Jun
14
From the Principal 15.06.2024
Only two weeks now until the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. How the time has flown by!!! As you are no doubt aware from my previous newsletters, recent coffee mornings and the April EGM, there is a significant amount of positive change on the horizon for KIS. New learning spaces, sports facilities and programs are set [...]
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May
03
From the Principal 04.05.2024
Though this week has been slightly interrupted with a day off Wednesday, the onward march of progress continues at KIS. As usual this week has been incredibly busy with many great events and exciting developments taking place. The week has been extra busy for some of our teachers with interviews taking place for a suite of [...]
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Apr
26
From the Principal 27.04.2024
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." Peter Drucker Both personally and professionally I have always found management speak and dealing in aphorisms a little challenging and reductive. Life and leadership is often very complex and while it is nice to try and summarize our thoughts and feelings into [...]
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Apr
20
From the Principal 20.04.2024
n just under a week's time KIS will be hosting a very important EGM. (Extraordinary General Meeting) scheduled for Friday 26th April 0800-0900hrs. This session is shaping up to be one of the most pivotal events in our school’s recent history. I encourage everyone to take the time to come to the event. At the [...]
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Mar
08
From the Principal 09.03.2024
One of the best things about my office is what I see from the window. It mightn't be the most amazing view in the world, but it overlooks the basketball court so I get to watch PE lessons taking place everyday. On Thursday morning the view was of 10 groups of students, a mix [...]
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Mar
01
From the Principal 02.03.2024
This weekend many of the KIS team will be busy at the Property Hunter Expo 2024, hosted at the SICC. We very much look forward to seeing as many of you as possible stop by the booth to say hello and help spread the word about what makes KIS so special. Naturally, the question may be asked [...]
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Feb
23
From the Principal 24.02.2024
"It's just the tip of the iceberg" An expression we have all heard many, many times before. What makes icebergs so interesting, beyond their geographical and climatic locations and the unique ecosystems that they can support, is that what you see on the surface is only a glimpse of what lies beneath the water line. [...]
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Jan
26
From the Principal 27.01.2024
'Ambitious' is a word that sometimes understood in a bad light. However it is an attribute I believe is needed for all good schools to be successful and should be embraced. Being ambitious is about setting clear targets and pursuing with conviction achievable but aspirational goals. When this attribute is fused with care and compassion, [...]
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