Dear Parents,

It has been delightful to welcome our students back to school. Some were a little jaded on Monday, after travelling perhaps, but are now fully back into the rhythm! We welcome all our new families and sincerely hope that you find the GIS community to be warm, friendly and kind. 

I would like to mention our school culture. Nothing is more important than our culture and I was pleased this week to see two acts of random kindness and care for others. Firstly, three boys in our secondary school handed in 500 AED to Ms Mary Ann. They had found the money lying in a corridor and immediately took this to the secondary reception. Whilst not a surprise, given how 99% of our students treat each other, it was still refreshing to see that the boys were so keen to see that the money was returned to its owner. 

Secondly, I saw one of our primary school Grade 3 students pick up some dirty litter, that he had not dropped himself. He then walked (out of his way) to a rubbish bin and threw it away, before leaving the school at the end of the day on Wednesday. This small act goes a long way and certainly models the type of behaviour we expect from all our students. Therefore, I was pleased to present Ali K (G3F), with a Head of School’s commendation in front of his classmates.