GIS Whole School Calendars

Anti bullying Week 2018 is held between the 12th and 16th November in the UK and the theme this year is ‘Choose Respect’. Bullying can have a massive impact on all individuals and Anti bullying week is a great way to get involved, take a stand against bullying and raise awareness.

Lower Secondary students are attending a Model United Nations event this weekend. Young minds working towards a better future for all.

It's time for the GIS annual charity fundraiser. This is organised by the Community Service Team, the Community Service Parent Group and the Student Leaders. The aim of the event is the raise money and awareness for the five GIS key charities (JREC, Epic Homes, Free Tree Society, GIS Street Feeding and Make A Wish Malaysia). It is a fun day for all the family.

Santa is coming to Garden International School and has asked GIS students to help by buying a gift for a child less fortunate. All Primary and EYC children will have the chance to meet Santa in person and to give him their gifts. Santa can then deliver the presents to the local refugee centres and orphanages.

Time to enjoy our Secondary School Production of "Hairspray - the Musical".

This event is to support our new families with their transition into Garden International School, and is intended for all new parents and students. The morning provides an opportunity to meet the class teacher and/or other key members of staff. We have arranged for a number of our service providers to be on hand to help families sign up for and/or learn a bit more about the services they provide, ensuring that our new families feel confident and comfortable navigating their way around our school from day 1.

It is time for our Large Scale Enquiry 2019! This will involve Year 3 to Year 10 students exploring and developing a range of knowledge, skills and understandings through multi-disciplinary personal investigations.

It is time for some of our Year 12 students to get some real life experience as part of our annual work experience placement program.

This is an information and discussion evening for both Year 9 students and their parents. It will be a great opportunity to find out more information about the IGCSE courses in Years 10 and 11 and the process for selecting subjects. Come along to have meaningful conversations about IGCSE options, with the support of IGCSE teachers and members of the school leadership team.

The SEASAC Arts Festival combines Visual Arts, Music and Drama in an enthralling weekend of workshop experiences of the Arts! All Year 10 students studying Art, Photography, Music and Drama are warmly invited.

This weeks sees the launch of our annual ‘The Big Read’ event. The Big Read is when we challenge all members of our GIS community to read as much as they can, whilst raising money for charity. Join ‘The Big Read’!

The counselling team will meet with new students in small groups, around 5-6 weeks after the beginning of each term. The goal is to introduce the department and services provided by counselling. It is also an opportunity for the counselling team to discuss any transition issues the students may be having and and get to know how they are settling into the school environment.

The IMP Recital series provides an opportunity for 15 students per term to perform a short piece to showcase their learning in instrumental lessons. The recital is a relaxed and exciting way for students to begin their journey with performing on their chosen instrument.

This is an individual or team tournament open to all students attending international schools in Malaysia. There are 5 categories of play: Under 18, U-14, U-12, U-10, U-8 . All categories will be played using the Swiss System, with 6 rounds for each category. RM85 per entry (inclusive of 6% GST). Registration is required.

Book Week gives us a chance to promote a celebrate a love of reading across the school! The dress up day will be taking place on the 7th March, as will the Book Week assemblies - come dressed as your favourite book character!

Discover how Garden International School can bring out the best in your child at our Open Day. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to meet with current GIS teachers, parents and students who will be sharing their experiences at GIS, one of the leading international schools in Asia. Visit our website for more information.

The GIS X Factor competition returns this year to celebrate the culture of singing at GIS. Students from all Primary year groups can be involved. There are three stages: class auditions, semi-finals (where 1 student/group from each class perform for their year group) and the hotly-anticipated Grand Final, when two students from each year group perform to the whole Primary school!

Our GIS Street Store involves a group of student and staff volunteers going to the Homeless Transit Centre and setting up a ‘store’ for our street friends. Two weeks before the day, the GIS community will be asked to donate clothes, shoes, toothbrushes, shampoo, bags and various other products, which will all be set out into stalls for men, women and children. Our student volunteers will act as personal shoppers to provide each and every one of our KL street friends with a special shopping experience.

This is a whole school concert to share and perform Music rehearsed in our Music Co-curricular Programs.

The Friendship Day is organised by the members of the Connect Club. The members sell dedications a month before the day: on each dedication, the students can write on a message to their friends and classmates and mark what type of gift they want to be delivered. Gifts can include things like a squishy, a bar of chocolate, a rose or a happy ball! The dedications are sold during breaks and any profits are used to fund our community projects.

Our counselling team facilitate leavers groups to support students leaving GIS in their transition process. Students will receive a GIS leavers kit which explains the different stages of transition, helping them to ensure that they can make the necessary steps to ensure a ‘good goodbye’ to their time at GIS.

Our annual Battle of the Bands is a music competition featuring performances from secondary student bands. Bands will perform one original song plus two cover songs. It's always a great night to see some incredibly talented Secondary musicians in action!

GIS has the pleasure of hosting its annual Refugee Sports Day. The day is led by our student Community Sports Leaders, who plan and run the day as part of their Level 2 Community Sports Leaders Qualification. Around 60 Year 12 students will be involved in putting on a sporting feast for our Refugee centres, and will run activities for around 250 Refugee children aged 5-15 from 5 different centres using all the sports facilities at GIS.

Science Week is run in conjunction with British Science Week in the UK. Throughout the week, students from both Primary and Secondary will have the opportunity to involve themselves in a variety of Science based activities that get them to think about the different facets of the subject and enrich and extend their learning in lessons. Most of these activities are designed, planned and run by student Science Ambassadors.

This is a CCA-based activity for any students from Y7 to Y9. There will be rehearsals in Term 2 and performance in Term 2. The Year’s show is Oliver Twist and it will be performed in the Grand Hall from 6pm. Tickets for sale after the Chinese New Year Holiday.

This event is to support our new families with their transition into Garden International School and is intended for all new parents and students. The morning provides an opportunity to meet the class teacher and/or other key members of staff. We have arranged for a number of our service providers to be on hand to help families sign up for and/or learn a bit more about the services they provide, ensuring that our new families feel confident and comfortable navigating their way around the school from day 1.

This is a valuable opportunity for our Year 6 parents to learn about our transition processes, and to find out more about Secondary life and learning. We will introduce parents to key staff, outline the Secondary curriculum and assessments, and provide practical suggestions of how parents can support their child through this process and beyond.

A chance for students from Year 7- 9 to represent their House playing some ‘old-school’ sports! Tug of War, wheelbarrow races, the ‘welly wang’, the three legged race and the sack race might all make an appearance in this final Inter-House week of the Year! Year 7s will run on Monday, Year 8s on Tuesday and Year 9s on Wednesday.

This year, our Year 8s have engaged in a community environmental project to reduce our community’s use of one-use plastic. Products and awareness materials will be proudly showcased in the main school lobby area, with all parents and students invited.

The counselling team will meet with new students in small groups, around 5-6 weeks after the beginning of each term. The goal is to introduce the department and services provided by counselling. It is also an opportunity for the counselling team to discuss any transition issues the students may be having and and get to know how they are settling into the school environment.

The Instrumental Music Program Recital series provides an opportunity for 15 students per term to perform a short piece to showcase their learning in instrumental lessons. The recital is a relaxed and exciting way for students to begin their journey performing on their chosen instrument

A showcase of the outstanding work of our Design and Technology students from the last 12 months. The exhibition will take place in the Main Foyer.

An parent workshop introducing the use of ipads in the classroom for Year 2 students, prior to their use of this technology in Year 3.

One of two workshops (one based at EYC and one based at the main campus) which give parents the chance to find out the process of transition between our EYC and Primary school, and how the school and parents can support this. It will also provide a valuable opportunity for parents to learn more about Year 1 and the curriculum.

‘Moving Up Day’ allows all children to become accustomed to their new class and their new teacher through a number of activities. These activities will allow them to become familiar with how to get to their new classes, as well as the routines in their new classes.

Goodbye Event: For many international school students, moving to new places is the norm. This event will help these children and their families better understand the transition process and prepare to say 'good' goodbyes so that they feel prepared for their next step.

A morning of celebration to celebrate Hari Raya as a community. The event will be parent-led, with food, music and dance.

This is a week where GIS Secondary students are given the opportunity to develop an increased sense of social responsibility, a global view of society and a heart for helping others. It is always a busy week: some students will be in school working with local refugee children, others will be doing local projects with NGO centres around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, and some students will be going on residential trips around Malaysia, improving lives of local communities and/or helping out with environmental causes.

The Upper Primary Musical is an exciting production for Year 4-6 students who would like to be involved in a large production at GIS! Students can audition for a main cast role or be involved in the choir or prop-making CCAs. Students will perform four shows to a large audience, and attend rehearsals and workshops throughout Term 3.

The annual GIS Eisteddfod is a showcase of the arts at one of the Blue Ribbon House Competitions of the year. Students compete within their Houses in various events including (but not limited to) dance, choir, movie-making, group music, drama and the grand finale of the whole House song!

The Instrumental Music Program Recital series provides an opportunity for 15 students per term to perform a short piece to showcase their learning in instrumental lessons. The recital is a relaxed and exciting way for students to begin their journey performing on their chosen instrument.