14 November 2022

Good Morning Parents

I trust all is well. Our Primary students are enjoying their learning experiences and have settled in well after the October Break.

Here's a snapshot of what was happening in the Primary School last week!!!

Year 12's DoE SIlvier Expedition

We are very proud of our 18 Year 12 students for successfully completing their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Expedition. They withstood rains and navigated the rugged terrain with lots of resilience and team work.  Well done students....we look forward to Gold next year

    

Year 13 trip to Lotri Bay

Year 13's returned from a week long fun and relaxing trip to Lotri Bay, Kariba. Fishing, Stone Art, Canoeing, Pontoon cruises into the main lake, Hiking, Nature walk etc....were some of the activities they enjoyed engaging with and have returned with memorable moments of their final school year trip that they will cherish for their life. 

                                                                       

Year 12's present CAS Theatre Night

When you think of CAS, the first thing that comes to mind is: Self-development. CAS encourages us to use our experiences to grow into well-rounded people.

Our group intends to interact with our community, while simultaneously honing our skills in various fields, to achieve the most out of CAS. Thus, we have decided to work with an NGO called Footprints of Hope, to aid them in achieving their goals by using whatever means available to us. In terms of Service, for us teenagers, the simplest way to assist an organization is by fundraising. The most obvious approach was earning money through bake sales, which we did, although it quickly became tedious. In fact, part of the money to was coming from our parents, thus limiting our own involvement.

Year 13 student Arnav Khanna represents Zambia in FGC

I recently participated in the FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) in Geneva, Switzerland, representing Team Zambia as the Deputy Captain. This is my third year of participation since I was 12, but every year, I come back overwhelmed with experiences and interactions while leaving a mark on the global map.

FGC is an Olympics-style robotics competition that brings youth from over 180 countries to solve global challenges using their skills, abilities, and talents with grand engineering challenges using STEM and robotics. This year's theme was “Carbon Capture”, i.e., cooperating internationally to develop technologies to store CO2 and reduce carbon footprints. While the event was a competition, its emphasis on international cooperation makes it unique. Again, we are reminded that most robots lose, but we must ensure that all humans win. 

Xello Launch For Secondary Students Complete!

I am happy to announce the completion of our Xello launch with our secondary students!

Xello is a career-ready platform that helps students of all abilities and aspirations become future-ready. Students will be able to complete interactive career, personality, and learning style assessments to help them better understand their unique interests, skills and strengths. Using the access cards they received, each student will be able to personalize their Xello experience by creating a shareable, online portfolio that showcases their interests, skills, and abilities which will be accessible by their tutors and career guidance counsellor.

Under the Guidance of Ms Kalizya, Our careers Counsellor, students will continue the onboarding process with tasks assigned for them to work on periodically throughout the school year.