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Year 5’s Enjoy Visit from KL School

Recently, our Year 5’s had a visit from SJKC Kepong 3, a school from Kuala Lumpur. The pupils from Kepong 3 were visiting Sabah for an ย educational trip to look at the rainforests of Borneo. As part of ย their trip, they wanted to visit a local school and make some new friends. At KIS we […]

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BSA Sports Roadshow

Wednesday saw the return of the BSA coaches to KIS to run another sports roadshow, this time for our Year 9 students. The classes were split into 3 groups and enjoyed a 2 hour coaching session in futsal, netball and handball. The students demonstrated some excellent skills and worked well throughout the session. All 3 […]

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Year 5 Continue to Experience Ecotourism First Hand

As a follow-up trip to their very visit to Shangri-la Tanjung Aru last week, Year 5 visited Signal Hill Eco Farm this week to learn more about how ecotourism, conservation and sustainability can be practised in a very different way, for different purposes and on a different scale. The owners kindly took the students on […]

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Understanding Ecotourism Practices in the Hotel Industry

Last week students in Year 2 and Year 5 were made to feel extremely welcome by management, staff and guests on their field trip to Shangri-La Tanjug Aru Hotel. Upon arrival the students and accompanying staff and parents were greeted by a captivating welcome performance in the hotel lobby. Following the cultural dance the students […]

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Secondary Students Embark on Work Experience Programme

Every year at KIS students in Years 10, 11 and 12 leave the normality of their school life and join businesses in the local community to gain an insight into the world of work. We are grateful to the businesses who open their doors to our students, as the time spent with them gives them […]

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KIS Students Celebrate Kaamatan

On Friday the KIS community welcomed staff from the Monsopiad Cultural Village to the school to perform the various traditional dances of the Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival). Students, staff and parents enjoyed this highly entertaining display including the famous Sumaza and Magunatip dances. Many students were keen to try their skills at the โ€œBamboo Danceโ€, […]

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PE Reward Trip

Last weekend we took a small number of students on a reward trip to recognise their outstanding effort, progress and/or achievement in PE. We arrived at First Beach, Tanjung Aru to a rather cloudy outlook ready for a session of paddle boarding with Red Paddle Co. After a short briefing on the beach, the students […]

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Learning The Art Of Cartoons and Caricatures

On June 8th to 12th, KIS Art Department hosted a team of young and energetic Illustrators and Designers from Asguardian, a specialised Art Training Centre in Kota Kinabalu. Workshops for our Early Years and Primary Students taught the students a range of skills for creating their own cartoon characters. For our Secondary students the visiting […]

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