ICS News Stories

Check out video of our high school students investigating Newton's Law

Explaining the traditions and sharing the plans for our annual Meskel celebration.

As a truly diverse school, our Home Language Program is designed for expat children to build community and identity.

Check out highlights from some of the great events around ICS Addis this week!

More than 100 parents gathered for food, coffee, and fantastic student performances!

Students are using their theoretical knowledge of electricity to spark real-life solutions.

Taekwondo, painting, gymnastics, coding, basketball, robotics, knitting, and so much more!

Explore the philosophy of the ICS Addis Early Years experience and watch video of learning in action!

Students learn to solve real-world problems using state-of-the-art digital tools.

Students held a service club fair to recruit new students to contribute to their causes.

The ICS Facilities Team completed more than 100 projects, including a system to store rain water for the dry season.

Join the first all parent meeting of the school year on Friday 1 September!

The ICS Community Market is one of the most popular monthly events on our school calendar.

Parents can now enjoy coffee and breakfast service every school day!

Dr. Chris brings decades of international teaching and leadership experience to ICS.

The design contest invited students to submit artwork inspired by a love of reading!

Off schedule and out of the classroom, students connect their personal interests to academic learning.

Watch a video showcasing how students are learning with our new campus gardens!

Take a look at photos from our last two weeks on campus!

The post-COVID return to campus is great. But so are the trips back off campus!

Students built and programmed robots which out-performed teams from 8 other schools.

The student-run service club hosted a party for participating students and their families.

The 50 graduates are moving to top universities and specialized programs around the globe.

Our boys' and girls' varsity soccer teams are crowned ISSAAA champions! Go Eagles!

Take a video tour of the exhibition to learn about environmental sustainability, human rights, cyber security, and beyond.

Personalized learning is in the spotlight for this week's highlight!

Students shared the personalized learning and community-focused action projects.

Take a look at a range of student and parent activities on campus this week!

The student-led service club invites business people and experts for workshops

Is it possible to cram all the fun from ES Play Day into a single video? Find out!

The trip was informative and inspirational, sparking ideas for evolving the service club's offerings.

Everyday, all the time: There is something special happening at ICS. That is why our weekly highlights are titled #EverydayICS.,

Our international student athletes and scholars competed in soccer, tennis, golf, and STEM.

Inception is a future-focused, project-based program that prioritizes personalization and purpose.

From the PTO's Community Market to HS students teaching Grade 4s science, this week had it all!

Eight faculty members hosted full-day workshops in Bahir Dar, northern Ehtiopia.

Professionals visited from the African Union, The World Bank, the UN, & the International Monetary Fund.

It was the culmination of a unit focusing on creating goods and services to meet community demand.

Sign up now to to our facilities and meet with our teachers!

They captured photos of wildlife on a safari in the mountains outside Addis.

During the project, students debated the importance of the brain compared to the heart.

ICS band and choir students joined the festival with schools from all over Africa!

Members of the school community represented 74 different nationalities at this flagship PTO event.

ICS students traveled to Lusaka for the gathering of international schools from southern and eastern Africa.

Across all areas of the school, at all ages, and all times of day, the ICS community works together.

The boys' varsity team won a thrilling final game to take the title.

Becoming an IB Continuum School ensures alignment and continuity for the highest quality education.

in line with our ICS Mission, the PTO's monthly Community Market provided a special platform for advocacy and impact.

Guacamole making. French Master Chefs. A PTO Breakfast. Plus, a wacky exploration of coordination and movement in the Early Years!

We are welcoming new families and current families with kids enrolling for the first time!

Cooking. Moving. Leading. Sharing. Playing. All are on display in this week's photo album.

Personalized learning. Team teaching. Flexible spaces. Take a video tour of our Elementary hubs!

Check out a quick video of some great things happening on campus this week!

Students dive deep into projects aimed at engagement and learning to learn.

Current and former faculty members gathered in DC with graduates from the Classes of 1971 through 2018.

An album featuring learning and community events that took place on the ICS campus this week.

Find our Eagles team photos plus links to each tournament's live stream!

A story by a group of high school students who attended the 2023 Global Issues Service Summit.

Take a peek into life on the iCS campus in this week's highlight video!

Student Council reps and the National Honors Society organized the inspirational event.

It was another great week of learning and community on the ICS campus.

A conference of 18,000+ covered topics as diverse as the musicians themselves.

Watch: Elementary students excited to reunite after break on our campus play spaces!

Adventure, exploration, and team building at ICS Week Without Walls.

Check out photos from recent events on campus, including our winter performances!

Extracurriculars allow students to further learning in a range of subjects.

Each week, we bring highlights of learning, activities, and events from campus to show you life at school!

"Everyone at ICS plays a key role in realizing our mission and vision to be our best with Africa and our world."

Snaps from November 14-December 1, including high school concerts, learning on the playground, and more!

Across all grade levels, students made agreements about rules and guidelines then created incredible artwork

The Class of 2010 graduate's film demonstrates her commitment to bridging cultures.

Rebecca Gilman is a researcher, teacher, and now author in the fields of global citizenship and service learning.

A guided independent study into the concept of inequality and the related UN Sustainable Development Goal.

Video, photos, and reflections from an incredible weekend of volleyball in Addis.

ICS students shared their learning journey at Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences.

Our school is committed to continuously improving education and creating learning opportunities for all.

ICS hosted hundreds of student-athletes, families, and friends for the city-wide meet.

The annual video celebrates the valuable contributions people with Down Syndrome bring to their communities.

“When conceptual understanding is transferred to the real world, learning runs deeper and lasts."

“At international schools, engaging with the host country is an integral part of growing, learning, and building community.”

The first of the breakfast and afternoon tea events featured Ethiopian cuisine.

Students can choose activities focused on academics, arts, athletics, service, STEM, and beyond.

Projects cover a range of topics including environmental sustainability, teaching entrepreneurship and literacy, and women empowerment.

This article by Jessica Fortin was originally published by ISC Research, a leading database of international schools.

Representing 14 nationalities, they bring experience in teaching, as well as specialized areas and industries.

Find out how ICS aims to enhance learning through innovative practice and technological integration

Video: ICS students discuss what it means to be an MYP learner.

City tours. Event support. Fitness classes. Language lessons. Crafting clubs. All with the ICS Parent-Teacher Organization.

Reading time. Launching the MYP. First days for early years learners. More!

Students are empowered to develop community guidelines aligned with school culture.

Join us on campus, as students, teachers, and parents reunited after summer break! With music by an ICS Music student!

229 new students representing 48 different countries are joining ICS this school year.