U13 FOBISIA Success
On Wednesday 20th February, 15 excited students from Year 7 and Year 8 arrived at the airport, sizing up each otherโsโ suitcases; and waved farewell to their parents. Departing for five days of fun and sporting competition at the U13 FOBISIA Games, being held once again at the wonderful facilities of Thanyapura in Phuket, Thailand. […]
The Routine of Reading
With the recent success of Book Week here at KIS, our minds once again turn to the importance of reading. One of the most often-repeated pieces of advice given to students at school and at Parentsโ Afternoon is how vitally important it is to read. As an English Teacher in Secondary, the most meaningful advice […]
Year 7 Trip to HMS Argyll
Recently our Year 7 students boarded HMS Argyll, a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate visiting Kota Kinabalu for a few days as she nears the end of a nine-month tour of duty. HMS Argyll isย quite an old ship, recently refurbished, so there was quite a blend of โoldโ hi-tech rubbing shoulders with new, cutting […]
Teacher Tuesday – Ms Jenny Westaway
This week we talk to Ms Westaway, who teaches Year 6 at KIS. How many years have you been in teaching and where have you taught? This is my ninth year of teaching and I previously taught in a small school in the UK. Fun fact about that town, it was the first capital of […]
Students Attend CISSMUN
On Wednesday morning 16th of January, Team KIS embarked, jittery with excitement at the journey to Shanghai that lay ahead. At the end of the five and a half hour flight over the South China Sea stood CISSMUN X, a challenging international MUN conference with a reputation that attracted premier International Schools from across the […]
Year 9 Experiential Theatre
Last week our Year 9 students took part in an Experiential Theatre performance, mimicking some of the atmospheric conditions suffered by the Jewish prisoners being transported to Auschwitz Camp. The task is not only designed to have cross-curricular links with History but to also encourage empathy through participation and active thinking. ย Although the students were […]
Teacher Tuesday – Mrs Amy Garrick
Teacher Tuesday returns following our school holiday with Mrs Amy Garrick, who teaches Year 1 at KIS: How many years have you been in teaching and where have you taught? This is my eighth year teaching and my first teaching post away from the UK. Previously I have taught in primary schools in my hometown, […]
Teacher Tuesday – Ms Laura Jane Service
We head to Secondary Science for this week’s Teacher Tuesday, where we talk to Ms Laura Jane Service: How many years have you been in teaching and where have you taught? 18 years. I have taught in Buxton and Stockport in the UK, Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and at KIS since 2017. How would […]