LEST WE FORGET

Anzac Day 2023

Dawn Service & The AISHK Ceremony

AISHK was honoured to take part in the return of the in-person Anzac Day Dawn Service this year, hosted by the Australian Consulate at the Cenotaph in Central. It was poignant to witness the crowd gathering in the early hours of the morning to commemorate and remember the fallen. Many AISHK community members were in attendance for this important event.

Our school community was then fortunate to come together for the traditional AISHK Anzac Day Ceremony on the school field, with special guest representatives including Ms Elizabeth Ward, Consul-General, The Australian Consulate-General Hong Kong and Macau; Ms Kate Macfarlane, Deputy Consul-General and Acting Consul-General, The New Zealand Consulate General Hong Kong & Macao; Mr Steve Bourke, Warrant Officer Class Two, Australian Defence Force; Professor Richard Petty, AISFL Board Chairman; Ms Fiona Nott,

Deputy Chair, AustCham Hong Kong; Ms Amy Overy, VP The Australian Association of Hong Kong; Dr John Wong, President of the Australian Chinese Association HK; AISHK Alumni

Ms Ellen Christmas and Ms Megan Griffiths, on behalf of The Federation of Australian Alumni Associations Hong Kong - FAAA; Mrs Joanna Hartnett, President of the AISHK Parent Association; Ms Maia McGunnigle and Mr Bok Chee Lau, Australian International School Hong Kong Alumni; Mr Chris McCorkell, AISHK Staff. AISFL Board Members

Mrs Winnie Elbl and Ms Kym Fortescue were also in attendance. Thank you to all students, staff, parents and community members for your dedication and supports towards this event.

Remembering & Honouring AISHK’s Anzac Families

Thank you to the AISHK families who submitted and shared with us their precious memories of Anzac relatives and ancestors who have served and sacrificed for our freedom. See their images in this video recap of Anzac Day 2023.

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AISHK loves to bring learning to life! Jurassic Garage returned to the Auditorium, with Prep and Year 1 students experiencing living things up close.

In Primary, the Biological Science unit, ‘Living Things’ informs students about these animals and their features as well as their geographical origins.

The True Chameleon from Madagascar mesmerised students with brilliant colours. The Alligator Snapping Turtle from America was certainly a fascinating character. The African Bullfrog from South Africa who is the second largest frog in the world wowed the crowd with his size and stature.

As per tradition, all students bravely revelled in the chance to touch, feel and experience connecting with the creatures. Please enjoy this visual recap of all the excitement.

Saturday, 26 August 2023

Hyatt Regency, Tsim Sha Tsui

Thank you to our event sponsors:

GOLD SPONSOR: Kinox

SILVER SPONSOR: JL Finance www.aishk.edu.hk

An outstanding evening of theatrical excellence was held in June, through the Performing Arts extravaganza - “A Night Beneath the Lion Rock.” All items and the performers’ talents were truly breathtaking, as our students showcased their vocal, instrumental and acting skills to a full auditorium.

Celebrating the diversity of Australian and Chinese folk music, the program featured some traditional instruments, such as our Chinese Drumming Troupe, the Pi-Pa, Guzhen and other instruments. Our school ensembles joined together with musical fantasies featuring some very well known melodies and a variety of instrumentalists shared their talents in solo performance repertoire.

The event also welcomed the Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir as special guests this year. This well established Hong Kong choir brought a balance of old and new with a very special Welsh sound. Their collaborative performance of Bohemian Rhapsody with one of our very own Year 8 Rock Bands was a striking blend of musical stylings!

A significant piece to mark this concert was the performance of the Canto-pop song “Below the Lion Rock” composed by Joseph Koo. Joseph Koo sadly passed away at the start of this year and this song is very representative of the can-do spirit of the Hong Kong people. It also marks AISHK’s very own special place geographically “Below the Lion Rock”. The piece was performed by all of our participating performers including our orchestra and choirs.