Horizons Week 2026 sign-ups will open on Monday, 9 February at 3pm and close on Friday, 13 February at 12pm. Please refer to this letter for full details and watch this video to see how our students chose the right trip for themselves in 2025. 

Sports Day will take place on Friday, 13 February, at the Wan Chai Sports Ground. 

1. • Students are expected to make their own way to the venue in the morning. The school campus will be closed for the day. Students will not be permitted entry if they arrive at the campus. Following dismissal at 1pm, students will be responsible for their own travel home directly from the venue. 

   • For students who regularly use the school bus service, the buses will drop them off at the venue and will collect them upon dismissal. WIS staff will be on-site to ensure student safety. 

   • Families are warmly invited to attend and support our students. Please read the full letter for details. 

Important dates for your diary can be found in the school calendars: 

1. • Monday, 23 February will be a school day, following the Day 2 timetable to make up for the day missed due to the typhoon in September. Please view the full arrangements in this letter. Please note that Tuesday, 24 February will continue as Day 5 as originally scheduled.

   • Monday, 9 March is a staff CPD day; there will be no school for students on this day.

ESF Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Parent Brochure are available on the school website here. You can find these documents under the "Safeguarding and Child Protection" tab.

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) Open Day will be on Sunday, 8 March. Both the Wanchai Main Campus and the Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus in Pok Fu Lam will be filled with creativity and talent. For more details, please visit their website here. 

School Ambassadors is a student leadership opportunity open to Years 7-10 students who are passionate about supporting new students and their families and school events. If this sounds like you, please log in to your student account and follow this link to apply by Thursday, 12 February.

Shark Awareness Day from 10 to 12 February will be a dedicated time for us to investigate the impact of shark finning and discuss global prevention strategies. As part of the week’s events, students are invited to submit their designs through this form before Tuesday, 10 February. 

ESF Composition Competition and Piano Concerto Composition are still open for aspiring student musicians to showcase their creativity and talent. Please sign in to your student account and submit your entries by Monday, 9 February. 

Parent volunteering at the WIS Bazaar is a great opportunity to get first-hand experience of the wonderful work our Parent Teacher Association (PTA) does. You will also be part of the team that helps make this another successful community event for our students and families.