This June, our Grade 7 students embarked on an innovative and inspiring Interdisciplinary Unit (IDU) that creatively blended English Literature and Language Acquisition with Individuals and Societies (I&S). This groundbreaking collaborative project centered on exploring influencers and cultural identity, examining how globalization impacts the formation of cultural identity in our interconnected world.
Her frown softened into a smile as the chopsticks coaxed a piece of fish past my reluctant lips. “Good girl,” my mother murmured.
But this isn't just any ordinary speed competition – it's the grand finale of ISA Science City's 7th grade Design class: the Soapbox Derby Challenge! After 16 weeks of learning and hands-on building, 14 student teams rolled up with their handcrafted racing machines for the ultimate showdown: Whose car will be fastest? Most stable? And whose design will truly dazzle?
This year, our school proudly presented its first musical theatre production, The Lightning Thief: Young Audiences Edition. After months of hard work, our talented grade 9 and 10 students amazed everyone with a performance that brought the story to life.
On June 13th, our Grade 11 students at ISA Science City reached a defining moment in their IBDP journey — the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Exhibition. Our young thinkers took center stage, using three carefully chosen real-world objects to explore and present their independent investigations into self-selected knowledge prompts. What unfolded was a captivating celebration of intellectual curiosity, revealing extraordinary thinking about the nature of knowledge itself.
The Class of 2025 at ISA Science City has achieved outstanding results: 22 graduates received 155 offers from top universities worldwide, with total scholarships reaching $721,000. Highlights include Pomona College (Top 5 U.S. liberal arts, 7% admit rate), UCLA (No.1 U.S. public university), UC Berkeley (“Public Ivy” with 3.3% international admit rate), and Vanderbilt University (“Harvard of the South”), as well as the UK’s G5 institutions like UCL and LSE. Offers also came from Tsinghua and Peking University (China’s top 985s), Hong Kong’s top three universities, the University of Tokyo, and Yonsei University—showcasing ISASC’s world-class academic outcomes and global outlook.
