Weekly Warrior 2026-27

Aug 7, 2026

Dear ICS Community,

Welcome back! It is an especial joy to be welcoming new members of our ICS community, whether they are students, parents, faculty or staff.

As teachers and support staff gathered after the summer break, we considered our purpose at this wonderful school, which is to point boys and girls to the Lord Jesus Christ, and encourage them to know him and imitate him. Philippians 2 helped remind us of that, and hopefully some of my 7th Grade Bible class from last year still remember their memory verses from that chapter: “...being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death - even death on a cross!” Because of Jesus’ obedience, the penalty for our guilt that we could not bear was paid for, and by faith in him we are set free from sin and death.

How should we respond to such a rich and precious gift, freely given, and to the “name that is above all names”? We are encouraged to show obedience ourselves, in imitating Jesus’ humility. What does that look like? Verses 3 and 4 say this: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

Sacrificial love is the mark of true discipleship, and so as a senior leadership team we have settled on those verses as our chosen Scripture for the 2026-2027 academic year. I pray that they will also encourage all of us not to love the world and the way of the world, but to set our hearts on the King of Kings as the rock of our salvation.

As we work out our salvation together this year, we can trust that it is God who works in us to fulfil his purposes for us, so let us be “like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind”.

Yours in Him

Nick Seward

Head of Schools

New School Uniform Update

During this school year, all students in P1-G12 may purchase new ICS uniforms, or they may continue to wear old uniform pieces that are navy, white, or khaki. Please see the specifics for each of our school divisions below for the 2026-27 school year:

Secondary:

All new uniform items are available for purchase and may be worn.
Students may continue wearing current navy or white uniform shirts and navy or khaki skorts/shorts/pants for daily wear and in P.E. classes.
Varsity jackets previously purchased through ICS Merch Store (ICS Merch Club) may be worn by high school students until the Class of 2030 graduates, while new varsity jackets will be sold through CollegePro for Grades 9-12.

Elementary:

All new uniform items are available for purchase and may be worn.
Students may continue wearing current white uniform shirts and navy or khaki skorts/shorts/pants for daily wear and in P.E. classes (Grades 4-5).
Special Note: Red polo shirts were phased out at the end of last school year.

Kindergarten:

Students will be required to wear the ICS school uniform beginning August 10, 2026.
R2 students may wear any already-purchased current white uniform shirts and navy or khaki skorts/shorts/pants.
For students who are not yet able to fit into the new uniform sizing, flexibility will be provided at the Kindergarten's discretion.

Beginning in Fall 2027, all students will be expected to wear only the new ICS uniform items, which may be purchased online or in person at CollegePro’s store. For any questions, please contact communications@ics.edu.hk.

International Christian School

1 On Muk Lane, Shek Mun, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

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