After School Programmes

Extra-Curricular Programme

We encourage student participation in after-school ECP by offering a wide variety of activities to appeal to both students and parents in a fun and stimulating environment. Learning, discovering new skills and talents, integration and social interaction outside the classroom are all reasons our students choose to participate. Classes and courses are offered both on and offsite. Offsite courses and workshops provide students with a wonderful opportunity to become acquainted with the area and meet new friends outside the ISB community. Programmes are produced twice annually, in Spring and Autumn.*

Junior School Programme

For our young students (PS - Grade 5) we offer activities such as Soccer, Basketball, Fun Art, Mosaic Making, Cooking, Theatre & Drama Skills, Dance, Multisports etc.

Senior School Programme

Sports-minded Senior School students are very well-catered for by the many co-curricular sports offered through the PE department. The ECP department offers a range of supplementary activities such as Soccer, Badminton, Hip Hop Dance, Bollywood, Pottery, Scuba Diving workshops etc.

Adult Vocation

Parents can choose from a variety of sports or cultural activities such as Pilates, Yoga, Men Sports Night, Museum Tours, Wine-Tasting Evenings, Cooking Workshops, Floral Design, Mosaic Art, Dance classes etc.

* Our schedule may change from term to term in order to provide our students with as many innovative and varied opportunities as possible and to enhance integration of new ISB families into our community.

Music Programme

Musical instrument tuition is offered after School by qualified private music teachers. Lessons are taught primarily at the Reinach campus beginning at 4 pm.

The number of places is limited. If you are interested in tuition for an instrument no longer offered at School, we may be able to refer you to a qualified teacher in the area.

We offer the following instruments:

• Cello
• Clarinet
• Electric Guitar
• Flute
• Oboe
• Recorder
• Saxophone
• Trumpet
• Trumpet/Horn/Trombone
• Violin and Viola
• Guitar
• Piano

Vocal Training also available.

Theory and Music Ensemble Courses

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) Examinations at ISB

"Enjoyment through achievement” sums up the Associated Board's philosophy. Learning a musical instrument not only stimulates a child's musical interest, it develops other very important personal attributes such as confidence, motivation, dedication, perseverance and coordination. It also establishes the link between practice and achievement, while doing something creative and fun. Research has shown that these attributes, once experienced, are transferred to more classroom or academic based subjects.

ABRSM, a London based organisation that is over l00 years old understands this well. Each year it sends highly experienced examiners worldwide to examine over 600,000 students, so providing the international benchmarks for the measurement of musical achievement. The exams are structured to stimulate and develop all aspects of performance (style, musicality, interpretation, rhythm, technique and intonation) and aural training. The syllabi are carefully planned at each level, so the child has a definite goal, can measure their own personal progress and gain a sense of achievement upon completion of each grade.

ISB is privileged to be an exam centre where practical and theory exams are offered twice a year. Please ask your instrumental teacher or the music programme coordinator for more information.

Instrumental Exams

Exams are offered for all Woodwind, Brass, and String instruments, Piano, Percussion and Singing.

Prep Test: A short performance with a few easy technical exercises and basic aural tests. A certificate is immediately presented with a few written comments and suggestions intended for young students after about 1 year of tuition.

Grades 1-8: A performance in varying styles, scales and or technical exercises, sight-reading and aural. A detailed critic/mark sheet and certificate is sent a few weeks after the exam.

• Pass: 100-119
• Merit: 120-129
• Distinction: 130-150

Theory Exams

Grades 1-8: Theory of music exams run parallel with the standard of practical exams.

Grades 1-5: Practical exams can be taken without any theory exams, however Grades 6-8 can only be taken upon completion of Grade 5 Theory.

UCAS points

For those wishing to study at a UK University, UCAS now runs a point system which includes ABRSM Grades 6-8 Practical and Theory exams. Please ask your instrumental teacher for this information.