Dear Parents,

ISG is closely monitoring the current events in the region through the official resources we have regularly monitored. We also understand that there are some companies who have not yet approved for dependents to return to the Kingdom for the start of the school year.

ISG is scheduled to begin learning on campus on August 16, 2026. ISG does not currently have plans for virtual or asynchronous learning.

We encourage families to monitor their situation, keep admissions updated on their expected arrival date and to consider decisions about potential school enrollment where their family is located depending upon unique family circumstances.

I would like to again welcome our new leadership to ISG as of August 1, 2026 and to share with our community, the team who will be joining our returning leadership. For your reference, we are also sharing the previous brief introduction of each leader.

• Dr. Michelle Alzamora, ISG Assistant Superintendent

• Susan Jarnot-Benthem, ASD Elementary and Middle School Principal

• Dr. Daniel Dickens, ASD Dean of Students

• Simon Fowler, BSD Principal

• Christopher Morris, BSD Assistant Principal, Sara Village Campus

• Ashley Barker, ISG Dammam Interim Principal

• Kristin Kappelmann, ISG Jubail Principal

• Hayden Williams, Head of Educational Technology

We look forward to welcoming everyone to ISG and are excited to continue to collaborate with our parent partnership for a successful school year.

2026-27 ISG STUDENT CALENDAR

We would like to remind all parents that you can find the ISG student calendar on the ISG website, under the Community tab. You can also find the calendar on the home page of the Parent Hub.

ISG’s Parent Engagement Program (PEP) was launched in August 2025 to continue to strengthen the partnership between home and school by providing parents with opportunities to learn, connect and engage in meaningful conversations that support student success and family wellbeing.

Thank you to all ISG parents who participated in the PEP during the 2025–26 school year. We were delighted to have over 500 ISG parents register for workshops led by expert speakers and facilitators. Topics included: Parenting in the Digital Age; Raising Resilient Families; ISG’s Strategic Priorities and other areas that support your child’s learning journey. Thank you to parents as well for providing your feedback before the end of last school year on possible topics for this upcoming school year’s PEP.

Based on your feedback and suggestions, we have adjusted the program format, timing and frequency and are pleased to share the planned PEP Program for 2026-27 that will include two workshops. These are topics that have been identified as areas of interest and growth by parents in our ISG community. Registration links will be shared at a later time.

As we enter our seventh week of summer break,  ISG offices will have an adjusted schedule with reduced staffing.  If you send an email, we appreciate your understanding of the extra time for a response.  

• • ASD: asd@isg.edu.sa  

  • BSD: bsd@isg.edu.sa 

  • BSD-SV: svs@isg.edu.sa 

  • ISG Dammam: isgdammam@isg.edu.sa  

  • ISG Jubail: isgjubail@isg.edu.sa 

Finance: 

• • ASD, BSD, BSD-SV: finance.dha@isg.edu.sa 

  • ISG Dammam: finance.dmm@isg.edu.sa  

  • ISG Jubail: finance.jubail@isg.edu.sa  

Admissions: admissions@isg.edu.sa 

An archive of all previous superintendent’s communications can be found on the ISG Parent Hub.

New-Student Orientation Days

• August 12 - BSD, 9-11 a.m.

• August 12 - ASD (elementary and middle school), 12-3:15 p.m.

• August 13 - ISG Jubail, 9-11 a.m.

• August 13 - ISG Dammam, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

First Day of the 2026-27 School Year

• August 5 - First day for staff

• August 16 - First day for students