One of the most anticipated events of each year is the celebration of the Filipiniana Week. It is a school-wide celebration in which students, parents and teachers come together to celebrate what it means to be Filipino. This year’s celebration was another great success!

The lower school and upper school students presented different native Filipino dances, which delighted the audience members who were present. As always, the parents were eager to support their children.

As part of the program to educate students on environmental protection and conservation of the ecosystem, ISBB Grade 6 pupils held a tree planting and educational tour in DENR Pagbilao Mangrove Experimental Forest on September 16, 2011 in Binahaan, Pagbilao, Quezon.

ISBB supports the “Clean and Green” and “Zero Plastic Program”. To increase the pupils’ involvement in caring for the environment, Grade 6 students planted 72 seedlings of mangroves at the Experimental Forest. It is the second most biologically diverse mangrove forest in the world and it houses 48 true mangrove and associative species next to Indonesia. The activity was made possible with the support of Dr. Pedro Balagas, Officer-in-Charge, of the Quezon Ecosystem Research and Development Service, DENR officers, Brgy. Police and Einstein faculty.

The parents once again had a chance to visit their children’s classrooms and see their work last July 29, 2011 as ISBB held its annual Open House.

The parents were greeted by a short program organized by the faculty and participated in by both faculty and students. Selected students from the Einstein Department opened the program with an interpretative dance of “The Prayer” by Andrea Boccelli. Members of the String Club, headed by their adviser Marose Vergara, played the National Anthem. The Jazz Club also did a dance number for the intermission. Our School Directress, Teacher Elsie Enverga, welcomed the parents and guardians.

Dear ISBB family,

Welcome to a new school year here in ISBB! Our faculty and staff are delighted that you will be with us this year. If you are new to the school, I would like to extend a special welcome into our learning community. If you are a returning parent, please know that we are excited to have you here with us again this year.

The year promises to be an exciting one with many great projects planned. Over the summer, our faculty further developed their skills through in-service training and seminars with our school consultants and other experts. They are eager to share their knowledge with your children, and apply what they have learned in their classrooms.