
We are a learning community, passionate about providing an International Education, which inspires and encourages learning and intercultural understanding.
We facilitate self-discovery and the development of unique interests, gifts and talents, whilst promoting service learning as a force for good in the world.
Dates for your diary
24th – 2nd of March | Half term – School closed |
Tuesday 3rd | P3 Unit Based Trip |
Saturday 7th – 11:00am – 1:00pm | Early Childhood And Primary Open Day |
Dear parents and guardians,
Today has been a ‘classic’ Sotogrande International School day, finishing off an incredibly busy and successful half term with several fun events.
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate our Environmental Sustainability Awareness Day by ‘travelling to school in a green way’ this morning. As well as the environmental benefits, it created another excellent opportunity for our children and families to enjoy the mental, social and physical rewards of walking, talking and laughing together.
Today was also another popular and hugely successful Kindred Project initiative with students being given the opportunity to ‘Send a Child to School’ by wearing their own non-uniform clothes. Those who took part raised funds to make a real difference to students in our sister school in Uganda, who may not be as fortunate with the same opportunities for education as us.
Also today, SIS continued to enjoy the established tradition of celebrating Día de Andalucía. Our primary and secondary students particularly enjoyed their breakfast of churros and chocolate, whilst listening to classic Flamenco music. Many primary and secondary classes also linked their school work to Andalucía. Thanks go to our wonderful Spanish Language team and cantina staff for providing yet another fun, cultural and educational opportunity.
Last week’s spectacular extravaganza of performing arts during Sotorox and Sotosmash exceeded all expectations! For the many members of our school community who were brave, kind or fortunate enough to perform or attend, thank you for creating something so sensational! For some students, hopefully, last week’s incredible performances will provide the necessary motivation in future to learn to play an instrument, dance, sing, perform in front of an audience or even help with technical behind the scenes roles. Both of these events epitomised why SIS is such a unique school that has evolved into something quite magical. Thank you and congratulations to so many individuals and teams. For read more click here.
This past month saw our D2 students experience their Diploma mock examinations. The week of formal exams proved to be an invaluable experience for all students, and it is hoped that they will benefit greatly from this opportunity, particularly in terms of time management and highlighting gaps in knowledge before the main exams begin in May. Meanwhile, our younger students have been preparing or completing major assignments with their P6 Exhibitions, M3 Community Projects and M5 Personal Projects.
Experiential learning highlights that you will be able to refer to in our various social media platforms or following newsletter sections, included hosting numerous students from along the coast for our STEM and Multimedia event, our primary football tournament, travelling to other schools to successfully compete at the regional cross country and basketball tournaments. Our M4’s recently visited Hogar Betania, which proved to be an enlightening and positively emotional experience. Our EC1s, P3s and M3s also enjoyed curriculum-related trips to interesting local destinations.
Despite the recent spell of rain, work on our new secondary building continues to move forward at a good pace. The foundations will form the platform for our next extremely exciting chapter at SIS.
A reminder that following the feedback we received regarding last year’s release of fees, we have worked with Inspired to finalise these sooner. As previously mentioned, to view the fees for the academic year 2020-2021, please click here.
A further important reminder; we understand that living in an international community means families often come and go. I would like to ask that if you already know you will be leaving us at the end of this academic year that you notify us immediately using the below procedure. This is vitally important to us so we can plan the teaching provision and admissions for the next academic year. To formally notify the school of your intent to leave, please send a withdrawal letter to the admissions team; email address: admissions@sis.gl. The official deadline for informing us of your intention to leave is 31st March 2020 at 4 pm CET. Any notification after this date will result in the non-return of your deposit.
I hope you enjoy reading the rest of our end of month newsletter and sharing in the successes and achievements of our school community.
Best Wishes,
Kevin Stone (on behalf of Mr Jak Kearney).
We are a learning community, passionate about providing an International Education, which inspires and encourages learning and intercultural understanding. We facilitate self-discovery and the development of unique interests, gifts and talents, whilst promoting service learning as a force for good in the world.