Ramadan Kareem

The school would like to wish everyone in the community a peaceful and joyous Ramadan, which is a time for reflection, family and community. 

A reminder that school will continue to start at 07:55 but will finish at 14:30 to reflect the significant religious and cultural significance of this period. No after school activities will take place except necessary academic support sessions for our GCSE and IB examination groups.

We are happy to report the great success of the tenth annual session of BISCMUN.

BISCMUN X hosted over 260 delegates, chairs, admins and directors, making it our largest conference yet. We received schools from Cairo and Alexandria including CAC, AIS, Al Alsson, Heritage International School and CISE, and delegates expressed their appreciation of the high quality debate in our five committees (SC, HRC, UNFPA, FAO, and SDC).

Our guests were particularly impressed with the smooth organisation and execution of the conference. Many BISC students received 'Best Delegate' and 'Honourable Mention' awards as we raised the benchmark for MUN conferences around Egypt.

Thank you to our brilliant student secretariat, Abdelrahman (Deputy Secretary-General), Youssef (Deputy-President), Maya (Head of OC), Salma (Head of AC), Aly (Head of Media and Communication), Nevine (Secretary-General), Dana (President) along with MUN Director, Ms Lara Adly. More photos are viewable here.

Key Stage 3 Wellbeing Day

We were delighted to hold our first KS3 Wellbeing Day on Tuesday. The day consisted of a number of sessions to support the wellbeing of students and to teach a range of strategies and activities that would encourage positive wellbeing. The students engaged in and enjoyed a range of activities such as yoga, badminton, team building exercises, fruit kebab making, dancing, singing and planting. It was wonderful to welcome parents into school to join their children in a number of sessions such as ‘walk and talk’, ‘scribble the stress away’ and a mindfulness lesson. The students thoroughly enjoyed the day. All photos from the day can be seen on this link.

Senior Instrumental Concert

The Music Department held an instrumental concert on Monday, an opportunity for some of our highest achieving musicians to share their talent with an appreciative audience. The concert was a big success and our performers were on top form! More photos on this link.

And here is a video of the performance:

IB Drama Solo Performances

This morning our IB Drama students performed their solo exam performances to a captive audience and the video camera. Well done to Omar, Toby, Nazly and Maya for all the effort that went into their excellent performances. More photos available on this link.

Pearson Outstanding Learner Awards ceremony 

Stem Week Competition Winners

Inter-House Mathematics Relay Races

During STEM week, most Senior School students took part in relay races, competing to complete challenging Maths problems and representing their Houses. Congratulations to our winners: Munyra, Tamara, Neva and Ahmed in Year 7; Amina, Sarah and Seif in Year 8; Yassin, Talia, Jude and Amr in Year 9; Selim, Yousef, Taleyah, Asma and Malak in Year 10; and Malak, Malak and Clara in Year 12. Fantastic mathematical skills!

The winning house was Air, with Earth and Water drawing in second place. 

Guess the Teachers’ Height

Well done to Tamara in Year 8! She has a good eye for measurement! 

Inter-House Overall Participation 

Well done to all the students from Air House, who achieved the highest number of participation points! Students from Earth came second, with Water in very close third place. 

The annual IB Visual Arts Exhibition was a huge success with the work of the Year 13 students displayed wonderfully in the school’s Sixth Form building. The whole community came together to celebrate the achievements of the talented art students. Well done to all! More photos can be seen here.

Marangoni Fashion Institute Workshop

The Art Department had the pleasure of hosting a workshop delivered by the world renowned Marangoni Fashion Institute to passionate students in Years 7 to 12 interested in fashion design as a possible career pathway. The students had so many great ideas about the world of fashion and how to create a sustainable future within this business. The visiting professor was impressed with the students' engagement and we look forward to hosting similar cross curricular events in the future.

Student Achievement

Senior School Class & Individual Photos

Senior School class and individual photos are taking place on Sunday 2nd and Monday 3rd April. Please mark the dates on your calendar. More information will be shared nearer the time.

The Junior Band and soloists from Year 6 presented a wonderful performance in the theatre on Monday afternoon. Maryam started the concert with an assured performance of Woodpecker on piano, followed by Natalie, who sang the song Dandelions with confidence. Nour then took the stage playing a solo on trombone, with Mona then singing Believer with a strong tone. Rasheed had the audience spellbound with his atmospheric rendition of the theme from Interstellar then Rihanna and Kinda raised the roof with their singing of Rihanna’s Diamond, followed by Malak with a groovy Euphonium solo of Hard Rock Blues. The Junior Band, now numbering over 40 players, played three songs to resounding applause from an appreciative audience. Karma gave a sensitive performance of Doe a Deer followed by Rodaina on Euphonium playing My Dreydl with a lovely rounded sound. Layal’s pure voice was perfectly suited to the song Soldier, Poet, King and Mohamed S. raised a cheer from everyone as he rounded off the concert with a “wicked” performance of drums of Beggin’. More photos can be seen on this link.

And here is a video of the performance:

Inter-House Sports Results

Year 6 Girl's Basketball

• 1st place = Earth
• 2nd place = Fire
• 3rd place = Air
• 4th place = Water

MVPs = Ghalia, Nahla, Tia and Karma

Fair Play awards go to Naya, Layal, Ghalia, Zeina, Lamar and Tia for their support of others and teamwork.

Year 4 Girl's Basketball

• 1st place = Earth
• 2nd place = Fire 
• 3rd place = Water
• 4th place = Air

MVPs = Tamara S, Malak D, Hailey and Maya A 

Fair Play awards to Maya, Sophia and Eleana for their unselfish teamwork skills.

Year 4 Mixed Rounders

The combined results of the two tournaments are:

• Joint 1st place = Air and Earth
• 2nd place = Fire
• 3rd place = Water

Year 3 Girl's Rounders

• 1st place = Fire
• 2nd place = Water
• 3rd place = Earth
• 4th place = Air

This was a close competition and any of these teams could have won!

Year 4 Trip to Mango Tree Camp

Year 4 enjoyed a fun day out with their teachers at Mango Tree Camp, which included tent building and bread baking. More photos here. 

Ramadan Preparations

Junior School classes prepared lanterns in advance of Ramadan, bringing together Arabic writing practice and art for some beautiful results. More photos here.

Happy Mother's Day

To all the mothers in our community, and to all of the BISC staff who treat the children as their own, we hope you had a great Mother's Day.

Year 4 pupils certainly enjoyed making their cards for you!

Super Swimmers

Junior (and Senior) swimmers were in action on Friday, as BISC hosted a gala for schools from across the city. After a fun morning of competition, our team finished in second place overall - a fantastic result!

Word of the Week

Below are the words of the week that we've been learning in Junior School.

Junior School ASAs in Term 3

Please note that the Parent Portal will be open from Tuesday 28th March at 15:00 in order to select choices for next term.

You can see the full list of ASAs available in this useful e-brochure we have produced:

Like Term 2, this will operate on a first-come, first-served basis. Parents may find that an option has been added automatically for you on a select day. This is due to being high on the waiting list from Term 2. If you do not wish to choose this option, please remove it from your selection.

A letter will be sent to all Y2-6 parents with all information in the next few days.

Junior School Class & Individual Photos

Junior School STEM Week

The first week back after the Easter Holidays will mark the start of STEM week.  During this week the children will work on a creative Maths enterprise where they will advertise, make and sell a project on Sunday and Monday, followed by Science activities for the remainder of the week.

The fun, engaging and informative activities in Science and Maths will evolve around the topic Connections. The children will learn about and discuss how connections are made between people, plants, animals, materials, countries and other things in their everyday lives, and will make connections within their class, our school and the wider community. 

All classes will be invited to Dress as a Scientist on Thursday 4th May.

Uniform Shop

Kindly be informed that the Uniform Shop in BISC will be open from 8:00am till 2:45pm during Ramadan.  

Student Achievements 

Sarah B in Year 3 gained a medal in a triathlon/running event in El Sokhna.

Farida G in Year 5 won a gold medal in the Cairo Aerobic Gymnastic competition.

Well done to Kareem in Year 2 who entered an official tournament under the Egyptian tennis Association, came first place in his group and won a medal!

Children in Foundation Stage have had a busy week making Mother's Day and Ramadan crafts. 

In FS1, we have read many stories about kindness and the importance of caring for others. During circle time, the children have been sharing good deeds that they do at home, and we have looked at the importance of looking after one another. Many of the FS1 children decided that they wanted to give their old toys and clothes to children in need, which was lovely to hear. 

The children in F2F have had a great week creating Mother's Day cards and gifts and preparing for the beginning of Ramadan. Last week we had two visitors to the class to talk about their jobs in the community. A restaurant owner and an artist. The children created maps of a community and continue to learn about the different communities they are part of including the countries that they are from.

In F2H this week the children have been busy making clay heart shaped pots and cards for Mother's Day.

Keeping our students safe online is a priority at BISC. We are happy to share advice from the NOS (National Online Safety), to enable parents to understand the pros and cons of various social media, games and digital trends.

This week's advice is about the abstract concept of the Metaverse.

If parents would like copies of any of the photos you have seen in the Bulletin, please email s706@bisc.edu.eg.