International School Awards 2020
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nternational schools from nine countries scooped up 13 awards at the International School Awards 2020. Hosted by ISC Research, the awards seek to “recognise outstanding initiatives being delivered in English-medium international schools around the world�. “All initiatives have to demonstrate to judges evidence of strategies that enable the initiative to be shared with other schools. Many congratulations to St. Andrew's International School Bangkok for its superb success this year, and to all the award winners.� St Andrews took home the top gong for its environmental initiative which brings about “collective and sustainable change through action plans led by students that address a range of environmental challenges�. The initiative has now grown beyond the school, and now includes 17 local schools and 14 local sustainability organisations. The school’s principal, Paul Schofield, was “delighted� that the hard work and dedication of everyone at the school had been recognised. “Being named as International School of the Year is a huge achievement and testament to our school community. We take huge pride in encouraging all our students to be
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global citizens and empower them to make meaningful change,� he said. Excerpt
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Five other FOBISIA member schools shortlisted for their respective categories were: Sri KDU International School for their community initiative Tanglin Trust School for their initiative to support students as future-thinking innovators The Alice Smith School Kuala Lumpur and Dulwich College Shanghai, Pudong for digital technology in learning initiative and The British School New Delhi for international impact. Sourced
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