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IS News
Christmas Week Celebrations 2024
This week’s Christmas celebrations at Island School were a delightful festive experience! The air was filled with holiday cheer as Christmas music played before school, during breaks, and at lunch. Students enjoyed a variety of joyful activities, including making phone beads, crafting snow globes, decorating gingerbread cookies, creating snowflakes, and joining in a lively bake sale and karaoke.
Island School Marketplace
The Year 7 and 8 students from ‘The StartUp’ and Year 9 and 10 students from ‘Run your own business’ Elements came together to showcase their marketing talents, creativity and collaboration skills at the ‘Island School Market Place’ on December 11th. The ‘StartUp’ students collaborated to plan, prepare, and market their games stalls. Students had to use their critical thinking and resourcing to create their games from recycled or donated materials. Additionally, students from the Run Your Own Business program in Years 9 and 10 were also on hand, displaying their entrepreneurial skills and creativity by selling their own unique products.It was a fantastic opportunity for them to gain real-world experience in running a small business. The marketplace was a real celebration of the students learning this semester and it was great to see their entrepreneurial spirit on full display.
HKU Speakers Visit WW2 History Elements Course
The WW2 History Elements course had a fantastic opportunity to welcome HKU university students and Dr. Michael Rivera, who introduced the fascinating field of Bioarchaeology. This interdisciplinary subject combines archaeology and biology, allowing students to explore the health and diseases of past populations.
Tsinghua S.T. Yau High School Award Finale
Cyrus Ng [13F] and Dorottya Papp [13N], assisted by teacher-supervisor Mr. Cawson, competed in the Tsinghua S.T. Yau High School Award Finale in Beijing, China, representing Hong Kong in the Chemistry category from December 6 to December 8. They won the Bronze Award (with a 10,000 RMB cash prize) out of over 600 teams that participated in their subject.
Wilberforce Charity Week 2024
Wilberforce House had an incredible Charity Week supporting the Chicken Soup Foundation! We kicked things off with a fun duck delivery, followed by a vibrant carnival that brought everyone together. The epic teacher vs. student karaoke battle featured amazing performances from Ms. Weston, Ms. Hjelmeland, Ms. Hall, and our principal, Mr. Loggie, with Mr. Wells and Mr. Davis taking home the win!