TERM 1, ISSUE 1 15 AUGUST 2013
COMMUNITY 공동체 Comunidad Communauté
UPCOMING EVENTS Mon. Aug 19 Wed. Aug 28
Mon. Sept 2 Wed. Sept. 4 Wed. Sept. 25
Whole Staff Meeting 3:15 pm SMC Meeting 8 am-1 pm MSA Planning Team Meeting 3:15 pm Whole Staff Meeting 3:15 pm Emergency Evacuation 3 pm Student Council Drama Competition
Dear KISC Community A new academic year has begun with promises and hopes of great learning, fun, friendships, challenges and growth. A warm welcome to all new students, staff and families. Welcome back to everyone else. We have about 55 new students, 44 new families and 25 new and returning staff becoming a part of the KISC fabric this year. This makes us a community of around 1000 individuals. At KISC, we strive to be a community that encourages each other, shares good news and spurs one another on to love and good deeds (Hebrews 10 V 23-25). This term the focus is on being a spiritual community. Together we will explore how we, as a community, can be living witnesses of God’s love to positively impact our world. Together we will seek to reflect the character of God in the way we live. We will pour out His life through ours towards others, however they treat us. God created us to operate as the body of Christ - to be as one and to restore goodness on earth. Unity, not uniformity, is integral in any community. Unity is created by love for one another. Love forgives quickly and keeps no record of wrongs. Therefore, let us help each other forgive quickly and love each other well to gain the unity that Jesus prayed for us in John 17. May CommUnity be evident this term to show the love and unity of father God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Blessings, Judith Ellis
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. HEBREWS 10 V 23-25
SCHOOL F O Y A D T S IR F
MSA VISIT 2013 Middle States Association (MSA) is our accreditation organization in the United States. We are preparing for an accreditation visit 25-28 November. We have an accreditation visit every 7 years. The MSA inspection is a time for us, as a community, to reflect on how we are doing and growing. Below is a notice if you wish to send in any further comments about KISC to MSA.
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OUR IDENTITY KISC students and staff recently explored their identity through creating personal identity shields. The shields reflected what we are passionate about, how we see ourselves and our likes and strengths. Here are some examples of our handy work.
Abby Knoble, Yr 12
Laura Reid, Yr 9 Alyssa Pokharel, Yr 5
Paul Collins, Yr 3
Joel Heming, Yr 8
Josiah Garrett, Yr 2 Lucy Chadwell, Yr 7
Libby Hayes, Secondary Principal
Ben Sheahan, Yr 2 Teacher
Congratulations to the staff and students for another set of great IGCSE and AS/A level results. We have 100% pass for IGCSE and AS/A levels. 88% A-C’s at IGCSE level puts us in the top school results brackets for British schools worldwide. Keep up the great work everyone!
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STAFF WELCOMES We would like to welcome the following new staff to the KISC community: • • • • • • •
PRATIKSHA RAWLINGS, Communication Officer SMRITI RAI, Nepali Teacher LEEMA SHRESTHA, Year 1 Teaching Assistant ANUP GURUNG, Relief Person SHANTI TREESE, Year 1 Teacher NANCY FRALEY, Year 3 Teacher (am) CHRISTINE SOLOMON, HOF English and History Teacher. A big thank you to Christine Stone and Libby Hayes for covering her classes.
SITE UPDATE Progress on the site is steady but sure. The monsoon weather is causing some delays with construction but we hope to be on target to use the majority of the site by term 2. Use of the play field will probably be from term 3 to allow for the planted grass to root and grow. The steel work for the basketball court roof will be going up soon, followed by the concreting of the floor. Thank you for continuing to park your bikes or motorbikes on the recently paved area near the main gate on the new site. Please ensure that you do not go through the buildings site to get to KISC. Please go back out through the main gate and up the main lane to the school. We appreciate it does take a little longer to walk to school but there are real dangers walking across the construction site.
PTA NOTES Thank you all for joining us in parents and staff prayer meeting at the beginning of this academic year. It was great to start the new year with prayer and worship. Please find the names of those involved in the PTA on the right. Feel free to approach us when you have questions or if you would like to get to know other parents. Most of our photos can be found on the wall entering the KISC hall, to make it easier for you to identify us. - Warm greetings from the PTA.
PTA Representatives 2013-2014 Courtney Denness Jaqueline Sebastian Jean Dobbing Chirley Souza Nancy Fraley Hannah Kurian Peter Lockwood Jyoti Paudel Kalyani Joshi N/A Sue Garrison Carol Smith Young Mee Kim & Astrid Smith Khusbu Shrestha Young Mee Kim Sandra Oh Gretchen Schlie Judith Ellis Martin Butterworth Mirjam Thiessen (initially Astrid Smith)
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Year K Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12/13 Nepali Korean Secondary KLT CEO Treasurer Chair
EQUIP UPDATES SCOTTISH TEAM VISITS TANSEN Recently the youth fellowship team from Tarbert Church, Isle of Harris Scotland did some great work in 3 EQUIP partner schools in Tansen. Activities included singing, dancing, art and craft, sports as well as sharing and learning about cross cultures. The Nepali students and teachers from these schools thoroughly enjoyed interacting with them. The team also raised funds for new carpets, cushions, water filters and water tank at the The youth fellowship team from Scotland in Palpa. schools. A youth from the team has also committed to providing scholarships to partner school students. Some of the youth were from a school in Harris that the Director of EQUIP had visited last year. There is a possibility of establishing a partnership with the school and the Church so that we can bless each other. STAFF UPDATE • Rae Goss, teacher trainer for the kitchen garden project, has arrived at KISC EQUIP and is settling in. • Sandra Oh will be helping EQUIP two days a week. She will be working with Kathmandu partner schools. • Sophia Cameron will be supporting EQUIP’s work in Tansen as part-time teacher trainer from September 2013. She is hoping to serve full-time from September 2014. We praise the Lord for these new EQUIP staff. SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE KISC EQUIP is able to support 65 students (32 girls and 33 boys) this academic year. Among them, 22 students are from our partner schools in Kathmandu, 27 from Palpa and 16 from Lamjung partner schools. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to KISC and other individual sponsors for sharing their blessings with these students. TRAINING VISIT UPDATE
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My interest in working
with EQUIP is in bringing about changed mindsets and fresh vision through the use of creative and critical thinking skills that release teachers to discover their own and their pupil’s unique potential and self-worth.
- Annie Brown, teacher trainer
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Lamjung Phase II training was conducted June 30-July 8, 2013. During this visit, the follow up of the phase I ECD trainings was conducted by organizing a focus group discussion with the ECD facilitators and pre-primary school teachers. In addition, leadership training was conducted for 13 principals, coordinators and SMC members from 6 partner schools. English and mathematics trainings were also conducted for pre-primary teachers. It was great to have teacher trainer Annie Brown during this visit. She introduced creative and critical thinking skills. Parent seminars, attended by 212 parents, were also organized in 4 partner schools. The role of parents as their children’s first teachers was discussed. 6 tin trunk libraries were also donated. UPCOMING VISIT
EQUIP team will be visiting Palpa for Phase II training September 12-20, 2013. Please pray for the team’s safe travels and fruitful training.
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MUSICAL GIFTS TO SHARE The Arts Department is currently compiling a database of KISC community members with musical training and experience, who would be willing to teach private or group music lessons to KISC Students. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact Kristi Loper at kloper@kisc.edu.np as soon as possible.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS KISC is in need of substitute teachers in both secondary and primary schools. If you are interested in helping the school out in this regard, please send your CV to gschlie@ kisc.edu.np.
COLLEGE CORNER PSAT Dates: Oct. 16 and 19 Registration Deadline: Sept. 18 Contact Yogesh Moktan at yogesh@kisc. edu.np for more information.
Participate in this fun and exciting event to compete for great prizes by the KISC Student Council. A portion of proceeds go to charity.
“TO BE LIVING WITNESSES OF CHRIST’S LOVE THROUGH EXCELLENT EDUCATION”
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