Our head students have recently started a pilot project for menstrual health: implementing boxes containing pads within the female bathrooms at school. 

Head student Chinny Kwok said that one of the biggest challenges that came with implementing the project came from logistical issues, specifically with how the pads would be restocked. 

Finding the best solution required the team to do a lot of research and communication with both the finance managers and potential suppliers. 

Eventually, the head students were able to find a way to bulk order pads from Taobao.
“That way it would be a lot cheaper and the quality would still be decent,” Tom said. “We would be able to get it a lot easier… Our main goal was to improve accessibility for students.”  

Olive Chiu talked about how the team was able to foster awareness through assemblies, informing students on the topic, including about common misconceptions on periods.

“During morning registrations, I would help introduce this activity and the importance of it,” she said. 

As the new head students are brought into WIS, the current head student team hopes that the school community will continue to find ways to support those who menstruate. 

“I think this is the first stepping stone in itself,” Olive said. “This project has been really important in bringing awareness to this issue and destigmatizing periods.” She added that it was also important to exercise empathy, especially since not everyone around the world has equal access to period products. 

Tom added to this idea by stressing the importance of being respectful, highlighting that students should only take what they need from these boxes.

“If someone is on their period and they're having cramps, or having uncomfortable symptoms, just being there to listen or talk… It’s just so important these days,” he said.

-Text by Eli Sim

Today we say a huge thank you to the outgoing CAS Ambassadors (Kush, Glen, Nikaash, Savannah and Martina) for their incredible work and support of the CAS programme over the last 12 months. These students have excelled in their own participation in the experiential learning programmes offered at WIS and have been incredible advocates of CAS in their time at WIS. As CAS Ambassadors they have collaborated with Ms Gilbert throughout the year promoting CAS and lending their valuable student voice to all aspects of the CAS and Horizons Week programmes; their contribution has been invaluable. We wish them well for the future and know that they will continue to enjoy and embrace all of the extracurricular experiences that await them at university.  

Our cross-country teams participated in the Jing Ying championships.

The boys came 2nd overall and the girls placed 4th, showing how effective are teams are against opponents, some of whom are offer scholarships.

Our top performing athlete was Emily Faulkner who came second, 6s behind the first placed runner. Koppany Szentes came 12th, and Ilias Tobback were 12th and 15th, respectively, for the boys. 

Krish Narain has a lead role as MouseBoy in Roald Dahl's - The Witches in early May 2025 with Faust International Youth.