Volume 4 Newsletter of International School Suva
Principal’s Report
22nd June 2018 Inside this issue: Principals Report
Greetings parents, staff, students, and friends of ISS,
Primary
We have finished Semester One of the 2018 school year and I am pleased with the progress we have made. Significant improvements have come on line since last year and more are in the works now. Compared to a year ago, we now have a new Primary Arts building, an enlarged play area with new playground equipment, a new grass athletic field, a parking lot resulting in less congestion around the front entrance of the school, and an improved bus drop off system. We also have new staff who are leading many improved curriculum and student programs, our most conspicuous examples being Kris Stice in the Middle School and Rebecca Clentworth in the Primary. Our school Board (Council) has brought on a number of new members over the past year, currently including three ISS alumni, and is motivated and poised to take the school forward.
Reception
Speaking of alumni, one form of school assessment we often neglect is our long-term results. For that we should look at what our alumni are doing. I want to highlight one alumnus who recently visited the school, Sudeshna Dhar (Class of 2012). She graduated from a very selective medical/pharmacology program at McMasters University near Toronto and is now doing important research in immunisations to prevent peanut allergies. She thinks it is likely that a successful immunisation will be developed and usable in the near future. I hold Sudeshna up as an example of our quality alums, one of many we could highlight. Even more significantly, Sudeshna was one of our scholarship students. When I spoke with her, she said, “If it weren’t for the ISS scholarship, I would not be where I am today!” I hope we can begin a practice of highlighting many of our alumni. For now, I hope all ISS families have a wonderful break and use the time to recharge the energy needed for the rest of the year. See you all July 18! Steve Cathers, Head of School (Principal)
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