Denver Montclair International School

Science Week at DMIS

kashley — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:42:36 +0000

DMIS is celebrating Science Week May 14 – 18. The English Program will be conducting multiple science experiments in class to celebrate the week. The Science Fair takes place on Wed., May 16 from 1:30 – 3 p.m. in the gym. All students in grades 4 – 6 are required to participate in the Science Fair as part of their English curriculum, while students in grades 1 – 3 may participate if they so choose. All 3-year-old, Pre-K and Kindergarten students will tour the Science Fair in the afternoon. For the grand finale on Fri., May 18, the Denver Zoo is coming to do a special presentation called “Animal Expeditions” with live animals! We love learning at DMIS!

DMIS Hosts Third Annual Art and Music Show

kashley — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:05:43 +0000

The Third Annual Art and Music Show, “Time is On Our Side – Yes It Is!” was a success! Music Teacher Mrs. West and Art Teacher Ms. Mac put together a creative and collaborative event that showcased the musical and artistic talents of all 442 DMIS students! Students in Pre-K through 6th grade performed in a series of three music concerts, and all ceramics were on display in the art room. Over 1,000 pieces of student art are on display in the hallways of the ECE and Elementary buildings and will remain there until next Fri., May 18. We encourage everyone to check out the DMIS art gallery!

DMIS Wins Gold Medal in Math Competition – Again!

kashley — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:38:10 +0000

The French 5th graders recently won the gold medal and the 4th graders, silver, in Rallye Math, a math competition offered by the Inspecteur de l’education Nationale and the Conseiller Pédagogique based in Washington, D.C. for all French schools in North America. As a gold medal winner, the DMIS 5th graders are ranked in the top 20 out of 172 French classes throughout North America! This accounts for approximately 3,074 students throughout Canada and the U.S. Last year, this class won the gold medal as 4th graders.

The 5th grade class competed against 172 other French classes in the U.S. and Canada, and scored a total of 734 points. The French 4th grade class won the silver medal in this competition, scoring a total of 509 points.

The Rallye Math competition consists of two parts. Each time, the classes were presented with 16 math problems to solve — including logic, geometry and classic arithmetic. As a group, they had to pick 8 of the problems, knowing that for every question they answer incorrectly they would lose points. The harder the question, the more points they earned. The students started with 200 points “in the bank,” and then continued adding and subtracting points as they went through the problems. They were able to choose two bonus ”wild cards” that would double their points if answered correctly.

The interesting piece about this competition is that the class worked autonomously as a group — without the teacher’s guidance or help. The students had to organize themselves after solving all the problems, decide which 8 problems they were the most confident about and where to place the bonus “wild cards.” They had one hour to complete each test.

Marco Volcker, the 5th grade French teacher and Amelie Yellen, the 4th grade French teacher, prepared the students for this competition using former competition tests and other trainings/workshops provided by the competition’s website. Both classes learned to work together under the excellent leadership provided by Amelie and Marco.

Congratulations, 4th and 5th graders!

DMIS Celebrates Children’s Day

kashley — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:59:31 +0000

The DMIS community celebrated Children’s Day on May 8, a Japanese national holiday that takes place annually on the fifth day of the fifth month. It is a day set aside to celebrate children’s health and happiness. The Japanese tradition includes flying a giant carp-shaped “koinobori” flag outside the home — one for each child in the family. The koinobori flag is currently raised on the DMIS campus to celebrate the health and happiness of all DMIS children.

DMIS Selected as Top Spanish School in North America

kashley — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:30:30 +0000

Denver Montclair International School has been selected as one of the top “Spanish Schools of the Year” in North America by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. DMIS is ranked as one of the top four elementary Spanish language immersion schools. A DMIS representative will travel to Washington, D.C. at the end of May to receive this award from the new Ambassador of Spain. More details to follow. Congratulations to the DMIS Spanish Program! ¡Felicidades!

DMIS Official Polling Place for French Citizens

kashley — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:16:54 +0000

As the oldest international school in the Rocky Mountain region, DMIS is honored to be the official polling place for the Presidential Election in France for all French citizens living in the U.S. DMIS is the only polling location in Colorado and the entire West/Rocky Mountain region. Tomorrow, May 5, is the second round of voting between the top two candidates.The next President of France will be determined on Sunday, May 6. Bonne chance!

International Bash June 2

kashley — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:35:45 +0000

DMIS presents the 6th Annual International Bash on Sat., June 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the DMIS campus, featuring music, dance and cuisine from Chinese, English, French and Spanish-speaking cultures and DMIS student performances. Learn more here.

DMIS Honors Carol Boigon at Annual Gala

kashley — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:08:00 +0000

DMIS is pleased to present the 2012 Pasquer-Kimak Global Citizenship Award to Carol Boigon at the Annual Gala on April 28. This Award is named in honor of the school’s founders, Marcia Pasquer and Grace Kimak. Each year this Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated commitment to diversity, education and the promotion of global awareness.

The Award will be presented at the 2012 Annual Gala on Sat., April 28, at the historic Tivoli Turnhalle in downtown Denver. Ms. Boigon served as the first Executive Director of the Denver Mayor’s Office for Education and Children, where she developed Denver Head Start, created a school-to-career program in every Denver public middle school, and provided literacy grants to local community coalitions for neighborhood schools. Ms. Boigon was elected to the Denver City Council in May 2003. She chaired the Government Affairs and Finance committees and was a member of the Health, Safety, Education, and Services committee. She was a founding board member of the Denver Preschool Program and a member of the Colorado State Board of Human Services, Metro Crisis Triage Initiative, State Rail Plan Steering Committee and an honorary board member of Denver International School. After serving eight years on Denver City Council, Ms. Boigon ran for Mayor of Denver in 2011-12.

For more information about the 2012 Annual Gala and the 2012 Pasquer-Kimak Global Citizenship Award, please visit www.dmisgala.com.

Spend Your Summer at DMIS

kashley — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:29:10 +0000

DMIS Summer Camps are filling up fast! Choose from dozens of weekly camps for children ages 3 – 12 — language camps in French, Mandarin or Spanish, sports camps like soccer, tae kwon do, in-line hockey, arts, drama, science and more! View the 2012 Summer Camp Brochure and visit our Summer Camps page to register!

Ambassador of France Visits DMIS

kashley — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:06:32 +0000

DMIS is pleased to welcome François Delattre, the Ambassador of France to the United States, to our school on Fri., March 23. Ambassador Delattre will be accompanied by David Martinon, the Consul General from Los Angeles, Jeffrey Richards, the Honorary Consul of France in Denver, Thieerry Saint -Oyant, the Economic Counselor for the Western States at the Consulate General of Los Angeles and Cameron Richards, the Ambassador’s Driver. We are honored to have this distinguished group visit our school while they are in Denver. François Delattre was appointed Ambassador of France to the United States in February 2011 following several North American postings; he served as Ambassador to Canada (2008-2011), Consul-General in New York (2004-2008) and Press and Communications Director at the French Embassy in Washington, DC (1998-2002). Before becoming the Foreign Minister’s deputy chief of staff (2002-2004), Mr. Delattre monitored defense issues as well as European and transatlantic security concerns. He was responsible for these issues, including the Bosnia crisis, as a member of President Jacques Chirac’s foreign policy team (1995-1998). Mr. Delattre was responsible for these same portfolios as a staffer for Foreign Minister Alain Juppé (1993-1995), following two years at the Department of Strategic Affairs and Disarmament at the Quai d’Orsay (1991-1993). Before that, he served at the French Embassy in Bonn, Germany (1989-1991), where he was notably in charge of environmental issues and Germany’s economic integration following reunification.