Monthly:Board of Directors Meeting
When: March 13, 2012 6:30pm Where: Centerville, OH If you are interested in attending, please email president@daytonis.org | Registration for Fall is in progress. Enroll before March 15 and pay no enrollment fee. Preferred tuition available for current students.
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Open House & Bookfair
OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, Feb. 4 - Hot Fudge Sundaes, crafts, and more.
Bookfair at Barnes & Noble on Friday, Feb. 17 - check Facebook for updates and details.
Cultural event Jan. 10 + 24
_We are excited to announce a truly unique practice session for a
select number of students: In collaboration with the Spanish Honor
Society at Centerville High School, three exchange students from
Argentina have prepared activities and presentations for young children. Activities
and interactions will be age appropriate. The event is free to
attend, and limited to twelve students.
Reservations are required. Update: Limit reached on Jan. 10. Some space still available for Jan. 24.
Reservations are required. Update: Limit reached on Jan. 10. Some space still available for Jan. 24.
BIG NEWS: January 2012 Opening within reach!
Dayton International School has a one-of-a-kind opportunity to open its doors in the very near future. We are in the fortunate position to acquire the Lingua buiding and materials at an incredibly low price. In addition, Lingua students will be the first DIS students, bridging the gap until full enrollment starts for fall.
Biggest hurdle: The first 6 months. We need to raise $19,000.00 to get us to June. After that, projections indicate no deficit in the following years. Please consider pledging money to help us achieve this goal! DIS is a non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible! We are so very close, and the forecast is so promising!
Biggest hurdle: The first 6 months. We need to raise $19,000.00 to get us to June. After that, projections indicate no deficit in the following years. Please consider pledging money to help us achieve this goal! DIS is a non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible! We are so very close, and the forecast is so promising!
Benefit Event at El Meson Feb. 25, 2011
What a great evening! Bill Castro and his staff provided a wonderful setting for the event. The food was delicious and everyone had an opportunity to meet board members, share success stories of immersion students, and get an update of the school's progress. We sold over 100 raffle tickets! Thanks to the strong support of the community we were able to add even more items to our raffle items and our silent auction.
A heartfelt "Thank You" from the entire board to everyone who attended or bought raffle tickets to support the school.
A heartfelt "Thank You" from the entire board to everyone who attended or bought raffle tickets to support the school.
First Annual Benefit Event February 25
What an opportunity to meet like-minded parents and discuss the possibilities of our new school! Get your tickets now for our February event at El Meson! In addition to the great atmosphere, tapas, and sangria, we have several news to share.
December 2010
Marisol Pina and Susanne Jacobsen visited the closest comparable school in the area: International School of Indiana. ISI offers a French and a Spanish immersion track from Kindergarten through grade 12. It was such a wonderful experience! The teachers were incredibly accommodating and took extra care to answer all our questions.
ISI started with two classrooms in 1994 and now teaches around 450 students. Of the graduating class, 100% are college bound, and a great percentage is accepted at Ivy League schools. See more on that here: ISI Honors & Recognition
As expected, teachers use the foreign language exclusively and four months into the school year even Kindergartner's seem fluent enough to engage in conversation with the teachers. We also observed a first and a second grade, and the students' language and academic skills very impressive.
ISI is about a two hour drive from Dayton. There is an open house scheduled for February 10th for all of you who may be interested to see immersion in action!
ISI started with two classrooms in 1994 and now teaches around 450 students. Of the graduating class, 100% are college bound, and a great percentage is accepted at Ivy League schools. See more on that here: ISI Honors & Recognition
As expected, teachers use the foreign language exclusively and four months into the school year even Kindergartner's seem fluent enough to engage in conversation with the teachers. We also observed a first and a second grade, and the students' language and academic skills very impressive.
ISI is about a two hour drive from Dayton. There is an open house scheduled for February 10th for all of you who may be interested to see immersion in action!
September 2010
The search is on for our permanent home. Starting next fall we anticipate a full class of 12 - 14 students. We are working closely with Flagel Realty to discover an affordable school location for next school year. Our requirements? About 4000 - 5000 square feet, natural light in the classrooms, and outdoor space. In addition, the school should be easily accessible from a highway as many of our students come from great distances. If you know of a suitable property, please let us know!
August 2010
School has begun! We have five wonderful students in our first grade class, and they are all exceeding their parents expectations. All are improving their reading and writing in Spanish, not to mention math and science! The children are having a great time, they love coming to school, and the foreign language aspect is a non-issue.
May 2010: Yard sale fundraiser
Thanks to the help of numerous volunteers and generous donations, our fundraiser was a wonderful success. We raised $1047.00 - enough to cover the fees to file for non-profit status with the IRS.
