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I SSUE 10 2015 IES MAGAZINE CELEBRATING I NTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS: THE GRANTHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL A YEAR OF ST JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MEMORIES & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HOUT BAY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HELDERBERG ACHIEVEMENTS BLOUBERG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BOCA PREP INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SEK BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ARTL IC ES W ELCOME NEWS INTERNATIONAL WRITERS STUDENTS GRADUATes PARENTS TEACHERS BOARDERS 3 IES MAGAZINE 2015 ISSUE 10 WELCOME we LCOME I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE Grantham Prep is also undergoing OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME YOU a transformation, with a major new ALL TO THE LATEST EDITION OF OUR building underway, one which will IES MAGAZINE. THIS LAST YEAR provide additional classroom space and HAS BEEN ONE OF CONSIDERABLE a number of specialist rooms of the first I would like to close by referring to my PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT IN order, enabling us to enhance further our comments made at the beginning of this OUR ORGANISATION, WHICH IS offering. Staff, students and parents are introduction to the magazine – inspiring WELL REFLECTED IN THE ARTICLES enthusiastically waiting for the completion our students and helping them to aspire to CONTAINED IN THE MAGAZINE. of this new building project, which we achieve fully their potential. I had in mind when I would like to highlight a number of the expect to be completed in September. I wrote these words the recent presentation most significant developments and then Other noteworthy developments include of a self-penned opera by the students of mention a few plans for the future. I will also the signing of an agreement between Boca Grantham Prep. To write, orchestrate and comment on how we, as educators have Prep and a school in Shanghai, which will perform an opera is a challenge for any a duty to inspire our students and to help see our school mentor the implementation school, but when one considers that the them aspire to achieve their true potential of a US-style High School curriculum in the protagonists in this case were aged between and will refer to a recent example of how Chinese school. We believe that IES has a seven and eleven it represents even more of this has been achieved in our schools. great opportunity to develop such services, a challenge and achievement if it succeeds. Among the key developments in this using its know-how to enhance educational Having been present at the first academic year I should highlight the provision beyond its owned and managed performance this June I can state that, without completion of key phases in our two major schools. We intend to foster other projects a doubt, it succeeded. The performances building programmes in South Africa, namely of this nature and will look forward to took place in a local theatre with set design those in Blouberg and Hout Bay. Blouberg welcoming new students to our organisation and scenery constructed by the students, has now completed construction of the three through such affiliate programmes. lighting organised and managed by the phases of classroom and administration A number of our schools have been students, equally costumes and general stage space this year. The facilities the school involved in exchange programmes this year management. The orchestra was made up now enjoys are first class and have been with students from the UK visiting South of the students and of course, the libretto received enthusiastically by students, Africa; groups from Boca Prep and St John’s and music was created by them under the staff and parents alike.O ur school in Hout participating in InterSEK in Costa Rica; a visit guidance of staff.T he result was outstanding Bay has seen the completion of Phase 2 by our sister organisation, SEK’s school in and showed that, when students are inspired of its construction, thus permitting the Valencia sending 67 students to St John’s, to explore their true potential and the school Primary School to move from its previous and groups of St John’s students visiting provides the opportunity and support to site to our permanent campus. This move our school in Budapest and Valencia. do so, then works of wonder can result. means that, for the first time in the school’s history, all the school is on the one site. This change has brought considerable logistical challenges but everyone has cooperated to ensure that the move has been a great success, culminating in our inauguration event in February, at which our newly acquired sculpture – ‘La Salida’ (The Race Begins) – was unveiled to great acclaim. Early in the Autumn term we plan to send our orchestras from Budapest and Grantham to the inauguration of the Music We often underestimate our children’s Conservatory Centre in our sister school capacity to shine but, when a school in Valencia. These visits are only made believes in its students then such possible through the combination of the achievements can result. Our duty as an dedication of the schools’ staff, the trust educational organisation is to provide and confidence place in us by our parents, the means and encouragement to and the cooperation of the Host schools make the merely possible a reality and and their families in caring for the visiting this we will continue to strive to do. students. For all this support – we thank you! Andrew McEwen, Chairman, IES ‘ La Salida’ by Santiago de Santiago A very proud Sithara Naidoo (7 years old) with her fabulous and colourful fish design 5 IES MAGAZINE 2015 ISSUE 10 BOGL U ER BOCA YAE R T HE TURTLE TWOS’ AND THE BUSY BUNNY HANDS STORY B y Liezl Du Preez, Year 2 Teacher B y Sebastian Perez T HE YEAR TWO STUDENTS HAVE N EAR JUPITER, THERE WAS BEEN VERY BUSY IN DESIGN AND A SPACE STATION WHERE A before. TECHNOLOGY DESIGNING AND BUNCH OF LITTLE CRITTERS HUNG There was MAKING THEIR OWN FISH OUT AND LIVED IN HARMONY poor Porcupine that You could feel the excitement in the No one ruled this huge intergalactic now lies in the hospital air last Friday morning when the Year station but people did try to steal, bully, for tripping in his needles, and Twos entered the classroom laden and commit crime. Food was scarce; it don’t forget about Raccoon who with materials to make their fish. came in fiery asteroids that hit the space bashed his head so hard in a tree he They followed the design, which they station port once in a while. Asteroids can’t remember his name, and finally Old had previously prepared in their books would aggressively hit the port and fall Mocking Jay who is still trying to get his beak and set to work. Some students found that into a titanium container. Later, employees out of the mailbox. Bunny has won all those their original design was not going to work would dig out rare jellies that were actually races and more. with how they wanted to make their fish, so edible. The critters called them Food Bitz. “Man I am soooo going to win this race.” part of their process was to make changes Since it was so rare, Bunny and his gang Bunny bragged. to their original design and then apply of hares would always steal and mug people Meanwhile Turtle was doing push-ups these changes to the making of their fish. for Food Bitz. Bunny sometimes caused in his backyard. This was a wonderful and most such a ruckus that everyone evacuated “I bet that putrid Bunny isn’t training at all, I enjoyable learning experience, whereby the area and left all the Food Bitz for Bunny bet all he’s doing is admiring himself.” the students learned about the whole to steal. He did this for weeks and weeks Although Turtle was in his backyard people process involved in designing and until everyone started starving to death. were watching. Soon rumors were spread. making any product. They started Turtle heard the news and decided to put “HEY! Have you heard, Turtle says he is right from investigating different an end to this massacre. Turtle stood up to going to beat Bunny!” Rumor after rumour. kinds of fish, to drawing their own Bunny in front of the entire crowd. Bunny Everyone prepared for this race and designs and finally applying their of course scared everyone with his ear ring decorated the race track like they hadn’t knowledge and making their fish. and lack of body parts. He had tattoos ever before. On Tuesday 9:45AM Turtle and B elow: Ava Berry (7 years old) displays her fish design that everyone thought was gruesome. Bunny both were standing at the starting Everyone stayed away because his cyborg line. “I’m gonna whip your butt you lettuce arms had guns attached to them. lover”! Turtle stayed silent, embarrassed Turtle however just looked pure because he had run out of comeback. The awesome. He gave people that feeling to starting man started yelling “READY, SET, act after you’ve seen an action movie.H is GOOOOOO!!!” Bunny raced like the wind immense fire power made people look at his at 70 MPH. Turtle started his jetpack and rad Mohawk. went at 40 MPH. Bunny was later so far “What do you want twit?” Bunny blurted. ahead that he started laughing he said; “I challenge you to race Carrot breath!” “Ha! This hunk of junk can’t even keep up Turtle said with anger. with me!” Bunny seemed enraged like he wanted So he laid himself under a tree and started to bite someone’s head off and spit the napping.

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