EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND EXPEDITIONS

Secondary School Activities and Clubs Programme for Term 1, 2007-2008

  A programme of extracurricular activities is organised throughout the week at both campuses. The activities on offer reflect the diverse interests of pupils and staff and includes 'stand alone' classes such as Tae Kwon Do and hip-hop dance, whilst other groups prepare for the many team sport competitions which are held regularly both locally and internationally. Both campuses enjoy participating in the Fobissea Games (Federation of British International Schools in South and East Asia); the school has an enviable record of success in the games, particularly in basketball, netball, football and athletics, and attract considerable support from the Alice Smith community. Swimming is strong in both schools with the full Olympic size pool at Equine Park being used for a wide range of aquatic activities. The superb facilities at Equine Park, including the cricket pitch, are also used frequently in the evenings and weekends by parent groups and friends of the school.

There are Interact and Youthact groups in school who support a number of charitable causes in and around KL including children's homes, paediatric wards in local hospitals and other support centres for those who are less fortunate than ourselves. The school also works with the Jeli English Language Tuition Centre for children in rural Kelantan, improving their exposure to native spoken English and varied learning experiences.
  From Year 3, students are assigned a House for the purpose of organized sporting competition, and commendations
for academic achievement and social conduct. The House Athletics Meeting for older children held at a local stadium
is always a highlight of the House year.
  School visits to places within Malaysia and to other countries in the region play an important part of the curriculum at all levels in the school. Each year all students in the secondary and upper primary years spend a week out of the classroom at various locations within Malaysia, facing the challenges and new experiences that each trip provides. These range from the rain forests of Taman Negara, to the heights of Mount Kinabalu, the depths of the South China Sea and the wilds of Sabah and other Malaysian islands. Children in the younger years also have the opportunity to experience shorter trips to enable them to build up the confidence needed to embark on the later expeditions.

The school is represented each year in the Model United Nations debates locally in Kuala Lumpur and more widely in Singapore and the Netherlands, together with Music and Arts visits to festivals throughout Asia, ski trips to Austria, cultural visits to Europe and more. Our children certainly make the most of the myriad opportunities afforded to them in the vibrant and cosmopolitan region in which we live.

 


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