Dear Parents,
I can’t believe the Christmas break is upon us. It has been an extremely busy first term full of activities, events and competitions (some of which I have highlighted below) and we already have so much to congratulate ourselves on.
Moving schools can be a time filled with anxiety for parents and particularly children, who are dropped into a new environment with challenges ranging from building social relationships to finding their way around their new school buildings (which often sounds easier than it actually is).
We recognise that moving to a new school and starting your first ever school can be daunting for a child of any age, but imagine this transition as a very young child with few previous experiences to draw on for reassurance, and when you don’t speak the same language as most of your peers and adults.
MIT’s Professor Anette Peko Hosoi is challenging our students to explore the unique qualities animals possess and how it can enhance human ability or solve human problems in the Super Natural MIT Challenge.
If you want your child to excel academically, socially and personally, can studying the performing arts be a key to success? Laura Rea, Music Teacher and Southeast Asia Regional Lead for the Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Programme at the British International School, Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) says studying the performing arts can help students gain key skills and qualities to prepare them for their future.
Wellbeing is essential in facilitating our students to reach their full potential and thrive in a changing world. Our school councillors highlight the type of transformative learning that is being addressed at BSKL.
The Primary PE department and 40 pupils from year 5 and 6 headed to Phuket over the half term to partake in the prestigious Primary FOBISIA Games 2018.