What We Do
☕ Why Attend Welcome Back Coffee?
Coffee, Conversation & Community — and a chance to see the bigger picture.
Each year, the ISD Welcome Back Coffee brings together families, school leadership, teachers, and the PTA to kick off the school year as one community.
It is an opportunity to reconnect, welcome new families, and hear directly from the people helping guide and support our children's educational experience.
Hear Directly from School Leadership
Our Principal and Administrative Team share important updates about the year ahead, including:
- ISD's goals and priorities
- Our continued commitment to IB Excellence
- Curriculum and technology updates
- Staff updates
- Upcoming school events
- Opportunities for continued communication and family engagement
Families gain valuable insight into where ISD is headed and how we can work together to support our children.
See the Impact of Your PTA
The PTA presentation offers a behind-the-scenes look at the work that happens throughout the year—and the extraordinary impact our community makes possible.
From field trips, author visits, assemblies, arts and music programs, classroom enrichment, teacher grants, and the ISD Musical to community-building events and staff support, the PTA helps bring learning to life both inside and beyond the classroom.
Families also learn how PTA fundraising and membership support translate into meaningful experiences for our children and investments in our school.
Understand How You Can Make a Difference
Welcome Back Coffee is also a chance to learn about the many ways to get involved—whether you have five minutes, five hours, or simply want to support the school through membership or donations.
The ISD PTA is powered entirely by volunteers and strengthened by the talent, knowledge, ideas, cultures, and generosity of our families. There truly is a place for everyone.
Be Part of the Conversation
Perhaps most importantly, Welcome Back Coffee creates space for questions, ideas, curiosity, and conversation.
ISD is a unique community, bringing together families from our neighborhood and families from across Greenwich. Staying connected and informed helps us build a stronger school—and ensures that every family has a voice.
One Community. One Goal. Every Dragon.
School leadership and teachers guide our children toward IB Excellence. The PTA and our community help bring that excellence to life through experiences, enrichment, connection, and community.
Welcome Back Coffee is where those two pieces come together.
We hope you will join us each year—not just for the coffee, but for the opportunity to learn, connect, ask questions, and be part of what makes ISD such an extraordinary place for our children.
Missed this year's Welcome Back Coffee?
We encourage all families to review the presentation and learn about the school's priorities, upcoming initiatives, the work of the ISD PTA, and the many opportunities available to our students and families.
2026 WELCOME BACK COFFEE PRESENTATION SLIDES
2025-2026 Year in Review
