Trip to the Arab League Headquarters in Tahrir

رحلة إلى مقر الجامعة العربية بالتحرير

في السادس من ديسمبر، قام الطلاب المشاركون في نموذج جامعة الدول العربية بالمدرسة، بزيارة مقر جامعة الدول العربية بالتحرير

تضمنت الزيارة دخول القاعة الكبرى، وقاعة اجتماعات فرعية، ومكتبة/أرشيف الجامعة، فضلاً عن مقابلة عدد من الموظفين والدبلوماسيين بالجامعة، وعلى رأسهم السفير حسام زكي، الأمين العام المساعد للجامعة العربية. كانت هناك أيضاً فرصة للطلاب لطرح أسئلة

عقب الزيارة، تلقت المدرسة شكر من الجامعة على سلوك الطلاب المتميز أثناء الزيارة، وعمق الأسئلة التي طرحوها، بل وحتى تساءل بعض موظفي الجامعة عما إذا كان طلاب المدرسة الآخرين على نفس مستوى متابعة الأحداث العربية مثل الطلاب الذين قاموا بالزيارة

شكراً للطلاب الذين قاموا بحسن تمثيل المدرسة في هذه الزيارة

On Wednesday 6th December, students participating in the Model Arab League at BISC visited the headquarters of the Arab League in Tahrir. 

Students toured the Main Hall, the Library/Archives of the Arab League and met with senior diplomats of the Arab League, including Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Hossam Zaki. They also had a chance to pose questions to Arab League staff and diplomats. 

As per the feedback the School received from Arab League staff after the visit, our students displayed excellent behaviour and asked very intelligent questions which made a senior Arab League diplomat wonder whether the other BISC students are as engaged as the students on the trip. Thanks to all the students who contributed to such feedback. More photos here.

Year 7 Science

Students were out in the Nature Garden this week, learning about frictional forces as part of their Science curriculum. They explored various surfaces and measured the amount of force using a newton meter. More photos here.

Year 8 Geography Fieldwork

This week, our Year 8 students have been carrying out fieldwork around the BISC campus to investigate microclimates, as part of their Weather and Climates unit. They initially made some predictions as to how temperature and wind speed at different locations around the school might vary as a result of factors like proximity to buildings and the presence of vegetation. We then went outside to collect the data using thermometers and anemometers, and will complete the investigation process in our next lesson by analysing the data and making some conclusions. More photos here.

You Go Girl Activities

On Saturday 9th December, the You Go Girl team invited Year 6, 7 and 8 students to participate in the Girls Get Strong event. During the day, there was a range of activities available to develop collaboration between Junior School and Senior School students and help them explore a range of sports. All students embodied the BISC values throughout the day, demonstrating resilience and a caring attitude. We look forward to the next You Go Girl event. More photos here.

Year 11 Parent Workshop

Thanks to all the parents who joined us for a Year 11 Student and Parent Workshop, where exam preparation and processes were discussed.

Year 12 Theory of Knowledge

Year 12 ToK students are currently learning about the production and sharing of knowledge within the Arts. As part of this, students have been investigating the criteria surrounding what constitutes ‘good art’ and who has the authority to determine this. This has led to questions regarding the role of ethics in the Arts, including issues of censorship. Students have conducted independent research into controversial artworks and presented their findings to the class, which has been a wonderful stimulus for some very productive discussions. It is wonderful to see the enthusiasm of students to consider such interesting and diverse perspectives on issues that directly impact everyday life for them. More photos here.

Year 12 Celebration Assembly 

This week we celebrated the academic success of our IB students in Year 12. It was such a pleasure to see so many students awarded for their outstanding achievements this term. In our future celebration assemblies, we will be awarding both academic and endeavour awards to acknowledge those students who have made significant progress. We are immensely proud of the year group and cannot wait to see how they flourish next term. All photos here.

IB Drama Performance

The Year 13 students have been working very hard as an ensemble on a collaborative project for the last 8 weeks, culminating in a solid performance with a clear intention and purpose. This performance is their final assessment, which will go to the IB as an external assessment. They have all taken roles and responsibilities as creators, designers, directors and performers. More photos here.

World Arabic Language Day

Next week, Senior School students will be engaged in different activities related to the Arabic language during their Arabic classes.

House Matches Next Week

Secret Students

In order to raise the profile of positives in our school, we introduced a scheme at the start of this half term to encourage students to take more responsibility for their own attitude and approach to learning and improve the culture by striving for a positive learning environment in our classrooms and around the School.

The winning Secret Students this week are:

Students of the Week

Year 7 - Ibrahim A K for his continued hard work and dedication to his academic studies, as well as supporting and encouraging others to do the same.

Year 8 - Yassin H for upholding BISC values publicly this week.

Year 9 - Heba B for showing immense resilience and putting 100% into everything she does.

Year 10 - Onneile

Year 11 - Yassin EH

Year 12 - Adly B and Kila

Year 13- Ahmed I and Yasseen S

Library Notices

This week Linda in Year 7 became our first Senior School Word Millionaire of this school year!

Linda has taken 15 book quizzes to achieve this goal, but actually has read far more than this figure suggests. She has also read several books which do not yet have reading quizzes, proving to us all that reading is not just school work, it is a fun activity that can be enjoyed in its own right!

100% Accelerated Reader Quizzes

Year 7: Malak AZ, Tarek AH, Mohamed B, Lina L, Mohamed M

Year 8: Omar G, Daniella, Laila M, Jessica

Year 9: Arnav, Adham N, Sarah R

Years 7 and 8

The new reading target deadline is Thursday 14th March. Well done to everyone who has started taking reading quizzes already!

Year 9

The Year 9 Accelerated Reader deadline is Wednesday 17th January. Don’t forget to collect new books to read over the holiday so that quizzes can be taken as soon as we return to School.

Please remember to return library books as soon as they have been read. 

Sports Achievement

Well done to Selim in Year 7 who competed in a European tennis championship recently. Amongst 64 players from 59 countries, Selim won 3rd place in the Under 12 category and 6th place in the Under 13 category. The pictures below include Selim meeting his hero, Rafael Nadal.

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