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U PDATE S Introducing Swati & Yoke FOBISIA 2022-23 Calendar of Events FOBISIA CEO is a Man on the Move The Annual Leadership Conference goes Virtual
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Anthony Rowlands Chair Principal British International School Ho Chi Minh City anthony.rowlands@bisvietnam.com
Matt Mills
Duncan Stonehouse
Martin Towse
Vice Chair and HQ Support
Treasurer
Secretary & Membership
Head of School
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Bangkok Patana School mami@patana.ac.th
Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School hos@bkkprep.ac.th
St. Christopher's International Primary School, Penang martin.towse@scips.org.my
Dinah Hawtree Student Events - Sport Principal Prince of Wales Island International School, Penang principal@powiis.edu.my
Nick Sheehan
Vanita Uppal OBE
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The British School New Delhi v.uppal@british-school.org
Jerudong International School Brunei nicholas.sheehan@jis.edu.bn
Rachel Dent
David Butcher
Nick Magnus
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FROM OU R C H AIR As we race towards the end of another exciting, interesting and challenging academic year, it is important to reflect on the successes FOBISIA has achieved and look forward to a new year with fresh eyes. Our schools have overcome the odds to provide quality content for students and teachers; from the highly successful Virtual Swimming Championship at The British School of Beijing Shunyi to the in-person Student Environmental Conference at Bangkok Preparatory International School. Teachers were not left out, with a variety of JAWS workshops and conferences. These include the highly popular eJAWS Conference for Teaching Assistants on ‘Maximising Impact’ hosted by Dulwich College (Singapore) as well as the eJaws and Conference hosted by Dulwich College Seoul on inclusion for EAL, Counselling and Special Education Needs. The Board has seen several changes as well. We are sincerely grateful to Roger Schultz of The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur, Stuart Bridge of Discovery Bay School, Hong Kong and Chris Seal of Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside for their work on the Board. In turn, a big welcome to Duncan Stonehouse from Bangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School who is taking over as Treasurer, David Butcher of British School Jakarta who is taking on the role of Student Events Liaison and to Nick Sheehan of Jerudong International School Brunei who is taking over the role as CPD Liaison from Dinah Hawtree, who is moving to PE & Sport. A warm welcome to two new members of HQ as well, Swati Bedi, as the new CPD & Safeguarding Executive and Yoke Kittrell, the new Design Executive. HQ are already preparing for next year and we are looking forward to seeing an exciting new year filled with competitions, meetings, conferences and more. However, while we are introducing more in person events, we want to make sure our colleagues in China including Hong Kong, and Taiwan are given every opportunity to join in hybrid events. Supporting each other is so vital in this rapidly changing world and key to keeping the FOBISIA family remaining strong.
Anthony Rowlands
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FROM OUR CEO As we draw towards the end of another academic year, I am pleased to report to our members that it has been a most successful year in many respects: • • • • • • •
School membership has increased to 91 member schools with 10 new school joining FOBISIA this academic year Affiliate membership is at its peak with close to 120 members, and 30+ Affiliate Members joining FOBISIA this academic year. We have welcomed our first group of Honourary and Individual Members and we are looking forward to launching our “Friends of FOBISIA” membership. With the support of our membership, we have organised over 150 events and activities this academic year and participation has exceeded expectations e.g The Teaching Community Virtual Conference attracted over 1,700 participants. Our finances remain strong as a result of careful and prudent management. We are meeting the targets of our Strategic Plan We extend and enhance our relationships and reputation beyond our region particularly with other British International Schools’ Associations as well as UK Government departments such as the DfE and DIT.
I would like to praise each member of the team at HQ for their incredible commitment in supporting our Member schools and Affiliates, along with the Committees that we have established, each one of them determined to deliver on the expectations of their communities. There have been numerous meetings to plan activities, welcome new schools, survey members, and develop amazing community spirit and support networks. Since the last FOBISIAN, we have welcomed three new members of staff to HQ, namely Shana, who now leads the team as our Executive Operations Manager (EOM), Swati, who replaced Fariha as the CPD & Safeguarding Executive, and only recently, Yoke, who has taken over from Li-May as our Communications Design Executive. All three have hit the ground running and have made excellent first impressions. Now that many borders are re-opening and COVID-19 restrictions are being eased or lifted, we are hoping that 2022-2023 will allow us to operate as we have done during pre-COVID times, with many of us longing for the face to face events to return which will allow your staff and students You will see from my contribution to the FOBISIAN that I have been developing the CEO’s role through being the ambassador for FOBISIA , connecting with the wider British International communities. This has meant a fair bit of travelling, yet it has been very fulfilling in allowing me to promote who we are
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and what we do. This has generated a strong interest as to the importance of, and a recognition that FOBISIA is seen as the premier British International Schools association in Asia. We have 16 Heads leaving us at the end of this academic year, and I have written to each one to thank them for their commitment to FOBISIA. We wish them every success for the future and hope that they will remain with us as Individual Members. I feel it is appropriate to thank Andy Harrison, the Head of St. Andrews Green Valley in Pattaya, as he is currently the longest standing member Head in FOBISIA, along with Roger Schultz of Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur, as Roger has been a long and loyal servant of FOBISIA in many roles and many Member Schools, and until recently, a dedicated member of the FOBISIA Board. We now look forward to welcoming their successors at the start of the next academic year and Nick Magnus will be reaching out to recruit “buddy Heads” to support us to extending that hand of friendship. Let me wish you all great celebrations of your successes at the end of this school year and I sincerely thank you for your continued support. Have a wonderful and well deserved holiday and I look forward to welcoming you back for the 2022-2023 Academic year.
John Gwyn Jones MBE
FOBISIA CEO
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EDI TOR'S N OTE Hello, my name is Yoke and I’m the new editor. My passion influenced my education and professional career, perhaps you guessed it, in design. Before moving back to Thailand I worked for 11 years in the US. I am thrilled to get this opportunity to support FOBISIA with the latest edition of THE FOBISIAN and hope you like the new, freshened up design. It is exciting to see that finally, after so long, we had at least some face to face student events, such as the ‘Student Environment Conference 2022’ and the ‘FOBISIA Tennis Invitational’. Also worth mentioning are our innovative events; like the ‘Virtual Swimming’, which will run again next year for any schools who can’t participate in person. It was fantastic to see some new events, like the ‘Battle of the Bands’, which are really popular and I’m excited to let you all know that we will run it again next year with a hybrid format. We had the first hybrid eJAWS conference, hosted by Bangkok Patana School instead of the fully virtual eJAWS of the past two years. There participants could meet face to face and participants who joined online. As this hybrid mode was very well received, we will be organising and offering more events in hybrid mode. I’m sure you will enjoy reading the ‘Man on the Move’ story about our restless CEO John Gwyn Jones. And finally I’m delighted to share that FOBISIA won Asset Triple A Award in Best Payments and Solutions category with HSBC Singapore. We are proud of our achievement! A big well done to Jitsaman (Pheung) in Accounts team for the hard work! Happy reading! Best Regards, Bunjopporn (Yoke) Kittrell
FOBISIA's TERMLY eMAGAZINE PUBLISHER FOBISIA EDITOR Bunjopporn (Yoke) Kittrell CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE Anthony Rowlands British International School HCMC & FOBISIA Board John Gwyn Jones MBE, Shana Kongmun, Janine Minchin FOBISIA HQ Cindy Adair, Dan Ahl Bangkok Patana School Simon Sherratt British School Manila Raghav Sardana The British School New Delhi Anna Sheppard St. Andrews International School Bangkok Bangkok Prep Environmental Conference Team Helen Prior Education Perfect Matthew Blake Haileybury Almaty Mr. Banzragch Tulga The English School of Mongolia Fiona Okosi Taipei European School Charlotte Moore, David Szelesi The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur Gavin Donnelly British International School Ho Chi Minh City Richard Thorp The British School of Beijing, Shunyi Vector images from freepik.com Quiz from Parkinson's UK Farnborough and District Branch 'Did you know?' from Discovery Magazine
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ABOUT THE FOBISIAN A termly eMagazine for sharing events and news among the membership. Three issues are published each academic year — in September (June to August content), February (September to January content), and June (February to May content). If you would like to contribute, email: design@fobisia.org.
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INTRODUCING Swati Sinha Bedi CPD & Safeguarding Executive Swati S. Bedi is originally from India and has lived in Thailand for over 5 years now. She has joined FOBISIA HQ as the CPD-Safeguarding Executive. Swati has a diverse background; she is a qualified lawyer and has worked as a management consultant. She is excited to be part of the education sector - "I am looking forward to bringing my experience to FOBISIA and assisting schools in their CPD and safeguarding milestones. I am thoroughly enjoying working with the lovely HQ team and both committees". Outside of work, you'll find me riding my bike, trying out new recipes and exploring new cuisines and places to eat.
Bunjopporn (Yoke) Kittrell Communications Design Executive Bunjopporn Kittrell is our new Communications Design Executive, however, everyone knows her by her nickname, Yoke. Her passion is design and she had the privilege to expand to build on her education in design when living in the US where she worked as Web Designer / Lead Designer for around 11 years before moving back to Thailand. Yoke has had the opportunity to continue to work for well-know companies, such as Unilever Thailand as their Digital Designer. "Now, after more than 20 years of work experience in online and offline design, I look forward to strengthening the FOBISIA team".
FOBISIA 2022-23 Calendar of Events FOBISIA events are subject to change due to in-country restrictions. Where feasible, host schools will adapt face-to-face (F2F) events to in-country, hybrid, virtual/online formats before cancelling, and notify Member Schools of any changes within reasonable time frames through FOBISIA HQ. Refer to Member Support page on www.fobisia.org for calendar updates.
With the exception of the FOBISIA Games, dates for in-person events do not include travel days.
SEPTEMBER 2022 Academic
Primary Short Story Competition (Online)
The ABC International School
01/09 - 01/12
Academic
Secondary Short Story Competition (Online)
The ABC International School
01/09 - 16/01
Academic
New! The Most Marvellous Minecraft Hole-in-One (Online)
Bangkok Patana School
05/09 - 14/10
Meeting
Drama Commitee AGM (Virtual)
The Alice Smith School, KL
09/09
CPD
Drama eConference (Virtual)
Tanglin Trust School / British School Manila
09/09 - 10/09
Drama
New! FOBISIA Stage Make-Up Challenge (Online)
The Alice Smith School, KL
09/09 - 24/11
JAWS (Hybrid)
Senior Music JAWS
Tanglin Trust School
16/09
Academic
Online Maths Competition: Codebreaking (Online)
British International School, Phuket
26/09 - 30/09
eJAWS (Virtual)
Supporting Children with Additional Needs in the Mainstream Classroom
Discovery Bay International School
30/09
OCTOBER 2022 Academic
NEW! Hacktober! (Online)
Dulwich College Singapore
03/10 - 31/10
JAWS (Hybrid)
Enhancing Whole School Wellbeing For All in International Schools
Nexus International School, Malaysia
07/10
eJAWS (Virtual)
Behaviour Management Through Positive Approaches
Taipei European School
14/10
JAWS (Hybrid)
Developing Strong Pastoral Roles in the 6th Form
Garden International School, KL
21/10
eJAWS (Virtual)
Primary English: Developing an Effective Approach to the Teaching and Learning of English
Discovery Bay International School
21/10
JAWS (Hybrid)
Art- Technical Drawing Skills and Developing Schemes of Work for KS3/4/5.
The Regent's International School Bangkok
28/10
Academic
The Arctic Race4Good (Online)
Race4Good
28/10 - 24/11
eJAWS Conference
TA eJAWs-Conference
The British School Manila
31/10
NOVEMBER 2022 Music
Battle of the Bands (Hybrid)
Bromsgrove International School, Thailand
01/11 - 31/03
Sport Games
U15 Orange Games
SCA
01/11 - 05/11
Academic
Photography Competition (Online)
Brighton College BKK
01/11 - 14/02
eJAWS Conference
Coaching for Wellbeing
Taipei European School
04/11 - 05/11
Sport Inv'l
Volleyball Invitational - U19 (F2F)
Shrewsbury IS, BKK Riverside
04/11 - 06/11
Sport Games
U15 Pink Games
SCA
05/11 - 09/11
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New! Marble Run Challenge (Online)
Regents International School Pattaya
07/11 - 02/12
Sport Games
U15 Blue Games
SCA
09/11 - 13/11
eJAWS (Virtual)
EYFS – How to use Specialists in an International School
British International School Ho Chi Minh City
11/11
Sport Games
U15 Purple Games
SCA
13/11 - 17/11
eJAWS (Virtual)
PE and Sport Development Day
The Alice Smith School, KL
16/11
JAWS (Hybrid)
Intercultural Learning in World Languages
Garden International School Kuala Lumpur
21/11
Academic
Primary Art Competition (Online)
English School of Mongolia
21/11 - 24/02
JAWS (Hybrid)
Creating an Adaptable Curriculum Model in Design Technology
The Alice Smith School, KL
22/11
Sport Games
U15 Green Games
SCA
21/11 - 25/11
Meeting
Music Commitee AGM (Hybrid)
Bangkok Prep
24/11
CPD
Music Conferences (Hybrid)
Bangkok Prep
24/11 - 25/11
eJAWS (Virtual)
Provocative Pokes
Seoul Foreign School
25/11
Music
Virtual Concerto Competition (Online)
Jerudong International School
25/11 - 31/05
Sport Games
U15 Yellow Games
SCA
25/11 - 29/11
Academic
BSJ MUN Junior Invitational (Virtual)
British School Jakarta
26/11 - 27/11
Sport Inv'l
Gymnastics Invitational (F2F)
Bangkok Patana School
26/11 - 27/11
Sport Games
U15 Red Games
SCA
29/11 - 03/12
DECEMBER 2022 eJAWS (Virtual)
Elevating the EAL Framework for Personalised Provision
The British School New Delhi
02/12
JAWS (Hybrid)
Primary Science
St Christopher’s International Primary School, Penang
02/12 - 03/12
Sport Inv'l
Netball (U18; U15; U13) (F2F)
Dulwich College (Singapore)
02/12 - 04/12
Sport FOBISIA
Golf (F2F) *Note: optional practise round on 2nd Dec
Shrewsbury IS, BKK Riverside
03/12 - 04/12
eJAWS (Virtual)
IB Core
Dulwich College (Singapore)
06/12
JANUARY 2023 Academic
Poetry Competition (Online)
The Alice Smith School, KL
05/01 - 19/05
Academic
New! The Tree House - Architectural Model Competiton (Online)
Prince of Wales Island International School, Penang
09/01 - 01/06
Meeting
PE & Sport & AGM (Hybrid)
The Alice Smith School, KL
12/01
CPD
PE & Sport & Conference (Hybrid)
The Alice Smith School, KL
13/01 - 14/01
eJAWS (Virtual)
Blended Learning in Senior Geography
Shenzhen College of International Education
13/01
eJAWS Conference
EAL Conference-JAWS
Taipei European School
13/01 - 14/01
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JANUARY 2023 (continued) eJAWS (Virtual)
Developing and Maintaining Successful Staff Collaboration
Nexus International School, Malaysia
16/01
Drama
Drama Monologue Challenge: Modernising Shakespeare (Online)
Garden International School, KL
16/01 - 16/03
Drama
Drama Festival: Children for Change (F2F)
Garden International School, Rayong
18/01 - 21/01
Sport Inv'l
Swimming Championships (F2F)
Bangkok Patana School
27/01 - 29/01
FEBRUARY 2023 Sport Inv'l
Volleyball (U13 / U15) (F2F)
Shrewsbury IS, BKK Riverside / Harrow IS BKK
03/02 - 05/02
Academic
New! FOBISIA Secondary Mural Competition (Online)
FOBISIA HQ
06/02 - 31/03
eJAWS (Virtual)
Outstanding Pastoral Care
North London Collegiate School Jeju
10/02
eJAWS (Virtual)
Best Practice in Early Years and Key Stage 1
Discovery Bay International School
10/02
Academic
Student Leadership Conference (F2F)
Shrewsbury IS, BKK Riverside
10/02 - 12/02
Sport Inv'l
Dance Invitational (F2F)
Bangkok Patana School
17/02
Sport Inv'l
Volleyball (U19) (F2F)
Jerudong International School
17/02 - 19/02
Sport Games
U13 Orange Games
SCA
19/02 - 23/02
Sport Games
U13 Pink Games
SCA
23/02 - 27/02
Academic
Model UN (Virtual)
The ABC International School
24/02 - 25/02
Sport Inv'l
Rugby 10's Invitational (U16; U14 Boys) (F2F)
Dulwich College (Singapore)
24/02 - 26/02
Academic
Codify - Senior Creative Coding Competiton (Online)
British School Manila
27/02 - 06/03
Sport Games
U13 Blue Games
SCA
27/02 - 03/03
MARCH 2023 Sport Inv'l
Virtual Swimming Championships (Virtual)
British School of Beijing, Shunyi
01/03 - 31/03
JAWS - Conference (Hybrid)
Maths - Language is Key
British International School Ho Chi Minh City
03/03
Sport Games
U13 Purple Games
SCA
03/03 - 07/03
Music
Choral Festival (F2F)
Bangkok Prep
09/03 - 11/03
Sport Inv'l
Climbing Invitational (F2F)
Garden International School, KL
09/03 - 10/03
eJAWS (Virtual)
Specialisation and Collaboration within an exceptional Arts Faculty
North London Collegiate School Jeju
10/03
Sport Inv'l
Squash Invitational (F2F) (Tournament and workshops)
Shrewsbury IS, BKK Riverside
10/03 - 11/03
Academic
KS2/3 Creative Coding Competition (Online)
British International School Ho Chi Minh City
10/03 - 11/03
Sport Inv'l
Tennis Invitational (F2F)
Bangkok Patana School
10/03 - 12/03
Sport Games
U13 Green Games
SCA
11/03 - 15/03
Sport Games
U13 Yellow Games
SCA
15/03 -19/03
Conference
Annual Leadership Conference
Bangkok
17/03 -19/03
Sport Games
U13 Red Games
SCA
19/03 - 23/03
MARCH 2023 (continued) JAWS - Conference (Hybrid)
Bridging the Gap – Supporting Gaps in Language and Learning Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
British International School Ho Chi Minh City
24/03
JAWS (Hybrid)
Responsive Teaching
Garden International School, KL
31/03
JAWS - Conference (Hybrid)
All Things Music in Primary and Early Years
Prince of Wales Island International (Primary) School, Penang
31/03 - 01/04
APRIL 2023
Conference
Annual Leadership Conference
Bangkok
TBC
Academic
Secondary Maths Competition (F2F)*
English School of Mongolia
TBC
eJAWS (Virtual)
How are We Creating Digitally Empowered, Future-Ready Learners?
Discovery Bay International School
21/04
Drama
New! Drama Mask Creation and Performance Challenge (Online)
British International School Ho Chi Minh City
24/04 - 02/06
eJAWS (Virtual)
Taking Play and Enquiry into KS1 and 2
King's College International School Bangkok/ BIS HCMC
28/04
Sport Games
U11 Orange Games
SCA
01/05 - 05/05
Sport Games
U11 White Games
SCA
05/05 - 09/05
Sport Games
U11 Pink Games
SCA
09/05 - 13/05
Sport Inv'l
Girls’ Touch Rugby Invitational (F2F)
English School of Mongolia
10/05 - 12/05
eJAWS (Virtual)
Further Maths- Teaching and Learning
Shenzhen College of International Education
11/05
Academic
Student Environmental Conference (F2F)
Regents International School Pattaya
11/05 - 13/05
JAWS (Hybrid)
The Challenges of Senior Leadership
The British International School of Kuala Lumpur
12/05 - 13/05
Sport Games
U11 Purple Games
SCA
13/05 - 17/05
eJAWS (Virtual)
Contextual Wellbeing in International Schools
Dulwich College Singapore
19/05
Sport Inv'l
Football - (U12, U14 & U16) (F2F)
Bangkok Patana School
19/05 - 21/05
Sport Games
U11 Blue Games
SCA
22/05 - 26/05
eJAWS Conference
Academic PE eJAWs-Conference
British Vietnamese International School Ho Chi Minh City
24/05
JAWS (Hybrid)
Developing Authentic Learning Experiences for Global Citizenship Across the School
Nexus International School, Malaysia
26/05
eJAWS (Virtual)
How to Embed Literacy in Secondary Schools
The International School @ ParkCity
26/05
Sport Games
U11 Green Games
SCA
26/05 - 30/05
eJAWS (Virtual)
Active Learning in Secondary Physics
Shenzhen College of International Education
29/05
Sport Games
U11 Yellow Games
SCA
30/05 - 03/06
Conference
Safeguarding Conference
Haileybury Almaty, Kazakhstan
TBC
Sport Games
U11 Red Games
SCA
03/06 - 07/06
eJAWS (Virtual)
Excelling in Middle Leadership
Sri KDU International School
16/06
MAY 2023
JUNE 2023
FOBISIA CEO John Gwyn Jones has been a man on the move! As borders reopen, he has once again taken to the skies to represent FOBISIA and make connections.
FOBISIA CEO IS A MAN ON THE MOVE
John with of the Girl
John's trip to the UK turned out to be a fruitful one, he participated in the BETT show in London where he was on the stage as one of the invited speakers alongside representatives from the Department of International Trade as well as from the British Embassy in Bangkok to launch BETT Asia to the audience and show how FOBISIA supports the event. John speaking at the LEARNIT event in London
John supporting the launch of BETT Asia at BETT London
John also had the chance to speak at the LEARNIT event at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London as a panelist on the topic of Tech in the Classroom-Widening the Net. In addition to his speaking engagements, John held many key meetings; he met with the iQTS team at the Department for Education (DfE), Donna Stevens, the Chief Executive of the Girls’ Schools Association in the UK, Sarah Chigdey and members of her team at the Department for International Trade (DIT) that are responsible for International Education, as well as Colin Bell, the CEO of COBIS.
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John with Sarah Chigdey, the Head of International Education at the Department of International Trade
John with the team at the Department for Education (DfE)
FOBISIA and COBIS CEO's get together in London (John and Colin)
John also took the opportunity to meet with one of the popular keynote speakers from the Annual Leadership Conference, Diana Osagie, and had the chance to convince her to visit SE Asia. Finally, he met with the organisers of the Education World Forum and India Didactic. John with Diana Osagie to discuss her visit of our schools in November 2022.
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A quick return to Thailand for a flurry of meetings; a two day membership visit to Rugby School Thailand with Paul Schofield, the Principal of St. Andrews School Bangkok, before a brief hop to Singapore where he met with Heads of FOBISIA Schools (Nick Magnus, Craig Considine and Richard Dyer) along with a visit to an aspiring school then a meeting with members of the team at HSBC who oversee the FOBISIA account, a meeting with Mark Wilton and George Kolovos of Sports Management Worldwide (formerly SCA), before finally, calling in on Ben Schmidt of CIE. John with Heads of Schools - Nick Magnus (Dulwich College (Singapore)) Richard Dyer (Dover Court International School) and Craig Considine (Tanglin Trust School, Singapore)
John with Ben Schmidt and Melvyn at Cambridge (CIE) in Singapore
John meeting with Mark and George of Sports Management Worldwide
John with members of the HSBC Singapore team that manage our banking needs
It was then on to the BSME Conference in Dubai where John connected with colleagues from schools in the Middle East as well as many of our Affiliate Members.
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"FOBISIA IS MAKING A NAME
FOR ITSELF AROUND THE GLOBE FOR ITS WORK IN SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING HIGH-QUALITY BRITISH EDUCATION IN ASIA"
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THE ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE GOES VIRTUAL After a two year COVID-19 break, we were determined to deliver a FOBISIA Annual Leadership Conference to address some of the key challenges that COVID-19 has brought, and support our Senior Leaders 'Leading in an era of Change'. Although it was the first virtual leadership conference of this size held by FOBISIA, the turn out was fantastic, with Senior Leaders showing their dedication to excellence with a large number attending online even though many were on holiday. There were 47 speakers and over 600 participants in the Conference. Many of our speakers went the extra mile, calling in from the UK at 5 am, layered with jumpers and scarves, sitting in darkened rooms; these speakers inspired and challenged our attendees.
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On Diana Osagie’s inspirational keynote speech on The Powerful Moment of the Leadership Pivot; one attendee said, “Inspirational speaker which is just what you need at the start of a conference like this. Powerful messages intertwined with practical ideas. Diana has the ideas but it is obvious she has put them into practice.” Dame Alison Peacock’s keynote on compassionate leadership led one of the attendees to say, “Wonderful speaker - so easy to listen to and clearly speaking from personal experience. So good to listen to someone who presents with honesty, humility and incredible insight into the challenges staff AND students face.”
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Our Affiliate Members also had a chance to talk about some of the amazing things they do, Janelle Guce-Torres, South East Asia Field Researcher for ISC Research presented on Market Shifts & Rethinking International-Mindedness to inspired results; “Great preparation by the speaker; excellent, informative and practical info shared at the presentation.” The Annual Leadership Conference gives school leaders a chance to get together, share experiences, advice and concerns. One of those concerns was in regard to exams, where leaders had the chance to meet with key people from Cambridge Assessment International Education, Pearson Edexcel and Oxford AQA. Leaders raised their issues and had questions for the panel, including concerns going forward as not every region has opened as fully as the UK. The panel agreed these needed to be addressed and that they would raise them with their home office. Panelists shared their experience and expertise with leaders from FOBISIA schools with practical advice and real life solutions.
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Board member and Head of Bangkok Patana School Matt Mills said, “It’s always a huge undertaking to create a leadership conference that brings hardworking Heads from right across Asia to network over a selected theme for two concentrated days. Adding to that challenge was dealing with a global pandemic and having to create that same sense of common focus but in a virtual environment with no face to face opportunities.” Kathy Wharton noted, “The conference was fantastic and it was great to be part of something so well put together.”
This year's FOBISIA 28th Leadership Conference attracted over 650 attendees across the globe and was an absolute triumph. Key presenters including Diana Osagie, Angela Browne and Dame Alison Peacock showcased a dynamic passion and expertise in their educational fields that highly impressed all participants. There was just the right mix of key educational presenters and fun virtual experiences like the art challenge and the personalised Desert Island Discs which the virtual audience lapped up and valued. This year’s Leadership Conference was a real celebration in ‘The Show Must Go On’ and let's make it the best learning opportunity that is feasibly possible. Many days and weeks were spent in the organising and planning of the first Virtual Leadership Conference by the team at HQ and we are proud of the effort that was put into making it a huge success. So, what does all of this mean for the next Leadership Conference? Excitement at planning an in-person event in Bangkok in March. Feedback and suggestions are more than welcome for speakers, discussions and workshops. Please contact us at eom@fobisia.org with all your ideas.
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FOBISIA Wins Asset Triple A Award FOBISIA is the proud recipient of The Asset Triple A Award in the Best Payments and Solution Category with HSBC Singapore. FOBISIA implemented a fully digitalised e-invoicing and unique payment URL link solution to provide a much easier and streamlined payment solution for our members. Working with HSBC Singapore, we stand alongside such organisations as the Housing and Development Board of Singapore, Razer Merchant Services and others in leading the way to provide better e-payment solutions. FOBISIA continues to look into ways to ease cross border payments for our members, watch this space for further developments! We are proud of our achievement! A big well done to Jitsaman (Pheung) in our accounts team for the hard work!
FOBISIA Membership Badges In April we launched our new FOBISIA Family Badges for you to showcase your Membership of FOBISIA. The Badges were designed to incorporate the FOBISIA Logo and identify your Membership type. These are to be used on your school/company website, email signature, and marketing materials. We are delighted to see so many of these are already being proudly displayed on your websites. We aim to start the new academic year 22/23 with all of our Members using the new badges.
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In late May, Bangkok Patana School had the opportunity to host a PE JAWS - Conference. Our first face-to-face professional learning opportunity with external guests for almost two years! The excitement was palpable and the organising committee was constantly reminding ourselves of how we used to organise such events and what new layers of protection would be needed to prevent COVID-19.
One particular area of concern was how to deliver a high quality “Hybrid” experience that face-to face and online participants would both enjoy and find valuable. Our conference featured a Keynote, practical workshops and then round table discussions.
PE JAWS CONFERENCE Cindy Adair
Assistant Principal, ECA and Sports, Bangkok Patana School
This was our first attempt at a hybrid event and thus many lessons were learned. Here are our top 8 recommendations based on our experience we encourage you to try/consider:
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Be sure to extend a welcome and farewell to the hybrid attendees. When planning your welcome address and final words include a shout out to those tuning in from afar, it’s a small touch but it ensures those who cannot travel remain part of our community.
Use the best technology you have at your disposal. High quality audio and video are always appreciated. Ensure you host in venues with fast and reliable WIFI.
The Hybrid model expands your options in terms of Keynote speakers. Thanks to the magic of technology we were able to engage the services of an excellent Keynote speaker who delivered via MS Teams on a big screen to our in—person audience.
Be sure to appoint moderators to the chat function of any technology you plan to use so they can engage with the online participants, answering questions, fine tuning the tech experience and relaying their questions to the presenter.
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FOBISIA STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE 2022 BANGKOK PREP Food for thought! Bangkok Prep Environmental Conference Team On Tuesday 26th April, 2022, Bangkok Prep International School hosted this year’s FOBISIA Student Environmental Conference at the Secondary School - Sukhumvit 77 Campus. The focus of the conference was on the environmental impact of sustainably growing plants and crops. It was fabulous to see 8 international schools from Bangkok, Pattaya and Rayong taking part (in person) in a FOBISIA conference. Bangkok Prep, Rugby School Thailand, Denla British School, Singapore International School of Bangkok, St Andrews 107, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, St Andrews 71, and Garden School (Rayong) all took part. The conference opened with 5 keynote speakers who have already developed very successfully environmentally focused businesses in Thailand. A huge thank you to Paleo Robbie, Happy Grocer, Laika, Root the Future and Chul Farm. These distinguished guest speakers shared their same passion and eco philosophy which gave us all food for thought! We should all think very carefully about what we put into our bodies; where does it come from and consider what we do with our waste.
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The remainder of the day consisted of a series of engaging and sustainably focused activities. The FOBISIA Student Environmental Conference considered holistic approaches to adapting our food system in order to improve health, and reduce our impact on the environment. The ‘in-person’ conference inspired and provoked thoughtful conversations and lessons about the love for the environment and ways to reduce emissions while maintaining a nutritious diet. The practical activities took place on the Bangkok Prep Secondary campus and next door at the lush and green Chula Farm. The students put their strength to a test by pedalling a bicycle to make delicious fruit smoothies; filtered water so it was good enough to drink and creating art using plant leaves whilst other groups ate some crunchy critters and considered the insects as an alternative source of protein. There was even some time for sustainable golf.
The students came together to think about sources of our food and the impact of what we eat and drink on our health and the global climate. Together they (and we) can all contribute to achieving some of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. They had a great opportunity to collaborate with peers from across Thailand, to think critically and learn more about how to best advocate for themselves and others, about what they eat and where it comes from. We are confident that this day will stand out as one of inspiration and motivation for students to use their strong voices and sharp perspectives in pursuit of their love for the environment. We should all remember to take a look at your plate and think carefully about what you eat and its origins. Food for thought! THE FOBISIAN: JUNE 2022, TERM 3, ISSUE 39
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PE AND SPORT CONFERENCE 2022 Anna Sheppard CPD Representative, FOBISIA PE & Sport Committee and Head of PE, St. Andrews International School Bangkok
What an offering the FOBISIA PE and Sport Conference 2022 provided! Directors of Sport, Heads of PE, Teaching staff and coaches were spoilt for choice at this year’s virtual conference. Held back in January the conference proceedings began with a keynote address by Julie Stern, from Learning That Transfers, posing pertinent questions and areas for future thinking around ‘the future of PE, Sport and Health. With one viewer describing this session as “Fast paced, with lots of interaction (despite online format), thought provoking & so much to reflect on!”, Julie set the scene for an outstanding two days that followed. Delegates were treated to some world class speakers that included Olympic medallist Leon Taylor, High Performance Coach Allistair McCaw, Author, Mindset and Leadership Mentor Steve Sallis and Dr. Emma Ross who is the inaugural winner of the Changemaker award at the 2022 Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year. PE teachers were able to access multiple sessions in the area of curriculum development. Will Swaithes from the PE Scholar, Steve Waide and Paul Quinn from Beyond the Physical and Jace Ferguson hosted core PE related sessions whilst Tony Corcoran, Ross Hewitt and Pat Lacasse provided their expertise in academic PE which this year included the IB Sport Exercise and Health Science. In addition to the sessions focused on PE, leadership and motivation it was fantastic to see sessions on inclusion, accessibility of sport for trans, non binary and intersex people, race in PE, girls in PE and sport, working with parents and chess. Whilst the virtual conference has been hugely successful, PE and Sports colleagues are looking forward to the return of a face to face conference in future years. We are excited to be planning a hybrid event with The Alice Smith School for January next year.
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Was great to get an insight to an elite athletes life and tips and advice we can use today to help ourselves, our work and students we teach."
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A fabulous session, wish I had seen this before supervising the IA's this year! Clear, concise and an enlightening perspective.."
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A superbly presented and engaging session. Loads of food for thought. Best bit on online CPD I’ve ever attended. Buzzing. Can’t wait to see the other recordings."
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FOBISIA TENNIS INVITATIONAL 2022 - THAILAND Dan Ahl Head Tennis Coach, Bangkok Patana School
Way back in 2012 when BISJ coach Jeff Landau and Bangkok Patana coach Dan Ahl created the first FOBISIA Invitational Tennis event no one really envisaged what might follow. Since then the event has visited Jakarta twice, Bangkok twice, Delhi, Penang and Brunei. Added to this swimming, gymnastics and climbing have added their own sports events and many other sports pre-COVID were looking to add themselves to the invitationals calendar. This year, the 2020 event in Phuket and the 2021 event in Bangkok were cancelled, it was finally back to hosting, albeit a Thailand schools only event, once again at Bangkok Patana School. Twelve different schools took part with 158 competitors competing. The event started on the Friday with a qualifying event where the top 8 players in each age group progressed through to the main draw on the Saturday and Sunday where they joined 8 players who had received a direct acceptance based on their ranking. The standard, especially in the boys' U14 event where many National team and top 10 ranked players in Thailand were taking part, was high and the competition intense. An amazing 275 matches took place over the 3 days with play starting each day at 8am and finishing at 8pm - with the girls age groups playing in the morning and the boys in the afternoon. The players themselves had good rest breaks but the coaches certainly put in a shift! All players should be proud of their efforts and as with most events it is the winners who are usually remembered the most, but for me it was so good to see smiling faces who, even if they were playing for 15th/16th place, gave their best efforts not only for themselves but for their school. Let’s hope the 2023 event sees players from outside Thailand being able to join and let’s also hope in another 10 years it is still going strong!
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A big thanks must go to Bangkok Patana tennis coaches Gift, Ball, Pie, Rung, John and Don whose help to the younger players on court throughout the event was invaluable and whose enthusiasm and expertise made everything go very smoothly.
Congratulations to the winners: U12 Girls
1 Rino, BPrep 2 Mila, BPS 3 Grace, StAB U12 Boys
1 Anton, BPS 2 Philip, BPS 3 Chris, NIST
U14 Girls
1 Yuzu, StAB 2 Raichah, BPS 3 Yaya, StAB U14 Boys
1 Penn, Wells IS 2 Teerin, BCBK 3 Kla, Wells IS
U16 Girls
1 Pin, BPS 2 Elizabeta, KIS Phuket 3 Pam, BPS U16 Boys
1 Fu, Wells IS 2 Rainer, BPS 3 Sila, BCBK
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FOBISIA VIRTUAL SWIMMING 2022 Richard Thorp Head of Aquatics and PE Teacher, The British School of Beijing, Shunyi
As the 21-22 season across the FOBISIA Family saw programs and schools returning to the pool at various times, the 2022 Virtual Swim Event took place during March, hosted by The British School of Beijing, Shunyi, with schools from Brunei, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Singapore, S. Korea, Thailand, The Philippines and Vietnam taking part. A total of forty-eight schools registered for the event, but with local restrictions and lockdowns still in place, thirty-nine schools were able to compete and enter. With no restrictions on entry numbers a total of 1355 athletes took part in an event that was more sprint based with 50m and 100m events swum, and schools able to choose between 100 and 200 relay options that suited all swim programs across the FOBISIA schools. Overall Bangkok Patana School (BPS) won the Top Team Award with The Alice Smith School, KL (KLASS) second and British School, Jakarta (BSJ) third. For the Male teams points BPS were first, Dulwich College, Beijing (DCB) was second, BSJ third, British International School KL (BSKL) and Bangkok Prep (BPREP) finished fourth and fifth, respectively. In the Female team points BPS were first, KLASS second and British International School HCMC (BISHM) third. BSJ and BPREP finished fourth and fifth, respectively. With only the top three individual swimmers from each event, and A team relays only counting for points, the top sixteen places scored points for their school. Thirty-eight schools registered scoring points and for many students, this was their first experience of competing in the FOBISIA swim event since its conception.
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There were some excellent swims and many of the results were extremely close in lots of events and age groups. Thanks goes to all the schools, coaches and staff volunteers that were able to run ‘Live” events both with other schools, and swim events in their own pools. Sorry to the few schools unable to take part due to local COVID restrictions in their country or area.
Several Aquatic Directors were quoted as saying “We really appreciate the opportunity to compete against other FOBISIA schools” and “It was great to have this opportunity to take part in such an event. It really motivated some of our students to get back in the pool after the long stretch of COVID.” Whilst FOBISIA are planning a face-to-face swimming event next academic year, it is looking likely that restrictions may still be in place across some schools in Region C. We will be happy to host the Virtual option again should schools wish to participate. Any school that would like a full set of results for this year can contact the organiser Richard Thorp by emailing Richard. thorp@britishschool.org.cn The best of luck to all school programmes for the remainder of the 2022 season
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RACE4GOOD: RACE 1 2022 In Term 2 this year, FOBISIA’s senior Race4Good competition took place, with five schools participating: Discovery Bay International School, Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar, The Regents International School, Bangkok, The British School New Delhi and Swans International School in Spain. Students were tasked with uplifting a small community in Haiti, a country plagued with natural disasters, historical deforestation, poverty and political unrest. Congratulations to The British School New Delhi for winning the race! Find out a little about their race experience below and watch the video of their winning solution being implemented here
The Race4Good Leadership Programme is a noble programme that helps uplift less fortunate communities and areas around the world. The students representing the British School New Delhi were delighted at the opportunity given to them. They learnt something special. What we may consider basic, may be a luxury for other people. The students learnt the importance of research, planning, innovation and meeting deadlines. Through the course of the challenges, the students became more empathetic towards the people of Labate Village, Haiti. Raghav Sardana Coordinator, Operations – Enrichment Programme & TBSND R4G Teacher Liaison The British School New Delhi
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“I would like to thank the fantastic team from the British School of New Delhi for giving their time, empathy, intelligence and innovation. They have shown a commitment to empowering the most vulnerable people, through taking part in Race4Good® We admire and applaud you for that.” Linda Cruse Founder, Race4Good
Our experience online was really enriching. We collaborated across grades and dealt with the hybrid learning environment. Both stressful and fun, the experience allowed us to enhance our leadership skills as we dealt with challenges in short time periods. Hurdles such as exams also hindered our progress, however, we came from being in the bottom two in the first challenge to being 1st in the finale. Overall, this was a great learning and bonding experience for us all and we really enjoyed the process. The mid -race challenges also made us think critically and empathise deeply with the community. To conclude, we’re all grateful that the school gave us this opportunity.
“If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.”
Divansh Team Leader, TBSND R4G Team
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FOBISIA ASA VIRTUAL RUNNING CHALLENGE Simon Sherratt PE, Health and Well-Being Teacher, Y7 Form Tutor, British School Manila
Early 2022 was the start of a new beginning for many schools within FOBISIA. With many countries ‘opening up’, it allowed for some form of normality, allowing many sports to resume. However, British School Manila (BSM) was, at the time, one of a number of schools within FOBISIA who were still unable to participate in any form of sporting competition. As a result, BSM launched a ‘FOBISIA Virtual Running Challenge’. This initiative challenged students, parents and staff members, of all ages from across the FOBISIA community, to leave their comfort zone and work towards ‘running their best run’ in a set distance. Distances were linked to the said participants' particular age group. Those participating were challenged to train during the lead up to the Easter break, submitting a ‘best time’ within the entry window, 18th March and 1st April. U11 - 3k U13 - 5k U15 - 5k or 10k U18 - 10k Open Age - 10k
It was fantastic to see so many people rise to the challenge, with a total of 296 participants from across 26 FOBISIA member schools completing a virtual run. For a breakdown of the top performers per age group, see the leaderboard breakdown below. For further positional details per age category, please email ssherratt@britishschoolmanila.org. VIEW RESULTS
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FOBISIA ROBOTICS COMPETITION 2022 David Szelesi Head of Design Technology, The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur
Nine schools from the FOBISIA family of schools with a total of seventeen Key Stage 3 teams competed in this inaugural FOBISIA OhBot Robotics event. After an initial entry stage, the live Robotics event took place on Wednesday the 27th of April, 2022 and was hosted by The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Computer Science and Design Technology departments collaborated to stage and host the event. Our sponsors Ohbot, a UK, Gloucestershire based, ICT in education award-winning company, provided The Alice Smith School with ‘scratch’ programmable robotic heads to showcase each team's programs. To set the scene for the competing teams, Dan Warner and Mat Walker from Ohbot had programmed an Ohbot to deliver the set tasks to the teams: the robot head captivated the audience by speaking, blinking and moving its head to Dan & Mat’s programmed commands. The challenge was for each team to program the OhBot to answer three out of five possible questions. Judging criteria included; functionality, expression and programming. The clock was ticking with each team having an hour to write the ‘scratch’ programs, test the programs to ensure completion of the task as well as checking against the judging criteria.
A willing team of student helpers assisted Mr Stewart Edmonds - Head of Computer Science at The Alice Smith School, to download the scratch programs from the OhBiverse online portal and output them through a robot head enabling each team to show the finer nuances of the human face and movement in a dynamic, engaging unique and exciting way.
The Year 8 co-presenters Dheeraj and Beatrix from The Alice Smith School asked the OhBots five questions. They as well as the ICT support team, onlooking visitors and students, were amazed at the degree of complexity, humour, expression and functionality evidenced by each team. Google Meet was used by the judging panel comprising Dan Warner and Mat Walker from OhBot in the UK and Janine Minchin from FOBISIA HQ in Bangkok, and the entire event was live-streamed to participating schools through YouTube live. The judges further deliberated over the code and the results were as follows: in third place ‘Drace Robotics’, Denla British School, Bangkok, Thailand, second place was ‘Team Name’, Bangkok Patana School, Bangkok, Thailand and the winners were ‘Code Ninja's’, The British School Colombo, Sri Lanka. The OhBot robotics final was an awesome event for the students from all schools to participate in. We are already looking forward to next year's competition.
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FOBISIA EDUCATION PERFECT EVENTS Helen Prior Head of International Marketing & Operations, Education Perfect
When the world shifted on its axis two years ago, Education Perfect saw an opportunity to support schools and to make a real difference for students whose learning had been disrupted. It is against the background of closed schools, uncertain futures, and anxious students and teachers that we established our partnership with FOBISIA. We offered access to our platform and supported FOBISIA schools with 12 unique events, as well as providing personalised support before and after each competition. And when we say personalised support, that’s exactly what we mean; someone at the other end of the phone or chat to answer questions, help teachers to navigate the platform, and ensure that the competitions were easy to manage. At the end of every event, we offered personalised certificates and prizes - an offering that significantly helps to keep students engaged and motivated even while working remotely. The response was nothing short of phenomenal and we were delighted to offer a tremendous spread of events for students across Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4. Over the past two academic years, FOBISIA students have answered close to 27 million questions throughout the competition series - an incredible achievement! Highlights this year have included the Global Learning Festival, IGCSE Revision Challenge and our annual Global Languages Champs. As the world moves beyond the initial pandemic, a new normal has been established and although we will continue working with FOBISIA as affiliate members, schools will now need to subscribe to Education Perfect to access our global events series. Education Perfect is a whole curriculum solution and we provide realtime analytics and responsive learning that adapts to target students’ areas of weakness, making us the perfect in-classroom solution, or supplementary programme, for all major subject areas. Our hugely popular global competitions will continue, and we hope to see FOBISIA schools on the leaderboard. We have been tremendously impressed with the quantity and calibre of responses from our FOBISIA member schools and hope to have the chance to showcase the whole platform with you in the future. Education Perfect offers real learning and real results. Join us.
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12 EVENTS, 7000 AWARDS, 27 MILLION QUESTIONS!
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PRIMARY MATHS COMPETITION Matthew Blake Head of Maths, Haileybury Almaty
At the back end of March, on the 17th and 18th, forty teams from twenty-three different schools and eight different countries assembled online for the two-day FOBISIA Junior Maths Competition. In total, one hundred and sixty children competed and although there were hiccups along the way – internet connection issues, Covid restrictions, and even power cuts meaning one team had to leave early – the two days were a great success, as children from across Asia grappled with the challenges set. Each day consisted of three separate events. These included a Maths based football game, an individual challenge and a final domino game, in which children had to take risks as they answered, knowing that a wrong answer would lead to losing points, and possibly a place in the final rankings. The interactive nature of the tasks meant that schools were able to be in constant contact with new students in different parts of Asia and, as we hopefully head back towards normality, it was a pleasant reminder for them that events with other schools are on their way back. The competition was eventually won by HELP International School in Kuala Lumpur, however all teams deserve a massive well done for both their resilience in their tasks, and their sportsmanship throughout. Again, a massive well done to all schools who entered and we look forward to seeing you for a live event in 2023!
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The winning team from HELP International School, Kuala Lumpur
LIST OF SCHOOLS: Alice Smith A Bangkok Prep International - A Bangkok Patana School A Bangkok Patana School B Bangkok Prep Interna4tional - B BIS Vietnam - A BIS Vietnam - B BRIGHTON COLLEGE BANGKOK - A BRIGHTON COLLEGE BANGKOK - B British International School Hanoi a British International School Hanoi b British International School, Phuket British Vietnamese International School Ho Chi Minh City - Team 1 British Vietnamese International School Ho Chi Minh City - Team 2 Eaton International School Malaysia - A Eaton International School Malaysia - B Garden International School Kuala Lumpur - A Garden International School Kuala Lumpur - B Haileybury A Haileybury B HELP International School - A HELP International School - B North London Collegiate School Jeju A Singapore International School of Bangkok Pracha Uthit Campus - A Singapore International School of Bangkok Pracha Uthit Campus - B St Christophers - Team Pi
St Christophers - Team Pythagoras St Stephen's Bangkok St. Andrews Cognita Schools Group - A Taipei European School Tanglin Trust School - A Tanglin Trust School - B The British School in Tokyo A The British School in Tokyo B The British School Manila A The British School Manila B The International School @ ParkCity Wellington College International School Bangkok
STATS: Number of teams: 40 Number of schools: 23 Number of participants: 160
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ESM SECONDARY MATHS COMPETITION Mr. Banzragch Tulga IGCSE/IB Mathematics Teacher, The English School of Mongolia
Before the entire world went into disarray The English School of Mongolia (ESM) was well on its way planning a maths competition to be held here in Mongolia during March 2020 – overflowing with ideas of lively activities and trips to the countryside. We all know what happened next. We decided to host a short online competition after waiting for things to get better for two years. The online competition was held from March 14 to 16; 168 students from 23 schools spent a combined 378 hours successfully taking part in this event. The first day was an individual challenge comprising of 15 questions to be solved in 45 minutes. The second and third day were team challenges also comprising of 15 questions each with a time limit of 45 minutes. Our prior questions from the original competition were not ideal for an online quiz format so we had to research and devise new problems. Our KS4 cohort students and Maths Department tested difficulties of a variety of questions and optimised for the suitable questions and format type. Virtual events can be difficult for everyone involved, especially for the host if it is their first time, but we can all agree that it is better than having no event. Taking into account the nature of distance learning and technology being readily available, our focus for the questions was on logical comprehension and creative thinking. Calculators or software would not be helpful to find the solution of the questions. In addition, to add an element of teamwork, we designed the questions to be split between team members and work together in order to speed up the solving process. On the first day many teams tried to divide and allocate questions to each member but they soon realised that a combined effort is needed to solve most of the questions so they had to rethink their strategies for the next day. Overall, we learnt a lot from hosting this event and will use the experience to host even better ones next time! We would like to thank the FOBISIA and all the teachers for organising their students to take part in this competition! We are very grateful for the tremendous amounts of patience and understanding shown by the teachers during any hiccups. It was a pleasure to host this online competition and we look forward to hosting a live event in the near future! 38
FOBISIA SHORT STORY COMPETITION Gavin Donnelly Head of English, British International School Ho Chi Minh City
BIS Ho Chi Minh City had the honour of hosting the 2021-22 FOBISIA Short Story Competition.This year’s theme was ‘Memories’ and students from across the FOBISIA community displayed their willingness to get involved, and obviously relished the creative challenge. With almost 50 schools participating across the three competition categories, the English teaching specialists in secondary and primary at BIS had their work cut out. However, it was a real pleasure and a delight to read so many imaginative interpretations of the theme of memories, and much discussion ensued as we drew up a shortlist of the best entries. This shortlist was then forwarded to UK children’s author Ruth Eastham to make the final decision about the overall winners and runners-up. In Ruth’s own words: "I had the real privilege of reading the five shortlisted entries in each age category. With so much wonderful writing and diversity of themes, it was so hard to choose! But choose I have – a winner and two runners-up, and there are others too, who I felt deserve a special mention." - Ruth Eastham. The overall winners and runners-up are listed below and more detailed comments from Ruth about each story can be found on the FOBISIA website RESULTS: Years 3 & 4 Winner: David, North London Collegiate School Jeju - ‘The Memory Café’ Runner Up 1: Finn, The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur - ‘The Magnificent Machine’ Runner Up 2: Andy, British International School Ho Chi Minh City - ‘Photo Album’
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Secondary Winner: Yoonsong (Elizabeth), The International School of Penang (Uplands) - ‘Our Street’ Runner Up 1: Zhiyi, The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur - ‘The Memory Snatcher’ Runner Up 2: Rishi, British International School Ho Chi Minh City - ‘Tethered’ THE FOBISIAN: JUNE 2022, TERM 3, ISSUE 39
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FOBISIA VISUAL ARTS COMPETITION A New Normal Fiona Okosi Head of Art, Taipei European School
From November 2021 to February 2022, Taipei European School hosted the annual Visual Arts competition and challenged students to create a visual response of how their lives have changed since the pandemic. Students had the freedom to work in a media of their choice which allowed students who were working online and in school to enter the competition. Students submitted excellent quality entries demonstrating their technical skill, confidence with a variety of materials as well as their creative ideas. Student work ranged from painting, drawing, film, 3D and digital work. In total the competition received 151 entries from Year 3 to Year 13 students from 22 schools. There were first, second and third place winners for each category and shortlisted certificates to all students who entered the competition. The following schools took part in the competition: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Bangkok Patana School Brighton College British International School Hanoi Crescendo HELP International School GEMS International School Tropicana Metropark HELP International School, Kuala Lumpur International School Brunei Jerudong International School Brunei Kellett School Hong Kong North London Collegiate School Jeju Prince of Wales Island International (Primary) School, Penang Regents International School Pattaya Seoul Foreign School Singapore International School of Bangkok Pracha Uthit Campus Taipei European School Tenby Setia Eco Park The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur The English School of Mongolia The International School @ ParkCity The Regent's International School Bangkok Wellington College International Hangzhou Wellington College International School Bangkok
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FOBISIA Visual Arts Competition Winners
KS2
1st Ashley - Taipei European School 2nd May - Wellington College International Hangzhou. 3rd Rae - Prince of Wales Island International (Primary) School, Penang
KS3
1st Bua - Regent's International School Bangkok 2nd Leila - The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur 3rd Olivia - Taipei European School
High School
1st Jeein - North London Collegiate School Jeju 2nd Alia - The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur 3rd Chang -Thoe HELP International School, Kuala Lumpur
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FOBISIA FILM FESTIVAL 2022 Charlotte Moore Head of Media, The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur
I love the FOBISIA Film Fest because it gives the opportunity to young people, from across ASIA to be part of the film industry and to develop their skills and creativity. This year’s FOBISIA Film Fest has been a great place to showcase young filmmaking talent, with categories designed to highlight students' creativity within ASIA. Setting out to nurture and discover talent, we encourage students from across the key stages, from all backgrounds and with a diverse interest in film to get involved. We have had entries that have highlighted issues close to their hearts, from war to superpowers, horror to comedy and the reflection on the impact that COVID has had upon their lives. It’s clear that students have taken the time to plan, film, edit and consider their audiences as well as many students working together to share their creative filmmaking ideas. We are delighted to present the incredible finalists from the 82 entries across 26 FOBISIA schools and would like to thank all of the students and their teachers for supporting this event. You can watch the winning films here and a montage of all of the entries here.
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We hope that you all continue to develop your passion for film. Remember, keep watching films you love and genres you’ve not explored before. Continue to LOVE FILM!
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IMAGINE AN ONLINE SPACE WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT TO OTHER LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS No, this is not the Twilight Zone world of online forums, Twitter and Facebook groups, this is FOBISIA CONNECT. Connect is a new platform for staff at FOBISIA schools only, allowing them to chat, share events and brainstorm together in a professional space.
FOBISIA CONNECT will be fully launching soon, and we have specialised areas (Networks) for Early Years Practitioners, Teaching Assistants, KS5 and University Counsellors, CPD and Safeguarding leaders, teachers in PE and Sport, Drama, and Music and a network for Sustainability & SDGs, Marketing HR and Admissions among many others.
Invitations to join will be sent to your FOBISIA Lead to be distributed to staff who specialise in those areas. Initially we will be launching to these Networks but in the future, more generalised discussion and other Networks will be added. Stay tuned for updates and check the website for more info as the online community develops.
Universally Challenged #09
Did you know?
Missing Link Part 2
Did you know that sign language has different languages in different countries? People who know British Sign Language will not understand those who use American Sign Language as they are totally different languages. While it is not certain exactly how many different sign languages there are, it is estimated to be around 300. While there are similarities between some of the most common sign languages, there are also many differences. And it’s not just the signs that vary, the speaker’s facial expressions, gestures, and body language can all have a significant bearing on how a sign language is communicated, which is why there are so many different forms of sign language as well as regional accents around the world.
One word links all three. Can you work it out? e.g. Fire, Stow, Tear = Away
Cabinet
Defence
Prime
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Bean
Butter
Powder
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Berry
Jet
Smith
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Headache
Heart
Tooth
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All
Flakes
Tub
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Guidence
Licence
Shotgun
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Bomb
Clock
Energy
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Mother
Ox
Tied
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Double
Strap
Up
Beech
Kettle
Plate
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Source: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/ american-sign-language#2
Answers to last terms Missing Link Part#1: Coronation
Run
Spring
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Chicken
Blood
Fox
Grey
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Hound
Cradle
Paw
Whiskers
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Cats
Drop
Plate
Sake
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Name
Brake
Bright
High
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Light
Full
Magic
Vicious
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Circle
Dog
House
Rod
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Hot
Back
Bond
Wise
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Street
Egg
Hop
Whiskey
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Scotch
High
Jester
Martial
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Court
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