
Sala Polivalenta in Bucharest. This year, DreamHack will bring popular
games to the table for all to experience. Tickets can be purchased
from shop.computergames.ro, www.bilete.ro, Romanian Post offices,
Inmedio shops, and Germanos stores.
Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival comes to Bucharest in April
April 22-26 brings Mickey Mouse and his friends to Bucharest for a new
music show that will take place at Sala Palatului. Together with Minnie
Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, Mickey will perform songs from Dis-
ney’s best soundtracks. There are five shows scheduled, three evening
shows beginning at 7pm on April 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, and two mat-
inee shows beginning at 11am on April 25th and 26th. Get your tickets
at www.myticket.ro, at Diverta shops, in the Muzica store, and the
Mihai Eminescu book shop.
East European Comic Con in Bucharest between
May 8—May 10
The East European Comic Con event will take place at Romexpo be-
tween May 8—10 this year. It is an annual convention dedicated to
fans of comics, animations, video games, and TV series and movies in
Eastern Europe, that is expected to draw 35,000 visitors. Rumors have it
that American actor Kevin Sorbo, known for playing Hercules in the
1990s series, will attend this event. Get your early bird tickets soon from
http://comic-con.ro/
Famous British Artist comes to Bucharest this Summer
British pop-rock artist, Colin Vearncombe, or Black, as he prefers, will
perform in Bucharest for the first time in May. Songs included will be
1987 hits like “Wonderful Life,” and also pieces from Black’s new al-
bum, which will be launched this year. Tickets for the Sala Palatului gig
are now available from bilete.ro at a discounted price until February
4th and from February 5th onwards, they will be available from a num-
ber of other suppliers, including bilete.ro, eventim.ro, myticket.ro, sala-
palatului.ro, Diverta stores, Romanian Post offices, Inmedio, and Sala Palatului.
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engage | prepare | inspire
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Free and Optional Professional Development
opportunity for all AISB constituents: “How to Deal
with Bad Emotions and Bad Pattern Events,” based
on FasterEFT methodology. Delivered by AISB
mother, Ms. Ela Lair. | 15:00—17:00 | Board Room
Wednesday, April 1—Sunday 5, 2015
CEESA HS Band & Choir Festival | AISB Bucharest
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Grade 8 IDU Culminating Activity: “Mock Trials”
| 11:00—13:00 | Middle School
Thursday, April 2, 2015
PTO General Meeting | 13:30—14:30 | CR10
Friday, April 3, 2015
Early Childhood Principal Parent Meeting
Friday, April 3, 2015
Secondary School End of Quarter 3
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Early Childhood Progress Reports Online for Parents
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Middle School Service Learning Time
| 13:00—13:40 | CR10
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Grade 8 Parent Meeting: Transitioning into High
School & Service Learning | 13:45—14:45 | CR10
April 2015
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engage | prepare | inspire
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
IB Diploma Art and Film Exhibition
| 15:15—17:00 | Atrium and Theater
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Library—Family Night | 18:00 | Library
Wednesday, April 8—Thursday 9, 2015
Early Childhood Parent Teacher Conferences
| Noon Dismissal for EC Students
Thursday, April 9, 2015
2nd Annual Amnesty International Film Festival
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Early Childhood Gathering | 12:30—13:00 | CR13
Monday, April 13, 2015
Orthodox Easter—No School
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Elementary School Parent Coffee
| 08:00—09:00 | CR10
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
PTO Parent Meeting for Grade 6-12 Parents:
Literacy (Part 3): Strategies on how to help your child
improve writing skills, how to recognize the mistakes
he/she does, and how to guide him/her
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
ECIS UK University Tour | 19:30—21:00
All families considering UK universities after AISB
should attend this presentation about applying to
and studying at British universities, followed by a
university fair. Expect a quick update on what is
new in the UK higher education scene - immigration
trends, funding, clarification of the student loans
process and how students can satisfy current English
language proficiency requirements. Attending are:
City University, Plymouth University, Royal Holloway
UoL, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol,
University of Essex, University of Exeter, University of
Leicester, University of Reading, University of Sussex,
University of Lancaster.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Middle School Service Learning Day
| 09:00—14:00 | CR10
Wednesday, April 15—Sunday 19, 2015
Middle School AMIS Honor Band Festival
| Doha, Qatar
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Alumni career talk to Grade 10 students
| 12:20—13:00 | CR13
Thursday, April 16, 2015
PTO Executive Meeting
| 13:00—14:30 | Board Room
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Senior BBQ
Friday, April 17, 2015
Elementary School Assembly | 14:00—15:00
Monday, April 20—Friday, 24, 2015
April Break
Thursday, April 23—Sunday, 26, 2015
CEESA Middle School Knowledge Bowl | TIS Tirana
Thursday, April 23—Sunday, 26, 2015
CEESA Middle School MUN Conference
| QSI Bratislava
Monday, April 27, 2015
School Resumes after April Break
Monday, April 27, 2015
Middle School Service Learning Time
| 13:00—13:40 | CR10
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Secondary School Parent Teacher Conferences
| 08:15—16:15 | Secondary School Gym
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Alumni career talk to Grade 12 students: Packing
your Bags
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
NYU School Visit