Dear Team Members
This week’s theme was Holi, the ancient Hindu "Festival of Colors" and "Festival of Spring." I hope you have been enjoying the lively Holi music we have been playing.
The essence of Holi is captured in the phrase "Bura na mano, Holi hai!" (Do not be offended, it is Holi!). It is a time to let go of old grievances, mend broken relationships, and start the new season with a clean slate and a light heart.
Holi is more than just a spectacular visual event; it is a profound celebration of renewal, the triumph of good over evil, and the breaking down of social barriers. It offers our students a beautiful opportunity to practice empathy, forgiveness, and the inclusion that sits at the heart of our school’s mission. In many South Asian countries coloured paints are thrown about in celebration. We replicated this in pre-Primary on Friday morning! The children had lots of fun, thanks to our amazing pre-primary team!
Children also enjoyed cultural assemblies in both primary and secondary where they learned about Holi and the significance of colours signifying the coming of spring.
Indeed these themes of forgiveness and hope for the future are so important to us as we have faced such a challenging week with international and local security threats. I am very grateful for your patience and understanding as we try to navigate our way through this situation. We continue to be in touch with all relevant authorities and we will let you know of any developments. Please make sure you are fully aware of the procedures in the classrooms in the event of a hostile event. Also, continue to look out for each other’s wellbeing and contact our wonderful ES colleagues if you feel you need more support.
We have suspended school trips this week in an abundance of caution and we will review the situation for next week. Please let us know if any upcoming pending trips.
We also had a pottery workshop for PYP students of grades 2 and 4. Together with Fosaki Pottery professionals, the students were able to enhance their artistic skills through a unique hands-on experience as well as explore creativity as a way to understand and communicate ideas and perspectives.
This week our Employee Success Team organised a Blood donation session with the Cyprus Red Cross. A number of our teachers and team members gave blood and we are grateful to their contributions. Many thanks to Vasiliki and Fiorendina for organising and all those courageous and generous colleagues who donated blood.
Grade 10 students have been making their final subject choices for the next phase of their learning journey. Our two pathways, the Diploma Programme and the Careers Programme provide a range of exciting opportunities for students to move towards their future goals. In line with this, our visiting speaker this week gave an excellent workshop to our Start up Academy students in MYP and DP on how AI is shaping society and how we can leverage its power to boost our future success. Thanks to Tania and the TLF team for organising this informative visit.
Finally it is also the Jewish festival of Purim this week. We wish all of our Jewish and Hindu colleagues every blessing at this time of your celebrations.
Best Regards,
Deborah Economou
Head of School
This week’s theme was Holi, the ancient Hindu "Festival of Colors" and "Festival of Spring." I hope you have been enjoying the lively Holi music we have been playing.
The essence of Holi is captured in the phrase "Bura na mano, Holi hai!" (Do not be offended, it is Holi!). It is a time to let go of old grievances, mend broken relationships, and start the new season with a clean slate and a light heart.
Holi is more than just a spectacular visual event; it is a profound celebration of renewal, the triumph of good over evil, and the breaking down of social barriers. It offers our students a beautiful opportunity to practice empathy, forgiveness, and the inclusion that sits at the heart of our school’s mission. In many South Asian countries coloured paints are thrown about in celebration. We replicated this in pre-Primary on Friday morning! The children had lots of fun, thanks to our amazing pre-primary team!
Children also enjoyed cultural assemblies in both primary and secondary where they learned about Holi and the significance of colours signifying the coming of spring.
Indeed these themes of forgiveness and hope for the future are so important to us as we have faced such a challenging week with international and local security threats. I am very grateful for your patience and understanding as we try to navigate our way through this situation. We continue to be in touch with all relevant authorities and we will let you know of any developments. Please make sure you are fully aware of the procedures in the classrooms in the event of a hostile event. Also, continue to look out for each other’s wellbeing and contact our wonderful ES colleagues if you feel you need more support.
We have suspended school trips this week in an abundance of caution and we will review the situation for next week. Please let us know if any upcoming pending trips.
We also had a pottery workshop for PYP students of grades 2 and 4. Together with Fosaki Pottery professionals, the students were able to enhance their artistic skills through a unique hands-on experience as well as explore creativity as a way to understand and communicate ideas and perspectives.
This week our Employee Success Team organised a Blood donation session with the Cyprus Red Cross. A number of our teachers and team members gave blood and we are grateful to their contributions. Many thanks to Vasiliki and Fiorendina for organising and all those courageous and generous colleagues who donated blood.
Grade 10 students have been making their final subject choices for the next phase of their learning journey. Our two pathways, the Diploma Programme and the Careers Programme provide a range of exciting opportunities for students to move towards their future goals. In line with this, our visiting speaker this week gave an excellent workshop to our Start up Academy students in MYP and DP on how AI is shaping society and how we can leverage its power to boost our future success. Thanks to Tania and the TLF team for organising this informative visit.
Finally it is also the Jewish festival of Purim this week. We wish all of our Jewish and Hindu colleagues every blessing at this time of your celebrations.
Best Regards,
Deborah Economou
Head of School