Category Archives: International Community School

From our roving reporter

Posted on 19 Mar 2013 by lornaofarabia

My daughter Alekka reports on her Grade 10 Week Without Walls experience in… Oops, wrong map. Gondar and Lalibela… Every year at ICS each grade level takes a trip. Freshmen always go to the Bale Mountains, juniors to Woliso, and… … Continue reading →

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White man dancing

Posted on 17 Mar 2013 by lornaofarabia

I have written at length about the culinary nirvana that is Ethiopian food, so I won’t repeat myself here (not today, anyway).  My uninitiated American friends can find out where to find the good stuff if they scroll to the … Continue reading →

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Battle of Adwa

Posted on 5 Mar 2013 by lornaofarabia

Last night our school commemorated one of the most important events in Ethiopian history: the defeat of General Oreste Baratieri’s Italian army by Emperor Menelik II’s Ethiopian forces at Adwa on March 1, 1896. A little background: By the late … Continue reading →

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New After School Activity

Posted on 1 Mar 2013 by lornaofarabia

Ukulele Club Tuesdays Grade Levels: 6-12 Location: room 67 Learn some basic chords and strumming patterns; play some songs in a group and individually. Ukuleles are fun, so the idea is we will have some fun and make some good … Continue reading →

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A run for the money

Posted on 27 Feb 2013 by lornaofarabia

ICS held its 4th annual Charity Walk & Run this last Saturday.  The event is a fundraiser for three excellent local charities.  ICS students and teachers volunteer throughout the year with these organizations, but the annual run is special in … Continue reading →

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Where tortoises roam

Posted on 22 Feb 2013 by lornaofarabia

We have some unusual critters on campus.  Up on the field there are wild tortoises.  They like to eat the grass. I guess they don’t get in the way of the games too much; everyone seems to like having them … Continue reading →

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International Day

Posted on 21 Feb 2013 by lornaofarabia

It’s kind of a cliché to say that every day is international day at a school like ours.  Even so, many international schools around the world celebrate their multicultural character at an annual springtime event.  International Day is an opportunity … Continue reading →

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Adventures with Wolfy and Balto

Posted on 7 Feb 2013 by lornaofarabia

My daughter Alekka is away this week on her Grade 10 “Week without Walls” experience in northern Ethiopia.  Alekka took a camera on the trip; if she comes back with some good pictures, I think I’ll ask her to do … Continue reading →

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School lunch

Posted on 29 Nov 2012 by lornaofarabia

The “fasting plate,” my favorite option from the teacher canteen. Best 70 cent lunch I know of.  And it’s vegan, too: potatoes, beets, carrots and cabbage, shiro (bean sauce), greens, and lentils on injera.

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Model UN

Posted on 21 Nov 2012 by lornaofarabia

Model United Nations is a big deal at a lot of international schools.  Participants role-play as UN delegates. They debate and vote on resolutions concerning human rights, security, economics, health, and other matters of global importance. My daughter Alekka is … Continue reading →

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