International School Pointe-Noire

ISPNA is a non-profit association formed in December 2007 for the sole purpose of establishing and managing English taught International School in Pointe-Noire.
Pointe-Noire is the oil and economic capital of the Republic of Congo and it has become increasingly difficult to be able to find a placement for non-French citizen children in the near-saturated French [...]

September 11, 2009

International School Pointe-Noire Parent Newsletter September 11, 2009
Calendar Notes
October 16 & 19 – No school (AISA Conference/professional development)
November 11 – No school (Armistice Day) December 2 – End of first trimester (report cards issued)
December 19 – January 3 – Winter Break
Principal’s Note
The great aim of education is not knowledge but action. –Herbert Spencer
We had a [...]

August 31, 2009

International School Pointe-Noire
Calendar Notes September 7 – First day of school October 16 & 19 – No school (AISA Conference/professional development) November 11 – No school (Armistice Day) December 2 – End of first trimester (report cards issued) December 19 – January 3 – Winter Break
Principal’s Note
They may forget what you said but they will [...]

May 11, 2009

International School Pointe-Noire Weekly Newsletter
May 11, 2009
The mission of International School Pointe-Noire is to ensure that all of its students are academically prepared, socially responsible, cuitlurally sensitive, and personally fulfilled lifelong learners. – ISPN Parent/Student Handbook
REMINDER: No School on May 21.
Early Years Class Notes
Our last major theme of study is Community. We are working on [...]

May 4, 2009

International School Pointe-Noire Weekly Newsletter
May 4, 2009
The habits we form from childhood make no small difference, but rather they make all the difference. – Aristotle
REMINDER: No School on May 21.
Early Years Class Notes
We are learning about fractions, both as equal parts of one whole and as equal groups of a collection. Our beginning readers have [...]