THE LINK - Vol V Issue 11

Street Address: Rua do Rio Raraga, 266, Bairro da Costa do Sol, Maputo Postal Address: Caixa Postal 2026, Maputo Email: [email protected] Telephone: +258 2149 1994 /+258 2149 3306 / +258 2149 3359, Fax: 2149 0596 Website: http://www.aism-moz.com

MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

Our seniors completed their last official act as students by participating in Saturday‟s graduation

ceremony held at the VIP Hotel in front of several hundred proud parents, relatives and faculty. Looking

resplendent in their caps and gowns, our graduates proceeded down the aisle towards the stage to the

traditional sound of Pomp and Circumstance performed eloquently by the school band.

We were fortunate to have Mercedes Sayagues, a Uruguayan journalist, as our keynote speaker this year.

In her inspiring speech, Ms. Sayagues shared some of her experiences over the past 20 years as an activist

specializing in humanitarian and human rights issues here in Mozambique and throughout southern Africa.

Afterward, graduating students, Aarian Charania and Alex Fletcher, partnered to deliver a sentimental yet

humorous speech about camaraderie and memories from shared experiences at AISM. In closing, Pedro

Couto, AISM Board Chair, proudly conferred degrees to 38 graduating students – our largest class to date.

Enjoy the photo gallery of our proud graduates. Congratulations and best wishes Class of 2013!

Mary Jo Heatherington, PhD

School Director

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AISM school offices operate Monday–Friday from 08h30–13h30 during the school break.

Access to facilities – playgrounds, swimming pool, hard court and playing fields - is not

available from 01 July through 31 July.

Classes resume Wednesday, 07 August 2013

Best Wishes to the Class of 2013 - You Did It!

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Primary School

Message from the Principal

What another fabulous year we have had here at AISM! We have all been so busy that it has flown by.

So many units of inquiry, so many field trips, so much learning and so much fun. This time of year is always

bitter sweet because we say goodbye to many people.

Goodbye and good luck go to:

We hope your new schools value you as much as we do!

Have a safe, happy holiday everyone else – we‟ll see you in August.

If You Give a Student Some Homework

If you give a student some homework, they will ask you for a pencil. When they

see the pencil, it reminds them of a magic wand. The student will want to do a

magic trick. They will find their black magic hat. When they find their hat, they

say the magic word abracadabra. The bunny does not come out, so they go to

find a carrot. The carrot reminds the student of a pencil. When they find their

pencil, they remember that they have to do their homework!

Written by KGC




Primary School

To help us understand where our water

comes from and the process it goes

through to get to our taps, Grade 3 visited

the Pequenos Libombos Dam and the

Umbeluzi Water Treatment Plant. We

learned how the region of Maputo ensures

access to finite water resources for its

population. We were amazed at how

much water we use and the extensive

process necessary to treat it.

As part of our “Sharing the

Planet” unit, Grade 3 visited

Catembe. We learned about ferries,

harbors and ports, as well as

beaches. The students created

beautiful poetry using descriptive

language inspired by the sights

and sounds of the beach.

Maputo ferry dock Catembe beach

HEALTHWISE Following their research investigation into Health Care in

Mozambique, five Grade 5 girls put their resulting

proposal into action. They collected donations for Health

Bags, each made from capulana fabric and containing

soap, a toothbrush, toothpaste and a toilet roll, for

distribution to 30 children in a paediatric ward at the

Central Hospital.

Also included in the bag was a pamphlet on healthy

habits, e.g. how to wash hands, and the importance of

cleaning your teeth correctly.

Sue Lindsay-Rea

Luna, Cosima, Gaby,Larissa and Sarah Luna, Cosima, Gaby,Larissa and Sarah

with their finished bags.with their finished bags.




Primary School

Memorable Moments

(an alliterative poem)

Beautiful bugs bouncing around the forest,

Wonderful whale sharks and weird wonderings,

Flamingos flying across the grey sky,

Sticky, icky gumboots all muddy and mucky,

Exciting experiments,

Funny field trips,

Amazing animals,

Nerve-wracking noises,

Devastating debates,

Talented Toby,

Taunting tardies,

Super solar panels,

Butterfly breaking free,

Christmas crackers cracking away,

Fantastic Ms Fiona,

Loopy Mr Len,

Powerful pool party,

Mega math problems,

Jolly journal-sharing,

Strong streamers across the room,

Finite forests,

Final farewells,

ALL ROLLED UP IN 4F!

By Hannah Peffer

Sam’s Memorable Moments

Flooding, floating flip flops fermenting in the school.

Sticky, slimy, standing in the slurpy mud. Pulling prickly, pranking, prehistoric vines!!!!

Small, small, standing, stomping hamster. Christmas crackers, cracking, crawling over the

class.

Sam Hubert

TANIA RIBEIRO

PRIMARY COUNSELOR To all our families, I wish you an enjoyable and relaxed holiday.

To all families who are leaving, just remember, you can handle almost anything for a short time, even if

you couldn‟t do it for a lifetime.

Remind yourself of similar situations that you have mastered in the past.

KISS (Keep It Simple and Straightforward)

Accept with serenity what cannot be changed.

Have the courage to change what can be changed.

Have the wisdom to know the difference.




SECONDARY SCHOOL ARTS PERFORMANCE EVENING On Thursday, May

23rd we enjoyed

and evening of mu-

sic, singing, dance

and theatre on The

Deck here at AISM.

Our middle school

and high school

bands performed,

as well as the high

school choir and

high school dance

troupe. Grade 11

Drama students

also entertained us

with a devised

piece of theatre. It

was a very

enjoyable evening!

Thank you Ms Carol

and Ms Colleen.

Thank you all for a very successful Primary Art Exhibition. Our auditorium glowed with all the creative work the stu-

dents have done over the past year. It was so exciting to see all of them so proudly showing their work to parents

and friends. Congratulations, primary students, on a job well done!




Secondary School Colleen Fletcher Secondary Principal

The end of the year is such a turbulence of emotions. We are all exhausted and yet excited about travels

and the break, but mostly we are saddened by the inevitable farewells that we face when living abroad.

We say goodbye to several teachers on the secondary side and I wish them all the very best in their new

adventures. Tom and Donna, all the best in your new projects in Singapore and I know that all your many

years of experience will serve you well in curriculum development in Asia. Bob, we will miss your big voice

at every school event and we will miss your guitar-playing and singing on campus and boundless energy

in the science room and on stage. Christina, thanks for your absolute professionalism in the humanities

department and we wish you well in your posting back home in the Netherlands. I know that all your Afri-

can adventures will flavour your classes.

Henry, voted top and best and favourite teacher every year!!! There is never any room for any other

teacher to come close! Henry, your strength lies in the sincere relationships you build with all your stu-

dents, leading to trust and achievement. We cannot thank you enough as faculty and as parents for

what you have done for our children to learn to believe in themselves. We wish you well in your new ad-

ventures.

Angie, our own paparazzo and Facebook fiend! You have put us on the map with your insatiable com-

mitment to capturing every special moment on and off campus. We cannot even begin to envisage a

future at AISM without a marketing and publishing department thanks to your creative enthusiasm.

Thanks for 6 years of humour in the most stressful moments, your creativity in costume design and make-

up artistry that embellished more than 15 AISM shows and events. You are not leaving the continent but

we wish you well and hope you take a very special part of Africa with you.

Jacquie, where do we even begin? Ten years ago you started at AISM as a primary school teacher and

taught 3rd and 4th grade for 6 years. But if ever there was an opportunity to take to the stage or direct

others on it, you were there (who will ever forget your rendition of Marilyn Munroe?). Then four years

ago you moved across to the secondary school teaching drama and dance and you simply started to

soar. It is so evident that you teach to your passion and it is infectious. Your own further study in dance

enriched our programme, and who will ever forget the dances in Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night‟s

Dream, Oliver, Grease, and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, not to mention all the other performances

like CATS, The Highwayman, the Shakespeare Evening and this year‟s choreography workshops and per-

formances. We wish you all the very best in Australia, and I don‟t even have to tell you to keep a piece

of Africa in your heart, because you are all African.

To all of you ... Hamba Kahle (Go Well)

Time to Say Goodbye … :’ (




Secondary School

The Gr 9/10 Public Speaking Elective class presented their „Ted‟ style „talks‟ on the night of Monday 20th

May on the top floor of the Mabukwini Library to an audience of interested parents and faculty members.

The students spoke on a range of global issues and provided some solutions that every one of us can im-

plement.

Our budding orators researched topics that spoke to their hearts. We had Eduardo speaking on Obesity,

Yaara on The Beauty Business, Mathew on Poverty, Daniel on Child Abandonment, Yavnika on Maternal

Mortality of Women in Mozambique, Michaela on Water, Ammaarah on Over-

Fishing, Marcus on Human Trafficking, Stefan on

Rape, Sean on Poaching, Ethan on Gun Control, and

Eddie on Cultures and Traditions.

The students‟ preparation involved many hours of re-

search, planning, interviewing, drafting & and re-

drafting of content, ordering and re-ordering of slides,

citations and so much more. The journey was long

and arduous but the learning experience and end

result were most rewarding.

The talks had the audience riveted and often quite

disturbed. Daniel‟s take on Child Abandonment left

many with tears in their eyes. The evening ended with

Dr. Mary Jo Heatherington giving out the certificates

of completion of the Elective course.

~ Sri Kannan

Grade 9 &10 Students Speak Out

GRADE 9 : THE MOCK TRIALS OF TOM ROBINSON

Gr 9 enthusiastically recreated the trial of Tom Robinson from the novel `To Kill a Mockingbird‟ as part of

their English inquiry into Truth and Justice. The trial came with a twist: while the characters and their stories

were consistent with the 1950‟s novel, the case was to be tried under Mozambican law in the present

time.

Each class held its own mock trial, with the special assistance of lawyer/parent, Pedro Couto, who sat as

the senior judge. Students threw themselves into the roles of the witnesses and lawyers, and the tension

ran high.

The balance between truth and justice was thoroughly investigated as each class returned a different

verdict: D block acquitted Tom Robinson and G block found him guilty. In the end, it came down to

which version of the `truth‟ was most convincing.

Many thanks to Mr Couto and his associate, Mr Pinto Basto, who helped to coach the `legal teams‟ and

thanks also to those parents who came in to watch, creating a convincing courtroom atmosphere.

~ Mandy Whyman




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May 29, 2013

Dear Challenge 20/20 Participants:

We are pleased to inform you that the collaborative research titled

„Participatory Mapping Studies in Understanding Communities‟ car-

ried out by your school along with two other schools, one in China and the other in the US is select-

ed as one of the top 15 research efforts around the world. We congratulate you on behalf of NAIS

and Challenge 20/20 team.

The Student Leadership Conference through Global Issues Network (GIN) is being organized in Unit-

ed World College, Santa Ana Costa Rica from July 26-30, 2013. All the participating schools are

welcome to attend. The top 15 research projects will be exhibited during the conference.

Linda C. Sills,

Global Issues Network

Program Development Director

Secondary School

TWO THUMBS UP! We

got

MAIL!

The following students worked on this

project with Mr Srini:

Daniela Toledo

Timothy Whitehorn

Zara Martins

Hollys Anaele

Coralie Boon

Jorge Avillez

Sebastian Suarez

Joel Heurtaux & Bruno Couto

It is with pleasure that we announce that a

piece of work by 12th grade IB Art student Laris-

sa Price, has been selected as one of the 12

best from over 100 submissions made to the

AISA Secretariat (Association of International

Schools in Africa) in this year‟s AISA Art Chal-

lenge. Member schools from across Africa

submitted work that was intended to reflect

and illustrate the AISA‟s philosophy, mission

and goals.

The 12 pieces that have been selected will

feature in the 2014 AISA Calendar.

Well done Larissa.

We

got

MAIL!

TWO THUMBS UP!

CALENDAR GIRL!




Class 2014

What about

TOK?

Class 2014 GO over

your notes

From the office of the

Diploma Coordinator:

“Education is the most

powerful weapon

which you can use to

change the world.”

- Nelson Mandela

Look for revision books; study

guides; online guides

Secondary School

Class of 2015

GET READY to

WORK

Classes of

2014 &

2015

Get

READING

REST & RELAX

Class 2014

Make a Grade 12

schedule for your-

self. THINK REVISION

Class 2013 RESULTS OUT

on July 6th

Check managebac for

the PIN code and

password

Class 2014 & 2015 How informed are you about college/university?

Class 2015 HAVE YOU MADE THE RIGHT SUB-JECT CHOICES?

Class 2013 Congratulations

on Graduating

CLASS 2014 EXTENDED ESSAY WORK!

Class 2014

Don’t forget your CAS

Class 2014

IA Work!!




Chelsea Dullea counselor corner

Secondary School

JOB SHADOWING & INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS

Looking for something to do during the June/July break?

Why not ask a family friend or someone you know if you can do a “job shadow” at their place of em-

ployment or maybe an informational interview?

What is Job-Shadowing:

"Job shadowing is a work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the

work day as a shadow to a competent worker. The job shadowing work experience is a temporary,

unpaid exposure to the workplace in an occupational area of interest to the student. Students witness

firsthand the work environment, employability and occupational skills in practice, the value of profes-

sional training and potential career options. Job shadowing is designed to increase career awareness,

help model student behavior through examples and reinforce in the student the link between class-

room learning and work requirements. Almost any workplace is a potential job shadowing site." Paris,

K., & Mason, S. (1995). Planning and Implementing Youth Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning.

Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, Center on Education and Work.

What is an Informational Interview?

The informational interview is an opportunity to learn about a career which interests you, by meeting

and talking with someone who is working professionally in that field. In a question-and-answer session,

you will learn first-hand about a job directly from someone who performs the tasks on a daily basis. Be

sure to make an appointment, dress appropriately, stick to a 20- or 30-minute time limit and keep your

questions clear and pertinent. Remember to send a brief note of thanks to your interviewee after-

wards.

You may be surprised at how different your dream job is in “real life”!

Have a great and productive holiday.

Ms. Chelsea

Congratulations to

Lisa Kurbiel who was

re-elected to the

Board of Directors at

last month‟s AGM.

Please check the Lost Property

boxes on both the Primary and

Secondary sides before Friday.

Anything not claimed will be do-

nated to charity next week.

Feeling nostalgic? Missing school already?

Did you forget to buy a Yearbook? Take a

look back at the 2012-2103 AISM school

year on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/

AISMMAPUTO?ref=hl

OR search Aism Mozambique

AISM Graduates old and new, join the new

AISM Alumni Facebook page, to keep up

with your former classmates.




Lee Clagnaz

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SECONDARY SPORTS AWARDS EVENING

We celebrated an amazing year of sports at AISM on 22 May. Our teams and athletes took in several tro-

phies and countless medals throughout the year. We celebrated the accomplishments of our varsity bas-

ketball, soccer, volleyball, swimming, hockey, and track and field teams. See below for some of the major

award winners.

Volleyball MVPs:

Alejandra Marma, Johan Fredsted

Basketball MVPs: Olivia Dupont, Miguel Couto

Soccer MVPs:

Olivia Dupont, Vasco Piva Imparato

Swimming MVSs: Carlijn Huesken, Craig Cullen

Hockey MVP: Aaron Empey

Track and Field MVAs:

Micaela da Silva, Aiuba Cuereneia

Coach of the Year: Coach Franklin

Volunteers of the Year:

Couto Family, Wayne Skaggs

Team of the Year: AISM Swim Team

Top Female Athlete: Olivia Dupont

Top Male Athlete: Vasco Piva Imparato

AISM Track and Field Invitational

AISM held its final track and field event of the school year on 25 May, competing against Trichardt, EPM,

Einstein School, and Emmanuel School. After six hours of competition only 39 points separated the top two

schools. Trichardt came out on top with 1734 points to AISM‟s 1695. AISM managed 48 gold medals on the

day - an outstanding effort.

U8, U10, U12 Soccer Tournament

Our final sports event of the school year was an U8, U10, and U12 soccer tournament. AISM hosted EPM,

MIS, Mafalala, and Inter Maputo. In the U8 and U12 categories, AISM tied for second place overall. Both

teams should be very proud of their excellent seasons. However, the highlight had to be the U10 team fin-

ishing an undefeated year in tournament play by winning all four games, including a nail-biting 4-2 victory

over Mafalala. Special congratulations to the U10 team on winning their fifth tournament this year.

Thanks To All Sports Volunteers

The AISM Sports and Activities Department wishes to thank all of the amazing parents, teachers, and stu-

dents who have helped out at our many activities this school year. We played sport almost every week-

end and every time you came through with assistance and support. The sports program continues to grow,

thanks largely to your help, which has made this year a very special one at AISM.

Farewell To The Seniors

The Sports Department sends its best wishes to all of our senior athletes. Congratulations on your gradua-

tion. We hope you continue to excel in sports throughout your university years and beyond.

TEAM OF THE YEAR: SWIM TEAM (Coach Guideon)




Next PTA meeting: Wednesday, August 14th 2013 - Staff Lounge. ALL WELCOME!

Mary Faith Everman Qatar Airways - 1 Economy upgradable ticket to Business Class.

Shinga Kimm British Airways Comair 2 Business Class Tickets and Accommodation.

Chris Pupp Electrimac complete tool box!

Emma Brigham Indigo Bay Island Resort & Spa, Bazaruto - 2 night ALL inclusive stay.

Tim Ratigan Weekend away in Nelspruit at Stayeasy.

Thandi H. Supp Phambuka Lodge, Ponta da Ouro - Accommodation, Scuba Diving Instructions and Voucher.

Chantal Auger British Airways Comair 2 Economy Class Tickets to Johannesburg

… and Mary just playing with the tickets …

Some of our lucky Mayfair raffle winners Some of our lucky Mayfair raffle winners

Marcelle’s Modern Jazz ExperienceMarcelle’s Modern Jazz Experience

The Dance Crew The Dance Crew

(from the American International School of Mozambique)(from the American International School of Mozambique)

PHOTOS:

Steven Le Vourc'h

Saint-Louis Studio

Last Saturday the Dance Crew of the American International School of Mozambique, together with

Marcelle's Modern Jazz Experience of the French School, performed their show 'Maputo School of the

Arts' at the Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano. The dancers, who were joined by 4 singers, told the

love story of two teenagers from different social backgrounds, studying dance and singing at a fictitious

School of Arts in Maputo. During the 90-minute sold-out performance, the kids showcased their talents,

dancing to different styles ranging from hip hop to jazz and from salsa to Marrabenta.

PHOTO: Margie do Karmo



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