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07/11/20252025–2026 School YearArt, Celebration, Community, Creativity, English, Events, High school, Literature, Middle school, Performance, Poetry, Secondary schoolby ISL

ISL’s Annual Poetry Slam

The International School of Lyon is delighted to host its annual Poetry Slam on Thursday, 13 November. This much-loved event brings together talented and courageous student poets from ISL, Ombrosa and Assomption, who will take to the stage to share their unique voices, experiences and emotions through spoken word. Audiences can look forward to an event filled with creativity, music …

03/11/20252025–2026 School YearCollaboration, Communication, Events, High school, ILYMUN, International Mindedness, Leadership, Model United Nations, Secondary schoolby ISL

ISL and CSI Students Collaborate for ILYMUN

Plans for our annual Model United Nations conference, ILYMUN, to be held in March, are well underway. The conference is unique in that it is organized by students of ISL and our neighbor-school across the river, the Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon (CSI). The three ISL students on the ILYMUN Executive Board publicized the conference at ISL’s Welcome Evening in …

22/09/20252025–2026 School YearCompetition, Events, Grade 10, High school, Physical Education, Secondary school, Sports, Wellbeingby ISL

Team Spirit in Grade 10 Football Tournament

The Grade 10 boys brought plenty of energy and teamwork to their PE football tournament recently. It was a chance to develop skills, show great sportsmanship, and enjoy some friendly competition on the pitch. Well done to all our players!

Science teachers posing in the newly renovated science lab

03/09/20252025–2026 School YearCommunity, Enrichment, Events, Planning, PTA, Renovations, Rentrée, Science, Secondary school, Staffby ISL

Getting Ready for the Rentrée at ISL

Here at ISL, the staff have been hard at work preparing for the rentrée. That means setting up classrooms, collaborating on planning, and discussing exciting projects for the year ahead. The science department in particular has had an extra busy week, moving everything back into the newly renovated biology lab and prep room. These refreshed spaces are looking fantastic after …

4 teachers holding a colorful quilt created by students for ISL’s 20th anniversary

04/07/20252024–2025 School YearCelebration, Community, Creativity, Events, Kindergarten, Music, Primary school, Sportsby ISL

ISL Students Create Quilt to Mark 20 Years

To celebrate ISL’s 20th anniversary, the Primary and Kindergarten students collaborated on a beautiful giant quilt. Each student sewed a square depicting something they enjoy about school or being part of the ISL community. The quilt features many aspects of ISL life, including musical instruments, sports such as football, hockey and basketball, fruits and vegetables, and even a slice of …

A group of grade 1 and 2 students perform on hand drums

02/07/20252024–2025 School YearCommunity, Concert, Events, High school, Middle school, Music, Performance, Primary school, Secondary schoolby ISL

ISL Music Concert 2025

Tuesday 3rd June marked the annual ISL music concert at Salle Ellipse in Sainte-Foy. Over 120 students participated, from Grade 1 to Grade 11, showcasing a wide variety of film music repertoire, ensemble formations, and instruments. This event was a wonderful opportunity for students, staff, and families to come together as a school community and celebrate the learning and progress …

The winning students posing with their certificates

27/06/20252024–2025 School YearCelebration, English, Events, Kindergarten, Library, Literature, Paris, PYP, Senior Kindergarten, SK, Stories, Writingby ISL

Quinn and Edward Shine in Paris Writing Festival

This year’s Young Authors Fiction Festival (YAFF) had more than 1,000 entries. Two Senior Kindergarten students, Quinn and Edward, earned two of the winning spots! We all travelled to Paris by train for the awards ceremony, which was held at the American Library in Paris, right next to the Eiffel Tower. Once we arrived, we sat in one of the …

Collage of photos showing student musical performances, instruments, and group singing

25/06/20252024–2025 School YearAssembly, Celebration, Community, Concert, Events, French, Music, Performance, Primary schoolby ISL

La Fête de la Musique at ISL

The primary school has been celebrating the start of summer with La Fête de la Musique, an event that has been rocking France since 1982! The school day began with the drumming circle waking up the neighbours with a lively selection of beats. To kick off lessons, we held a primary assembly featuring musical performances from many of our classes. …

People cheering while watching the FIRST FRANCE Competition

15/04/20252024–2025 School YearCompetition, Events, High school, ICT, Middle school, Robotics, Secondary schoolby ISL

ISL Robotics Qualify for European Finals!

The ISL Robotics team recently finished as runners-up in the French National Championships, part of Le Défi Robotique 2025 by Robotique FIRST France, which took place in Lyon on 22nd March. This is a fantastic achievement for the club, which has only been running for the past two and a half years. It is a testament to all the hard …

31/03/20252024–2025 School YearArt, Events, Kindergarten, SKby ISL

Celebrating Inspiring Women in SK

The Senior Kindergarten students celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8th 2025 by thinking of important women and girls that have enriched and inspired their lives. We discussed important women in history that have paved the way for other women to progress and succeed. The students drew portraits of the women they chose and explained the reasons for their choice. …

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ISL’s Annual Poetry Slam

ISL and CSI Students Collaborate for ILYMUN

Team Spirit in Grade 10 Football Tournament

Getting Ready for the Rentrée at ISL

ISL Students Create Quilt to Mark 20 Years

ISL Music Concert 2025

Quinn and Edward Shine in Paris Writing Festival

La Fête de la Musique at ISL

ISL Robotics Qualify for European Finals!

Celebrating Inspiring Women in SK

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