As guests approached Cohn Campus on Saturday Night, they were greeted by a larger than life representation of this year’s “Many Cultures, One World” theme – a giant globe surrounded by world flags and twinkling lights.
Similar to the over 200,000 individual posters on the online version of "Inside Out", each INTL student was given a special chance to shine, and each made his or her own unique contribution to Arts Night. All of these individual contributions, when added together, showcased the vibrancy and creativity of the entire INTL community.
Parents, students, and teachers all agreed that the portraits on the Cohn Campus façade were a highlight of the evening.
2nd grader Isabella M. added, “My favorite thing about arts night tonight was seeing my picture on the school!”
Each project had its own special take on the “Many Cultures, One World” theme, and it was a joy to see students proudly showing off their projects to their equally proud parents.
4th grader Maya Q. explained that for her class’ project, students created hanging mobiles with flags from different countries. “I loved putting it together. Our art teacher Aïcha gave us really cool materials to build it with, like wires and special scissors to cut it with.”
3rd grader Alexandra D. was equally proud of her batik print project, and was excited to show it to her mom and dad. She added, “My favorite thing is to walk around and see all the art and all my friends.”
Maile Uohara, Director of Admissions and also an INTL parent, said, “I think it’s amazing the thought the teachers put into the projects the kids do, especially for the early years program. In Kindergarten, it was a month-long project that they have worked on, with multiple steps in creating the project, really engaging the students on multiple levels, from brainstorming, to reading and learning about airplanes, to designing and building their own airplane.”
Patricia Colin summed up the incredibly successful night, “For the kids, it’s such a wonderful event – it’s their school, it’s their work, and they are so proud. They know it’s thanks to their work that their parents are here, and they know that their parents are so proud.”
*In 2020, the International School of the Peninsula (ISTP) formally changed its name to Silicon Valley International School (INTL) to better reflect its bilingual programs, location, and international values.