The fobisian issue 1, term 1 september 2016

September 2016 Issue 1, Term 1 www.fobisia.org

Inside this Issue: Student & Teacher Event Roundups Primary Games - A Fun Festival of Sport Ambassadors at the Golf Invitational

FOBISIA Executive Committee Gary Benfield,

Simon Watson,

Stephen Holroyd,

Graeme Salt,

Barnaby Sandow,

John Moore,

Michael Farley,

Kathy Wood,

Chair garybenfield@theabcis.com

Secretary smh@shrewsbury.ac.th

Sports Heads’ Liaison barnaby.sandow@jis.edu.bn

CPD Heads’ Liaison m_farley@harrowschool.ac.th

Vice Chair simonwatson@ktj.edu.my

Treasurer graeme.salt@dulwich-seoul.kr

Events Heads’ Liaison john@tbs.edu.np

Pastoral Heads’ Liaison head.hornbill@sceschools.org

FOBISIA HQ Tania Donoghue,

Executive Officer tania.donoghue@fobisia.org

Siobhan Bland,

Daphne Wong,

Gurmeet Kaur,

Katrina George,

Senior Administrator siobhan.bland@fobisia.org

Administrator gurmeet.kaur@fobisia.org

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CPD Coordinator daphne.wong@fobisia.org

Events Coordinator katrina.george@fobisia.org

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Welcome from the Chair

Conference

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Community Service Conference

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Executive Officer’s Update 2016 FOBISIA Cares Conference 2015 Bursars’ & Business Managers’

Early Years JAWS & Parent Workshop Music Teachers’ Conference

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Publications: The FOBISIAN Membership Handook CPD Update

Short Story Competition

CPD Handbook

Environmental Conference

Friendly Games Handbook

Primary Games Golf Invitational

Music Handbook Primary Maths Handbook Secondary Maths Handbook

Find out more about the 2016 FOBISIA Cares Conference on page 5!

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Welcome from the Chair It is that time of year when examination results have been received, summer graduates from our schools are thinking about their college and university start-dates, new Nursery joiners are just beginning to experience this new thing in their lives called “school”, and hopefully, also a time when new colleagues are successfully getting to grips with the routines of their new school community. In short, the “start-up dust” is hopefully beginning to settle. I hope you will all find the bullet-point approach that follows is an acceptable way of summarizing what is quite a lot of information. Below is a summary of the latest news from FOBISIA: 1. We welcome to the region and membership David Porritt (who replaces John Todd at Dulwich College Suzhou), Mark Ford (who succeeds Colter Watt at Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur), Neil Hopkin (who replaces Kevin Foyle at British International School Shanghai Puxi), Dinah Hawtree (who has taken over from Stuart Tasker at Garden International School, Eastern Seaboard, Ban Chang), Jeremy Lees (CEO and Founder of the International School of Samui), and Simon Herbert (who has stepped into the shoes previously occupied by David Mansfield at Dulwich College Beijing); 2. We also welcome Search Associates as new Affiliate Members; 3. FOBISIA HQ’s new colleagues, Siobhan Bland (Senior Administrator) and Katrina George (Events Coordinator) have settled incredibly well into their roles; the November conference will provide an opportunity for all to match faces to names and I hope you will take the time and trouble to introduce yourselves and your schools to all of Tania’s team at HQ, as well as thanking them for the work that they do on behalf of us all; 4. Two school visits are taking place this month (British Vietnamese School, Hanoi and Prince of Wales Island International School Penang) – we thank the Heads of member schools involved for takin g the time out to make these visits and look forward to presenting their findings to membership at vote on in the near future; 5. “FOBISIA Cares” Conference planning is well under way for November; you will soon receive the details of the programme and we very much look forward to seeing our member schools and exhibitors taking the opportunity to network and learn at this conference; 6. I continue to be in absolute awe of the amazing amount of work so freely undertaken by all my colleagues on the Executive Committee and want to take this opportunity to say my own personal thank you to them. I also invite all of you in your own ways and at a time of your choosing to let all of them know of your appreciation, for it is they and your continued support for them that makes your Federation operate successfully.

In closing thank you all for making time to read this introductory missive. Please accept my very best wishes to you and all members of your communities for what I hope will be a truly wonderful academic year ahead. Should at any time you think that I or any part of the Federation can be of assistance or support to you or your community then you should not hesitate to get in touch.

With all best wishes as ever, Gary Benfield FOBISIA Chair 2014-2016 Headmaster, The ABC International School, Vietnam

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Executive Officer’s Update Welcome to the new academic year!

We trust that you had a wonderful summer break and are now back in Asia, and in full swing. It is amazing how quickly the holidays become a distant memory! We also welcome our new staff, parents and students into the region and wish you all the best for your time in Asia.

There are always many FOBISIA events in Term 1 and it is no different this academic year. We have 22 Job Alike Workshops taking place. Be sure to check the CPD calendar on the FOBISIA website to see the details of the topics for discussion and where they’ll be.

November, as always, is when our U15 Games take place. We wish the very best to all teams competing.

It’s not all about sport anymore though, and there are a great number of events for students off the field. Again, check the website for details on the Short Story Competition, The Creative Coding Team Challenge, The Online Primary Maths Challenge, The Design and Technology Challenge as well as the now famous FOBISIA Language Competition.

There are a number of Conferences taking place. Our Heads of PE, Heads of Music, and Bursars’ and Business Managers’ Conferences will all take place this term, where they will be developing strategic plans in their respective areas for the benefit of FOBISIA, our member schools, our teachers and most importantly our students.

For all events hosted this term, a huge thank you to the host schools, and the staff who take up the rewarding role of coordinating them.

The Heads’ and Senior Leaders’ Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel, Bangkok, themed “FOBISIA Cares”, will also take place this November. With over 20 presenters taking part, we are confident that our delegates will return to their communities with the reinforced message that when we care, we can make a real difference.

All the very best wishes for a safe and successful Term 1, Tania Donoghue FOBISIA Executive Officer

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2016 FOBISIA Cares Conference

By Gary Benfield, Michael Farley & Tania Donoghue We are delighted to be hosting the 2016 FOBISIA Heads’ and Senior Leaders’ Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel, Bangkok, from Friday, 4 November through to Monday, 7 November.

The theme this year is ‘FOBISIA Cares’ and we are excited to announce that we have a number of outstanding presenters around this theme.

Ben Walden (Contender Charlie) Ben Walden is the founder and Artistic Director of Contender Charlie. His work with staff and students has received major acclaim at education conferences around the world. He has delivered keynote addresses for groups such as the ICP Convention in Australia, the ESF Principals in Hong Kong, ESSARP Schools in Buenos Aires, the Latin America Head Teachers Conference, and the three International Baccalaureate Conferences in Europe, Asia and the Americas, as well as the IB World Student Conference. He has also been a regular speaker at the New Heads Conference at the

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National College of School Leadership in the UK. Ben has a background in acting and theatre. He has played a number of leading roles on television and for the Donmar and Almeida Theatre Companies, as well as at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Having run many masterclasses for the Shakespeare’s Globe Education Centre, he has worked in close collaboration with Mark Rylance and Richard Olivier to develop an experiential theatre learning technique called Mythodrama. As a Senior Associate at Olivier Mythodrama, Ben is now running sessions to bring this work to leadership teams at a broad range of organisations across the world. He has also run projects at a number of leading business schools including Columbia, OSBS, the London Business School and Insead.

David Begbie (Crossroads’ Global X-perience) David Begbie is a Senior Spokesperson for the Crossroads Foundation in Hong Kong, and heads up Crossroads’ Global X-Perience, which seeks to educate participants about different areas of global

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need. Through these simulation programmes, he invites people to meet, first hand, the needs of many around the world. Focusing on a range of topics, participants do not simply hear a talk about global issues, rather they ‘step into the shoes’ of those in need by entering simulated x-periences of refugee life, poverty, HIV/AIDS vulnerability, blindness, disasters, environment issues and more. These simulations received rave reviews at the recent FOBISIA Teachers’ Conference in Phuket.

Tim Gerrish Tim Gerrish is a highly committed and commended international child protection expert with extensive experience in advising on risk management issues and investigations. Tim specialises in conducting child protection audits as well as developing and delivering top-class training on child safeguarding for international schools and high profile organisations. He has excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to network and build relationships within different sectors to garner support and influence policy and practice. Tim is a proactive leader and trainer who is passionate about building partnerships in an effort to ensure children are better protected globally.

Jonathan Taylor Jonathan Taylor worked in law enforcement for 30 years. For eight of those years Jonathon specialized in covert online investigations, gaining a wealth of knowledge in online offender behaviour. Graduating with an MSc in Criminology/Criminal Psychology, Jonathan now specialises in online sex offender behaviour prevention. His continuing research focusses on the use of social media by children, young adults and online sex offenders. Jonathan offers guidance, awareness and education among children, parents and guardians, and sporting organisations, on how to operate in a safe manner, in both the online and offline worlds. He currently works as an Independent Child Safeguarding & E-Safety Consultant, specializing in internet safety, social media awareness and online offender methodology.

Adrian Ingham Adrian Ingham is an international education consultant who was a London head teacher for twenty-five years and a local leader of education. He currently chairs the governing body of one London school, the achievement committee of another and is a board member of a multi-academy trust. He holds a first degree in psychology and a recent master’s degree in Brazilian and Portuguese studies. Adrian has extensive links with schools in Scandinavia, Iraq, Ghana and Brazil and has delivered leadership training (in both English and Portuguese) around the world, including in Malaysia, China, Nepal, Denmark, Sweden, Brazil and Iraq. He has authored several reports on the international dimension of education, including a 2015 report prepared for Brazilian policy makers, entitled Recent Developments in the Leadership of Schools in England (2015), available also in Portuguese entitled Lideranças Escolares da Inglaterra.

David Weatherly David Weatherly is a school improvement adviser and curriculum consultant, specializing in education for sustainability. He works with schools to embed engaging, relevant and rigorous environmental education across curriculum, campus and community. He is also an education consultant to a number of environmental agencies and regularly teaches at all stages of learning.

In addition to this esteemed list of presenters, there’ll be a range of social and networking opportunities . You can find more information about this year’s conference on the FOBISIA website, including hotel booking forms and conference registration and payment information.

Accomodation We have arranged two hotels to best suit school budgets—the 5-star Intercontinental Bangkok Hotel and the 4-star Holiday Inn Bangkok. They are adjacent to one another connected by a footbridge for your convenience. To secure a room at either of these hotels at the negotiated rates, you

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needed to have booked by Tuesday 31 May 2016.

For booking forms use the following link. Should you have trouble accessing it, do not hesitate to contact FOBISIA HQ. Rooms have been reserved at a special rate and the hotels will honour this rate as long as there are still rooms available.

Booking Hotel Accomodation: http://www.fobisia. org/page.cfm?p=858 Please note that November is wedding season here in Bangkok. Another thing to note is that the Erawan Shrine, across the road, has a special ceremony on 9 November every year. Due to these two factors, room availability will be very competitive.

Registration Member schools that have not yet registered can use the following link. Should you have trouble accessing the form, do not hesitate to contact FOBISIA HQ. Heads’ & Senior Leaders’ Registration: http://goo. gl/forms/RaS4cPAq39 The deadline for conference registration and payment was 30 June 2016, so prompt registration and payment is appreciated. Please be sure to send your payment slip to FOBISIA HQ once payment has been made.

Business Meeting & AGM We will have our Business Meeting and AGM on Monday, 7 November (finishing by 4pm) to allow for, and not to compromise, the focus on professional development for ourselves and our Senior Leaders during the conference on the Saturday and Sunday.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Intercontinental Bangkok Hotel to embrace our 2016 theme - ‘FOBISIA Cares’.

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2015 Bursars’ & Business Managers’ Conference

By Elis Ho, Office Manager, Kinabalu International School The 2015 FOBISIA Bursars’ and Business Managers’ Conference was hosted by Kinabalu International School, in Kota Kinabalu, between 18 and 20 November, 2015.

A welcome dinner for the delegates, being the customary icebreaker, was held on the evening of Wednesday 18 November at the Le Meridien Hotel. The Vice Chairman of the School Board of Management, Mr Christopher Garside, welcomed the delegates from the various FOBISIA schools around the region, speaking on the theme ‘Good Soil for the Growing Trees’.

The boardroom discussions focused on specific needs of the participating schools and sharing new ideas for optimising cost effectiveness and helping schools stay abreast of the latest technologies, which delegates had identified earlier for discussion.

After dinner on the second evening the delegates were challenged with a 15-minute walk to the observation platform, located at the highest point in Kota Kinabalu city, which gave a bird’s eye view of the surrounding area.

All the delegates attended the one-and-a-halfday conference at Le Meridian Hotel. This year’s programme was focused on open discussion and sharing best practice knowledge, which seems to be most popular with participants, and included a presentation by Mr Leong Kok Liang, Director of Finance from the Alice Smith School, on the topic ‘Technology Financing – The Leasing Way’.

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Community Service Conference

By Emma Malla & Larica Wambeek, The British School, Kathmandu The British School, Kathmandu was the venue was the FOBISIA Community Service Conference and JAWS on 20 and 21 May. Thanks to all our FOBISIA partner schools who sent delegates, it was great to welcome representatives from British International School HCMC, British Vietnamese International School HCMC, Regent’s Pattaya, The Alice Smith School KL, British International School Hanoi, Regent’s Bangkok, British School Jakarta, British School New Delhi and Bangkok Prep to Kathmandu.

The variety of experiences shared by all delegates in relation to projects and links in their own communities was inspiring.

The conference opened with a welcome from Genevieve Aitchison of the British Embassy Kathmandu and the keynote address was delivered

by Heidi Wilson from Thaga Connect. Heidi delivered a comprehensive piece on “strategic needs assessments for community partners”.

Programme leaders from the Kathmandu International Study Centre (KISC) shared knowledge and experiences of their EQUIP Programme which works with teachers to provide the tools and skills for problem solving and creative thinking). Their presentation showcased how to take community service to the next level.

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The presentations provided a great opportunity to learn from each other. The delegates had a chance to visit some of the British School Kathmandu’s community partners in the Kathmandu valley and experience some of our challenges and successes.

Post earthquake project information was also shared which served as a great reminder of how the fantastic network of support in the FOBISIA community reached out to touch so many lives in Nepal.

This conference facilitated not only the sharing of ideas, it served as a real-time platform for collaboration between schools in the pursuit of more enriching and meaningful community services for all our students.

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Early Years JAWS & Parent Workshop

By Benjamin Adair Clay, Extended Primary Leadership Team, The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur The Alice Smith School Kuala Lumpur, was thrilled to host this year’s FOBISIA Early Years JAWS from 29-30 January, 2016. It followed on from two days of inspirational training from the incredibly passionate and exciting Early Years Advisor, Alice Sharp - MD of Experiential Play and regular presenter and writer for Nursery World.

Over 50 early years teachers and leaders attended the event, titled Learning Through Play’, from schools across Asia, all with a shared passion for developing child interest and enquiry-based learning for our younger learners.

A special parent workshop was also conducted to provide the opportunity for Alice to share her research, passion, experience and inspiration around ‘home learning’, and the way play can be incorporated into the home as a positive form of ‘homework’ that builds emotional and intimate relationships between parent and child.

Alice believes that play effectively exposes children to many other wonderful things they can learn from and stimulates a child’s senses, while at the same time helps build relationships and fantastic bonds between parents and with their children.

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Music Teachers’ Conference The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur, played host to over 60 music teachers for three days of skills development, ideas exchange and networking at the FOBISIA Music Teachers’ Conference from 22-24 March 2016.

Led by Secondary Head of Creative and Expressive Arts, Tom Nolan, and Primary Head of Music, Dean Evans, supported by a team of music teachers, the Alice Smith School’s Music Department spared no effort to ensure delegates were focused on high quality continuing professional development (CPD), addressing practical techniques, curriculum development and refining effective cooperation between the diverse range of musicians typically found in international schools.

‘Industry leaders’ at the workshop included Andy Gleadhill - musician, author, composer, ethnomusicologist, teacher trainer and educator, and Susanna Saw - award-winning choir director and Choir Olympic Council member, among others.

Presenter, Andy Gleadhill shared, “It’s fantastic to have all the music teachers from across FOBISIA gathered at the same place, at the same time. The delegates were receptive, keen to learn, and had new ideas to share and contribute, as well as the opportunity to use the purpose-built facilities - the spaces, the instruments, the soundproofing - all of these things were instrumental to the success of the workshops.”

Tom Nolan credits the music team and the support of the school for the success of the conference. “The positive reviews we received are testament to the commitment from the teachers and administration at The Alice Smith School. I’m delighted the delegates found the conference useful, and we look forward to contributing to FOBISIA’s initiatives in future.”

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Music Teachers’ Conference

By Stewart McClenaghan, Junior School Music Leader, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, and FOBISIA Music Executive Committee Member The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur, played host to over 60 music teachers for three days of skills development, ideas exchange and networking at the FOBISIA Music Teachers’ Conference from 22-24 March 2016.

Led by Secondary Head of Creative and Expressive Arts, Tom Nolan, and Primary Head of Music, Dean Evans, supported by a team of music teachers, the Alice Smith School’s Music Department spared no effort to ensure delegates were focused on high quality continuing professional development (CPD), addressing practical techniques, curriculum development and refining effective cooperation between the diverse range of musicians typically found in international schools.

‘Industry leaders’ at the workshop included Andy Gleadhill - musician, author, composer, ethnomusicologist, teacher trainer and educator, and Susanna Saw - award-winning choir director and Choir Olympic Council member, among others.

Presenter, Andy Gleadhill shared, “It’s fantastic to have all the music teachers from across FOBISIA gathered at the same place, at the same time. The delegates were receptive, keen to learn, and had new ideas to share and contribute, as well as the opportunity to use the purpose-built facilities - the spaces, the instruments, the soundproofing - all of these things were instrumental to the success of the workshops.”

Tom Nolan credits the music team and the support of the school for the success of the conference. “The positive reviews we received are testament to the commitment from the teachers and administration at The Alice Smith School. I’m delighted the delegates found the conference useful, and we look forward to contributing to FOBISIA’s initiatives in future.”

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Short Story Competition

By Lucy Croft, Head of English, British International School Ho Chi Minh City Winners of the FOBISIA Short Story Competition 2016 have now been announced.

Judging - this year undertaken by the English Department at the British International School Ho Chi Minh City - was a monumental task, with over 60 entries from more than 30 schools across FOBISIA schools. Each school held their own internal judging, before submitting one winner from primary and one from secondary.

Thank you to all students who entered, whether they made it to the finals or not. Thank you also to the FOBISIA teachers who supported, nurtured and encouraged students. Next year’s competitors have a tough act to follow. The winning stories are on the FOBISIA website (www.fobisia.org/page.cfm?p=523).

This year’s theme was ‘Flight’, which was interpreted in a variety of creative ways. Some students chose to write in a literal sense about flights, whilst some took a more metaphorical angle. ‘Flight’ was used as an event, a theme and a symbol, in an incredible number of different ways.

Most impressive was the quality of writing. It is clear that our FOBISIA students are hugely talented writers, and have gained inspiration from their own broad reading palettes. Language was rich and evocative, and stories were structured well for effect.

The best writing provoked an emotional response, be it laughter or sadness.

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Primary Winner

Libby Toulmin, British International School of Kuala Lumpur

‘Flight’ is a beautiful story, with an intriguing plot and highly convincing characters

Secondary Winner

Chong Ying Xuan, elc International School, Malaysia

‘Light’ is skillfully written, with subtle character development and contains rich and varied language

Highly Commended Primary

Phawat (Pat) Sirikrai, Bangkok Patana School

‘War Bird’

Highly Commended Secondary

Jeffrey Huang, Dulwich College Suzhou

‘Return’

Highly Commended Secondary

Athena Intanate, Bangkok Patana School

‘Steven Seagull’

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Short Story Competition

By Nithiya Kala, Dea of Department, Languages & Literature ‘Light’, written by Chong Ying Xuan from Year 10G, was the submission from elc for this year’s FOBISIA Short Story Competition, hosted by the British International School Ho Chi Minh City.

‘Light’, a play of this year’s theme of ‘Flight’, is about a man’s lifelong yearning to fly, which is finally fulfilled, unfortunately with tragic consequences.

“Choosing a winner was extremely difficult”, the judges commented. “Thus, when our very own, Chong Ying Xuan, was selected the FOBISIA Short

Story Competition 2016 winner, we were elated!”

The judges commented that ‘Light’ was skilfully written, with subtle character development and contained rich and varied language.

We are very proud of her achievement and we congratulate Chong Ying Xuan for not only winning this year’s FOBISIA Short Story Competition, but also for bringing elc such recognition.

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Environmental Conference

By John Witton, North London Collegiate School, Jeju From the 18th to the 22nd of May 2016, North London Collegiate School Jeju hosted delegates from three visiting FOBISIA schools - Regents International School Bangkok, Dulwich College Seoul and the International School of Brunei for an ambitious five-day conference on Marine Ecology.

Organisers John Witton, Director of Co-curricular Activities and Ryan Miles, Assistant Head, chose this theme as Jeju Island has a long history of sustainable harvesting from the sea by the world famous ‘haenyo’ women divers and the fact that our marine environment globally has never faced greater threats.

After delegates arrived and were shown their accommodation in one of the boarding houses and had dinner they received in introduction to the conference in the PAC from John Witton, after a brief welcome by Principal Paul Friend. As some delegates had spent many hours travelling, the rest of the evening was spent watching a film by Rupert Murray about overfishing, ‘The End of the Line’ (based on the book by Charles Clover). Students enjoyed popcorn and snacks during the film before retiring to bed ready for the conference to begin in earnest in the morning.

After breakfast on Thursday morning, delegates were introduced to the workshop task by staff and students from the NLCS Jeju Conservation Society.

A long time in the preparation, this task involved students working in pre-selected groups to come up with solutions to various ecological issues affecting an imaginary island called ‘Mahoma Island’.

There was a video introduction, various printed instructions and resources, a model of the island and lots of information on the specially designed website, constructed by two Y8 NLCS Jeju students.

Students from different schools worked very well together and put together innovative solutions to these problems which they would present the following day. In the evening Ryan Miles gave a presentation on ‘The Importance of Biodiversity

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and the ‘Sixth Extinction’ in the PAC. Following this, delegates moved into the more informal setting of the library for a talk by Minjoo Jeong and Ted Kim, two members of the committee of the NLCS Jeju Conservation Society, on the coral gardening and aquarium project they have been working on.

This was followed by refreshments and a chance to see the aquaria that the society has set up, as well as to mingle and socialise before going back to the boarding house.

Friday was an exciting day as delegates left after breakfast on coaches for Hanwha Aquaplanet, one of the largest aquaria in Asia. At the aquarium, students received a specially-arranged guided tour of the rear side of the tanks, not open to the public, as well as a talk on the aquarium’s own coral gardening projects. There was also a chance to explore the aquarium including the Marine Science Zone, and complete some notes prompted by the booklet to consider the science of marine ecology and the value of aquaria. After returning to school in time to freshen up for dinner, delegates had the chance to put the finishing touches to their Mahoma Island presentations, before delivering them to Y12 representatives from the Conservation Society and visiting staff, who all acted as judges.

There were some really excellent talks, with careful consideration of the key issues and some innovative solutions. Particularly impressive was the way delegates from different schools and backgrounds worked together on their designated issues as a team. The best presentations on each of the four topics (overfishing, corals, plastic pollution and mangrove destruction) were selected and students would be informed which groups would be selected for the ‘final four’ to present to the judges on Saturday evening the following day.

On Saturday we welcomed our keynote speaker, Ron Noseworthy, an expert on Asian molluscs.

Ron completed an MSc in Marine Biology at Jeju National University and his areas of research

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interest include biogeography, marine ecology and mollusc diversity and taxonomy. After Ron’s fascinating lecture on Jeju’s unique marine environment and the threats it is facing, all delegates boarded coaches bound for the coast, a 20-minute drive away. Once at the rocky beach, students were introduced to the themes of the field trip which were biodiversity and the effects of humans. Supported by Ron, school staff and students from the NLCS Jeju Conservation Society, students collected and identified mollusc and other specimens and attempted to draw conclusions about biodiversity. They then collected plastic detritus from the beach and tried to identify its source, linking this to the Mahoma island themes, as well as providing a ‘beach clean’ service.

presentations were again excellent and it was very difficult to choose a winning team, but eventually they were selected and presented with their prizes from the aquarium by Ron. The final event in a very busy programme was a celebratory dinner at a local Korean restaurant where delegates could relax and unwind after a hectic few days.

We all enjoyed the conference immensely and were also able to donate $2000 from the proceeds of the conference to a coral conservation project, so participants have made a real difference!

Back at school, the ‘final four’ Mahoma Island groups, one for each problem facing the island, presented their solutions in the PAC, watched by Sam Sweeney, Head of Senior School and judged

by Ron, Mr Witton and Mr Miles. The standard of

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Primary Games in Penang

By Eduardo Dela Luna, Head of Physical Education, elc International School The FOBISIA Primary Games, hosted by St. Christopher’s International Primary School in Penang from 12-14 May, 2016, was indeed a fantastic venue for elc students to enjoy new friendships, show character under pressure and perform to their best ability. Forty-two young elc athletes competed in four disciplines across three days. Traveling on the bus to Penang was loads of fun, and provided a chance to explore and stretch their legs at a local playground along the way.

Everyone was very happy hear that we were half way to our destination.

Tee ball was indeed very hard fought for among the teams. Our first-timers, the FOBISIA U9 team was very enthusiastic and gave its best at every chance they had on the field. elc’s U10 team managed to win the silver medal after a very tight game.

The weather on day one was cloudy and thus provided some shade for all to enjoy the track and field events.

Indeed, a great experience for all the athletes of elc International School.

Our U11 football teams did very well during the last day of the games. Heavy rain halted the event towards the final stretch. But when the clouds parted, some victory came our way when the U11 boys took away the bronze and our U11 girls took home the gold medal.

I am always delighted to see how our students push themselves in every event. There were some tears at the finishing line and some loud cheers every time we have a podium finisher. Swimming events were also very competitive with our boys and girls swimming their way to some medals but having the most fun in the tyre relay.

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Primary Games in Bangkok A ‘fun festival of sport’ is how Harrow International School Bangkok described the A3 Primary FOBISIA Games, which they proudly hosted from Wednesday 25 - Sunday 29 May. Five visiting schools from around South East Asia, including British International School Shanghai, Puxi, British School Manilla, Discovery Bay International School, Jerudong International School and Seoul Foreign British School, competed with Harrow over three days of friendly competition.

A high level of skill and sportsmanship was displayed in the four disciplines of athletics, swimming, tee-ball and football, with 1,150 medals and 48 trophies up for grabs.

The Primary FOBISIA ‘Friendly’ Games is all about students having fun, trying their best, enjoying the competition and making new friends from schools across Asia – and we successfully achieved that.”

Director of Sports, Michael Preston, commented, “It was fantastic to see all teams demonstrating a high level of performance whilst also competing in a fantastically sporting manner. This helped create a highly enjoyable atmosphere for the competition, which was thoroughly enjoyed by students, coaches and spectators alike.

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Golf Invitational Between 15-17 March, 2016, British International School, Phuket (BISP) students took part in the FOBISIA Golf Invitational at Staffield Country Club in Kuala Lumpur, hosted by Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar. This is the first year the BISP Golf Academy has been represented at the annual golfing championship, which included Asian schools such as North London Collegiate School Jeju, Harrow International School Bangkok, the Alice Smith School Kuala Lumpur, and the British School Kathmandu.

and everyone represented the school to the high standards that we expect. As next year’s hosts, we’re looking forward to building on this year’s successes, and defending our titles at Laguna Golf Club in Phuket.”

The format was two-day stroke play, with gross and net individual scores, and an overall winning team. Altogether nine BISP golfers took part, including participants in the U13, U15 and O15 boys categories.

For more information about golf at BISP, visit bisphuket.ac.th/golf.

Director Jeff LaMantia added: “We’re very proud of all our golfers, and their fantastic achievements at the FOBISIA championships. They not only displayed great golfing technique, but were also fantastic ambassadors for BISP.”

After two days of exciting play, BISP won the most awards, including Sam Doublard’s impressive rounds of 74 and 70 on the par 72 course to be named Overall Individual Winner (gross) as well as winning the U13 category, with Toy Napatparamatharoenroj carding 144 to take home the U15 category, and fellow player Mark Luangnitikul a close runner-up, just two shots behind.

Elsewhere, Tamino Lokenberg won the U13 Individual Winner (net), and U15 player Noel Mathys won the nearest to the pin competition on day two, with a tee shot on a par 3 that landed just two feet from the hole. The BISP boys also won the best Overall Team award.

Head Coach Oliver Bates said, “For some of our players this was their first time playing competitive international golf. I’m very proud of all the them, we had a lot of fun, and we came back with some truly outstanding results. All of our guys really enjoyed the experience and played excellent golf, continuing to improve as the competition went on.

There is definitely a lot of promise for the future,

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