By Dr Neil Hopkin, Principal

Did you make a new year’s resolution this year? I did. Twelve days later I have already fallen away (you may already have detected this in my waistline if you squeeze past me at the school gates in the morning). However, there is good news: another ‘New Year’ is not far away! We all get the chance to firm up our resolve once more, armed with the knowledge that sometimes a second (or even third) effort is required to ‘get the job done’. [READ MORE]

Thomas Housham, Head of IB Academy

Welcome Back

Let me take this opportunity to wish all of you a very Happy New Year. It has been great to see students back in school with a new energy from a well-earned rest. This week has been slightly different than a normal week for students as they have been working on specific parts of the IB Diploma Programme rather than attending their usual lessons. Below is a summary of what each year group have been doing. [READ MORE]

• Saturday 13 January
  • All day: Year 10-13 Drama Trip – Shanghai Theater Academy
• Monday 15 January
  • All day: Whole School ECAs Start
• Tuesday 16 January
  • 13:30 - 15:30: IGCSE Math Exam
  • 15:35 - 17:30: CISSA Boys Volleyball
• Wednesday 17 January
  • All day: KET, PET and FCE Trip to Zotter Chocolate Factory
  • 08:50 - 12:50: IGCSE/IB Performance/Composition exam
  • 18:30 - 19:30: Information Evening - Y10 Work Experience
• Thursday 18 January
  • All day: Year 2 Trip to Carrefour
  • 15:35 - 17:30: CISSA Girls Volleyball
  • 16:00 - 19:00: Year 11 SPTC 2 & IB Information Evening
  • 16:30 - 17:30: Y1-2 Maths Workshop for parents and students
• Friday 19 January
  • All day: FOBISIA Swimming Championships – (Bangkok Patana)
  • All day: CISSMUN (Concordia) - KS4 and 5
  • All day: Y4-13 Swimvitational (NIS Nanjing)
  • Huaxin Visit