Dear West Island community,

This past Tuesday at noon, the 19 students you see in the photo above gathered to discuss their upcoming service projects centering around ways to feed those in need in Hong Kong. They were specifically discussing a food drive called Foodie Fridays with Ms. Ravenscroft, Head of Year 13, and Ms. Gilbert, Head of CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service). The fact that they chose to use their lunchtime to contribute–with the goal of providing service to other people–shows how much our students are practising being caring– a Learner Profile attribute.

They also came up with the slogan “CANpaign”, for the food drive on Friday, Oct. 13, when they will ask the community to bring canned food. They aim to collect 1,000 canned food items, with each can costing less than 10 HKD, that will be donated with the help of Food Angel, a local charity.

We’d like to thank Ms. Jessica Gilbert, for bringing these students together for charitable causes. 

Please read on to learn more about the highlighted service programmes we will offer this term, as well as students sharing their thoughts on service and its meanings and impacts.

Yesterday evening, parents new to WIS joined us from 5 p.m. to meet with their children’s tutors, members of the PTA and Guidance and Achievement teams. It was a wonderful event, full of warmth and community spirit.  Thank you to all the parents who joined us; it was lovely to see you all.   Community events such as these are a team effort involving students, parents and teachers.  Thank you to our student ambassadors- you were fantastic as usual; Ms. Dalgarno, Mr. Jolly and all the music students for providing an impressive live soundtrack and Ms. Gilbert and our pastoral teams. Last but not least, members of the PTA committee for their support and providing delicious food and refreshments. We really do value all your contributions. 

Dynasty spirit was certainly in the air today!  Students and teachers came together to join in some healthy competition in support of their dynasty.  Thank you to Mr Harding, the staff involved in all the activities, the head students and dynasty leaders for making the day such an enjoyable occasion.  The day started off with Year 7 heading to The Peak to take part in their first walk as a year group.  Year 7, your tutors have shared with me that you were ‘superstars’! Well done for being so kind to each other and representing WIS so positively. 

Please take some time to read about the Dynasty Day and have a look at the photographs below. 

Best regards

Clare Haworth

           Interim Principal

• Call for canned food donation 

Service is both a continued, ongoing commitment to an organisation or issue, but also can be demonstrated by a one-off event. The whole community has an opportunity to participate in service in the coming weeks by donating cans of food that will be donated to Food Angel. We will begin collecting cans the week of Monday 9th October with the final day being 'Foodie Friday', Friday 13th October.

• ESF Camp

As Term 1 begins, ESF Explore is thrilled to invite you to join our incredible line-up of engaging and enriching activities, catering to children between 6 months and 17 years old. Whether you're passionate about arts, sciences, sports, or technology, we have the perfect program to ignite your curiosity, unleash your talents, and make this term an unforgettable adventure! Our Autumn camps are running this October 24-27th! Experience our extraordinary themed holiday classes designed exclusively for your child. Indulge in a diverse range of activities that cater to both their adventurous spirit and desire for tranquil enrichment. We offer both one-off and one-week courses, with flexible schedules. Register for our Autumn camps here!

Check out our schedule for West Island School here. Click here to see our full range of term 1 programmes, feel free to click into the individual categories to view their available classes.

• Higher Education and Careers

The WIS University Fair : 

The WIS University Fair was a great success on  21 September 2023. We thank the WIS community, parents and students for their participation and support.

University Visits @ WIS : Open for students only 

The Chinese University of  Hong Kong (only for the Year 11s, 112s and 13s): 11 October 2023 |Time: 13:20 to 14:05 | Venue: TBC

For more details on University Visits and Webinars, please click here

Careers Session with the Year 13s :

The Year 13 students now have a timetabled career lesson organised by the Higher Education (HE) team. The HE team has prepared these sessions to equip the Year 13s with the necessary knowledge and resources to make informed decisions about their university applications and career pathways. 

Year 13s :

All Year 13 students have access to Google Classroom. The university lists for college applications have now been submitted to the careers team. We kindly request parents to sign the university application form and remind students to submit the same if it has not been done so already.

During the past week, we were delighted to host representatives from both Imperial College London and the University of Toronto at WIS. This visit provided our students with a unique and enriching experience, allowing them to engage in insightful discussions and have their inquiries addressed.

Information Session with Imperial College London: