In the coming weeks and months we will have several opportunities to partner with each other – students, families and the school. We value the partnership with parents, because working together as one team will ensure that we have the same understanding and the same goals for our children here at WIS to thrive. The secondary team has been preparing with a lot of passion for the upcoming Grade Level meetings and the same will apply for the Goal Setting Conferences that will be

The NNSO woodwind section during our Nelson Mass performance. Windhoek International School's Primary Music Teacher and Arts Head of Department, Ms Michelle Du Preez, recently performed with the Namibian National Symphony Orchestra to popular acclaim. The Oryx caught up with Ms Michelle to learn more about what it is like to perform on the national stage. Ms Michelle, everyone is talking about the success of the latest Namibian National Symphony Orchestra concert. Could you

Change can be exciting. It brings opportunities for growth, improvement and new possibilities. Yet even when we choose change and welcome what it may bring, it can still make us nervous. I know this from my own experience. Joining Windhoek International School has meant a significant change in my life: a new country, a new home, a new school and a new community. I have left friends and family, literally on the other side of the world. I arrived with great excitement and optim