For the past few years, I had imagined what it would feel like to finally take part in our school’s Global Alliance programme. That moment arrived when I travelled to Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the New International School of Thailand (NIST). Before submitting my application, I struggled to choose between Australia and Thailand. I had heard wonderful stories about my brother Ben’s experience in Perth, yet something about Bangkok drew me in. After some thought, I realised it

Something WIS prides itself on is our connection with our students and families and that students are always happy to come back to WIS and to stay in touch many, many years after they have left WIS and often Namibia.  Our community cares even when our students and families leave WIS. In this instance, one of our former students has been experiencing some challenges that prevent him from completing his tertiary education, and we are keen to support him as much as we can to ena

The Grade 9 German class went on an adventure-filled trip to Swakopmund from the 29th to the 31st of January. Our class left the school grounds early in the morning to make the most of our time in Swakop. After a fairly calm road trip, we arrived in Swakopmund at Amanpuri Backpackers. Everybody claimed their space, and then we were off to Checkers to buy snacks and ingredients for the cooking group. This also gave us time to walk around and prepare ourselves for our first act