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At the British School of Tashkent, we put our students first. We have a warm and happy community of students, teachers, parents, and staff. Hear it directly from them why they prefer BST over other international schools and how satisfied they are with us. Thanking the BST community for their testimonials.

Many of you will have seen Mr Anvar on campus. This distinguished gentleman was born in Tashkent in 1963, and his father was a Regional Director of Education and a Teacher. In his youth, Mr Anvar was interested in Chemistry. However, when his father’s colleague visited their home and tested him, he felt he was better at Mathematics. Hence, Mr Anvar undertook a Bachelor’s in Mathematics and Physics at the Tashkent Nizamiy Pedagogical Institute followed by a Teaching Diploma. He started his career as a Teacher at a new school that had opened up in Tashkent. However, after just 2 months he was called up for army duty in Vladivostok. 18 months later Mr Anvar gladly returned to Tashkent. He had realized how much he enjoyed teaching compared to being on the frontlines in the infantry. He spent four years teaching Mathematics, Physics and IT and was then promoted to Deputy Principal. At the same time, he met Ms Iroda, a Gynecologist, through family friends. They spent time getting to know each other and subsequently got married. This union blessed them with 3 children, Jamshid, Zebo and Guzal and later 6 grandchildren. Mr Anvar then joined TUIS as an Educational Organiser in 1995. Here he met his good friends Matthew and Caroline Shephard. This couple met each other in Uzbekistan and then decided to have an English-Uzbek wedding in Tashkent. At this wedding he was the groom's best man. Later they invited Mr Anvar to UK and took him sightseeing around Scotland, Wales and England. Mr Anvar was most impressed with the castles there but especially Old Trafford where Manchester United play. From 2004 to 2005 he worked at IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board) as a Training Coordinator for the "Computers for Schools in Uzbekistan" project funded by USAID. Mr Anvar then started work at a Specialised School, Tashkent Islamic University in 2005, where he was later promoted to Deputy Principal. However, he missed working in an international context and was advised by a previous colleague to apply for a role at the British School of Tashkent. In 2011, Mr Anvar was interviewed by a fellow Football fan (Principal at BST) and joined BST. In 2014, the Uzbek School was opened at BST and Mr Anvar was promoted to Head of Department and then methodologist and has been an essential part of the Uzbek School since then. Mr Anvar is a huge football fan and always supported Pakhtakor and Manchester United. In his spare time he also enjoys travelling, playing chess, reading detective novels and horse riding. Of course, we must not forget the time he devotes to his adorable grandchildren and wife. We hope Mr Anvar will continue to be the bedrock of the Uzbek School for many years to come and keep inspiring future generations with his work ethic and resilience.

Dear Parents Thank you for another wonderful and productive school year. I can’t thank everyone enough for their endless hours of volunteering, chaperoning, reading, organising, donating and doing whatever was necessary to support students—both at home and at school.

The Year 10 IGCSE Travel and Tourism students travelled to Samarkand, to undertake practical research consolidating the concepts studied during the year. The "Moment of Truth" trip, explored topics studied, and the rallying cry was "desenrola, bate e joga de ladinho" – unrolls, taps and throws aside. This programme is a promising start for the continued development of tourism in Uzbekistan. We hope this is just the beginning and that our students will be instrumental entrepreneurs in the development of the Travel and Tourism industry.

What a night! No one was quite prepared to answer all Mr Simon’s questions but we were all certain of one thing: it was a night to share laughter and have fun and we surely did.

BST staff members spent a grueling Sunday playing football against TIS staff. The hard work paid off and BST staff took the trophy winning 2:5. Congratulations to all especially Mr. Ilkhombek, Bakhadir, Thomas and Shakeel for scoring goals and Mr Quandik for 15 saves. Go BST!

Some of BST’s secondary students participated in the online International StemCo Olympiad in different categories last month and won 14 awards in total! We have one gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze awards. Congratulations to Ibraheem Andijani, who won gold for Biology and is ranked number 2 globally. Please also congratulate Akbar Pulatov, Dhey Vanraj, Mridula Rout and Malek El Toamey for winning prizes in their categories. More information about StemCo Olympiads can be found here https://stemco.org/

Primary boys’ and girls’ football tournament against TIS in May was a smash! Both teams played against established players and won! In the first game, our quick Lions pounced with an early goal. They followed this with good possession and team play leading to two more goals. In the second game, they showed good teamwork and great communication with each other. The great team play resulted in a 7:3 win for the Lions. In the third game, the Lions were starting to get tired. But they did not lose concentration and showed great belief in themselves, working hard and determined to represent BST well. Despite conceding 2 goals they won the match 5:2. Our students showed confidence and played a beautiful final game resulting in a 7:3 win. We are proud of our primary Lions, because they showed really good sportsmanship, teamwork and competitiveness. This is a big step for the future and the middle school team will benefit from their inclusion. Well done Lions!

Thursday 9th June at 17:00 in the Kalandar Theatre. BST students, staff and visitors were delighted by music ensembles at The British School of Tashkent. They were uplifted by the choirs singing, the Funkadelic Orchestra, ukulele performances and a sprinkling of soloists. Tickets were priced at 10000UZS each, with all monies donated to a local children's charity.

What is FOBISIA? Established in 1988, FOBISIA is the Federation of British International Schools in Asia - a non-profit membership organistaion of 89 British schools, headquartered in Thailand.

Spring arrived suddenly this year which prompted the Environment Club to begin planting an assortment of seeds obtained from the bazaar. The seedlings progress was slowed by the four weeks of colder cloudy weather which followed planting. However, the students have now transferred some of the plants to our garden plot next to the STEAM building. These include both green and purple basil and cherry tomatoes which we will be able to harvest later in the year. To follow we have green peppers and some flowers: lobelia and jasmine. We are grateful to the gardener for watering the plants especially on weekends. We have also begun a composting garden and gathered some food waste to improve the soil and plan to put in some bulbs in the autumn to give us some colour next year.

Discover more about A levels at BST - By appointment only from Monday 30th May to Friday 24th June. Places Are limited so please book your appointment with Mr Jacques Krige (Head of Sixth Form) as soon as possible by emailing him at jacques.krige@britishschool.uz. Learn more about A levels and our fantastic results buy visiting our Sixth Form page.

Thank you for participating in our Summer Festival on Friday 27th May from 15:30 – 18:00 at Kalandar Campus. Despite the rain, visitors had fun experiencing Be Fit’s Zumba, Sports Challenges, Aqua Fitness, archery, splat the teacher, skipping, hoola hooping, raffles and much more. We raised over $2,000 to donate to a local Hospice in Tashkent so we may make the lives of the patients much more comfortable, Thank you to the BST community!

Join us for the BST Summer Festival on Friday 27th May from 15:30 – 18:00 at Kalandar Campus.

BST is a member of COBIS (Council of British International Schools) which ensures the highest quality standards for international schools. Schools are then checked for compliance every 5 years to ensure quality and excellence are maintained. Therefore, this week a COBIS Lead Improvement Partner, Mr Stephen Priest (Principal at the British International School at Tbilisi) visited BST and we would like to thank the students, staff and parents who showcased the best of BST.

Ms Karen has been working in a voluntary capacity in the MAC team since August 2021. But who is Ms Karen and what does she do?

On 28th March, Teaching Assistants (TAs) at BST undertook the FOBISIA (Federation of British International Schools in Asia) e-JAWS training, so that they may have a positive impact on student learning, wellbeing, support those who are new English Language Learners or have a Special Educational Need, so that every student achieves academic success. TAs found the training inspiring and can’t wait to implement their knowledge into classrooms.

On Friday 25th March students at Sayram and Kalandar campus took part in activities that taught them about a number of countries from around the world. Many students dressed in their national costumes or from the country their class investigated.

Primary school students celebrated the national holiday Nawruz, symbolizing the arrival of spring, with national dances, national games, poems and performances about the history of the holiday. Children have learned lots of new interesting facts about this holiday and enjoyed taking part in the assembly.