School News

On Friday February 9th the Year 2 children were very excited to celebrate Australia Topic Day. The children came in dressed in Australian colours and themed shirts, as well as bringing in special Australian souvenirs to share during Show and Tell. They spent the day playing Australian PE games like Gorri and Tarnambai, baking Anzac biscuits, as well as testing their knowledge on Australian facts. The highlight of the day was Mr. Michaelides (school parent) who kindly came and spoke to us about what it was like to grow up in Australia. The children listened with great interest about the education, activities and sports played in Australia, as well as about the animals that are native to this country. The children went home with a boomerang souvenir they made in Art and many fond memories of this fun filled day!

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On the 7th of February, the Senior School Running team participated in a Pancyprian running race organised by the Ministry of Education and Sports and Youth in Larnaka coastal area. Our team: Anastasia, Sotia and Ermioni from Year 7 along with Marian, Junkai and Michael from Year 8. The distance covered was 1500 metres. Anastasia came 8th, Marian 15th and Sotia 9th out of 226 participants which is a great achievement for them and the reputation of our school!

Well done to all for their performance and motivation!

The A level Drama students had an incredible time exploring the theatre scene in London. Over just three days, they participated in acting workshops with professional West End actors, toured the National Theatre and the Globe Theatre learning all about how things work behind the scenes, and saw four exciting productions: 'The Witches' and 'Kin' at the National Theatre, 'Ghosts' by Ibsen at the Sam Wanamaker Theatre (a historical theatre entirely lit by candles!), and the contemporary piece 'Leaves of Glass' at Park Theatre, which absolutely blew everyone away.

Time was also reserved for shopping trips in Oxford Street and Covent Garden, an optional visit to Tate Modern for our Art students, delicious dinners in Chinatown, Leicester Square and Southbank, an escape room activity at the incredible EscapeHunt venues, and a visit to one of the biggest bookshops in London to complete a series of theatre-based challenges.

The trip was greatly enjoyed by all, and the Y12's are already counting down the days until next year's trip!

Year 1 children had a wonderful time during our Health and Fitness week. They participated in an obstacle course and ran at least half a km every day! Playing team games, which kept everyone moving, was great fun as well as choreographing their own dance moves with Miss Constantinou. In addition to this Miss Lucy’s special fun fitness challenge was full of energy and fun. They learned about the food groups and why exercise and a healthy lifestyle are so important. The highlight of the week was sharing a fruit platter which was provided by the children themselves. Thank you to everyone who made our week so much fun!

The Junior and Senior School is a candidate school* for the International Baccalaureate (IB)Diploma Programme and pursuing authorization as an IB World School.

IB World Schools share a common philosophy—a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision.**

*Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate

status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org

**Mission Statement from the IB

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.