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Always looking forward, always learning
Always looking forward, always learning
![ZIS Partners Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1573639754/zurich/c3sfcus6s7nmewojmz6o/ZISPartnersWebSquare.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1573639754/zurich/c3sfcus6s7nmewojmz6o/ZISPartnersWebSquare.jpg","width":400}])
The ZIS Board of Trustees is considering applications for Board candidates, to serve for a three-year term beginning in May 2022.
![The winter issue of ZIS's award-winning magazine Voices is out!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637757000/zurich/zzfbpyhilw5ej5vxzwen/Voiceswinter2021cover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1637757000/zurich/zzfbpyhilw5ej5vxzwen/Voiceswinter2021cover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1637757000/zurich/zzfbpyhilw5ej5vxzwen/Voiceswinter2021cover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1637757000/zurich/zzfbpyhilw5ej5vxzwen/Voiceswinter2021cover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1637757000/zurich/zzfbpyhilw5ej5vxzwen/Voiceswinter2021cover.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1637757000/zurich/zzfbpyhilw5ej5vxzwen/Voiceswinter2021cover.jpg","width":2200}])
Take a look with us behind the cover, and be sure to let us know if you would like a copy.
![Connecting Students & Alumni]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1637764448/zurich/wn9dzxklvzn6vqrw3zsj/IMG-5132_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1637764448/zurich/wn9dzxklvzn6vqrw3zsj/IMG-5132_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1637764448/zurich/wn9dzxklvzn6vqrw3zsj/IMG-5132_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1637764448/zurich/wn9dzxklvzn6vqrw3zsj/IMG-5132_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1637764448/zurich/wn9dzxklvzn6vqrw3zsj/IMG-5132_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1637764448/zurich/wn9dzxklvzn6vqrw3zsj/IMG-5132_1.jpg","width":2200}])
We always welcome the opportunity to hear from our alumni community and connect them with our current students.
![Farewell to Jenny Wyss, Head of Development]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632823346/zurich/wbn04aftdjcxg695apbo/JWBostonevent2017.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632823346/zurich/wbn04aftdjcxg695apbo/JWBostonevent2017.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632823346/zurich/wbn04aftdjcxg695apbo/JWBostonevent2017.jpg","width":632}])
Jenny Wyss, Head of Development, will be stepping down at the end of October.
![Ceyda Avunduk]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1632898507/zurich/xayefh9fghbvnzzvc2oo/ceyda_avunduk.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1632898507/zurich/xayefh9fghbvnzzvc2oo/ceyda_avunduk.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1632898507/zurich/xayefh9fghbvnzzvc2oo/ceyda_avunduk.jpg","width":600}])
Ceyda Avunduk, Class of 2001 (1989-2001) discusses why she's chosen to philanthropically support the new Middle and Upper School campus.
![New edition of Voices is out now!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614247525/zurich/a0zmqdb3qa6cmdvknsta/ZISVoicesspring2021cover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614247525/zurich/a0zmqdb3qa6cmdvknsta/ZISVoicesspring2021cover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614247525/zurich/a0zmqdb3qa6cmdvknsta/ZISVoicesspring2021cover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614247525/zurich/a0zmqdb3qa6cmdvknsta/ZISVoicesspring2021cover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1614247525/zurich/a0zmqdb3qa6cmdvknsta/ZISVoicesspring2021cover.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1614247525/zurich/a0zmqdb3qa6cmdvknsta/ZISVoicesspring2021cover.jpg","width":2200}])
The spring edition of Voices magazine is here with lots of useful advice in 'The ZIS Guide to Mental Resilience' and inspirational stories about self-discovery in 'Know Thyself', there's plenty to read and learn!
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Check out the latest edition of the ZIS bi-annual magazine Voices. Voices offers compelling, thought-provoking and entertaining articles featuring the broad ZIS community: students, parents, teachers and staff, and alumni.
Small World
![Eva Respini, Class of 1994]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619702568/zurich/umtejyikqts5l7k8a8rv/eva_respini.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619702568/zurich/umtejyikqts5l7k8a8rv/eva_respini.jpg","width":400}])
“Art involves different ways of seeing and my time at school primed me for this field.”
![Malachy Nugent, Class of 1989]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619701875/zurich/yhuhltsthczqfowjvxas/malachy_nugent-1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619701875/zurich/yhuhltsthczqfowjvxas/malachy_nugent-1.jpg","width":400}])
International relations, global economies – and bingo. ZIS can prepare you for it all.
![Dr Louise Burgo-Black, Class of 1970]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619700436/zurich/ftns1naea6u0u1odzm2g/Lucile_Burgo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619700436/zurich/ftns1naea6u0u1odzm2g/Lucile_Burgo.jpg","width":400}])
Dr Lucile Burgo-Black, Class of 1970 (1965-70), is Assistant Clinical Professor Medicine at Yale, and also works to ensure that veterans get the best care.
![Masood Razaq, Class of 1992]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619699934/zurich/ums08gqbzp0ly7xgji94/Masood_Razaq.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619699934/zurich/ums08gqbzp0ly7xgji94/Masood_Razaq.jpg","width":400}])
Masood Razaq, Class of 1992 (1990-92), is founder and director of Verdacore, a boutique advisory and project development firm.
![Erika Darmstaedter, Class of 1981]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619699382/zurich/lxbl0stpo30djoiaqos9/ErikaDarmstaedter.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619699382/zurich/lxbl0stpo30djoiaqos9/ErikaDarmstaedter.jpg","width":400}])
From self-styled ‘ski bum’ to award-winning ad agency leader, Erika Darmstaedter (Class of 1981 (1979-81) is proof that there’s more than one route to success.
![Garry Earl-Spurr, Class of 2009]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619614174/zurich/lhcmc4ylqobzfqskfzyo/gary_spurr.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619614174/zurich/lhcmc4ylqobzfqskfzyo/gary_spurr.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619614174/zurich/lhcmc4ylqobzfqskfzyo/gary_spurr.jpg","width":600}])
When it comes to my average day, there really isn’t one! But when your “office” is the vast deserts of Western Australia, perhaps that’s not too surprising.
![Sophia Marti, Class of 2006]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1619613584/zurich/lzgm2dwtqxzf9npy7nvt/Sophia_Marti.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1619613584/zurich/lzgm2dwtqxzf9npy7nvt/Sophia_Marti.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1619613584/zurich/lzgm2dwtqxzf9npy7nvt/Sophia_Marti.jpg","width":600}])
Sophia Marti, Class of 2006 (2001-06) on the challenges of running her own marketing business.
![Michael Johnson Class of 1988 on his dream job as a video games tester, Voices article Winter 2016]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611581726/zurich/jamrumqvxu6sygfeek06/Michael_posts.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1611581726/zurich/jamrumqvxu6sygfeek06/Michael_posts.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611581726/zurich/jamrumqvxu6sygfeek06/Michael_posts.jpg","width":600}])
“ The international experience I’d got from AISZ meant it was easy for me to put myself in the shoes of people from other cultures"
![Max Class of 2012, article about his ZIS Experience, Voices magazine summer 2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1611581119/zurich/dzhujwwyov95hyebs3eg/max_posts.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1611581119/zurich/dzhujwwyov95hyebs3eg/max_posts.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1611581119/zurich/dzhujwwyov95hyebs3eg/max_posts.jpg","width":600}])
Max remembers lessons at ZIS as “amazing, relevant and relatable, being brought to life vividly”.