{"id":11578,"date":"2020-10-02T07:54:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T07:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/?p=11578"},"modified":"2021-09-14T05:58:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T05:58:00","slug":"sis-myanmars-historical-first-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/blog\/sis-myanmars-historical-first-month\/","title":{"rendered":"SIS Myanmar\u2019s Historical First Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>The Beginning Of An Amazing Journey<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Even during the most challenging public health crisis of our lifetime we are excited and proud to reach an important milestone. We are now at the end of our first month as Yangon\u2019s newest international school and the community spirit is already as strong as any I have seen in over 20-years in education around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Despite the increased challenges we all face from the global pandemic we are a fast-growing school and our beautiful campus is 100% ready to welcome students in grand fashion when the government declares it is safe for the children of Yangon to attend school again. The safety and security of your children is our number one priority.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Thankfully, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/about-sis\/#our-values\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of our core values<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> is \u201cinnovation\u201d, and we take this seriously at the SIS Group of Schools. We have applied this to our distance learning program which is already winning accolades <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/2020\/06\/08\/distance-learning-parent-support-officers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from parents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"> and students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<a class=\"vp-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cBksrTgEiwM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vp-img\" src=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/10\/Audery.jpg\"><\/a>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audery obviously has the right attitude and has mastered the distance learning tools.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">We honor the greatness of legacy, retain the best elements of tradition, but we embrace change and the prospects of a richer learning experience for our students. Education has changed forever. The SIS Myanmar community is proving we are up for the challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">So we celebrate a month of SIS Myanmar with all of you, but we still have so much more to look forward to. When we return to school, we will return to Yangon\u2019s newest landmark and I\u2019m excited to share some images of our freshly completed facilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<a class=\"vp-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HY5LfHs9ju0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vp-img\" src=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/10\/SIS-Myanmar-Computer-Generated-Model.jpg\"><\/a>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have come such a long way and it is satisfying to see our plans for an amazing campus executed.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-2.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-2-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Multipurpose Hall (MPH) will be a place for sports, events and large gatherings.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-3.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-3-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-3-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aquatic Centre will certainly become a popular place for both exercise and to cool off during Yangon\u2019s hot afternoons.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11528 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-4.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-4-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2020\/09\/sis-myanmar-4-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When our students come back we look forward to the sounds of athletic competition in our brand new covered sports pitch.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This is what you will have to look forward to when we return. And we will return. Stay safe and stay healthy. Study hard. Savor every moment even if the times are challenging. Let\u2019s use this experience as an opportunity to build our character rather than live in fear. We will come out stronger for it in the end. The future may be uncertain but SIS Myanmar has already begun preparing students to face the 21st century with fortitude and confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even during the most challenging public health crisis of our lifetime we are excited and proud to reach an important milestone. We are now at the end of our first month as Yangon\u2019s newest international school and the community spirit is already as strong as any I have seen in over 20-years in education around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[136,131],"tags":[42,407,226,416,413,417,397,43,399,402,415,46,403,422,239,398,421,411,129,408,51,405,414,53,55,406,419,401,58,400,66,70,404,412,206,420,418,410,409],"class_list":["post-11578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-sis-myanmar-blog-posts","tag-academic","tag-accreditations","tag-activities","tag-american","tag-basketball","tag-care","tag-checklist","tag-children","tag-choose","tag-consider","tag-cuisine","tag-curriculum","tag-decision","tag-enroll","tag-environment","tag-excellent","tag-expatriate","tag-extracurricular","tag-ib","tag-igcse","tag-indonesia","tag-informed","tag-infrastructure","tag-international","tag-learning","tag-location","tag-needs","tag-options","tag-parents","tag-perfect","tag-school","tag-singapore","tag-smart","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-transition","tag-transportation","tag-world","tag-worldwide"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11578"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12016,"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11578\/revisions\/12016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-myanmar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}