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The International Community School of Addis Ababa is a premier early childhood through grade 12 school offering a holistic, vigorous and inclusive program. An International Baccalaureate Diploma and PYP school, accredited in the United States, ICS serves a diverse, multi-cultural student body on a beautiful, well-equipped campus.
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IBDP and PYP
IBDPThe International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) aims to develop students to have an excellent breath and depth of knowledge - students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically. Through the six subject groups and core curriculum, grade 11 and 12 students reflect on the nature of knowledge, complete independent research and undertake a project that often involves community service.
Primary YearsProgramme
PYPThe International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), for early childhood to grade 5, prepares students for the intellectual challenges of further education and their future careers, focusing on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world.
New Additions to the ICS CampusSports PavilionThe sports pavilion was designed to provide additional PE, athletic and activity space (approximately 40 m x 70 m) for our students to augment our curricular and after school programs. There are four spaces that can be used simultaneously, for sports such as basketball, tennis, volleyball, or a large amount of space for gatherings and activities.
NCB - M BuildingThe new classroom block, a 9,500 sqm G + 4 floor building, includes 29 classrooms, administrative offices, a 200+ sqm indoor theater and assembly space, and roof top gardens. It also houses maintenance facilities, basement storage, the school copy center, business and finance/accounting offices and the teachers’ supply store. From ground breaking (February 2015) to ribbon cutting (June 2017), many months, weeks, and hours of diligent hard work were invested in this building, enabling it to be ready for students on the first day of classes, 14 August 2017!
The upper field hosted a second major building project throughout the year. The four clay tennis courts are now covered! A new sports pavilion (12 meters high, for indoor sports) with a resilient multisport floor is ready for volleyball, basketball, tennis and other sports for the next school year. Our PE curriculum and after school sports programs have room to expand now, and we can play there all through the rainy season as well as in the hot sun.
36% of our students were new this year, and 24% of our teachers. There are new students, new colleagues and new parents all the time, and we do a good job of welcoming and including them. I think it’s a hallmark of our school community.
It’s been gratifying and humbling to be a part of all this growth and improvement. From student learning to including diverse learners, to using modern technologies, to new building projects, to new learning programs, it seems there’s always something that is new or better at ICS Addis.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone for making it possible.
Message from the Head of School
Jim Laney, Jr.HEAD OF SCHOOL
Students and teachers at the International Community School of Addis Ababa were very busy in 2016–17. In the following pages you’ll read more about student learning results, facts about the school year, student activities in and out of the classroom, and important steps and milestones.
BIG congratulations go to our elementary school leadership and teachers… ICS Addis is now authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP)! This program from the International Baccalaureate Organisation will help teachers organize and focus our inquiry-based teaching and learning programs, and will help us recruit good elementary teachers too.
Construction on the new classroom block (NCB) building project was ongoing throughout the school year; the crane, the busy workers, the noise. The NCB adds 29 classrooms, many with folding glass walls that open onto common spaces where students can work and relax together. The building also includes labs, teacher work spaces, administrative offices, rooftop gardens, basement storage rooms and workshops, and an indoor theater that will seat 200+ people. The NCB project is ready for use for the 2017-18 school year.
Head of School 2010–2017HS Principal/Deputy Director 2008–2010MS/HS Principal 2005–2008
Class of 2017
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359 college/universityapplications sent
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100% of seniorsgraduated
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UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES 2017
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UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES 2017
United StatesAmerican UniversityBentley UniversityBoston UniversityBrigham Young University Brigham Young University, IdahoBrown UniversityBryant UniversityCalifornia State Polytechnic University, PomonaCalifornia State University, Los AngelesCalifornia State University, SacramentoCase Western Reserve UniversityClark UniversityCollege of William and MaryColumbia UniversityConcordia University - IrvineDrexel UniversityEmory UniversityFordham UniversityFranklin & Marshall CollegeGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityHofstra UniversityHult International Business School - San FranciscoJames Madison UniversityKean UniversityLafayette CollegeLehigh UniversityLynn UniversityMarywood UniversityMichigan State UniversityNew York UniversityNortheastern UniversityOld Dominion UniversityPace University, New York CityPennsylvania State UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRochester Institute of TechnologySaint Louis UniversitySaint Mary's College of CaliforniaSouthern Virginia UniversitySpelman CollegeSt. John's University Stony Brook UniversitySuffolk UniversitySUNY Buffalo State CollegeSUNY College at BrockportSUNY College at GeneseoSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityThe George Washington UniversityThe University of TampaTowson UniversityTufts UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Riverside
University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa CruzUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity of Maryland, College ParkUniversity of MiamiUniversity of Missouri St. LouisUniversity of San FranciscoUniversity of South Florida, TampaUniversity of the PacificVirginia Commonwealth UniversityVirginia TechWest Virginia UniversityWestern UniversityWestern Washington UniversityWorcester Polytechnic Institute
CanadaBrock UniversityCarleton UniversityConcordia University - MontrealDalhousie UniversityMcMaster UniversitySimon Fraser UniversityTrent UniversityUniversity of TorontoUniversity of OttawaVancouver Island UniversityWilfrid Laurier University
Europe and United KingdomEstonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (Estonia)IE University – Segovia (Spain)Tallinn University (Estonia)University College Groningen (Netherlands)University of Brighton (UK)University of East Anglia (UK)University of Gloucestershire (UK)University of Reading (UK)University of Lincoln (UK)Wageningen Universiteit (Netherlands) Other Ashoka University (India)New York University (NYU Shanghai) (China)University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa)Yonsei University-Underwood (South Korea)
CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY AND SERVICE (CAS)
ADDIS ABABA
ICS CASAs an IB World School, ICS requires all grade 11 and 12 students to participate in the CAS program in a range of activities beyond their academic studies.
Here is a list of ICS CAS programs:
LiteratiLucky TailsMathleticsMekdela ComputersMekdela FootballModel United Nation (MUN)Operation SmilesOur Fathers KitchenRoboticsRole-Playing Game ClubSave a LifeSele Enat OrphanageService NewsShoot to ThrillSmile NightSOS Children’s VillageSpanish TeachingSports MediaStudents for SustainabilityStudents for SyriaUltimate FrisbeeYoga
AMIS Honor BandArenguade DanteBurn Care @ Cure HospitalChallenge 2020Chess ClubChildren’s Cross Connection (CCC)Chinese Cultural GroupDestination ImaginationDigitDrama ClubEagles Football LeagueElementary School SupportE-Pads - Empowering Girls & WomenFilm ClubFun FitnessGAIN JrGame ProgrammingGet AnimatedGlobal IssuesGurshaHappy FeetHumans of ICS
IB RESULTS
Why offer the DP?International research shows that there are many benefits to choosing the DP over other curricula. For example:• DP graduates are better able than their peers to cope wi th demanding workloads, manage their time and meet the expectations placed on them, according to one study.• Analysis of DP graduates in Canada, the UK and the USA found that the DP’s extended essay improves students’ approach to learning in higher education.• For access to the reports go to www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma- programme/
At ICS, we have had a long history with the IB Diploma Prog ramme. Student participation in the IBDP continues to increase and student results are strong.
DiplomaProgramme
2 new IBDPcourses introducedat ICS
95% of seniors tookat least oneIBDP course
Average pointsby ICS students:33World Avg:29.95
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ICS student is:43 out of 45
Average gradeobtained by ICS students whopassed thediploma:5.18 outof 7
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MAP: ASSESSMENT OF LEARNINGMeasures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) are assessments that measure growth and proficiency. They can inform how educators differentiate instruction, evaluate programs and structure curriculum. Computer adaptive MAP assessments reveal precisely which academic skills and concepts the student has acquired and what they are ready to learn. MAP assessments are grade-independent and adapt to each student’s instructional level.
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PERFORMING ARTS
DRAMADrama productions ranged from Meskel celebrations to an Amharic play to class dramas and an ISSEA trip.
BANDBand performances included our winter and spring concerts as well as performing at the Spring Festival.
CHOIRChoir performances included our winter and spring concerts as well as performing in the Les Miserables concert.
Bands at ICS Students participated Performances
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Bands at ICS Students participated Performances
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Drama Events Students participated ICS staff crew members
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Number of ASAs offeredES – 143
MS/HS – 59
Number of STEM-related ASAsES – 33
MS/HS – 14
Number of sports teamsES – 15MS – 12HS – 22
Student participantsby division + gender
ES Male – 133ES Female – 98MS Male – 101
MS Female – 82HS Male – 120
HS Female – 131
Number of tournamentsES – 18MS – 14HS – 18
Games per team, per seasonES – 10
MS – 5-9HS – 5-10
ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES
Number of students participatedin ISSEA events
ISSEA Events
10 159ISSEA and ISSAAA rankings
Number of 1st place wins - 16Number of 2nd place wins - 7Number of 3rd place wins - 9
ICS is a member of the International School Sport Association of Addis Ababa (ISSAAA) and of the International Schools of Southern and Eastern Africa (ISSEA), under whose auspices we participate in a variety of sports, arts, and academic competitions. Adult- and student-led clubs and activities are available for students to pursue a wide range of interests, including several community service programs, student council, debate, drama, Model United Nations, and National Honor Society.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS
The ICS Addis elementary school students and teaching staff took action during the 2016-17 school year, providing support to several partner organizations through both fundraising and direct service.
ICS has a long-term relationship with our neighborhood government school, Mekdela, and our interactions this year included:Ÿ Painting classrooms and other parts of the schoolŸ Providing school supplies to economically disadvantaged studentsŸ Providing three large trash cans to assist in keeping the grounds cleanŸ Collecting and donating booksŸ Professional development for over 70 teachers and administrators from Mekdela on different content areas to
help improve quality of student learning
In addition to the trainings provided for the Mekdela teaching staff, ICS also worked closely with the FGCF Project - Education Through Change, based in Bahir Dar. ICS teaching staff visited two project schools in Bahir Dar, where they modeled teaching techniques for math, English, Amharic, physical education and science. Seven teachers from FGCF schools spent three days at ICS shadowing our teaching staff and administrators.
Other programs supported by our students include:Ethiopian Wolf Conservation ProgramEthiopia Diabetes AssociationOur Father's KitchenAHOPE EthiopiaFields of HopeOperation Smile
Finally, our students worked to give back to their own school community by raising awareness about playground safety with the early childhood students and by caring for "Charlie", the lonely ICS fish, by purchasing a friend for him and cleaning his small pond.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
ICS is committed to social responsibility and giving back to our Ethiopian community. For many years ICS has had an ambitious and robust local merit scholarship program, inviting high academic aptitude and high achieving Ethiopian students to attend ICS.
While our program has evolved over the last 50 years, our philosophy and commitment to provide educational opportunities to our local community has not.
The Scholarship Program TODAY:ICS Addis grants four scholarships a year to high achieving grade 9 students from schools throughout Addis Ababa. Each scholarship covers full-tuition for four years, enrolling each scholarship recipient into ICS throughout high school. The scholarships are totally need-blind and based on merit.
Our scholars also star in, direct and produce the annual Amharic Play and host the Azmari Night and annual Community Garage Sale.
Grade 9Nardos ChegenEyerusalem AlemuDaniel MekuriawMaedot Abate
Grade 10Fiker NegashYemiserach HailemariamGebrella DagneNobel Manaye
Grade 11Daniel HodetaNathenael GemechuAmanuel AmogneYanet Cherenet
Grade 12Jorgo TesfaAbigail KelkaiHerma DemissieSaron Fisseha
2016-17 Scholarship Students:
PROFILE
Teachers and Administrators Years of service at ICS:0 – 2 years: 423 – 4 years: 31
5 – 10 years: 2211+ years: 8
Bachelor Degree – 24Master’s Degree – 75
PHd Degree – 4
Nationality by passport: North America – 73
Europe – 5Ethiopia – 9Other – 16
Overseas Hire – 73%Local Hire Foreign – 18%
Local Hire – 9%
Male – 40Female – 63
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Students in each department:ES – 526MS – 204HS – 218
Students by Continent:Europe: 24%
Asia (Middle East/Oceania): 13%The Americas: 31%
Africa: 15%Ethiopia: 17%
Students at ICS
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BUDGET AND FINANCES
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ICS manages a balanced budget, with no debt payments, until 2015 with the start of the New Classroom Block construction. While tuition and fees provide significant income, they are our only source of revenue. As enrollment growth continues to slow, we will need to seek alternative sources of income to continue to attract and retain the best staff possible, to ensure a high quality educational program and to continue to provide a well-equipped beautiful campus.
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ICS AISA (Average)
ICS is part of the Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA). This chart s h ow s h ow I C S t u i t i o n compares with the average among nine African schools.
AS ICS LEARNERS, WE STRIVE TO BE:
We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness and justice, and with respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. We take responsibility for our actions and their consequences.
PRINCIPLED CARING
We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible action on complex problems. We exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions.
THINKERSWe critically appreciate our own cultures and personal histories, as well as the values and traditions of others. We seek and evaluate a range of points of view, and we are willing to grow from the experience.
OPEN-MINDED
We develop and use conceptual understanding, exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance.
KNOWLEDGEABLEWe understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives – intellectual, physical, and emotional – to achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live.
BALANCED
We approach uncertainty with forethought and determination; we work independently and cooperatively to explore new ideas and innovative strategies. We are resourceful and resilient in the face of challenges and change.
COURAGEOUSWe thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development.
REFLECTIVE
We nurture our curiosity, developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life.
INQUIRERSWe express ourselves confidently and creatively in more than one language and in many ways. We collaborate effectively, listening carefully to the perspectives of other individuals and groups.
COMMUNICATORS
We show empathy, compassion and respect. We have a commitment to service, and we act to make a positive difference in the lives of others and in the world around us.
??The ICS Learner Profile is based on the IB Learner Profile, International Baccalaureate Organization 2013
The ICS Learner Profile is the core and foundation of what we teach at ICS. We believe that these traits will help our students develop into compassionate, engaged and active global citizens.
