RIS is its own little world. During the school year we overcome challenges and celebrate accomplishments together. We take pride in each others' successes, and help each other whenever we can. We have families and staff from all over the world, and take great joy in sharing each others' cultures.
Sometimes we need to remember that RIS is also a small part of a much bigger world. There are always things happening in the world that affect us at RIS, both directly and indirectly. There are great stories to tell, to celebrate, and to learn from, every day. We will post some of these inspirational stories here occasionally, and encourage students and their families to talk at home about the lessons to be learned.
The world has been watching over the last few days as 33 miners in Chile were rescued from the mine they had been trapped in for ten weeks. These people all survived with very little food, water, or light, and are saying that they are alive because they decided to work together to stay positive and overcome their challenge. There are many places to read about this (here, here, and here for stories and some video), and the world is rightfully captivated by this amazing story of survival.
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