Issue 20 - Australian International School Malaysia

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Senior School News
End of Another Year
As another year draws to a close it is time to reflect on
what has been and to look forward at what will be. On a
personal note I have just completed my first, three year
contract and have ‘signed on’ for another stint. That has
given me an opportunity to reflect on what remains to
be done in my role as Head of Senior School.
At Monday’s awards assembly we celebrated a range
of different student achievements with subject awards,
Bronze Medallion and International Awards, World
Scholars Cup presentations and feedback from the
Matilda Project not to mention the Year 12 dance. If
anyone needed a glimpse into what makes AISM so
special, they should have been at that assembly. It is
about breadth and depth.
So what about the future? We know what it is that defines
an AISM student and we have started work on describing
what that looks like. Over the coming 12 months we plan
to develop a framework that guides students through
experiences that will help them develop the attributes
that they will need in the wider community. These
experiences are woven into the fabric of the school year
with Camps, Home Room sessions, Sports, Performing
Arts and, of course, Classroom teaching.
To support these experiences we are developing an AISM
passport that recognizes achievements. We started in
a small way this year with the Year 12 Exit Statement
that identified any and all student participation and
achievement whilst a student at AISM.
Student Results
Our HSC results are usually available before the end of
year. This year the release date is later (Wednesday,
19th December). We are extremely confident that AISM
students have performed well and would like to share
the results with you. I will endeavour to write a report
for the first e-news of the new year.
Ian Martineau,
Head of Senior School
Mr B’s Careers Corner
For the final Careers Corner of the year, I would like
to report on the recent Year 10 Careers Research
Project (CRP), which ran for one week, starting on
Monday, 26th November.
The CRP involves students spending a few days in
companies around Kuala Lumpur, finding out more
about the world of work in the hope that it might
give them some insight into their own future subject
selection choices and eventual career paths.
As always, my role during the week was to visit
as many of the students I could; to see how they
were getting on and supervise the overall project.
I have been running the CRP for six years now
and I am always so very impressed with the
mature and conscientious attitude of our students
and the enthusiasm of the provider companies to
accommodate them.
This year we had students working in hospitality,
engineering, medicine, investment, IT, media and
retail to name but a few. We also had a couple of
students who took part in volunteer work at the
SPCA and the Community Centre for the Deaf in KL.
The project finished on the 5th of December with
a full day careers workshop back at school that
was designed to allow students to reflect on their
experiences and to identify personal strengths and
skills that might assist them in their research and
preparation for the future.
As always, I would like to thank the family and
friends of Year 10 who gave so much of their time in
assisting students with these placements. Without
the continued support of the AISM community, the
Careers Research Project would not be possible.
Wishing you all a joyful and peaceful holiday!
Chris Broadbent,
Careers and Pathways Coordinator
Equestrian Success, Vere Michiels (8W)
A big congratulations to Vere Michiels (8W) for competing
at the National Horse Show in Penang last week. This was
Vere’s first competition, competing in both jumping and
dressage events. She placed 3rd in the Junior Cup for
Jumping and 5th in the Dressage. These are impressive
results, considering the time and training that is required
for the sport of Equestrian. Well done, Vere!
Sarah Cox,
Teacher - Middle School
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