A FEDERATION OF BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN ASIA eMAGAZINE
September 2019 Term 1, Issue 31
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LOOKING BACK ON A YEAR OF THE FRIENDLY GAMES
Kicking Games Goals Finding Common Ground at First Friendly Games Drumrolls for Tennis Mystery, Suspense & Drama at Thriller in Manilla
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3rd BIENIAL TEACHING COMMUNITY CONFERENCE — FOBISIA Shares
FOBISIA BOARD Anthony Rowlands
Nick Magnus
Principal, British International School Ho Chi Minh City anthony.rowlands@bisvietnam.com
Headmaster, Dulwich College (Singapore) headmaster@dulwich-singapore.edu.sg
FOBISIA Chair
FOBISIA Heads' Support
Graeme Salt
Dinah Hawtree
Headmaster, Dulwich College Seoul graeme.salt@dulwich-seoul.kr
Principal, Garden International School, Rayong (Thailand) principal@gardenrayong.com
FOBISIA Vice Chair & Treasurer
FOBISIA CPD
Martin Towse
Roger Schultz
Principal, St. Christopher's International Primary School (Penang) martin.towse@scips.org.my
Head of School, The Alice Smith School (Malaysia) hos@alice-smith.edu.my
FOBISIA Secretary & Membership
FOBISIA Sport
Vanita Uppal
Chris Short
Director, The British School New Delhi v.uppal@british-school.org
Principal, Dover Court International School Singapore christopher.short@dovercourt.edu.sg
Margaret Rafee
Matt Mills
Principal, Sri KDU International School (Malaysia) r.margaret@srikdu.edu.my
Head of School, Bangkok Patana School mami@patana.ac.th
FOBISIA Student Events
FOBISIA Safeguarding
FOBISIA Communications
FOBISIA HQ
FOBISIA HQ Liaison
John Gwyn Jones
Tania Donoghue
ceo@fobisia.org
tania.donoghue@fobisia.org
FOBISIA Chief Executive Officer
Jitsaman Chan
FOBISIA Administrator of Accounts jitsaman.chan@fobisia.org
FOBISIA Chief Operating Officer
Siobhan Bland
FOBISIA Senior Administrator & Communications Executive siobhan.bland@fobisia.org
Daphne Wong
Hannah Marshall
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From Our Chair
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From Our CEO
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HQ Happenings
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Friendly Games
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The latest from the Board The latest from the CEO The latest from HQ
Kicking Games goals Looking back on a year of the Friendly Games: U15s & U13s Finding common ground at first Friendly Games Looking back on a year of the Friendly Games: Primary
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37 Sports Invitationals
Drumrolls for tennis Netball: Coming soon to Singapore!
41 Conferences
Looking forward to the Student Leadership Conference 2020
43 Arts Festivals
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Mystery, suspense & drama at Thriller in Manila
47 Latest Research
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FROM OUR CHAIR Dear Colleagues, I would like to offer you a very warm welcome to the new academic year. I do hope that you all had an enjoyable summer holiday, and that you are feeling refreshed and eager to get back into the rhythm of school life. I would first like to welcome our new FOBISIA CEO, Mr. John Gwyn Jones and I am very much looking forward to working closely with him. John joined the FOBISIA HQ team in August 2019 and he brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role. Indeed, he was FOBISIA's very first Chairman and has been a Head of FOBISIA Member Schools for almost 30 years, and it is wonderful to see him become FOBISIA's inaugural CEO. This newly created position will involve John working closely with both the Federation’s Board and the HQ team to achieve our Mission which is to ensure high-quality British-international-style education through shared professional development, student enrichment events and mutual support between Member Schools in the region. The first term is a busy one for FOBISIA with the 2019 Leadership Conference taking place from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th November in Macao. I encourage Heads to support their Senior Leaders to join us at what will be an exceptional event. Our Membership and Board Meetings will precede the Annual Conference, on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 November respectively. The Leadership Conference will be followed by the 2019 Teaching Community Conference, to be held from Friday 15th to Saturday 16th November and hosted by St Christopher’s International Primary School in Penang, with the theme of 'FOBISIA Shares'. Since its inception in 2015, the involvement in this event by students, teachers and Teaching Assistants from our many and varied Member Schools right across the region has remained strong. I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Heads of our newest Member Schools, including David Griffiths from Nexus International School Malaysia, David Ingram from Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi, John Coles from Haileybury Almaty, and Victoria Del Federico from The British School Yangon. Welcome also to new Heads of existing Member Schools, including Andrew Lancaster at The British International School Shanghai Puxi, Christopher FitzGerald at Panyathip International School Laos, Lynne Oldfield at North London Collegiate School Jeju, Mark Steed at Kellett School Hong Kong, Martin Van Der Linde at British School Manila, Martin Van Rijswijk at HELP International School Kuala Lumpur, Mike O'Connor at Dulwich College Suzhou, Nicholas Sheehan at Jerudong International School in Brunei, Robert Stitch at Garden International School Kuala Lumpur, and Stuart Bridge at Discovery Bay International School in Hong Kong. Best wishes to the Heads who have recently departed, including some long-standing Heads who contributed extensively to the FOBISIA journey over many years. I encourage all of our Member Schools, particularly those new to our FOBISIA family, to get involved in some of our other wonderful shared student enrichment and staff CPD opportunities on offer this year. Please share this issue of THE FOBISIAN widely among your staff and parent bodies. This helps us to get amongst our membership and share the work we do to support our family of member schools. My best wishes to you all for a wonderful year ahead.
Anthony Rowlands FOBISIA Chair - March 2019 to present Principal, British International School Ho Chi Minh City
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FROM OUR CEO Dear Members, Colleagues and Friends, It was in January 1991 that I became a Founder Member Head of FOBISIA when I was appointed as Principal of St. Christopher's International Primary School, Penang, and now, nearly 30 years later, I am delighted to have been appointed as the Federation’s inaugural Chief Executive Officer. I see this as my "Dream Job" as I have always been a very committed and passionate member Head as I fully recognise the value FOBISIA gives to its Member Schools as well as our Affiliate Members. Back in the days, FOBISIA was probably known more for its Friendly Games, yet having read both Anthony and Tania's welcome as to what is currently on offer to our Member Schools for Term 1 alone, it's clear that the Federation is able to deliver such an impressive extended list of outstanding student and teacher activities that attract such strong participation, which is what our mission statement expects of us. This is why there is such a high interest throughout Asia from established as well as new schools to be part of the FOBISIA family. I can predict that the membership will increase to well over 100 schools during my time as CEO as well as a further increase in our Affiliate Membership. This reflects that we are being seen seen as the premier British International School Federation in the Asia region. I am looking forward to working closely with the FOBISIA Board on a strategic level in mapping out what more we can offer to our membership. I have already settled in with the HQ team and I am impressed with the quality of staff we have on an operational level in making things happen. I wish to thank Tania, Siobhan, Daphne, Hannah and Pheung for extending a warm welcome to me at HQ and supporting me in starting my new role. I am ambitious to add value and justify the decision to appoint a FOBISIA CEO and have already identified targets that will support and enhance sustainable growth and strengthen the benefits FOBISIA provide to all of our members. As mentioned in my welcome circular, I am looking forward to catching up with Heads and senior leaders attending the 27th Annual Leadership Conference in Macau and engaging with teachers and teaching assistants attending the 3rd Biennial Teaching Community Conference in my hometown of Penang. I will plan to attend the CPD Regional Meetings as well as the Heads of Music Conference at ABC International School in Ho Chi Minh City. I plan to visit as many of our Member Schools around the region as possible over the coming months, and I also look forward to visiting Candidate Schools that may apply to join the Federation in the future. I have also connected with Colin Bell (CEO of COBIS) and Olivia Roth (CEO of BSME) and plan to further develop our strong relationships with both their organisations. In addition, I am hoping to raise the profile of FOBISIA with the DfE and the DIT along with other key figures, such as the British Ambassadors, High Commissioners and the Prime Minister's Trade Envoys for the countries where we are represented in Asia. The presence of our premier British type International schools in delivering and promoting the best of British Education throughout Asia deserves to be fully regognised by the UK. Communication is an area we plan to enhance and HQ will be communicating with schools in looking at the most effective way to keep the membership informed. We plan to circulate surveys for your feedback as this will help us identify where we need to improve or what more we need to do in meeting your expectations. Of course, communication works two ways and I urge all members to regularly respond to requests or share the information to the right people in your schools. This will then ensure we get maximum exposure and in turn, higher participation. As you can sense, I am very excited to be working with our extended FOBISIA family in Asia, along with our friends beyond the region. Wishing you all a great year ahead and see you in Macao if not before.
John Gwyn Jones FOBISIA Chief Executive Officer
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HQ HAPPENINGS Dear Members, Welcome to the new academic year! I trust that you had a wonderful summer break and are now refreshed and ready to tackle Term 1. I would like to extend a warm welcome to our new staff at FOBISIA HQ, including our inaugural CEO, John Gwyn Jones, our new Events Executive, Hannah Marshall, and our new Administrator of Accounts, Jitsaman Chan. The recent additions to the HQ team will better enable us to support our growing membership of 68 Member Schools and over 80 Affiliate Members. The Term 1 2019-20 FOBISIA Calendar is packed full of a fabulous range of student events to be held all around the region, including four Friendly Games (U15) events, four Sports Invitationals (Rugby, Sailing, Gymnastics and Netball), a Music Festival, four Competitions (Short Story, Maths and Language) and a Model United Nations (MUN) event. I would like to wish our Member School hosts and travelling teams all the very best in their endeavours to enrich their learning around the value of preparation, sportsmanship, teamwork and interculturalism. And if that isn’t enough, to facilitate our forward planning and provide opportunities for professional development for our Member Schools, we have 10 Job Alike Workshops (JAWS), three CPD Leaders’ Regional Meetings, a Heads’ Business, a Board Meeting, four conferences (Heads of PE, Music Teachers, Teaching Community and Leadership) will also be held in Term 1. I would like to say a huge thank you to our dedicated committees, host schools and the staff who take on the busy, but rewarding, role of coordination of our many and varied FOBISIA events. Arrangements are well under way for our annual Leadership Conference which will be held at the Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central in November, and is themed “Activating Learning”. We are excited to have secured four leading educationalists - Baroness Susan Greenfield, Kendall Zoller, Julie Stern and Tom Sherrington. They will be sharing with us their thoughts and practice incorporating this year's conference theme ‘Activating Learning'. As is customary with FOBISIA events, the programme will allow plenty of opportunities for delegates to interact directly with each other, keynote speakers, exhibiting organisations and sponsors. The Leadership Conference will be followed by the 2019 Teaching Community Conference, kindly hosted by St Christopher’s International Primary School in Penang, with the theme of 'FOBISIA Shares'. If teachers and Teaching Assistants haven't yet signed up for this biennial event, I urge you to register soon for an opportunity to hear from the most followed educator on social media in the UK, Ross McGill, collaborative curriculum coach, Lisa Jane Ashes, and the TA College's Eva Cartwright will also be participating. A warm welcome to our newest Member Schools, including Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi, Haileybury Almaty, Nexus International School Malaysia and The British School Yangon. Welcome also to our newest Affiliate Members – Early Years Resources, Swim Life International, Karen Ardley Associates, White Canvas and D-Challenge. All the very best wishes for a safe and successful Term 1.
Tania Donoghue FOBISIA Chief Operating Officer
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T H E e N E W S L E T T E R F O R T H E F E D E R AT I O N O F B R I T I S H I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L S I N A S I A
Welcome to the first issue of THE FOBISIAN for the 2019-20 Academic Year! THE FOBISIAN is FOBISIA’s termly eMagazine for sharing events and other FOBISIA news among the membership. In this issue, we welcome our new HQ staff, including our inaugural CEO, John Gwyn Jones. John tells us a little bit about what his aspirations are for FOBISIA and what he'll be up to in the coming months and where he is headed. We also extend a warm welcome to our new Member Schools and Affiliate Members. We look forward to catching up with some of you at the November Leadership Conference in Macau and the Teaching Community Conference in Penang. We look back on another year of the Friendly Games in Phuket - the Games experience always leaves enduring memories for all involved. The usual suspects are not to be missed in this issue, including articles from our Member Schools on the Friendly Games, Sports Invitationals, Student Conferences and Arts Festivals. We also hear about some recent research on the global international schools market. Our aim for THE FOBISIAN is to bring content that resonates across our readership, so that it remains an essential benefit to all of our members. If you have any suggestions for content, do let let us know here at FOBISIA HQ. Happy reading!
Siobhan
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CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE
Anthony Rowlands, British International School Ho Chi Minh City & FOBISIA Board John Gwyn Jones, FOBISIA HQ Tania Donoghue, FOBISIA HQ Jane Arghabhadra, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside Kevin Shaw, Dulwich College (Singapore) Meera Cherian, The British School New Delhi Students, The International School of Penang (Uplands) Tim Costello, British School Manila Anne Keeling , ISC Research
ABOUT THE FOBISIAN
THE FOBISIAN is FOBISIA’s eMagazine for sharing events and other FOBISIA news among the membership, including Member Schools and Affiliate Members. Three issues of THE FOBISIAN 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 the Editor at: siobhan.bland@fobisia.org
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2019-20 Term 1 Advanced Orchestral Festival - Grade 5+ (BISHM) Heads of PE (HoPE) Conference (BISHM)
20-22 Sep 27-29 Sep
3-5 Oct Music Teachers' Conference (ABC) 27 Oct-16 Mar Short Story Competition (KLASS)
27 Oct-16 Mar 3-7 Nov 4-15 Nov 7-9 Nov 7-11 Nov 11-13 Nov 11-15 Nov 18-22 Nov 22-23 Nov 30 Nov-1 Dec
27 Oct-16 Mar Short Story Competition (KLASS) 30 Nov-1 Dec Gymnastics Invitational (BPS) 6-8 Dec Netball Invitational (DCSG)
Short Story Competition (KLASS) Friendly Games U15 - Yellow Group (SCA) Online Maths Competition (GISR) Touch Rugby Invitational (SHR) Friendly Games U15 - Green Group (SCA) Sailing Invitational (REGP) Friendly Games U15 - Blue Group (SCA) Friendly Games U15 Pink Group (SCA) Model United Nations (MUN) (REGP) Gymnastics Invitational (BPS)
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KICKING GAMES GOALS The Friendly Games provide a safe environment with equal participation for boys and girls and opportunities to experience good sportsmanship, the value of healthy competition and reap the rewards of training. At the end of May 2019, an eager squad of Year 5 and 6 athletes from Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside travelled to Thanyapura, Phuket, to compete in the 2019 Primary FOBISIA Games. After a rigorous selection process that looked for performance, training attendance, sportsmanship and effort, the Shrewsbury group set off with high hopes of success across the sporting disciplines. And so it transpired, with the young Shrewsbury athletes earning an overall 1st in both Athletics and Football, and 3rd in Swimming. In Teeball there were strong
finishes across the groupings, with the A and C teams placing 2nd, the B team placing 3rd and the D team 4th. Talking about the experience, Ms Coad, Shrewsbury’s Junior PE Coordinator, said “The Primary FOBISIA Games 2019 was a huge success. As hoped and expected, our athletes enjoyed tough competition in a variety of sports against schools from across the region. Every day they competed in front of a generous and enthusiastic crowd of supporters. The atmosphere was electric, from the moment Shrewsbury carried the flag at the opening
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ceremony to the final celebration at the gala dinner. Team Storm committed 100 percent to the training programme leading up to the games, and also throughout the competition itself. Overall the trip was a huge success, with our athletes enjoying the chance to make new friends, demonstrate their sportsmanship, and to nurture resilience when losing. This is what the Games are all about. It is also a valuable learning curve for young athletes at the start of their competitive sporting careers. A huge thank you to the event organisers, and all of the
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"Overall the trip was a huge success, with our athletes enjoying the chance to make new friends, demonstrate their sportsmanship, and to nurture resilience when losing. This is what the Games are all about." Shrewsbury children, parents and staff and their counterparts from fellow competitor schools for making this a truly amazing Games. Until next year‌�. Thank you to Jane Arghabhadra, Regional Director of Marketing, at Shrewsbury International (Asia) for supplying this article and photos.
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FINDING COMMON GROUND AT FIRST PRIMARY GAMES Sports Invitationals provide an opportunity for Member Schools to host sporting events, including golf, swimming, tennis, gymnastics and sailing, with the option of inviting non-Member Schools to participate. In June Dulwich College (Singapore) took part in their first FOBISIA Primary Games event. Founded just five years ago, the College has experienced rapid growth and last year we had the pleasure of giving our Junior School students and staff the opportunity to participate in the competitive Red Group, making friends with like-minded people from Harrow International School Bangkok, and St. Andrews International School Bangkok, The Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur and British School Jakarta, whilst continuing our great relationship with Tanglin Trust School. Since the opening of the College in 2014 we have worked hard to develop a sporting culture of participation focusing on our traits of determination, courage, skill and gracious behavior. Participation in the Primary Games enabled our students to see the importance of these values and mix with students from across Asia, to take part in healthy competitive well-structured events.
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We are enormously grateful to the staff of SCA (Sports Camps Australia), the support staff at the excellent Thanyapura resort and all at FOBISIA for providing such an excellent opportunity for the students and staff who were fortunate enough to attend. Watching the students giving their all, supported and nurtured by understanding staff made the occasion memorable for all. Managing parents’ expectations was a crucial part of ensuring the Games retained their “friendly” feel and one that all staff were conscious of. The event enabled young athletes to enjoy playing sport with a degree of pressure to give their very best and in a fear-free environment, allowing them to express themselves openly whilst being guided and nurtured by supportive staff. The multi-discipline event across the week was the ideal opportunity to
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"Participation in the Primary Games enabled our students to see the importance of [determination, courage, skill and gracious behaviour] and mix with students from across Asia, to take part in healthy competitive wellstructured events." provide young people with the environment to grow as the student-athletes we all are trying to nurture. Mistakes made and independence developed, the young people concerned had an experience that will help shape them in their journey to adulthood. Growing up in the international School environment provides extraordinary opportunities for those lucky enough to be part of it. Mixing in such culturally rich and diverse environments is truly enriching and all at Dulwich College (Singapore) are extremely grateful to all the staff for enabling this opportunity for our fortunate young athletes. We will certainly be embracing the FOBISIA opportunities for sport in the future and making friends across the region. The Games enabled our students to stretch themselves and create memories that will hopefully enable them to pursue a life-long love of sport. Thank you to everyone involved in these events for creating such great opportunities for our fortunate young student-athletes. Thank you to Kevin Shaw, Director of Sport, at Dulwich College (Singapore) for supplying this article and photos.
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DRUMROLLS FOR TENNIS Sports Invitationals provide an opportunity for Member Schools to host sporting events, including golf, swimming, tennis, gymnastics and sailing, with the option of inviting non-Member Schools to participate. The 7th FOBISIA Tennis Invitational opened with a bang, literally! The sound of drums and stunning weather greeted the 93 participants from eight schools who travelled to the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association for the competition. Our very own Year 12 IB student Anya delighted all in attendance with
a performance of Bharatanatyam during the opening ceremony, followed by a welcome speech from the Director of The British School New Delhi, Ms Vanita Uppal, OBE. Day one of the tournament included in excess of 150 games of tennis at the knockout stage,
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followed by 90 games on day two. The British School made it through the knock-out stage and excitedly played towards the quarterfinals in the main draw and participation in the back draw. At the end of the second day, competitors visited The British School New Delhi
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for a Gala dinner. The final day of competition saw nine games of tennis played with the culmination being the semifinal and finals matched for the CUP and PLATE competitions.
“The sound of drums and stunning weather greeted the 93 participants from eight schools who travelled to the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association for the competition. ” The winners of U15 boys and girls progressed to an exhibition match against Vivek and Aditya, where experience came into play and sealed the victory 6-1. Winners of the CUP tournament: • U13 girls: Tyra - Harrow International School • U13 boys: Penn - Bangkok Patana School U15 girls: Pawinee - Bangkok Patana School • U15 boys: Mark - Bangkok Patana School Winners of the PLATE tournament: • U13 girls: Lee - UWCSEA Dover • U13 boys: Mathew - Bangkok Patana School • U15 girls: Yi - UWCSEA Dover • U15 boys: Vihaan - UWCSEA Dover We would like to give a special mention to the following students from The British School New Delhi: Shreya (U15 girls), Aaftab (U15 boys), Rehan (U13 boys) and Bani (U13 girls) for qualifying to the Cup tournament and to Josh (U13 boys), for winning third place in the Plate competition - Well done, everyone! Thank you to Meera Cherian, Communications Manager, The British School New Delhi, for supplying this article and photos on behalf of their PE & Sports Department.
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NETBALL: COMING SOON TO SINGAPORE! Sports Invitationals provide an opportunity for Member Schools to host sporting events, including golf, swimming, tennis, gymnastics and sailing, with the option of inviting non-Member Schools to participate. Dulwich College (Singapore) looks forward to hosting its first FOBISIA sports event towards the end of Term 1. The FOBISIA Netball Invitational takes place over the weekend of 7 and 8 December, 2019. Running three competitions throughout the weekend for U13, U15 and Over 15 students, this promises to be a real extravaganza of netball. Cup and Plate competitions will enable students to participate at their level whilst enjoying all the opportunities that Singapore has to offer, including a great climate and endless attractions.
Please contact the College at FobisianetballDCSG@ dulwich-singapore.edu.sg for more details of this great opportunity. We look forward to welcoming you all to our beautiful campus and watching the girls play this terrific sport. Thank you to Kevin Shaw, Director of Sport, at Dulwich College (Singapore) for supplying this article.
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LOOKING FORWARD TO THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2020 Member Schools host conferences to bring the FOBISIA community together, ultimately to enrich and inspire our students' learning and leadership skills. The International School of Penang (Uplands) is set to host the next FOBISIA Student Leadership Conference on 7-8 February 2020. The event provides an opportunity for KS3 and KS4 students to participate in leadership workshops and to visit Penang.
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Uplands looks forward to welcoming students from FOBISIA Member Schools across Asia. Please contact Uplands at lynsey.collis@uplands.org for more information. Thank you to the students at The International School of Penang (Uplands) for supplying flyer for this event.
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MYSTERY, SUSPENSE & DRAMA AT THRILLER IN MANILA Member Schools host a range of arts fesitvals to bring the FOBISIA community together to enrich and inspire students' creative learning.
A year of planning and preparation built to fever pitch last academic year when we christened the brand new Visual Performing Arts building with it’s debut performance. The inaugural event held in this fantastic new space was the FOBISIA Primary Musical Festival, the theme of which was Thriller in Manila, referencing the historical boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975.
activities to provide a break from the intense daily rehearsals. Over the course of the three days, students took over a cinema to watch Wonderpark, a movie celebrating the power of creativity and imagination. They also took part in a Superhero Mask-making workshop, dance workshops (where they learned the Thriller dance), as well as workshops celebrating Filipino culture that included Tinikling, traditional games, and Baybayin.
Just under 230 Year 5 & 6 students and 30 teachers from 12 schools across South East Asia joined together to create a combined orchestra and choir of 140 vocalists and 100 instrumentalists.
On Friday night the students took part in the non-competitive FOBISIA’s Got Talent, where each school performed one item with all of their learners. It was great to see how supportive the students were of the performers from other schools.
The repertoire featured music full of mystery, suspense and drama, including: • • • • • • • • •
Thriller Phantom of the Opera Addams Family Ghostbusters In the Hall of the Mountain King Superstition Avengers Theme Bring Me to Life O Fortuna.
The 13-hour days were long, but filled with fun workshops and
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On Saturday night we were treated to a concert featuring Mr. Sabas leading Band 31, followed by a dance routine by Streetbuck. Both acts combined to lead the students in the Thriller dance, which they had learned earlier in the day during the workshops. It was truly exhilarating moment! The festival culminated in a concert on the Sunday afternoon before an audience of 500 people, who were blown away by the powerful and emotive
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performances. Many people described the performances as hair-raising, and some said they were brought to tears. Following the concert, guests and performers enjoyed a Pinoy Fiesta themed afternoon tea, which was a huge hit with our visitors. It was an amazing FOBISIA Primary Festival filled with many highlights, and will no doubt be remembered for a long to come by everyone involved. Thank you to Tim Costello, Head of Music, British School Manila, for supplying this article.
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MORE PARENTS WANT AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILD FOBISIA supports evidence-based practice and shares education research that informs British-style international education. An increasing number of parents in many countries of the world are choosing to pay for their child’s education in preference to sending them to their national school. Local English-medium international schools are proving to be the popular option. For parents, selecting an international school means that their child can learn in English, follow globally respected curriculum, and work towards internationally recognised qualifications in preparation for university and careers.
more than fourfold in that time from 2,584 to 10,937.
Today, according to data from ISC Research, 5.6 million children aged between 3 and 18 are attending English-medium international schools around the world. 19 years ago (in the year 2000), there were just 969,000 children learning in these schools. The number of international schools has increased
In some cities today, the choice of international schools for families is extensive. In Dubai there are now 309 international schools, Shanghai has 168 international schools, Abu Dhabi has 164 international schools, Beijing has 151 international schools and Doha has 144 international
The 2019 ISC Research Global Opportunities Report on the world’s international schools market, which has just been released, shows current demand, supply and local fluctuations. School fees vary significantly by country. In China, the average annual fees for a child to attend an international school are currently USD $15,726, compared to $8,073 in the UAE, and $6,395 in Malaysia.
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schools. The growing number of schools means more visibility of their existence to more families, more choice for parents, and more competition between the schools. At the very top end of the international schools market are a number of western independent school brands that have established sister schools overseas. British independent schools currently dominate this sector of the market. As the 2018-2019 academic year came to a close, 75 British independent school brands were enrolling a total of 44,000 students aged between 3 and 18 outside the United Kingdom. From school fee income alone, this group of schools generated USD $1 billion in the 2018-2019 academic year. US and Australian independent schools have been slow to expand globally but there is evidence that
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engagement in market potential and overseas development is now increasing. Demand for international education is particularly high in Asia where it has become an aspiration for a large number of wealthier families. In the four years from January 2015 to 2019, Eastern Asia has experienced an average annual student enrolment growth rate of 7.4%, increasing from 452,400 students to 600,900. SouthEastern Asia has seen a 5.7% average growth rate, from 394,100 students in 2015 to 492,300 this year. And enrolment in Western Asia (the Middle East including Egypt) has grown from 1,334,100 in 2015 to 1,597,200 today. In China, where international schools accessible to expatriate children are segmented from those that Chinese nationals can attend, it is the schools for local Chinese children that have experienced most growth. Today 359,300 children in China attend the 884 international schools there and 66% of them are Chinese nationals. As more parents realise the international school options accessible to them, so demand will continue to rise.
According to ISC Research, several countries are expected to see significant new international school development in the near future. These include: • Malaysia, where several areas are experiencing industrial and residential growth and which are currently limited in international school provision • Vietnam which, as a result of legislation change (the enrolment cap for local students at international schools has been increased), will be able to admit more local children into international schools • Japan, where new immigration laws and market confidence are encouraging an influx of expatriates. As a result, many of the international schools in Japan are experiencing excellent enrolment growth and more school development is likely Details of market potential and latest trends within the sector are included in the new Global Opportunities Report on the international schools market just released by ISC Research. The report, which informs schools, suppliers, universities and
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investors of the current state of the world’s international schools sector, analyses market trends by key regions, sub-regions and countries. The data, combined with the very latest market intelligence, identifies gaps in the market, making it particularly important for development planning. Looking to the future, the Global Opportunities Report projects that Eastern Asia will almost double its number of international schools in the next ten years and increase its student enrolment to 1,225,000. By 2029, South-Eastern Asia is projected to reach 851,000 students attending international schools, and 2.5 million students in Western Asia. ISC Research has been producing data and providing trends, intelligence and expertise on the world’s English-medium international schools market for 25 years. More information about the market is available at www. iscresearch.com. Thank you to Anne Keeling, Communications Director, ISC Research for supplying this article and image.
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OUR MEMBER SCHOOLS Thank you to our Member Schools for ensuring high quality British-international style education and a warm welcome to our new Member Schools. 1. Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School 2. Bangkok Patana School 3. British International School Hanoi 4. British International School Ho Chi Minh City 5. British International School, Phuket 6. British School Jakarta 7. British School Manila 8. British Vietnamese International School Hanoi 9. British Vietnamese International School Ho Chi Minh City 10. Bromsgrove International School, Thailand 11. Canadian International School, Bangalore 12. Charter International School 13. Discovery Bay International School 14. Dover Court International School Singapore 15. Dulwich College Beijing 16. Dulwich College Seoul 17. Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong 18. Dulwich College Shanghai Puxi*NEW 19. Dulwich College (Singapore) 20. Dulwich College Suzhou 21. elc International School 22. Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur 23. Garden International School, Eastern Seaboard, Ban Chang 24. Garden International School, Sathorn 25. Haileybury Almaty NEW 26. Harrow International School Bangkok 27. Harrow International School Beijing 28. HELP International School, Kuala Lumpur* 29. International School Brunei 30. Jerudong International School 31. Kellett School Hong Kong 32. Kinabalu International School 33. Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar 34. Nexus International School Malaysia NEW 35. Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong 36. North London Collegiate School Jeju 37. Panyathip InternationalSchool, Laos* 38. Prince of Wales Island International School 39. Regents International School Pattaya 40. Renaissance International School, Saigon 41. Seoul Foreign School 42. Shenzhen College of International Education 43. Shrewsbury International School, Riverside 44. Sri KDU International School 45. St. Andrews International School Sukhumvit 107 46. St. Andrew's International School Bangkok 47. St. Andrew's International School, Green Valley 48. St. Christopher’s International Primary School 49. St. Stephen’s International School
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50. Taipei European School 51. Tanglin Trust School 52. The ABC International School 53. The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur 54. The British International School of Kuala Lumpur 55. The British International School Shanghai, Puxi 56. The British School in Colombo* 57. The British School Kathmandu 58. The British School New Delhi 59. The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun 60. The British School of Beijing, Shunyi 61. The British School of Guangzhou 62. The British School Yangon*NEW 63. The English School of Mongolia 64. The International School @ ParkCity 65. The International School of Penang (Uplands) 66. The Regent’s International School Bangkok 67. Traill International School 68. Wellington College International Shanghai *Associate Member School
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27th ANNUAL FOBISIA
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 8 - 10 November 2019 Bringing together Heads and Senior Leaders from FOBISIA's Member Schools for shared professional development and networking opportunities to promote high-quality British-international style education
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
BARONESS SUSAN GREENFIELD
Susan Greenfield is a research neuro scientist, and author based in Oxford. She has held research fellowships in the Department of Physiology Oxford, the College de France Paris, and NYU Medical Center New York. In 2000 she was elected to an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians. Susan has held a Visiting Professorship at the Medical School, University of Melbourne, Australia and is currently CEO of a biotech company that she founded in 2013.
KENDALL ZOLLER
Kendall Zoller, EdD, is an author, educator, researcher, and international presenter in communicative intelligence, presentation and facilitation skills, leadership and adaptive schools. He is co-author of The Choreography of Presenting: The 7 Essential Abilities of Effective Presenters. Kendall is president of Sierra Training Associates and graduate faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills and The University of Maine.
JULIE STERN
Julie Stern is the author of Tools for Teaching Conceptual Understanding, Elementary and Secondary, which are Visible Learning Aligned Resources. She is the thought leader behind the global workshop series, Making Sense of Learning Transfer. Her passion is synthesizing the best of education research into practical tools that support educators in breaking free of the industrial model of schooling and move toward teaching and learning that promotes sustainability, equity and well-being.
TOM SHERRINGTON
Tom Sherrington is an education consultant and author. He writes the popular blog teacherhead.com and in 2017 he published his book The Learning Rainforest, Great Teaching in Real Classrooms. With 30 years' experience as a physics and maths teacher and school leader, including 11 years as a Headteacher, Tom works with several schools and colleges providing consultancy support on curriculum, assessment and improving the quality of teaching.
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