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![We will survive!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1585837553/basel/you5ayip9uhbo5qbie1a/IWillSurviveParody.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1585837553/basel/you5ayip9uhbo5qbie1a/IWillSurviveParody.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1585837553/basel/you5ayip9uhbo5qbie1a/IWillSurviveParody.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1585837553/basel/you5ayip9uhbo5qbie1a/IWillSurviveParody.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1585837553/basel/you5ayip9uhbo5qbie1a/IWillSurviveParody.jpg","width":1270}])
As we near our Spring Break, we hope you enjoy this wonderfully funny and creative parody of "I Will Survive" by our very own William Norris, Director of Music at International School Basel! I think all students, teachers and parents will relate to this. Enjoy and we wish everyone a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break!
![ISB Distance Learning Plan - Week 1 Feedback]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584981776/basel/kh3tzafp1gq8x6bsyk4o/ThankYou.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584981776/basel/kh3tzafp1gq8x6bsyk4o/ThankYou.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584981776/basel/kh3tzafp1gq8x6bsyk4o/ThankYou.jpg","width":580}])
The support received by the school for the Distance Learning Programme has been remarkable. We thank everyone for the overwhelming support and positive feedback. It only takes a small act of kindness to make a big difference. Thank you ISB Community!
![Breathing Makes it Better - Audiobook]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584623903/basel/cp1lucfq0ap8ywyjwy2w/Breathing_Makes_it_Better_Audiobook_Post_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584623903/basel/cp1lucfq0ap8ywyjwy2w/Breathing_Makes_it_Better_Audiobook_Post_Thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1584623903/basel/cp1lucfq0ap8ywyjwy2w/Breathing_Makes_it_Better_Audiobook_Post_Thumbnail.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1584623903/basel/cp1lucfq0ap8ywyjwy2w/Breathing_Makes_it_Better_Audiobook_Post_Thumbnail.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1584623903/basel/cp1lucfq0ap8ywyjwy2w/Breathing_Makes_it_Better_Audiobook_Post_Thumbnail.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1584623903/basel/cp1lucfq0ap8ywyjwy2w/Breathing_Makes_it_Better_Audiobook_Post_Thumbnail.jpg","width":2200}])
A message from the Junior School Counsellors
The Junior School Counsellors thought have recorded another audiobook for parents to listen at home with their child(ren) - "Breathing Makes it Better."
![Distance Learning Preparations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584453978/basel/s7fomg6eqx5bldrxyr8u/Grade_8_Distance_Learning_First_Assignment_Drawing.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584453978/basel/s7fomg6eqx5bldrxyr8u/Grade_8_Distance_Learning_First_Assignment_Drawing.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1584453978/basel/s7fomg6eqx5bldrxyr8u/Grade_8_Distance_Learning_First_Assignment_Drawing.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584453978/basel/s7fomg6eqx5bldrxyr8u/Grade_8_Distance_Learning_First_Assignment_Drawing.png","width":806}])
On 18 March, teachers and students will have transitioned into the Distance Learning Programme. Over the course of the last two days, teachers provided students with a few tasks to complete in order to prepare them for this new phase in education at ISB.
![Student-Made Hand Washing Coronavirus Video]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584449221/basel/mxelpvu2gqhsntng1x8y/HowtoWashYourHandsPostThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584449221/basel/mxelpvu2gqhsntng1x8y/HowtoWashYourHandsPostThumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1584449221/basel/mxelpvu2gqhsntng1x8y/HowtoWashYourHandsPostThumbnail.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1584449221/basel/mxelpvu2gqhsntng1x8y/HowtoWashYourHandsPostThumbnail.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1584449221/basel/mxelpvu2gqhsntng1x8y/HowtoWashYourHandsPostThumbnail.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1584449221/basel/mxelpvu2gqhsntng1x8y/HowtoWashYourHandsPostThumbnail.png","width":2200}])
Our youngest students have put together a video of them singing a hand washing song and informing viewers on the correct technique to use while washing hands.
![YouTube Video by Guardian News for Older Children]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584087749/basel/rejeioj89mlhblnuh5dp/YOUTUBEVIDEOBYGUARDIANNEWSFOROLDERCHILDREN.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584087749/basel/rejeioj89mlhblnuh5dp/YOUTUBEVIDEOBYGUARDIANNEWSFOROLDERCHILDREN.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584087749/basel/rejeioj89mlhblnuh5dp/YOUTUBEVIDEOBYGUARDIANNEWSFOROLDERCHILDREN.png","width":727}])
The Guardian's health editor, Sarah Boseley, answers some of the most common and pressing questions surrounding the recent coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China
![BrainPOP Video and Discussion Points for Younger Children]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584087627/basel/ml17eozvkekpa3b5qhda/BrainPOPCoronavirusVideoThumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1584087627/basel/ml17eozvkekpa3b5qhda/BrainPOPCoronavirusVideoThumbnail.png","width":497}])
Click here to watch the BrainPOP video on the coronavirus and use the discussion questions to spark conversation on the outbreak with your children
![Building Resilience and Conversations with Children]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583923988/basel/j9uevxqwvjw18dhb8khr/Counselling.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1583923988/basel/j9uevxqwvjw18dhb8khr/Counselling.png","width":467}])
A message from the Junior School Counsellors
The Junior School Counsellors thought, with the current situation regarding the Coronavirus, it would be relevant to share a few strategies on how to help build resilience and how to have reassuring conversations with your children.
A message from the Senior School Counsellors
The recent coronavirus and the media surrounding it has been the talk of students in and out of school this week. It is of course natural that the risks and the unknowns of the virus will create anxiety, however there are a few extra things to consider in order to deal with the stress & anxiety.