75th Anniversary Chronicle Magazine by Alice Smith School

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CONTENTS

The 75 years journey

A decade of memories

Evolution over the years

Our KLASS leaders

7 Interesting facts about our Heads of School

Honouring KLASS longest serving staff

I am KLASS… The defining memories

KLASSics love stories

KLASSics inspires

KLASSics keepsakes and treasurers

75 Interesting facts about KLASS

Notes of thanks

The 75th Anniversary Chronicle magazine is published in celebration of the anniversary. Special thanks to our alumni and staff for contributing their priceless photos, messages and articles; and our ACHIEVE secondary students for their contribution on the 75 interesting facts about the School. The views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily endorsed by the School. Some articles have been edited from their original content. All rights reserved. Copyright 2021-2022 by the Alice Smith School. If you wish to get in touch, please email klassics@alice-smith.edu.my

Interesting Facts Students used woven rattan baskets as a school bag up to the 1980s.

From the

Chair,Council of Governors

As we celebrate our school’s 75th birthday, we also commemorate an unprecedented 75th year, where festivities were launched via Zoom on 1st November 2021. Thankfully, the culmination of those celebrations was the 75th Anniversary Diamond Gala Ball held in person on 18th June 2022 at The Majestic Hotel. Our school’s rich history should be treasured and celebrated. 75 great years of heritage, achievements, camaraderie and memories captured in the following pages. I hope Alice Smith herself would be proud of what we have accomplished to date. In a world where education is now a business, the ethos of our not-for-profit school remains unchanged from when Alice Smith first founded it. Our top priority is, and will always be, the academic success and wellbeing of our students. Reflecting on our school’s history, we are reminded of the community’s care, resilience and sense of belonging that has carried the school through the years and continues to do so. Indeed, our school will emerge stronger from the very challenging past two years because our school community has worked harder and pulled together more than ever. That is what makes Alice Smith so special. That is what gives me great hope for the next 75 years. Happy 75th Birthday The Alice Smith School.

Marama Schnitker Chair Council of Governors

May we continue to reach for the stars… Sic Itur Ad Astra - In this way you shall reach the stars. 6

The 75 years history

journey...

The of the School brings about 75 years of rich unforgettable memories!

1946

heritage, 75 years of development and 75 years of 1950s When Alice Smith left for America in 1950, the school was officially named The Alice Smith School and passed into the capable hands of Anne Lilley. The Alice Smith Schools Association was formed, placing the responsibility for the administration of the school in the hands of a Council of Governors. The school relocated to Jalan Bellamy in May 1955.

The school was started in 1946 by Alice FairfieldSmith at her home in Jalan Eaton, Kuala Lumpur at the end of the Second World War. A biology graduate from Harvard University and an experienced teacher, Alice Smith only had a handful of expatriate children then, including her own daughter, Lindsey. Alice Smith’s founding ethos of wanting to provide a high quality education for expatriate families living in Kuala Lumpur is still as relevant today as it was over 70 years ago when the school first began.

1980s In 1982, the Primary Campus gym was named, ‘The Wilkinson Gym’. Under Mr Wilkinson’s consistently active encouragement, the school continued to flourish, and grow in numbers, exceeding 350 students during the 1980s. In 2010, a new milestone was achieved with the opening of a RM3.2 million four storey gym. The new gym was named ‘The Smurthwaite Gym’ after John Smurthwaite, parent and governor who has a great passion for sports.

1990s The Alice Smith School held its 50 th anniversary celebrations in May 1996. Two years later in September 19 9 8 , t h e sc h ool was honoured to welcome HRH The Prince Edward CVO for the official opening of a brand-new, purpose-built RM33 million Secondary Campus at Equine Park.

2000s As the world entered a new millennium in 2000, The Alice Smith School continued to go from strength to strength. The first cohort of Sixth Form students graduated that year, a very proud moment for the school and the students themselves. In February 2004, the new Library and Sixth Form Centre were officially opened at the Secondary Campus.

A glittering Diamond Jubilee Ball took place in 2006 in conjunction with the school’s 60th anniversary celebrations.

All this development stemmed from Alice Fairfield-Smith who started this school with a mission to educate children and today the School has become an internationally recognised educational institution. Taking you back on a historical journey of the beginning of The Alice Smith School.

1960s In August 1960, Alice Smith visited the school and was delighted to see its growth. When she left Malaya in 1950 after running the school for four years, there were only 70 pupils and seven teachers.

Returning on a sentimental journey, she was astonished to learn that enrolment had topped 250!

1970s Under the leadership of Patricia Lee, the Preparatory building for older students was opened in January 1971. By the end of the year, more classes were being added. Patricia Lee was Principal from 1964 to 1989.

2010s It was a joyous celebration as four Malaysian students received their inaugural full scholarship in December 2010 amounting to more than half a million ringgit enabling them to pursue their A Level studies. The students who received the scholarship award were bright and deserving post SPM students who later enrolled into Sixth Form at our Secondary Campus.

In 2011, the school was one of the first in Asia to be fully accredited as a British School Overseas (BSO) by the Department for Education in London. In a subsequent BSO report in 2014, both campuses were judged to be ‘excellent’. Following this successful BSO inspection, Alice Smith was awarded full membership to COBIS, the Council of British International Schools. COBIS is a membership association of British schools of quality and is a member of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) of the United Kingdom. Thursday, 4th July 2013 was a fitting moment in time in our history, to celebrate the school’s first Founder’s Day; a day to reflect on and understand the unique story of how the school began. This day also marks the birth of our school’s founder, Alice Smith on 4th July 1905.

2016 70th Anniversary Celebrations We were honoured to welcome founder, Alice Fairfield-Smith’s grandson, Cameron and great granddaughter, Rosie to our grand 70th Anniversary celebrations. The celebrations reflected on past accomplishments and successes and the legacies left by previous and current generations.

We were delighted to have won the Inclusion category at the International School Awards with our initiative, ‘KLASS Student-Support Programme: empowering students to lead on in-class support’. Congratulations to our Personalised Learning Faculty for the recognition of their great work! Additionally, our Primary Campus was shortlisted in the category for ‘A practical approach to supporting good Mental Health - a Student Wellbeing Toolkit’. These Awards recognise and celebrate the learning, teaching, community, wellbeing, leadership and strategic initiatives at international schools throughout the world. Awarded by the Geographical Association, this prestigious Secondary Geography Quality Mark award recognises quality and progress in geography leadership, curriculum development and learning and teaching in schools. Congratulations to our Secondary Campus Geography Department! Our Learn2Master programme in Languages was also shortlisted for an International School Award in the ‘Digital Technology in Learning Initiative’ category in 2020 recognising the schools ongoing innovation in learning and teaching.

In the same year, the Jubilee Centre was opened at the Primary Campus. It was awarded GOLD at t he Malaysian Architecture Malaysia (PAM) Awards 2015. In addition, exciting new outdoor facilities at the Secondary Campus opened in September 2016. The Sports Complex includes a world class 8-lane synthetic athletic running track which conforms to the standard of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), a natural turf football field, a 5-a-side hockey field and a versatile multi-sport playing area accommodating three futsal fields, netball and tennis courts.

The awards launched in 2018 celebrate the success stories of schools and their students across the independent education sector in the UK and British schools overseas. The award also recognises and applauds the varied and imaginative ways in which independent schools prepare young people for their future lives. A huge thank you to our fabulous Sixth Form team and everyone who contributed to the success of our #KLASSof2020 Twitter feeds, without which we would not have won the Best Use of Twitter #SchoolStories Awards. Our award winning customised prospectus secured Bronze in the InspirED School Marketers Brilliance Awards ‘Out of the Box Concepts’ category. Our userfriendly personalised prospectus allows prospective families to explore our range of academic subjects, learning environment and campus life - instant, online and delivered to their inbox!

2021 - 2022 Despite the unforeseen global outbreak in early 2020, our KLASS Community continues to celebrate as we reflect on the achievements of our 75th year!

We bid farewell to Primary Principal Tom Verity and Secondary Principal Dr. Sarah Howling as they returned to the UK. The school was honoured to welcome Alan McCarthy as the new Primary Principal and congratulate Dr. Maria Osowiecki on her promotion to Secondary Principal.

Themed #OurHeritage#OurFuture, the 75th anniversary year-long celebration kick started on 1st November 2021 with a virtual birthday bash. We hosted our first ever virtual party with special birthday messages from the British High Commissioner to Malaysia, H.E. Charles Hay and many others from our community; near and far. Together with three distinguished speakers from the Kechara Soup Kitchen Society, Gibbon Conservative Society and Free Tree Society, we also held a panel discussion with our students sharing their vision of a sustainable future - marking the launch of the Alice Smith School Foundation’s 75th Birthday Giving campaign. A total of 2,895 birthday gifts worth over RM 70,000 were purchased in just over a month supporting the various funds of the Foundation.

2018 - 2019 Exciting developments continue on both campuses, demonstrating not only creativity and innovation, but also our commitment to providing world class facilities. The opening of our new facilities at the Secondary Campus involving over 6,000 square metres of extensions in addition to refurbishment to the Humanities, Library & Sixth Form and Indoor Sports blocks further reflect our aspirations as a learning community, raising our ambitions for quality and excellence as a regional and world leader for education. In support of the wider community, The Alice Smith School Foundation was launched on 1st November 2018. The Foundation supports philanthropic work focusing on five areas of funding: Community; Scholarships and Bursaries; Special Educational Projects; Buildings & Facilities and Endowment.

2020

Themed ‘Investing In the Future’, the launch of the Foundation coincided with the opening of extensions and refurbishments to the Humanities, Library, Sixth Form and Indoor Sports blocks at the Secondary Campus, Equine Park by Her Excellency Vicki Treadell CMG MVO, the former British High Commissioner to Malaysia. We were immensely proud to win the Pastoral Initiative category at the International School Awards 2019. The initiative involved developing Year 6 leadership opportunities which empowered students to help transform playtimes. Alice Smith also received an outstanding Council of British International Schools’ Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance Report in 2019.

As quoted in the COBIS Patron’s Accreditation March 2019 report:

Brought new beginnings and even more student success! Zhi Yan Lee, KLASS of 2020, became the first proud recipient of the Alice Smith School Foundation Tertiary Study Grant allowing him to pursue a degree in Chemical Engineering at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, a real milestone for our Foundation. Alice Smith was selected as a Finalist in The International Independent Schools of the Year Category for two years running. Being placed in the Top Four International Schools Globally is a wonderful achievement of which we are exceptionally proud.

In the same academic year, we were recognised as a fully registered International Award Centre (IAC) running The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award for participating students from Years 10 - 13. The Award is a non-formal education and learning framework operating in more than 130 countries and territories around the world, through which young people’s achievements outside of academia are recognised and celebrated. The Award encourages young people to learn new skills, get physically active, volunteer within their communities and discover a sense of adventure outside the classroom. More recently, our Higher Education team was nominated as one of the finalists for the Pathways to Continued and University Education award at the International School Awards 2022! With the Future Pathways initiative, students are encouraged to develop higher self-awareness of their own skills, interests, abilities and decision-making skills to help them make fulfilling higher education and career

“The school is an innovative role model and leader for promoting high quality, educational practice as shown by obtaining the UCL IoE gold standard quality mark for professional development. The school promotes a holistic approach where teaching and learning is continually enhanced and is highly personalised for each and every student.”

choices once they graduate from Alice Smith School an essential skill for students to have for life! Sian May has been appointed as our new Head of School commencing in summer 2022. She succeeds Roger Schultz who has contributed significantly to the development of the School for the past 12 years since 2010. Sian is a passionate British educator with a strong track record of strategic success in developing exciting education provision across a range of international schools including teaching and leadership positions in the UK, Hong Kong and Switzerland. We look forward to welcoming her soon! At The Alice Smith School, we are passionate about the difference we make; continuing to innovate throughout our history, innovating in our learning spaces and innovating in our teaching, but most importantly innovating for our students’ success. The excitement of the 75th anniversary culminated in the Anniversary Diamond Gala Ball on 18th June 2022, attended by 468 guests.

A decade of

memories

The Alice Smith School was and is a great school. My mother’s philosophy from the beginning was: “It should be fun” and “We will not exclude non-Europeans”. As I recall my mother’s account, she had no intention of starting a school. They were living in a kampung in Ampang Road. Other families who had their kids with them basically said “These are kids and you are a teacher”. The school started in a small house on Eaton Road. The school rapidly became too big for the one spare room in the “small house” and we moved into the “big house” on Eaton Road. The school took the whole ground floor (three large rooms) and we lived upstairs. Later in 1949, the school had outgrown the big house and the school moved to the Masonic Hall. I was stunned when I visited in 1995, by the houses remaining exactly as I remembered but with the two towers in the background soaring above the trees.

Lindsey Fairfield -Smith

Alice Fairfield-Smith’s daughter, 2013

The family members of Fairfield-Smith. On the far left is Alice’s son, Hugh, Cameron (back row in red checkered shirt) and Hilton (on the right of Cameron) are Alice’s two grandsons. Rosie, Alice’s great-granddaughter is in white.

“On behalf of the (Fairfield) Smith family, we’d like to wish the school a huge congratulations on your 75th Anniversary. We are so proud of how far the school has come, as we know Alice would be too. Alice’s daughter, Lindsey, has told us that the school is a sanctuary of endless possibility and we know it is a school that provides a passion for learning as well as the opportunity to fulfil any child’s dream. We are so proud of how far the school has come, and even more proud it was our dear kind, compassionate Alice that got it started”. Lots of love,

Cameron and Rosie

on behalf of the (Fairfield) Smith family

Cameron and Rosemary Smith visited Alice Smith School in 2016 in celebration of the 70th Anniversary

The Primary Campus, Jalan Bellamy

Home of the original Alice Smith School on Jalan Eaton, Kuala Lumpur in 1946

Prep 1 - 2 classroom

Evolution over the years

From teaching a handful of students in a small bungalow house in Eaton Road in 1946 to a transformational two campus stellar international school with over 1,300 students, The Alice Smith School has evolved drastically over the last 75 years. Let us take you down memory lane through the years of transformation.

The Bellamy entrance

The Jubilee Centre, 2014

The Smurthwaite Gym, 2010

The Jubilee Centre, 2014

The Secondary Campus, Equine Park

Development of the new Secondary Campus back in 1996

The RM 33 million Secondary Campus was opened by HRH The Prince Edward CVO in September 1998

The front field, 2010

The Main Building, 2015

The Steve Warry Centre, 2012

The Science labs and open learning space

The 8-lane synthetic athletic running track, certified by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)

The Sports Complex, 2016

The Humanities, Library, Sixth Form and Indoor Sports blocks, 2018

Bangladesh Climbing Wall, 2021

The Thomas-Peter Library, 2019

Sixth Form Lecture Theatre

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Andy Homden Director of School, 1996 - 2002

Valerie Thomas-Peter Director of School, 2008 - 2014

Roger Schultz Head of School, 2014 - 2022

Sian May Head of School, 2022 to present

One of the many reasons for the phenomenal success of the school that Alice Smith started in 1946 is that it has always planned for its future while being continually inspired by its past. Always evolving, it remains the same and in this way it has gone to the stars.

The world has changed dramatically since the Alice Smith School opened 75 years ago but its enduring mission to ensure that its students ‘reach for the stars’ is as relevant today as it was then. I am proud to have been associated with the school and to have assisted in its further development during my six year tenure, developing amongst other things the scholarship initiative and also instituting the annual celebration of Founder’s Day on Alice Smith’s birthday. The school’s

Celebrating our 75th year is a wonderful milestone for our school community, a testament to the strength of stewardship, belonging and commitment past and present. We continue to reach for the stars, aiming ever higher to make the Alice Smith experience the best it can possibly be through the achievements of our students, the richness of school life and learning, and the character, culture and diversity of our community. It has been a privilege to work alongside so many who are so dedicated to the school on its continuing journey to reach for the stars.

It is an extraordinary landmark for any international school to celebrate 75 years. I wholeheartedly congratulate the Alice Smith School on this remarkable achievement. It is characteristic of a robust and innovative community that has supported generations of students. It is an honour to be part of creating the future for our current and next generations. I believe the school will continue to hold a special and unique position in the lives of our students, parents, educators and Malaysia.

Congratulations for a wonderful 75 years. I know there are many more to come!

solid foundations will ensure its success for future generations in years to come.

Our KLASS Leaders

“The single biggest way to impact an organisation is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organisation that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.” ~ John Maxwell Over the years, the Alice Smith School has been under the helm of many great leaders.

Alice Fairfield-Smith

Doris Muir

Denise Fleming

Founder, 1946 - 1949

Primary Principal, 1951 - 1959

Primary Principal, 1961 - 1964

1946

1950s

Joseph Eales Primary Principal, 1984 - 1992

1960s

Anne Lilley

Ella Whitmore

Primary Principal, 1949 - 1951

Primary Principal, 1959 - 1961

Anthony Richards Primary Principal, 1997 - 1999

1980s

1990s

Patricia Lee

Sue de Bohun

Steve Caulfield

Primary Principal, 1964 - 1989

Primary Principal, 1992 - 1997

Primary Principal, 1999 - 2011

News of the leaders I have many fine memories of my time as Principal at Equine Park. Since leaving Malaysia, I have been fortunate to have led a British international school in China, a threeprogramme IB school in Africa and now a very established international school in Norway. Along the way, I have managed to write books, create training videos and serve on the IB Heads’ Council, the board of the Association of International Schools in Africa and still serve on the Commission for International Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Since leaving Alice Smith, I was involved in some School Inspection work in the UAE, mainly Abu Dhabi. I’ve been busy travelling more and visiting places I’ve always wanted to go to. I still have a condo in KL and plan to spend more time in Malaysia going forward. I miss Malaysian food so much when I’m away. I hope to pop into Jalan Bellamy to see all the wonderful changes that I know have taken place there over the years. Best wishes everyone.

Steve Caulfield Primary Principal, 1999 - 2011

Nikolas Bishop Secondary Principal 2003 - 2007

I left Alice Smith in 2016, we have since worked in Texas and Dubai and then, we were back in the UK. I have three children now, all girls, Freya who’s 9, Florence who’s 7, and Felicity who’s 4, and we moved back to the UK to be with family to continue with UK based education. I am studying for my master in psychology at the moment. I might be training with the hope of becoming an educational psychologist and possibly I will do some international work once qualified and just finishing my master next year and then looking for doing the PhD in that area.

Congratulations to all at Alice Smith on this wonderful milestone! Since my tenure at Equine Park, I have spent time in Ho Chi Minh City, then Budapest and am now Principal at a sister FOBISIA school, Dover Court International School, just down the road in Singapore. My own three sons, all KLASS alumni, are in England engaged in various degrees and data analytics jobs. They all have very fond memories of the FOBISIA Games in particular.

When we were in Malaysia, we loved every moment and every second but very much enjoyed having the season again a bit and family and friends back in the UK.

Richard Dyer Secondary Principal 2007 - 2009

Kate Fuller Primary Principal, 2011 - 2016

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 2 years since I left KLASS after 6 wonderful years as Secondary Principal. I miss you all and I hope to come back to visit you very soon! My wife (Ms Krupa from the library) and I love living in Bath in the UK - beautiful countryside and historic buildings (Bridgerton country!).

I now live in the UK and work as a coach, facilitator and consultant with leaders, teams and organisations around the world to build resilience, have better conversations, and transform conflict to ignite engagement and performance. Although I can’t be there in person, I will be thinking of students, staff, and the whole community as you celebrate this momentous occasion.

Ms Krupa is sharing her beautiful books with children in a school in Bath. I am working with seven schools in the South West and, from next term, a further three in The Midlands. We are also gradually doing up an old cottage and enjoying the English sunshine when it appears!

Wishing KLASS all the very best now and for what I am sure will be another incredible 75 years!

Congratulations on 75 amazing years and to many more to come!

Sarah Howling Secondary Principal, 2014 - 2020

Tom Verity Primary Principal, 2016 - 2020

Andy Homden

Nikolas Bishop

Valerie Thomas-Peter

Kate Fuller

Tom Verity

Alan McCarthy

Secondary Principal, 1996 - 2000 Director of School, 2000 - 2002

Secondary Principal, 2003 - 2007

Director of School, 2008 - 2014

Primary Principal, 2011 - 2016

Primary Principal, 2016 - 2020

Primary Principal, 2020 to present

2000s

2010s

2020s

Stephen Murray

Richard Dyer

Roger Schultz

Dr Sarah Howling

Dr Maria Osowiecki

Sian May

Secondary Principal, 2000 - 2003

Secondary Principal, 2007 - 2009

Secondary Principal, 2010 - 2014 Head of School, 2014 - 2022

Secondary Principal, 2014 - 2020

Secondary Principal, 2020 to present

Head of School, 2022 to present

7 Interesting About Roger

Facts

Schultz

Secondary Principal, 2010 - 2014 Head of School, 2014 - 2022

What we need to know about you. I like solitude and I can spend time alone quite easily. I love sport and the outdoors and I particularly like hiking, running, cycling and swimming. In December Diane and I celebrate 42 years of marriage and next February, our first grandchild turns 2. I have lived and worked in Asia for 26 years.

What was your biggest accomplishment during your 12 years with the Alice Smith School? We have accomplished so many things at Alice and I am fortunate and grateful to have shared these with many wonderful people - staff, governors, parents, students and school partners. New and refurbished facilities, the School’s Foundation, investment in specialist staff and great experiences and outcomes for our students year after year have meant so much to me.

What is one thing you’ve learned that you wish you could tell your younger self? We all make mistakes. Never be afraid to admit when you are wrong or when you have made a mistake. This is not a sign of weakness or failure but rather a step forward that allows you to grow and become a better person.

Share with us one crazy moment of your life that you will never forget. Scuba diving to 50m on the wreck of the Quetta in the Torres Strait between Queensland and Papua New Guinea. RMS Quetta was a Royal Mail Ship that was wrecked on 28 February 1890 after striking an unknown and uncharted, submerged rock. The rock is now known as Quetta Rock.

Name one thing you cannot live without. Exercise - it helps me to keep the right balance in my life, to think things through and keep things in perspective.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? Lapland in Finland in June, the land of the midnight sun because it is a true natural wilderness, mostly undisturbed by humans.

What is the bravest thing you’ve ever done? I am not great with heights… I went hot air ballooning for my 50th birthday. Was that brave? No, not really. Perhaps as a young lad on our farm it was helping my father to fight and stop a bushfire that was threatening to destroy our house.

7 Interesting Facts

About

Sian May

Head of School, 2022 to present

What we need to know about you. I am first and foremost an educator. I believe in the concept of mastery learning in any area of interest which develops a sense of personal identity and broadens a knowledge of the world. I am a ferocious reader of educational evidence and enjoy expanding my knowledge to encounter new ideas. On a day to day level I love walking my dog, running, socialising and travelling.

A value that resonates with you. Wisdom. Wisdom is beyond skills, knowledge and experience. It is about knowing when to leverage another’s talents, skills, knowledge and experience. Real innovation and achievement is possible when we intentionally develop such collective wisdom.

Most exciting thing about moving to Malaysia. Food! In all seriousness the cuisine does enthuse me but I am also excited to learn about Malaysian culture. I look forward to exploring Malaysia.

What motivates you? I look at the world and the complexity of what is at play globally, and it is fair to say that it is a mixed picture. Then I look at the next generation of young leaders and their clear sightedness, drive and thirst for life. This motivates me to ensure young people feel valued, taken seriously and engaged in what they want to achieve in the world.

What is the biggest learning moment from a previous school? I was speaking to a young man from Burundi (East Africa) who was a refugee and he was working with some of my students as part of a service project. His father was a human rights lawyer and they had fled Burundi for their lives. He told me that he had to unlearn what had happened to him and relearn new norms in order to be accepted. From that day onwards I often consider the cycle of unlearning, learning and relearning. This was a really pivotal moment because it affected the way my students and I thought about “service” as an idea. It then changed our approach to many student driven initiatives.

Favourite film you watched this year or last year on Netflix. I really enjoyed The Queen’s Gambit. I also loved some of the documentaries on Netflix too. Definitely helpful in the last couple of years to have some distraction when there was time!

What impact you like to leave on Alice Smith School. Alice Smith is a thriving community, with wide-ranging expertise, knowledge and experience. It has benefited from Roger’s fantastic leadership. The impact I would like to achieve is the empowerment of this incredible community to innovate and provide authentic future-ready education for our students.

Ahmad Azman Zambery

Alison Nadarajah

Maria Chew

Sandhi Ramasamy

Facilities Facilities,, Primary Primary Campus Campus KLASS 1990 to present

Primary Vice-Principal KLASS 1986 to present

Geography Teacher KLASS 1982 - 2022

Teaching Assistant KLASS 1991 to present

HONOURING KLASS Longest Serving Staff

At The Alice Smith School, staff are one of the pillars of our school community. Our staff go the extra mile to enhance and enrich the lives and learning of our students. Each staff member demonstrates a strong commitment to the wellbeing of our students and shows support towards the development of the school. In celebration of our 75th anniversary, five longest serving staff who have been with the school for more than three decades were honoured. Catch a glimpse of what life has been for them working at the School for the past decades.

Rajalakshimi Kanapathi Teaching Assistant KLASS 1989 to present

atmosphere has prevailed. Being kind and thinking about others before yourself was instilled in me by my first Principal, Mrs Patricia Lee, who led by example in her formidable style. Her old students have such loyalty and great fondness for the school. It’s something that still amazes me today. The impact she had on the school was extraordinary and I am proud to have known her and worked with her during my first years at Alice Smith.

Maria Chew

Alison Nadarajah

KLASS 1982 to 2022, 40 years

KLASS 1986 to present, 36 years

Maria Chew, fondly known as Mrs Chew is currently the longest serving teacher in the history of the Alice Smith School! A teacher of Geography who gives her all to her students, Mrs Chew shares her journey of beginning her teaching career at the School.

Mrs Nadarajah! Many of you from the late 1980s would definitely remember her. She’s been championing the student’s wellbeing and ensuring all the students at the Primary Campus are well taken care of. She shares her journey on how she started off as a teacher at the School and now has become the Vice Principal of the Primary Campus.

I first visited Malaysia in 1980 when I came on holiday with my husband. His family told me about The Alice Smith School, saying it had a high reputation and standard of education. One day we both visited the Primary Campus on the off chance that a receptionist might be working and we might get a peek around. However, I was really very delighted to discover that the Principal, Mrs Patricia Lee, was in her office. She was so charming and welcomed the opportunity to talk about the history of the school. We spent a wonderful afternoon with her which ended with a tour of the school. I kept in touch with Mrs Lee and in 1982, I joined The Alice Smith School. My husband and I hadn’t intentionally intended to set up home here, it just happened and that was mainly due to the fact that I was very happy teaching in the school. I have many fond memories of various events that have happened over the years, such as the opening of the Secondary Campus in Equine Park and the opening of the great Humanities block which were very special. For me, the things worth cherishing are the little things that happen everyday in the classroom, like the joy that comes from teaching and interacting with the students. I hope that The Alice Smith School continues to flourish and develop in the coming years and that it maintains its strong community spirit. My years at Alice Smith have just flashed by and I feel very privileged to have worked at the school for so long. It will be hard to imagine a life without the buzz of colleagues and students but I am fortunate to be taking with me a treasuretrove of very happy memories. I now feel thrilled and excited that I can spend more time in the UK with my children and grand children. Alice Smith School will always be in my heart.

I was keen of work abroad. I spotted the advert of The Alice Smith School, Kuala Lumpur in the Times Educational Supplement. It was mid 1985 and the school was offering a five term contract from January 1986. The advert reads: The school, originally founded on a small scale to cater to the children of expatriates in Kuala Lumpur, has expanded to become the best-known English medium school in Malaysia. Because of the considerable presence of resident expatriate wives in Malaysia, The Alice Smith School has traditionally recruited most of its teaching staff locally. More recently, further expansion of the school has necessitated the employment of contract staff from Britain. Educational consultants Gabbitas-Thring in London were engaged to conduct the interview. The post was for that of a Junior level teacher to teach in the 8 to 12 year range. In addition, the post required someone to take extra-curricular activities, in particular Guides, Cub Scouts and Brownies. I travelled down overnight to London from Scotland and was interviewed by a panel from GabbitasThring and Mrs Purchase, a retired senior leader from the school. If you had told me in 1985 that I would still be teaching and living in Malaysia 36 years later, I would have been stunned! It was never the plan, however, I have been most fortunate and have a lot to be grateful for in my life. I met my husband and married in 1990. Having decided to stay in Malaysia and keep working, Alice Smith is where my loyalties lay. Although there have been many changes over the years; staff, students, families and buildings, the same ethos and happy busy

I have so many memories but it is meeting former families and students who return to visit the school that gives me the most joy. My vision is that the children will continue, for many years to come, to love coming to Alice Smith and love learning and that our teachers will thoroughly enjoy working here. Even after 36 years, I have never got up in the morning and felt I did not want to go to work.

Teachers are not only the sole backbone of educating the students. The Teaching Assistants also play a huge role in supporting the development and growth of the students. Their contribution towards the students and the school shines through the journey of these two long serving staff Mrs Guna and Mrs Sandhi.

Rajalakshimi Kanapathi KLASS 1989 to present, 33 years It was 1987. I was 19 years old and I was working at Sekolah Sri Cempaka, Bukit Bintang as a teacher. We, the teachers together with the standard (year) 5 and 6 children came to Alice Smith School for a few friendly netball and soccer matches with the children of The Alice Smith School. During the matches, I wondered about how fabulous the school was looking and what it would be like to work at this prestigious school. One day, I saw an advertisement in the newspaper with a school looking for Teaching Assistants for an expatriate school. There was no name of school, only a P.O Box address. I just applied for the job, not knowing it was The Alice Smith School. I was very excited when I received the letter for an interview which had The Alice Smith School letterhead.

Mrs Ann Nordin (one of the Heads) interviewed me; a lovely lady. During the interview, she asked me about my experience in teaching, as I was very young. I did inform her about me coming to Alice Smith for friendly matches. I was offered the job and started working here on the 17th April 1989 which was during the Easter holidays. Mrs Nordin prepared some resources such as coloured papers, art papers and colour pencils and felt tips and told me to create activities for children with the given resources. I prepared the activities and explained what its purpose was and how I was going to use them with the children. Now when I think about this, I know Mrs Nordin liked my ideas as she took them and kept them in her office. I loved the way we taught the children. Small number of children in a class with two teachers. We were able to guide the children one to one and I saw children progress in their learning. Alice Smith School is a UK syllabus school. Going to London was my dream. Mrs Marie Bakar (one of the Heads) lit the fire in me by encouraging me to go to London to study to be a Nursery Nurse but she couldn’t get sponsors that time. This inspired me to study course after courses until I went to University of London for my graduation in May 2014. I graduated with a double Diploma in Learning Disorder Management and Diploma in Counselling and Child Psychology. This is one of my most memorable experiences that I have had while working in this school. I am still learning a lot of new teaching techniques at present. My aspiration is for Alice Smith to become a very successful school internationally. A school and a community that encourages our students to develop their cognitive and intellectual abilities beyond to reach the stars.

all started. I followed in their footsteps. Since my parents worked here and I’ve spent almost all my childhood days in this school, I told myself that I’d work in this school one fine day, and thankfully, I managed to get a job here. I joined as a domestic staff then received an offer to be a Teacher’s Assistant. I was 19 year old, a young woman realising what was once an imagination is now more than I can imagine. I’m here marking my milestone for more than 30 years. I was interviewed by Mrs Ann Nordin for my domestic role and later was interviewed by Mr. Tony Richard for the Teacher Assistant role. Prior to becoming a Teacher Assistant, I attended several trainings which were arranged by the School. When Tony interviewed me and offered the role I was very delighted and surprised. The interview was so swift as Tony asked me one question: Am I ready to take this job? And my answer was YES! Alice Smith School will always and still has a special place in my heart. It is an honour for me to be here and celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the School and my 31 years of experience. I did not imagine that! Rather than saying a workplace, I would say Alice Smith School is a second home. The people I have come across have shaped, inspired, and made me realise many potentials that I wasn’t aware of. For example, I completed my Diploma in Teaching Assistant by COBIS. I’m genuinely grateful for each individual with whom I have crossed paths in my journey here and I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Ms Alison Nadarajah. She has given me utmost support, guidance and how she cared for me. She was my first Teacher in Year 3 where I attended as a Teaching Assistant. Without all these people, I wouldn’t have been here and thank you for always keeping me grounded. This School and the people here resemble the four-leaf clover; hard to find but lucky to have. There are many ups and downs that I came through while working here. No matter what the hurdles were, the people here have never failed me. The moral support, inspiration and trust they have in me are impeccable. They certainly have a special place in my heart and are my backbone for keeping and making my journey continuously beautiful in this school. I cannot thank God enough for making my existence in this school a fruitful one, and as far as I’m here, I’ll serve my duty with utmost purity and dedication.

Sandhi Ramasamy KLASS 1991 to present, 31 years My house was neighbouring Alice Smith School. The lush green surroundings of the School were my playground, where I created little moments and big memories. I spent most of my time around here while my parents worked in this school - where it

The memories are abundant in this school. But, one that I fondly remember till today was the change in my career back then in 1995. From a domestic staff to a Teaching Assistant. This role change has brought me the most memories and changes in my life. The past 30 years went on at a breathtaking pace. When I look back at

the Alice Smith School - it’s unbelievable and beyond amazing. Just as ever, how the school has been thriving and making a huge stance in this nation, I hope to see The Alice Smith School be one of the top educational institutions in this nation and internationally as well. I am confident Alice Smith School will make great strides and hold on to its name as one of the first British schools to celebrate many success milestones and hold a great fort here.

To upkeep the surrounding and environment of the school, we have our hardworking and responsible maintenance team. They keep the School looking presentable and comfortable so the students and staff do the best they can to mirror the international standard of education. This is the story of Azman who has been taking care of the upkeep of the school since 1990!

Ahmad Azman Zambery KLASS 1990 to present, 32 years I was out of a job and one day a friend recommended me a job at a school that he was working for. I applied for the maintenance position and immediately got the job. At that time, the school was very small and there were only a handful of maintenance staff. This is my first job and I started my career with Alice Smith School when I was 22 years old. I like working here and have made many friends in this school. It has a welcoming environment and it is also near my house. The school has always supported the staff through their generosity of providing aid from the school in the forms of food and emergency funds. The school also has also provided skills training for my personal development. I have so many memorable events that happened during these 32 years like the Christmas Bazaars and Eid Mubarak celebrations. I also remember, we used to have friendly football matches with teachers from the Primary Campus and the Secondary Campus. These events were really fun and I still remember them until now. My wish for this school is to continue to thrive for success for the next 10 years and become more advanced and successful in the future.

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I am KLASS... The Defining Memories The School has been a second home for so many students for over seven decades. The walls of the school hold so many dear memories and experiences of our community. Each student holds unique attachments to the student that has enriched their bonds with their school and community. We have reached out to our alumni to share their moments of their precious memories of their time at the Alice Smith School.

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one of your oldest alum ni, Jardine Ja I was chris mieson! tened Kath erine but ha friends and ve always professional be en ly, to this known as Ka Australia sinc day. I have y, by family e mid 2007 , . Prior to th lived in A ten years. delaide, So I lived in W at I lived an uth es d te dance produc worked in rn Australia Melbourne tions nationa ’59-’97 thou for lly and intern the mid 90s gh I toured ationally an for 12 month theatre and d lived and s. worked in In dia in Interesting for me now to read in Kindergarte n, 16 Hicks all my scho ol reports Road, KL Ladies’ Col (’54 -’55), (from Waver lege, in Pe right throug ley rth Western imagination h to Presby Australia, (’6 flourished an terian 4-’68) that d my best I ended up they all sa working in subjects wer y my the Arts, th e always th nearly 35 ye roughout A e humanities ars. Offstag ustralia and e, not onstag . Although I of internationa e! Mostly in ficially retired lly, for senior manag in 2019 I am and for occa em st sional, paid ent positions short-term co ill involved in the arts, bo . th as a volunt nsultancy ro les. Love it! eer Our parents, Jim and Peg or Peggy Ja back to KL fo mieso r th immediate bo e second time when Dad n, moved from Seremba n in mid 1957 ss, Arthur G was transfer , ammon, know red back to General of M head office. alaya. He ha n as Sa m m His y d three daug G School. am m on , was Postmas hters who m ay have gone terto the Alice Smith I only have vague mem ories of the of doing PT school itself on a large though I ha square. Jum 2000 the sc ve a vivid m ping jacks! hool had ex emory When Jardin panded. e and I visi ted in I have a reco llection that th time, with cl e school ha assr ll was centra l to the mai one of the yo ooms emanating off bo n building in th sides of th ungest in m my e main build y class while I was socially ing. I think I I w younger than as at the Sc was hool. I susp the rest. ect, as a resu lt, Written by

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. back in 1965 School way ith Sm g. tin ice un Al da the was a bit d I started at a big school r Michael an riving at such 5 my brothe ar of so e st ag . fir so er d a few less Kindergarten At the tend l good ones an at St. Anne’s we all sat t I have severa We had been bu r de or in t e school day are no the end of th pick each At My memories to ! et y rg wa fo ive dr not likely to g down the am allowed in I m r re co be we m rs nu we ca e en ence plate could see th mber and th d d AC! nu an ha e at w pl lvo do BJ9127 – A lic Vo in ce w s cing a large t out the licen s great as hi fa ou wa ll sh at ha d th e ul d th wo in her pick us up an ild up. A teac r dad would and every ch Sometimes ou . go d an . or similar, to get up plate though was a sermon ber his licence church goers floor. 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Our alumni share some of their

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My brother, Andrew and I were both pupils at the school in 1947 - 1951. I was Headboy when Lindsey was Headgirl. Visiting the modern school and looking at the old photographs was marvellous and brought back great memories. I was in love with Lindsey at the age of 7, but whether she knew, I’m not sure…!

Patrick Jackson KLASS 1947 - 1951 I had a dream one night with Mrs. Lee telling us not to touch the walls in the hall as they had just been painted. Which reminded me that she had done just that, about 1966!

Lesley Buller KLASS 1964 - 1969 Miss Dougherty taught Geography as well as being librarian. She lived in an apartment in Jalan Madge (off Jln Ampang Hilir) and was driven to school every day by her driver in an old black Rover classic.

Lizette Abbink KLASS 1964 - 1974 Mrs Lee was a true educationist, and had the gift of identifying the best in each child.. We kept in touch, after I left Alice Smith - my parents and her in particular as I was in the UK for some time after leaving Alice Smith - right up to her last trip to KL..she had a profound influence on me, and I think of her often.

Ainuddin Noordin KLASS 1964 - 1973 The hand-standing gang I was in! We stood on our hands and heads everywhere (1971-ish).

Karin Miller KLASS 1965 - 1972 This is the field the juniors would play all their football matches against other schools. Prep 1 and 2 would also play football there at lunchtimes - those were the best times! The area between the end building and the outside covered lunch area with tables was were all the organised fights between the boys would take place as it was out of view of the duty teachers! I recall once when I was 9 years old I was challenged to fight there by a much bigger boy but I managed to beat him by rugby tackling him to the ground which caught him totally by surprise!

John Fletcher KLASS 1969 - 1976 Two very strong memories I have of Mrs Ow Yang’s class; the first was being in class one afternoon, and Mrs Ow Yang called me over to her desk. She started berating me about my work and when I looked down, I realised it was Nicola’s book. Our writing was very similar but she couldn’t tell the difference. I said to her, ‘It’s Nicola’s book’ and she wouldn’t believe me until she turned to the front! She just said, ‘Oh. Sit down.’ Then called for Nicola to come to her table. The other was one morning when she walked in and she was very ticked off because we must have been talking a lot and being noisy. She told us all to keep standing and then started sniffing the air. She said, I smell gas.’’ Then out of the blue one of the boys said ‘ Yes it’s John’s gas.’ I thought she was going to start yelling but she actually smiled! Another one of my most vivid memories is when David Wilkinson came to the school after visiting the Sahara Desert. We were all asked to go into the then ‘projector room’ and one of the slides was a picture of a friend frying an egg on the bonnet of their car and him eating it!

Lakshmi Shankar KLASS 1970 - 1977

It’s an honour and privilege to have attended the school as a child and now to walk these same corridors as an adult. To be able to give back something to the school that was such a huge influence in my formative years is special to me. The education I received was foundational but the biggest lessons I learned at Alice Smith, to which I remember to this day, were always outside of the curriculum.

Charles Lim KLASS 1971 - 1976 Interesting that so many remember the fearsome Miss Doughty and her “bingo wings.” I was terrified of her - so much so that at least on one occasion when I forgot a library book, I pretended I was sick and went to the headmistress’s office. Incredibly, Miss Doughty came and found me! Gave me a barrack for forgetting my “Secret Seven Go on An Adventure” or whatever it was. I also specifically remember that classroom in the bottom right hand corner. It‘s where we learned how to join our letters together when handwriting and where at some point I was told I could graduate from pencil to pen. Little could I have imagined that 50 years later I’d be typing on a handheld computer!

Mark Jenkins KLASS 1973 Kevin Tatum and Mme Daley...two unforgettable characters! I loved going to the projector rooms for films (and A/C!), playing elastics, the board game days at the end of term and yes kiss catch as well!

Cindy Larson KLASS 1974 - 1982 Yessss. Run across became a British bulldog at some point. And the ice-cream man also sold durian ice-cream. We also played ping-pong on top of the aluminium covered lunch tables. And we had to do our homework there in between the end of classes and the start of the sports activities (rugby or football for the boys, netball and hockey for the girls???). What a great time to remember.

Roland Buisman KLASS 1974 - 1983 Kevin Tatum popping out of a cupboard to surprise Madam Daley and MD sending him back in for the duration of the class.

Benjamin Wade KLASS 1974 - 1982 Ice cream man who came to sell ice creams from the other side of the fence. Wish I still had the folder we had to have with us for assembly. Those baskets were so fun with the water bottle holder. The friendships were the best tho. Mid 1980s.

Suvi Korenius KLASS 1983 - 1986 I had a fantastic trip down memory lane at the Primary Campus in Jalan Bellamy. Thank you so much! The Alice Smith School is a remarkable, evolving institution and may it continue to nurture future generations!

Tunku Zain Al -’Abidin KLASS 1988 - 1995 I was a pupil from 1999 through to 2011. Alice Smith had opened so many doors, one of which led me to competing at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio! I am forever grateful for the experience I had here over my years!

Ben Proud KLASS 1999 - 2011 So many great memories ! It’s hard to list them all but here are a few that come to mind....the amazing teachers, my wonderful friends, hockey, netball, all the fun we had in the science lab with Mrs. Foster, the bake sales and learning German with Frau Yusuff.

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KLASSics Love Stories It all began at the Alice Smith School… stories of many KLASSics alumni; students and teachers who have found love at the Alice Smith School. These couples share their first encounters and how it is now part of their histories.

Lucas Kong

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Kristy-Lee Kong (née Ellis) KLASS 1998 - 2000

“I helped her with her math homework in exchange for her phone number.” And that’s how it all began. Lucas saw Kristy-Lee on her first day as she sat with her family at the reception of the Secondary Campus in Equine Park. He eventually met her at the Library fishbowl study room where he helped her with her math homework in exchange for her phone number. They both captained the basketball team in 2000 and went to FOBISSEA in Phuket, Thailand. They went to prom together in 2000 and enjoyed many a lunchtime eating roti canai at the canteen. Their first “official” date was at the cinemas in BSC followed by pool at Seasons Pool Hall in Bangsar Baru (near Ronnie Q and Cheap Charlies back then). Their relationship turned long distance when Kristy-Lee moved to England before being reunited in Sydney, Australia for University. Absence truly makes the heart grow fonder, says Lucas! Fast forward 19 years later, they got married in 2009, they have three beautiful children; Joshua (11), Juliet (9) and Alexander (7), they live happily in Perth, Australia where Lucas works in the family business whilst Kristy-Lee post her midwifery career, looks after the homefront full-time. “We both feel very blessed and incredibly lucky to have found each other at the age of 15/16 at KLASS in Malaysia. It still took an unbelievable amount of hard work and sacrifice but we wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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KLASSics Inspires We have continued to innovate throughout our history, innovating in our learning spaces and innovating in our teaching, but most importantly innovating for our students’ success. This section of our chronicle showcases the future leaders who are paving the way for a greater tomorrow with their impact socially, economically and politically. 75 great years with the School always encouraged the innovators with each of their students. We interviewed a few alumni that are making waves in their fields.

Dr. Natasha Chapplow KLASS 2002 - 2012

Twel ve ye ar s at The A lice Smith School and now a Marine G eo s c i e n t i st . S he ha s he r experience and her journey of studying physics behind the ocean. What do you do for a living? I’m a Marine Geologist, which means I spend a lot of time conducting scientific research and then explaining my results to others. Currently, I study the Physics behind the ocean, for example waves and currents (i.e. marine), and how these processes can be related to land features such as canyons and rivers (i.e. geology). Large underwater avalanches called turbidity currents can travel from the coast to the deep ocean, and in the process sculpt underwater canyon systems - the Grand Canyon formed this way. Until recently we knew very little about underwater avalanches because they typically destroy measurement equipment placed in their pathway. The scientific research project that I am a part of has successfully captured some of the first ever measurements of these events in the oceans.

Oh that’s really something isn’t it. Well done! You are making history. Not only are you making an impact in physics, you are also doing your part for the community! Tell us more about your recent volunteerism work with the Ukrainian refugees. I’ve become quite proficient in first response care from volunteering with St. Johns Ambulance alongside my PhD. Over the past 2 years I’ve actually spent more time in hospitals than anywhere else. I was fortunate enough to work with an incredible NHS team that managed to vaccinate more people than any other site in the UK. When the war broke out I had just finished my PhD a few days before. My sister had contacts in Poland that had organised our transport to key sites where there was a mass influx of refugees (train stations and refugee centres). I initially went with the intention to offer support to my sister’s work, handing out food and warm drinks to people. But while working at these sites there were many occasions where medical responders were called for. Commonly, there were either not enough, and at certain sites I was the only responder present, especially within the first 2 weeks. To summarise, I quickly began my own work at the Polish border assisting in the medical bays. I’ve worked alongside the Polish military, Polish red cross, and the Ukrainian red cross, when I began to travel directly into Ukraine to provide support in their field hospitals. Thank you for doing all that you do! What’s the biggest factor that has helped you be successful? Hmm that depends on what type of success we’re talking about. I’ll assume that success here refers to making a meaningful impact in some way, as I believe this is most important. In my case I’d say my ability to make time to learn different skills is a large factor in my success, since I am exposed to very different situations day to day. Importantly, these situations are not always related to my career and there are many times when I have little to no relevant knowledge as my starting point – I really enjoy when this is the case. Making myself uncomfortable

by purposely doing things I know very little about I believe is the way I will learn how to make a real difference, and this is how I define my own success. All success comes with many failures along the way. What mistakes have you made along the way? All credit goes to my mentors here for expertly guiding me, such that I avoided making mistakes in the first place – the sign of any good mentor! So that means the other side to this question is how have I avoided making mistakes along the way? I’ve sought to work with people whom I could trust would not let their own agendas compromise my own career path. I think sometimes people forget that choosing a mentor is a decision for both parties (mentor and mentee) to make. I was prepared to turn down a PhD offer if I didn’t feel that there was a strong mutual trust between my mentors and myself. What was the hardest decision you ever had to make? The one I am about to make next since I’m currently looking for a new job. I’m looking to transition from academia into industry. But selling how I can bring value outside of my own field is difficult, despite that I’m able to handle a wide range of scientific information from multiple different fields within Earth Sciences. Hiring managers do not always want to take the time to understand how multidisciplinary knowledge can bring value, therefore they tend to go with candidates that present more clearly as a box that they can then tick. Who can blame them when it’s easier to hire someone that knows or has previously done exactly what they are looking for. But I argue that businesses cannot expect to deliver truly innovative solutions if they are unwilling to hire people who have high levels of knowledge in other disciplines, and also the skills required to make their knowledge relevant to the needs of a particular business. I believe that there are companies who also share this sentiment, and that I’ll be able to demonstrate my value when the right opportunity arises. Otherwise, I’m sure there will be some even harder decisions on the way!

What is the best advice you can give about putting yourself out in the world? Don’t be afraid to speak clearly and simply in business, and in life! In my experience there is fear around using simpler words to explain an idea or concept, because using acronyms, long words, and complex terminology is often falsely associated with intelligence and competence. Additionally, there are those that believe, if a listener does not understand the speaker this reflects a lack of intelligence, when in fact I have found the opposite to be true. Particularly in science, the ability to bring everyone in the room along with you as you explain a new and seemingly abstract discovery is a true demonstration of intelligence.

I held the post of Head of Digital Transformation at MediaCom and was the Global Ecommerce lead for LVMH Group. Working at the nexus of media, commerce, and retail innovation and in partnership with some of the world’s leading tech companies like Meta, eBay, and TikTok to build customer-first commerce solutions for brands from LVMH to Colgate. We heard that you also did some volunteer work with the Ukrainian refugees. Tell us more. I was working with about a few hundred refugee children in London to make sure they have the necessary equipment to get into school and help them with reading English and also just to help them be children.

to Ukrainian refugees in Poland has been the most challenging time for me personally and professionally. What’s the biggest factor that has helped you be successful? Knowing the difference between doing what you’re told to do and doing what you’re capable of. I think that stems from two different things, courage and curiosity, so I think those are two traits that I used the most. The catalyst that drives the most authentic kind of success. Loving what I do but having the courage to not to be confined by job descriptions, titles, even industry is what success really looks like to me. Success isn’t just about some of your accolades, it’s really about some of the actions you take and make for others and I think and that’s a bit easy to forget about success and what that means as well when you are chasing for that next promotion or awards. With success there are always some misguided paths. What are some of the hardest decisions you ever had to make? I probably say it is trying to juggle work, full time work and my own business in the ethical intelligence platform. The responsibility in making sure that I have to give 110% to those different areas at any given time or even at same time is constantly a juggling act. The decision it comes down to usually requires the ability to really prioritise without dropping a ball on anything.

Jessica Chapplow KLASS 2002 - 2012

Jessica Chapplow is the twin sister to Natasha. She’s another force to be reckoned with! She too is in a challenging and demanding field that requires innovation and transformation. She gives her all not only to her work but also to the communities in need. What do you do for a living? I specialise in ecommerce and digital innovation, focusing on the role of cutting-edge technologies, ranging from artificial intelligence, blockchain to augmented reality, and their impact on the CX. In my current role as Partner & Head of Ecommerce at Havas Media Group, I am responsible for leading, managing, growing and evolving all aspects of Havas Market’s UK offering, to develop commerce media strategies that effectively drive meaningful outcomes. Previously,

I helped in the days and weeks that I have been travelling back and forth between London, Krakow, Warsaw, and the crisis hotspots near the Poland/ Ukraine border. I have met countless people, and while some interactions are more fleeting than others, each encounter leaves an equally lasting impact. I hope my greatest achievement is still yet to be accomplished. However my most significant achievement so far, due to the physical and mental toll it has (and is currently taking), is my humanitarian work to help fundraise and deliver medical supplies, as well as transport Ukrainian refugees from the Polish border, while simultaneously holding down my 9-5 job at Havas. Closing my laptop at the end of a working day and throwing on my high-vis jacket to head out to distribute emergency supplies has been gruelling but worthwhile.

What is the best advice you can give? I think probably curiosity is the currency of competence and really what I mean is a lot of the time I think we are over focusing on, especially at work and also sometimes outside of it you know being the smartest person in the room. For me it’s about being the most curious. You are never too young or old to relearn again and that’s what makes some of the most brilliant people out there just because they focus less on having the right answers all the time and actually more on what it means to ask the right questions. I think that’s the basis of a lot of great thinkers and a lot of great people probably who lead with curiosity and an interest over ego and I think it is really important.

My sights are firmly set on going even further against the grain. Juggling my full-time work with helping fundraise, collect and distribute emergency aid

Antara Sen

KLASS of 2015 - 2019

A rising star who is making a name in the physics community. What motivated you to go into Applied Physics? I graduated summa cum laude from Ithaca College with Honors in Physics and Mathematics. I am currently pursuing an Applied Physics Ph.D. programme at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Although I had always loved Physics, I realised that I wanted to pursue it past school when I had Mr. Spittal as my Physics teacher at Alice Smith. He really changed how I saw the subject and my own ability. But so did my Media Studies teachers, Mr. Lynn and Mr. Doyle. It was because of them that I decided to double-major in Physics and Cinema at Ithaca College, but I soon realised that Physics was my real calling. So, I dropped Cinema and picked Maths as my second major. Doing research with my professors here, I realised that I wanted to build on fundamental physics by applying it to new fields. My current area of interest is soft matter/ biophysics. We heard that you were working on the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, designing the world’s largest superconducting quantum levitation track. How amazing! Tell us more. We finished building a prototype for the superconducting track last summer, and the full track will be on display at the World Science Festival’s exhibition in NYC in June. My work with the OSIRISREx project is wrapping up as well. For my Maths thesis, I am writing a machine learning algorithm to analyse a specific feature of asteroid Bennu’s spectrum.

What’s the biggest factor that has helped you persevere and be successful in all that you do? It’s cliché but passion is what has kept me going. The pandemic was hard for morale and my determination waned at times, but being in a physics classroom feels like home to me. Honestly, there is nothing I would rather be doing. And it was this quasi-obsession which helped me stay focused and got me here. Successes stem from many missteps. What mistakes have you made along the way? I have made so many mistakes, but the one thing I’ve learned is that the consequences of your mistakes aren’t permanent when surrounded by people who love and support you. My professors at Ithaca College have helped me get back on track when I’ve needed it, and I am grateful for all their guidance along the way.

What was the hardest decision you ever had to make after school? Choosing between colleges three years ago was a tough choice. Financial reasons forced me to pick Ithaca College. I was resentful at first because I was going to this obscure liberal arts college, but it soon became the best decision I ever made. This place changed my life. The same cycle repeated itself when I had to choose a graduate program to enrol in, but I can only hope that it turns out to be as good a decision as picking Ithaca College. What advice can you share with us about believing in themselves? Do what feels best to you. In critical moments, no one knows you better than yourself, so yes, ask for advice, but how you act on that advice should be up to you and you alone.

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KLASSics Keepsakes and Treasures Over the 75 years, the School collected priceless memorabilia which holds great significance and memories of the school.

Activity book for Phy sic laboratory contrib uted by John Fletcher who att ended KLASS in 196 9-1976

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Alice Smith School Sport Trophy 1960s. This award was traditionally given to winning House Captains and the Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year

1980s Alice Smith School Trophies ded by Amelin Wong who atten KLASS in 1985

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Our iconic school basket! This woven rattan basket was used by students of the Alice Smith School up to the 1980s as their school bag

Student’s activity books contributed by Neil Sumner who attended KLASS in the early 2000s

uted by s, contrib in the 70 o attended h ck w ba l el ok ss bo Ru Exercise Caroline t, en d u 4 er st in 197 our form KLASS

The Attendance Record of Qantas Junior Jet Club contributed by John Fletcher who attended KLASS in 1969-1976

The Mala y Mail on developm 25th of M ent appro ay 1954 val wrote abo Kuala L umpur by of Primary Cam ut the pus the State Governm Bellamy Road, ent of M alaysia.

The journal was documented by a stude nt during the 7th Sport Day Festival on 29th May 1976

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d on 9th April 1965. The Term Ending Report, date ributed by Neil Riley This memorabilia was cont 2-1966 who attended KLASS in 196

Boy Scouts Cub Shirt shared by Alan Fraser who attended KLASS in 1955-1967

School Song Back in the changing 1940s Children were sent so far away But one voice said ‘No’ Please stay closer to home We will work out a way to have you stay So Mrs Smith became a teacher And her child the only one in class But soon there were two Who were joined by a few And a school was started, built to last Alice Smith School Just remember why we’re here We are the makers, builders and shapers Of futures... is waiting to appear Years passed and brought on many changes New children come and children grow And just like our name There is much still the same So new faces will have a place to show Sic Itur Ad Astra Such is the way to the stars From the small to the tall When you walk through our doors You can feel the history that is ours. Alice Smith School Just remember why we’re here We are the makers, builders and shapers The future, the future, the future... ...is waiting to appear

Listen to the school song here

Written by Mrs Dowlman, Year 2 teacher and Mr Smith, Head of Music https://bit.ly/AliceSmithSchoolSong

Interesting Facts

Did you know the Alice Smith School is the

The School is also the oldest British international school in Malaysia which is not-for-profit.

As a not-for-profit educational foundation, all the school’s resources are focused on the wellbeing of students.

British international school in Malaysia?

Joe Bugner, the Hungarian-born British-Australian former heavyweight boxer came to Kuala Lumpur for his WBA/WBC Heavyweight title fight with Muhammad Ali. He visited Alice Smith School in June 1975 where he met staff and students.

By Gary Walker (Former student 1970 - 1973) (Photo) Lyndsay Walker (Gary’s sister) is near the camera while the boy on the extreme right of the photo is Ian McLeod.

“In Kindergarten 2 my teacher, Mrs Karim, would often call me Champion Chatterbox, berating me for talking in class. 40 years later I’m travelling the world as an award-winning professional speaker, paid to keynote for audiences up to 10,000 people at a time. Thanks Mrs Karim, you identified a passion and a talent even though it annoyed you.” By Tim Wade (Former student 1984)

about The Alice Smith School

“The first small step towards expanding from solely a primary school to both a primary and secondary school was taken in 1970 with the introduction of “preparatory classes” that would allow students aged 11 – 13 years to continue at the school to prepare for the Common Entrance exams required at the time by most, if not all, UK private schools. “Prep 1” was added in 1970 with an enrollment of 11 students, with Miss Doughty as the classroom teacher and Mrs. Samuel as the science teacher. The same cohort became Prep 2 in 1971 with Mrs. Judson as class teacher and then Prep 3 in 1972 with Mrs. Yong as teacher.

To accommodate these classes, a new, two-storey building was constructed at the southern side of the Jalan Bellamy campus, consisting of one classroom and science lab on the upper floor and two or three additional classrooms on the lower floor. This building was subsequently expanded in 1972 to include a number of additional classrooms. One noticeable feature of the new building was that all classrooms were air-conditioned, unlike the classrooms in the remainder of the school.” By Gary Walker (Former student 1970 - 1973)

This ice-cream man is famous with our primary students and teachers.

He sold ice lollies from behind the school fence at only 10 cents each!

Mrs Maria Chew is the longest staff member in school. She has been teaching at the school for 40 years! That’s four decades of dedication! She has finally retired in July 2022.

Did you know that there was no canteen from the 1950s to 1970s? The students had to bring their own packed lunches.

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The design of the Jubilee Centre for parents at the Primary Campus was awarded GOLD at the Malaysian Architecture Malaysia (PAM) Awards 2015. The centre was officiated in June 2016.

When Ben Proud was in Year 5, he told Sergeant Lee, our retired swim coach, that his aim was to compete at the Olympics. Fast forward to today, Benjamin Proud is an English competitive swimmer, representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games, the FINA World Aquatics Championships and LEN European Aquatics Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. Well done Ben!

In September 1998, the school was honoured to welcome HRH The Prince Edward CVO for the official opening of the brand-new, purpose-built RM33 million Secondary Campus at Equine Park.

In September 2016, H.E. Vicki Treadell CMG MVO, the former British High Commissioner to Malaysia officially opened the new sports complex at the Secondary Campus in Equine Park.

In October 2018, Her Excellency also opened the Humanities, Library, Sixth Form and Indoor Sports block with the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia and New Zealand Acting High Commissioner.

Did you know in the early days, stu de nt s used woven ratta n baskets as their school bag up to the 1980s?

Our Founder, Alice Fairfield-Smith, was a biology graduate from Harvard and started the school in 1946 in her home in Jalan Eaton.

The school when started in 1946 at the end of the Second World War only had a handful of students. 54

When Mrs Patricia Lee first arrived as Principal, the houses were just colours without names. To add a bit more interest and to act as a tribute to the faithful Alice Smithians, she decided to name the houses.

Fairfield - Blue This was named after Mrs Alice Fairfield-Smith, founder of the school in 1946. She was also responsible for the establishment of the Alice Smith School until her departure from Malaya in 1950.

Fleming - Red Mrs Muir’s successors were Mrs Ella Whitmore and Mrs Denise Fleming, both Principals at the school from 1959 to 1964. It was in 1964 that Mrs Patricia Lee succeeded Mrs Fleming.

Muir - Yellow Mrs Doris Muir was Headmistress from 1951 to 1959. Mrs Muir was an Australian who joined Alice Smith first as a teacher in 1948. For many years as Headmistress, she maintained the rule of 12 students to a teacher.

Scott - Green Reverend Thomas Scott was a Presbyterian Minister in Kuala Lumpur and in the very early years, our kindergarten was housed in his church. Reverend Scott showed a great deal of interest in the school’s development.

In May 1955, The Alice Smith School which was founded in Eaton Road was relocated to Jalan Bellamy which is the location of today’s Primary Campus.

Alice Fairfield-Smith left Malaysia in 1950 after running the school for four years. There were only 70 pupils and seven teachers. Today there are over 1,300 students in the school.

23 Under Mrs. Patricia Lee, from 1964 to 1989 the school built a section for secondary school student and it was opened in 1971.

The idea of having a gym was first mooted by Bernard Wilkinson, the former Chairman of Council of Governors, who served from 1965 - 1982. In April 1982, a gym was constructed and was named The Wilkinson Gymnasium in honour of his active encouragement.

In 2010, a new milestone was achieved with the opening of a RM 3.2 million four storey gym. The new gym was named ‘The Smurthwaite Gym’ after John Smurthwaite, parent and governor who has a great passion for sports.

Many would remember the beloved Maths teacher, Mr Steve Warry. Did you know that we have a building at the Secondary Campus in Equine Park named in honour of him?

Steve Warry was the Head of Maths at the Alice Smith School, Secondary Campus from 1998 to 2001. He sadly passed away in 2001. The Steve Warry Centre at the Secondary Campus was opened in memory of his hardwork and dedication in 2011. 56

The late Steve Warry who was Head of Maths at Alice Smith saw the potential for top Maths students to get together and take part in a Maths competition which challenged the students both individually and in teams to apply their knowledge of Maths to solve a variety of problems. Sadly he died one month before the first of these competitions took place in Kuala Lumpur. Since then the SEAMC - South East Asia Maths Competition has grown and due to demand there is now NEAMC which serves the North East Asia schools.

28 Our Secondary Campus library, was named after The Thomas-Peter Library, Director of School (2008 2014) who loves reading in her spare time.

It was a joyous celebration at the Alice Smith School as four Malaysian students received their inaugural full scholarship amounting to more than half a million ringgit in 2011, enabling them to pursue their A Level studies.

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Thursday, 4th July 2013 was a fitting moment in our history, to celebrate the school’s first Founder’s Day; a day to reflect on and understand the unique story of how the school began. This day also marks the birth of our school’s founder, Alice Fairfield-Smith on 4th July 1905.

The Alice Smith School is the first international school in Malaysia and the third in the world to receive this IAAF certification. In addition, for compliance with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) standards, the school is also one of the first in the world to gain this level of certification for its new artificial 5-a-side hockey turf field.

Mrs Smith’s son Cameron and great granddaughter Rosie attended the Alice Smith’s 70th Anniversary celebrations in 2016.

33 During the 70th anniversary, a time capsule for 10 years was set in both the campuses to mark all the memories.

“Five choir tours were held in 2008 - 2012 enabling our talented students to perform overseas.”

By Alistair Hamilton (Former staff, 2007 - 2012)

“The art building was constructed in three phases. The classrooms and gallery were first. Then the 3D room, kiln room and office. The third phase was the Sixth Form work and exhibition space. Did you know it was the music department before it became the art space and the art room was outside in the open air next to the technology block? Those were the days.”

By David Boyle (Former staff, 2007 - 2011)

“I think it was in 1957- or 8- that the D’oyley- Carte company brought The Mikado to KL. Mrs Doris Muir booked enough seats for all senior pupils to attend, but she was determined that we should know what we were listening to. The songs were taught to us, and somehow Mrs Muir persuaded the great Martin Green to visit the school and sing for us. I remember lining up for a long time for his autograph. This memory has remained with me as one of the highlights of my time at Alice Smith.”

By Maureen Lawrence (Former student, 1952 - 1958)

“I can still remember the songs we’d have to sing in music class sitting cross-legged around the piano in the hall - Greensleeves, What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor, and Frere Jacques (in a round).”

The most talked about canteen food in the early 80s and 90s are the roti canai! In the 2000s however the chocolate roll is the top pick of the students.

The Primary Campus in Jalan Bellamy was opened in May 1955! To date (2022), the campus has been operational for 67 years!

40 Mrs Peggy Moreira was the first non-expatriate teacher to be appointed as Head of Department in the 1960s.

“Did you know there was a rather strange custom of stringing chilli and onion on cocktail sticks all around the field on the morning on Sport Days back in the early 1960s. - to ward off the rain Gods perhaps?”

By Jane Kok (Former student 1966 -1975, former teacher 1986 - 1998)

The first school hall in the Primary Campus (which is still standing to date) was officiated by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Rafidah Aziz in 1992.

The Karim Cup Creative Writing Competition a.k.a KARIM Trophies was donated by Datin Zainab Karim who was a staff member for almost two decades in the 70s and 80s. The Karim Cup Creative Writing Competition was an annual event hosted to encourage writing and literacy among students.

These are the names of the original signatories to the Memorandum and Articles of the Association of the School in 1950.

In the 1980s flooding was a frequent problem as there were no proper drains behind the school. The big car park would often flood and the older children had to give the Infant class students piggyback rides to their classrooms. Datin Glenis Ali’s (former teacher) husband who was the Chief City Planning Officer at that time built new drains at Jalan Kerayong and the problem was solved. The older children often complained that they enjoyed giving piggyback rides and now miss it.

The first batch of Sixth Form graduated in the year 2000. It was a very proud moment for the school.

The opening of the original Library and Sixth Form Centre in 2002 was officiate by HRH Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharaffudin Idris Shah.

48 Mr T is our first rescued Sulcata tortoise. He is the thi rd - l a rg e st sp e ci e s o f tortoise in the world.

49 Poppy and Buttercup, the JB land tortoises were also rescued and adopted by the Primary Campus on 11th November 2016.

Mrs Doughty taught Geography as well as being librarian. She lived in an apartment in Jalan Madge (off Jln Ampang Hilir) and was driven to school every day by her driver in an Old Black Rover Classic. She was best known to be very strict about the books in the library. Many remember her wrath when they forgot to return the books they borrowed!

of students are from our founding nations

Britain Ireland

Every parent is a member of The Alice Smith Schools Association (ASSA) that governs the school. 63

International community with over

nationalities represented

New Zealand Australia

Over 80% of teaching staff are from the United Kingdom. 6 years average tenure for teachers.

54 First international school to receive the Professional Development Quality Mark (PDQM) at the Gold level. This award is presented by the Institute of Education at University College London (UCL) to recognise outstanding levels of teacher professional development and learning.

The Alice Smith School Foundation, since its launch in 2018 have embarked on many pathways to inspire giving through sustainability projects, awarding Tertiary Study Grants and enriching our community through charitable projects.

56 Poppy and Buttercups’s dream tortoise enclosure was designed by our Year 2 students and built by wonderful parent volunteers in November 2018.

Our Secondary Campus is on a purpose-built 25-acre site in Equine Park, approximately 20 minutes south of Kuala Lumpur with easy access from the MEX highway.

“A very special event in the history of the school was the day in April 1981 when our founder, Alice Fairfield-Smith paid us a visit. This milestone was even more memorable because it was totally unexpected! Alice Smith spent the morning walking around the school, most of which she had never seen before. The children could not believe that they were meeting a lady who to them was truly a legend. Alice departed feeling very, very happy at the development and progress of her school from what she called ‘such small beginnings’. And what an honour it was for us to have met her!” By Patricia Lee (Primary Principal 1964 - 1989)

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The first recipient of the Alice Smith School Foundation Tertiary Study Grant was Zhi Yan Lee. He is currently studying Chemical Engineering in the elite Pembroke College, University of Cambridge.

“Six of our lucky children were selected at random to be presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 in October 1988 at the Parliament House. A truly wonderful occasion for us all.” By Joe Eales (Primary Principal 1984 - 1992)

61 “I was stunned when I visited in 1995, by the houses remaining exactly as I remembered but with the two towers in the background soaring above the trees.” ~ Lindsey Smith, Alice Smith’s daughter visited the school for the first time in 2013.

Did you know that students in the early years had to wear these school badges as part of their uniform? These vintage items are a treasure!

“This year, we have reached a milestone in the history of our school. Albeit, James is a very small milestone at only three and a half years old! But he is our first ‘second generation child’ and his entry into Nursery gives us a feeling of being a truly established school with a tradition behind it and, we hope, a bright future ahead.” James Chilton, is the son of Susie Chilton (née Fenner) who was one of the earliest pupils (1948-1950) of the Alice Smith School. By Patricia Lee Primary Principal 1964 - 1989

Did you know that the Indoor Sports Hall and the Humanities building at our Secondary Campus are powered by solar panels?

“This is what report cards looked like back in those days!”

By Karin Miller (Sudin) (KLASS 1965 - 1972) who still keeps

her report cards till today!

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Madam Daley, the name feared many students back in 70s and 80s. Her name sent shivers down their spine if you ever mention students from those years.

Did you know that o ur Se con d a ry Campus harvests rainwater to reuse in our water sprinkling system?

Have you heard the name Niamh Walsh? She’s a former student from 2005 that has made a name in the entertainment industry. She’s known for her acting in The Sandman (2022), Good Omens (2019) and The English Game (2020).

The Alice Smith School song was written in 2006 - 2007 by Lauran Katryn Dowlman (Year 2 teacher) and Head of Music, Mr Smith.

From only a handful of students, the school has grown in many dimensions since 1946 into a diverse and dynamic community with an extensive web of alumni representing over 50 nationalities globally.

71 The Late Datuk Ronald Khoo, former Chairman of the Selangor Turf Club, Malaysia was the first Malaysia pupil of the school back in 1946.

The Russell family, owners of the Boh Plantation, have a long history with the Alice Smith School. Their children and grandchildren have attended the school. Their support for the arts is well known in Kuala Lumpur and around Malaysia, in particular their support for the Boh Cameronian Arts Awards. This is embodied in their support of the visual arts at Alice Smith School through the Russell Art Prizes. The Russell Art Prizes are awarded annually to students who demonstrate excellence in the visual arts or show particular progression in their creative ability in a given year. There are three awards, one for each key stage.

73 The Alice Smith School Foundation has two Board members who are our alumni, YA M Te ng ku Z atasha h b i nti S u l t a n Sharafuddin Idris Shah and Julian Lim. We are proud to have our former students who continue to support the school and be a part of our Foundation.

Our School has won an Eco-Schools Bronze Award, in partnership with WWF Malaysia. This is our first big step in our journey towards becoming a Green Flag School and is truly a testament to our students’ hard work, resilience and determination.

75 In support of sustainability, our Secondary Campus has an Edible Garden Club with the hope to grow into a community garden.

Thank You The Alice Smith School and The Alice Smith School Foundation are grateful to these companies and individuals for making the 75th anniversary celebrations a success. Your giving and support have made a difference in our community in support of

sustainability.

Shining Diamond Partners

Shining Partner

Rising Partners

Alice Smith Supporters

75th Anniversary Diamond Gala Ball Official AV-IT Official Hotel Convergence Partner

Generous In-kind Sponsors

Council of Governors and Senior Leadership Team June 2022 Alan McCarthy (Primary Principal), Andrea Grassby (Director of Marketing and Admissions), Paul Harding (Chair of Marketing Subcommittee, Governor), Taryn Yap (Governor), Chen LiKai (Chair of Education Subcommittee, Governor), Karyn Khoo (Council Senior Officer), Dato’ Roslan Jaffar (Council Vice-Chair and Chair of Master Plan Subcommittee), Marama Schnitker (Council Chair and member of Alice Smith School Foundation Board), James Tan (Governor), Maura Quigley (Safeguarding, Governor), Roger Schultz (Head of School), Sian May (Incoming Head of School), Prof Hew Gill (Governor), Datin Rossaya (Governor), Campbell Tupling (Governor), Jo-Ann Ding (Chair of Governance Subcommittee, Safeguarding, Governor), Datuk Chris Thiagarajah (Chair of HOS Evaluation Subcommittee, Governor), Joyce Simson (Governor), Dr Maria Osowiecki (Secondary Principal), Leong Kok Liang (Chief Operating Officer), Julian Lim (Member of Alice Smith School Foundation Board, Governor) and Grant Ferguson (Chair of Finance Subcommittee, Governor). The Council of Governors and Senior Leadership Team express their heartfelt appreciation to the partners; donors; supporters; PTA, parents; Year 12 students; alumni; master of ceremonies; alumni, staff and student performers; Primary Campus Art Department; the Creative and Expressive Arts Faculty, Secondary Campus; Development Department; Marketing Department; Finance Department; Purchasing Department; Facilities Department and everyone who has made the 75th Anniversary celebrations a success! Special thanks to the following Organising Committee of the 75th Anniversary Diamond Gala Ball: Marina Kramer (Chair); Susan Wan and Carmeni Serine (Secretary and Treasurer); Margaret Wing, David Morris, Hannah Richardson and Eva Juric Lim (Event Facilitators); Andrea Grassby (Marketing and Promotional Facilitator); Sharianne Quirk, Sujata Lulla and Susan Wan (Fundraising Champions); Carmeni Serine and Orna English (Ticket Management) and Charlotte Sullivan and Cheah Sook Wai (Design and Decorations).

Happy 75th Birthday to The Alice Smith School.

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