Solar Panel Project

The installation of solar panels on the roofs of ISY buildings became a further step towards carbon neutrality.  The project was initially begun by a student who had worked as an intern at Mandalay Yoma, a solar panel company, during the summer of 2019.  He then came back and presented to the Leadership team his ideas.  Another alumni, (Class of 2105) was working at Mandalay Yoma and helped take the project further culminating in the fitting of solar panels in February of 2021.  After being activated we now see that during the hours of 9am to about 4pm, ISY gets around 90% of its power from this fantastic renewable energy source.

Kalihtaw School

Students from the ISY service learning group, Access to Education (ATE), went to our partner school in Kalihtaw to interact and involve themselves in activities with the students there. ISY students gained experience of new situations and learned about education in rural Myanmar schools, and how they manage with limited facilities. Linking to our ISY Learner Attributes, the ISY students created suitable activities for the Kalihtaw students, with collaboration, creativity, and reflection paramount, learning collectively, together. Through this experience, ISY students realize that they can make a difference in other people's lives, emphasizing our ISY mission, that ISY is a community of compassionate global citizens.

Care to the Least Center

ISY has had a long standing relationship with the Care to the Least Center.  This organization is an orphanage based in Yangon.

As part of our Service Learning program, ISY students have regularly engaged with children from the center in recreational activities. ISY after school service learning clubs have also collected and donated second hand clothes and games for the children.