“Outliers: The Story of Success”, by Malcolm Gladwell “Water bugs and Dragonflies”, by Doris Stickney is another recommendation and a great way to explain death to young children.

Very interesting! http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/science/insights-in-human-knowledge-from-the-minds-of-babes.html

Thank you Mr. Steve Wallace for sending this over: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html

Another great TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html

The 53 strong cast, comprising of Year 3 to 9 students, dazzled and delighted its audience at the performance of “Willy Wonka” on Wednesday 28th March. Songs were sung with gusto, dances executed with precision and lines delivered with faultless ease and impeccable timing. As the budding young actors and actresses performed, the audience was transported to a world of luminous lollies, exploding sweets, righteous oompa loompas, marshmallow pillows and flowing chocolate rivers. Wonka and the rest of the cast brought [...]

As Head of BIS-NY I am free from the complex nature of fund raising, but thought this article was very interesting. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/nyregion/private-schools-mine-parents-data-and-wallets.html?emc=eta1

The faculty has been introduced to this FANTASTIC resource…Enjoy! http://www.khanacademy.org/

Very helpful site for families relocating to New York: http://sas.undp.org/documents/RelocationGuideNY.htm

This 30 minute film was uploaded last week and has spread nationwide. I would highly recommend viewing it and spreading awareness. KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.

This is  great two minutes film for International Women’s Day.